Bollywood is For Lovers

109: Coolies Nos 1s with Asim Burney

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We welcome back fellow podcaster Asim Burney to discuss two identical David Dhawan comedies made 25 years apart. 

Show Notes:

  • Welcome Asim Burney of Upodcast and Khandaan
  • Judwaa episode
  • Twitter’s gonna hate
  • Should remakes exist at all?
  • Coolie No. 1 (1995)
  • How much ownership does Govinda have?
  • Comparisons to Jim Carrey and Umer Shareef
  • The songs are all bangers: “Coolie No. 1,” “Main Toh Raste Se Ja Raha Tha,” “Aa Jaana Aa jaana,” “Jeth Ki Dopahri Mein,” and “Tere Pyar Mein”
  • Govinda, style icon

    • (INTERVAL (“Husn Hai Suhana” from Coolie No. 1)

    • “Remember The Time”
    • Coolie No. 1 (2020)
    • Things we liked
    • Can we stop with fat jokes already?
    • Varun Dhawan is a star
    • Songs: “Teri Bhabhi,” “Mirchi Lagi Toh,” “MummyKassam,” and “Husnn Hai Suhaana New”
    • Coolie
    • Can we also stop with the crossdressing comedy?
    • Mint chocolate ice cream is for someone, but not for us

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