To celebrate the end of #Noirvember, we welcome fellow Edmonton cinephile and podcaster Neale Barnholden to discuss two classic Bollywood films noir starring Dev Anand.

Show Notes:

Thank you Ryan Currie!

Neale on Twitter (https://twitter.com/nealpolitan), Witch, Please (http://ohwitchplease.ca), and Plot Device (https://soundcloud.com/plotdevice)

Matt and Erin want all films to feature singing and dancing dogs

The Pacific Cinematheque (http://www.thecinematheque.ca)

Film Noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir)

#Noirvember (https://twitter.com/hashtag/noirvember)

Dev Anand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev_Anand)

Shah Shahid’s piece at Indian Screen (http://indianscreen.com/spotlight-dev-anand-how-a-legend-helped-shape-the-current-bollywood-landscape/)

Guru Dutt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Dutt)

Erin misread her notes: Dutt directed Jaal, the film that he and Anand acted in together is Hum Ek Hain

INTERVAL (“Suno Gajar Kya Gaye (https://youtu.be/MF7EhAB0um8)” from Baazi)

Baazi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baazi_(1951_film))

Deviations from Hollywood Noir conventions

Venetian blinds and dutch angles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_angle)

A hearty handshake and kissing in Bollywood (http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/kissing-is-on-the-rise-in-india-but-not-because-of-bollywood-author-say/?_r=0)

A modern and progressive woman

The opening song: “Sharmaye Kahe Ghabraye Kahe (https://youtu.be/RFDkSjz-FKA)” the umbrella song: “Dekh Ke Akeli Mohe Barkha (https://youtu.be/poszw4rWMMM)”

C.I.D. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.I.D._(1956_film))

Anand as a detective vs. Anand as a gambler

The femme fatale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_fatale)

Getting out of the city

Johnny Walker (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Walker_(actor)) and his flying hat

Tonal shifts and differences

Bollywood cops are always corrupt

Smoking in Bollywood

NEXT TIME: The films of Aditya Chopra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chopra)

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