We welcome Asim Burney of Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/) to discuss David Dhawan’s hit 1997 comedy Judwaa and his recent remake Judwaa 2.

Show Notes:

Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/)

The London advantage

Interviewing Bollywood celebrities

A critic’s perspective versus a fan’s

Anupama Chopra (http://www.filmcompanion.in/) and Baradwaj Rangan (https://twitter.com/baradwajrangan)

Carving out a space on the Internet

The difficulty in translating comedy

Episode 25 – Varun Dhawan, Bollywood’s Next Leading Man (https://audioboom.com/posts/4955813-episode-25-varun-dhawan-bollywood-s-next-leading-man?t=0)

Everyone has a different idea of what’s funny

David Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dhawan)

Aankhen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aankhen_(1993_film)) and Partner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partner_(2007_film))

Subtitling issues

(INTERVAL (“Oonchi Hai Building Lift Teri Bandh Hai https://youtu.be/eUhzDf9eRbM)” from Judwaa 2)

Judwaa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judwaa)

Hello Brother (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Brother_(1994_film)) and Twin Dragons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Dragons)

Karisma Kapoor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karisma_Kapoor) and Rambha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambha_(actress))

Sexism

The progression of Salman Khan

Cartoon logic

Songs: “Tan Tana Tan Tan Taara (https://youtu.be/qeOfhT44XWg),” “Duniya Mein Aaye (https://youtu.be/UOTem2lJjSk),” “Oonchi Hai Building (https://youtu.be/QmHTmr8Kazs),” “Tera Aana Tera Jaana (https://youtu.be/ipfa7I1HqyM),” “Tu Mere Dil Mein Bas Ja (https://youtu.be/zMBdfhMzhTw),” and “East Or West India is the Best (https://youtu.be/DqKMQeTNLT0)”

Judwaa 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judwaa_2)

Box office success

Bullying in Hindi films

Varun Dhawan impersonating others

BMX Bandits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMX_Bandits_(film))

Laughter is contagious

Songs: “Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12 (https://youtu.be/E9OFaR2DSOI),” “Duniya Mein Aaye Ho (https://youtu.be/2LkiVE2VnY4),” “Aa Toh Sahii (https://youtu.be/vfXM9oApCm4),” and “Suno Ganpati Bappa Morya (https://youtu.be/m9LFPd2BRac)”

NEXT TIME: three films from B-horror auteurs the Ramsay Brothers

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