Bollywood is For Lovers

We continue the tricky journey of following Amitabh Bachchan's career through its most treacherous stretch: the '90s.

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Buzkashi, the national sport of Afghanistan

(INTERVAL "Sona Sona" from Major Saab)

Mohabbatein was discussed in episode 32, "Travelling in the Love Lane: The Films of Aditya Chopra"

NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween X

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Alongside Nim (@MapleBrownie), we discussed the opening night event of the tenth annual India Film Festival of Alberta, as well as a workshop put on by film archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.

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NEXT TIME: Nineties Bachchan, we swear

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We checked out the latest talking heads documentary about Bollywood cinema, Namrata Rao's Angry Young Men. Did we learn anything?

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NEXT TIME: Nineties Bachchan

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It's midyear review time! We check in on the first six months of the year and all of the Bollywood (and Bollywood-adjacent) movies that made it in front of our eyeballs.

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Murder Mubarak (Episode 154)

INTERVAL ("Ghagra" from Crew)

Amar Singh Chamkila (Episode 155)

NEXT TIME: it's a surprise!

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We travel back to the mid-2000s with one of Bollywood's most fearless actresses, Preity Zinta.

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Preity Zinta (has not made an impression on Matt)

Heaven on Earth (and its gorgeous poster)

INTERVAL ("It's Time to Disco" from Kal Ho Naa Ho)

Anand comparisons

Jaaved Jaffrey's Crocodile Dundee 

Baby drop rate 

NEXT TIME: TBD

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We travel back to the opulence of 1940s Lahore with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's lush Netflix period drama Heeramandi.

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Next time: Preity Zinta

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We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers. 

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Elvis and Norah Jones

INTERVAL ("Baaja" from Amar Singh Chamkila)

NEXT TIME: Heeramandi

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We are polishing our magnifying glasses and donning our deerstalkers, because once again, murder is afoot! 

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To Those Who Killed Me and Call of the Void, the mystery books Matt has edited

INTERVAL ("Calcutta Kiss" from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!)

NEXT TIME: Singer Movies

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To wrap up Madhuri Madness 2024 we're joined by our good friend Rashmeet to discuss two action films in which our beloved heroine finds herself at the centre of a deadly love triangle. 

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Madhuban Performing Arts and Urja Yeg

INTERVAL ("Kay Sera Sera" from Pukar)

NEXT TIME: Detective movies

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To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas.

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Madhuri Madness 

Shabana Azmi and Om Puri

Prakash Jha’s political filmmaking

INTERVAL ("Badi Mushkil" from Lajja)

Manisha Koirala learns about feminism

NEXT TIME: MD & SRK

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