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  • 25: Varun Dhawan, Bollywood's Next Leading Man
    We discuss Bollywood’s next leading man, heartthrob Varun Dhawan and three films that showcase his exceptional range.
    Show Notes:
    · Varun Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varun_Dhawan), is he a dreamboat or a heartthrob?
    · Is there Bollywood Dirty Dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing)? (Apparently Pooja Bhatt’s Holiday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_(2006_film)) is a remake of DD)
    · Nepotism in Bollywood
    Student of The Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_of_the_Year) (listen to us discuss it here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467740-episode-4-bollywood-the-next-generation?t=0), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Sharma_Ki_Dulhania) (which we discuss here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467733-episode-12-bollywood-s-sweetheart-alia-bhatt?t=0), and Dilwale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwale_(2015_film)) (here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467734-episode-9-dilwale-bajirao-mastani-with-juliet-franklin?t=0)
    As an intertextual (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality) star
    · Main Tera Hero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Tera_Hero)
    · The plot doesn’t matter
    · Songs: “Besharmi Ki Height (https://youtu.be/IFYJNLZT_B0)” “Galat Baat Hai (https://youtu.be/coQ95u7w_18)”
    · Four colour comics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Color)
    · His bulge (https://www.buzzfeed.com/andreborges/people-really-think-that-varun-dhawan-has-a-boner-in-this-in?utm_term=.pi611j1wXj#.prORR5ROM5)
    (INTERVAL (“Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai (https://youtu.be/9vkcYxbGdTE)” from Main Ter Hero)
    · Badlapur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlapur_(film))
    · Erin forgot she had seen this film before
    · A bleak noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir)
    · A transformative performance
    · The Nawazuddin Siddiqui Memorial Award for Enduring Police Brutality
    · Credits song: “Jee Karda (https://youtu.be/VAJK04HOLd0)”
    · Kuleshov effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_effect)
    · The title’s double meaning
    · Consumed by grief and revenge
    · Dishoom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishoom)
    · A fictional Arabian rogue nation
    · Buddy cop dynamics and action
    · The credits song, “Jaaneman Aah (https://youtu.be/w_M_9T-_qM0)” and the opening title song, “Toh Dishoom (https://youtu.be/OCZTqrm2QJA)”
    · The Arabian club banger: “Sau Tarah Ke (https://youtu.be/PIyf0hMc498)”
    NEXT TIME: We are joined by The Movie Jerks (http://www.themoviejerks.ca/) to discuss the unfortunately titled Jism and Jism 2
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #VarunDhawan #MainTeraHero #NargisFakhri #IleanaDCruz #Badlapur #NawazuddinSiddiqui #HumaQureshi #Dishoom #JohnAbraham #JacquelineFernandez #SaqibSaleem #AkshayeKhanna #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast #BollywoodIsForLovers
    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 25 - Varun Dhawan, Bollywood's Next Leading Man
    We discuss Bollywood’s next leading man, heartthrob Varun Dhawan and three films that showcase his exceptional range.
    Show Notes:
    · Varun Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varun_Dhawan), is he a dreamboat or a heartthrob?
    · Is there Bollywood Dirty Dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing)? (Apparently Pooja Bhatt’s Holiday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_(2006_film)) is a remake of DD)
    · Nepotism in Bollywood
    Student of The Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_of_the_Year) (listen to us discuss it here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467740-episode-4-bollywood-the-next-generation?t=0), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Sharma_Ki_Dulhania) (which we discuss here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467733-episode-12-bollywood-s-sweetheart-alia-bhatt?t=0), and Dilwale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwale_(2015_film)) (here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467734-episode-9-dilwale-bajirao-mastani-with-juliet-franklin?t=0)
    As an intertextual (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality) star
    · Main Tera Hero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Tera_Hero)
    · The plot doesn’t matter
    · Songs: “Besharmi Ki Height (https://youtu.be/IFYJNLZT_B0)” “Galat Baat Hai (https://youtu.be/coQ95u7w_18)”
    · Four colour comics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Color)
    · His bulge (https://www.buzzfeed.com/andreborges/people-really-think-that-varun-dhawan-has-a-boner-in-this-in?utm_term=.pi611j1wXj#.prORR5ROM5)
    (INTERVAL (“Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai (https://youtu.be/9vkcYxbGdTE)” from Main Ter Hero)
    · Badlapur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlapur_(film))
    · Erin forgot she had seen this film before
    · A bleak noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir)
    · A transformative performance
    · The Nawazuddin Siddiqui Memorial Award for Enduring Police Brutality
    · Credits song: “Jee Karda (https://youtu.be/VAJK04HOLd0)”
    · Kuleshov effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_effect)
    · The title’s double meaning
    · Consumed by grief and revenge
    · Dishoom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishoom)
    · A fictional Arabian rogue nation
    · Buddy cop dynamics and action
    · The credits song, “Jaaneman Aah (https://youtu.be/w_M_9T-_qM0)” and the opening title song, “Toh Dishoom (https://youtu.be/OCZTqrm2QJA)”
    · The Arabian club banger: “Sau Tarah Ke (https://youtu.be/PIyf0hMc498)”
    NEXT TIME: We are joined by The Movie Jerks (http://www.themoviejerks.ca/) to discuss the unfortunately titled Jism and Jism 2
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #VarunDhawan #MainTeraHero #NargisFakhri #IleanaDCruz #Badlapur #NawazuddinSiddiqui #HumaQureshi #Dishoom #JohnAbraham #JacquelineFernandez #SaqibSaleem #AkshayeKhanna #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast #BollywoodIsForLovers
    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 24 - Varun Dhawan, Bollywood's Next Leading Man
    We discuss Bollywood’s next leading man, heartthrob Varun Dhawan and three films that showcase his exceptional range.
    Show Notes:
    · Varun Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varun_Dhawan), is he a dreamboat or a heartthrob?
    · Is there Bollywood Dirty Dancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Dancing)? (Apparently Pooja Bhatt’s Holiday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_(2006_film)) is a remake of DD)
    · Nepotism in Bollywood
    Student of The Year (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_of_the_Year) (listen to us discuss it here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467740-episode-4-bollywood-the-next-generation?t=0), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Sharma_Ki_Dulhania) (which we discuss here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467733-episode-12-bollywood-s-sweetheart-alia-bhatt?t=0), and Dilwale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwale_(2015_film)) (here: https://audioboom.com/boos/4467734-episode-9-dilwale-bajirao-mastani-with-juliet-franklin?t=0)
    As an intertextual (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality) star
    · Main Tera Hero (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Tera_Hero)
    · The plot doesn’t matter
    · Songs: “Besharmi Ki Height (https://youtu.be/IFYJNLZT_B0)” “Galat Baat Hai (https://youtu.be/coQ95u7w_18)”
    · Four colour comics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Color)
    · His bulge (https://www.buzzfeed.com/andreborges/people-really-think-that-varun-dhawan-has-a-boner-in-this-in?utm_term=.pi611j1wXj#.prORR5ROM5)
    (INTERVAL (“Palat Tera Hero Idhar Hai (https://youtu.be/9vkcYxbGdTE)” from Main Ter Hero)
    · Badlapur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlapur_(film))
    · Erin forgot she had seen this film before
    · A bleak noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir)
    · A transformative performance
    · The Nawazuddin Siddiqui Memorial Award for Enduring Police Brutality
    · Credits song: “Jee Karda (https://youtu.be/VAJK04HOLd0)”
    · Kuleshov effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_effect)
    · The title’s double meaning
    · Consumed by grief and revenge
    · Dishoom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishoom)
    · A fictional Arabian rogue nation
    · Buddy cop dynamics and action
    · The credits song, “Jaaneman Aah (https://youtu.be/w_M_9T-_qM0)” and the opening title song, “Toh Dishoom (https://youtu.be/OCZTqrm2QJA)”
    · The Arabian club banger: “Sau Tarah Ke (https://youtu.be/PIyf0hMc498)”
    NEXT TIME: We are joined by The Movie Jerks (http://www.themoviejerks.ca/) to discuss the unfortunately titled Jism and Jism 2
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #VarunDhawan #MainTeraHero #NargisFakhri #IleanaDCruz #Badlapur #NawazuddinSiddiqui #HumaQureshi #Dishoom #JohnAbraham #JacquelineFernandez #SaqibSaleem #AkshayeKhanna #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast #BollywoodIsForLovers
    1 hr 12 min
  • 24: Sports!
    In honour of the Summer Olympics in Rio, we discuss three films featuring Olympics sports.
    Show Notes:
    We’re sorry this episode is late; a storm fried both our router and our computer
    The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics)
    We don’t like sports, but we like sports movies
    We’re not discussing Mary Kom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kom_(film)), because we already did (https://audioboom.com/boos/4467735-episode-6-who-s-the-hottest-girl-in-the-world?t=0)
    Chak De! India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chak_De!_India)
    The unfortunate status of women’s sports
    Cultural diversity and sports/film as nation building
    Girl power and solidarity
    Erin’s plans for a Canadian remake
    (INTERVAL “Chak De! India (https://youtu.be/OSEw6kv70Xw)” from Chah De! India)
    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaag_Milkha_Bhaag)
    Milkha Singh, The Flying Sikh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh)
    Flashbacks in your flashbacks
    Partition of India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India)
    “Maston Ka Jhund (https://youtu.be/3_OKOmTC42A),” the army song and Bhangra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangra_(dance))
    “Slow Motion Angreza (https://youtu.be/_aPnHl68SaU),” the Australian Country Western song and “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Rock (https://youtu.be/hc7IJO7fD78),” the training montage
    Milkha Singh’s relationships with women
    Sultan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_(2016_film))
    A meta-critique
    Matt’s far out Austen comparison
    Fight scenes and training montages (https://youtu.be/tzWLrPUnIwY)
    “440 Volt (https://youtu.be/y2i-QCubGZ0),” “Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai (https://youtu.be/aWMTj-rejvc),” and “Jag Ghoomeya (https://youtu.be/6TPcwWHZN_0)”
    Zodiac’s (https://twitter.com/ZODIAC_MF) film scoring system
    NEXT TIME: We shine the spotlight on Varun Dhawan and discuss his performances in Main Tera Hero, Badlapur, and Dishoom
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #chakdeindia #shahrukhkhan #chakdegirls #bhaagmilkhabhaag #farhanakhtar #sonamkapoor #sultan #anushkasharma #randeephooda #sportsmovies #bollywood #bollywoodpodcast #bollywoodisforlovers
    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 24 - Sports!
    In honour of the Summer Olympics in Rio, we discuss three films featuring Olympics sports.
    Show Notes:
    We’re sorry this episode is late; a storm fried both our router and our computer
    The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics)
    We don’t like sports, but we like sports movies
    We’re not discussing Mary Kom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kom_(film)), because we already did (https://audioboom.com/boos/4467735-episode-6-who-s-the-hottest-girl-in-the-world?t=0)
    Chak De! India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chak_De!_India)
    The unfortunate status of women’s sports
    Cultural diversity and sports/film as nation building
    Girl power and solidarity
    Erin’s plans for a Canadian remake
    (INTERVAL “Chak De! India (https://youtu.be/OSEw6kv70Xw)” from Chah De! India)
    Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaag_Milkha_Bhaag)
    Milkha Singh, The Flying Sikh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh)
    Flashbacks in your flashbacks
    Partition of India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India)
    “Maston Ka Jhund (https://youtu.be/3_OKOmTC42A),” the army song and Bhangra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangra_(dance))
    “Slow Motion Angreza (https://youtu.be/_aPnHl68SaU),” the Australian Country Western song and “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Rock (https://youtu.be/hc7IJO7fD78),” the training montage
    Milkha Singh’s relationships with women
    Sultan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_(2016_film))
    A meta-critique
    Matt’s far out Austen comparison
    Fight scenes and training montages (https://youtu.be/tzWLrPUnIwY)
    “440 Volt (https://youtu.be/y2i-QCubGZ0),” “Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai (https://youtu.be/aWMTj-rejvc),” and “Jag Ghoomeya (https://youtu.be/6TPcwWHZN_0)”
    Zodiac’s (https://twitter.com/ZODIAC_MF) film scoring system
    NEXT TIME: We shine the spotlight on Varun Dhawan and discuss his performances in Main Tera Hero, Badlapur, and Dishoom
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #chakdeindia #shahrukhkhan #chakdegirls #bhaagmilkhabhaag #farhanakhtar #sonamkapoor #sultan #anushkasharma #randeephooda #sportsmovies #bollywood #bollywoodpodcast #bollywoodisforlovers
    1 hr 4 min
  • 23: Devdas vs. Dev.D with Paul Matwychuk
    We welcome Erin’s Trash, Art, and The Movies (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2) co-host and our good friend Paul Matwychuk (https://twitter.com/Myelbow) on to breakdown two different adaptations of the classic Bengali novella Devdas.
    Show Notes:
    Listen to Erin’s other show, Trash, Art, and The Movies! We did an episode on Memento vs. Ghajini (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/taatm-105-memento-vs.-ghajini/id352420040?i=1000315013357&mt=2)
    Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas) by (a 17 year-old) Sarat Chandra Chattopahyay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay)
    P.C. Barua’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(1936_film)) and Bimal Roy’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film))
    “The Devdas Phenomenon (http://www.uiowa.edu/indiancinema/devdas)” by Corey K. Creekmur
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(2002_Hindi_film))
    The dowry system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_system)
    “Morey Piya (https://youtu.be/hwMM21jGdHs),”featuring Paro’s mother’s dance
    Chandramukhi’s brothel (https://youtu.be/fVg6Ehu1VXY)
    “Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka (https://youtu.be/8qhkBTGE_Wo)” where Paro won’t let the lamp go out
    Sensitive machismo
    Cannes director criticized for selecting Devdas (http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/was-criticized-for-selecting-devdas-says-cannes-director-thierry-fremaux-636412)
    SRK remembers the film’s 14th anniversary (http://www.filmfare.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-talks-about-devdas-on-its-14th-anniversary-14478.html)
    (INTERVAL ("Dola Re Dola (https://youtu.be/Jbn39j-xa-k)” from Devdas)
    Raman Raghav 2.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_Raghav_2.0)
    “Dev.D most overrated film (http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-dev-d-most-overrated-film-raman-raghav/)
    Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev.D)
    “Chammak Challo (https://youtu.be/M4EZHGFK-1c)” from Ra.One
    Dev is an even bigger dick than Devdas
    “Emotional Attyachar (https://youtu.be/Vng5mg0iY0Q)” featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    The DPS MMS Scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPS_MMS_Scandal)
    Visualizing drugs and the Danny Boyle influence (https://youtu.be/EmxaK0R1YUM)
    Chanda has a nose for literature
    Phantom Films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Films)
    We finally saw Udta Punjab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udta_Punjab)
    Homages to SLB’s Devdas and Scorsese
    Intertextual references
    NEXT TIME: In honour of the upcoming summer Olympics, we discuss three Olympic sized sports movies
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #Devdas #DevD #Shahrukhkhan #AishwaryaRai #MadhuriDixit #JackieShroff #KironKher #SanjayLeelaBhansali #SLB #AnuragKashyap #MahiGill #KalkiKoechlin #AbhayDeol #Bollywood #BimalRoy #BollywoodPodcast
    1 hr 26 min
  • Episode 23 - Devdas vs. Dev.D with Paul Matwychuk
    We welcome Erin’s Trash, Art, and The Movies (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2) co-host and our good friend Paul Matwychuk (https://twitter.com/Myelbow) on to breakdown two different adaptations of the classic Bengali novella Devdas.
    Show Notes:
    Listen to Erin’s other show, Trash, Art, and The Movies! We did an episode on Memento vs. Ghajini (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/taatm-105-memento-vs.-ghajini/id352420040?i=1000315013357&mt=2)
    Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas) by (a 17 year-old) Sarat Chandra Chattopahyay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarat_Chandra_Chattopadhyay)
    P.C. Barua’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(1936_film)) and Bimal Roy’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(1955_film))
    “The Devdas Phenomenon (http://www.uiowa.edu/indiancinema/devdas)” by Corey K. Creekmur
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devdas_(2002_Hindi_film))
    The dowry system (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry_system)
    “Morey Piya (https://youtu.be/hwMM21jGdHs),”featuring Paro’s mother’s dance
    Chandramukhi’s brothel (https://youtu.be/fVg6Ehu1VXY)
    “Silsila Ye Chaahat Ka (https://youtu.be/8qhkBTGE_Wo)” where Paro won’t let the lamp go out
    Sensitive machismo
    Cannes director criticized for selecting Devdas (http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/was-criticized-for-selecting-devdas-says-cannes-director-thierry-fremaux-636412)
    SRK remembers the film’s 14th anniversary (http://www.filmfare.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-talks-about-devdas-on-its-14th-anniversary-14478.html)
    (INTERVAL ("Dola Re Dola (https://youtu.be/Jbn39j-xa-k)” from Devdas)
    Raman Raghav 2.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_Raghav_2.0)
    “Dev.D most overrated film (http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-dev-d-most-overrated-film-raman-raghav/)
    Anurag Kashyap’s Dev.D (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev.D)
    “Chammak Challo (https://youtu.be/M4EZHGFK-1c)” from Ra.One
    Dev is an even bigger dick than Devdas
    “Emotional Attyachar (https://youtu.be/Vng5mg0iY0Q)” featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    The DPS MMS Scandal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPS_MMS_Scandal)
    Visualizing drugs and the Danny Boyle influence (https://youtu.be/EmxaK0R1YUM)
    Chanda has a nose for literature
    Phantom Films (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Films)
    We finally saw Udta Punjab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udta_Punjab)
    Homages to SLB’s Devdas and Scorsese
    Intertextual references
    NEXT TIME: In honour of the upcoming summer Olympics, we discuss three Olympic sized sports movies
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #Devdas #DevD #Shahrukhkhan #AishwaryaRai #MadhuriDixit #JackieShroff #KironKher #SanjayLeelaBhansali #SLB #AnuragKashyap #MahiGill #KalkiKoechlin #AbhayDeol #Bollywood #BimalRoy #BollywoodPodcast
    1 hr 26 min
  • 22: Dancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in Alberta
    To celebrate Canada Day we look at three films shot in our home province of Alberta Canada.
    Show Notes:
    Happy Canada Day!
    Erin is sick, also we picked the wrong setting on our mic. so she sounds very far away
    Alberta has more Oscar nominations than any other province in Canada
    Tum Bin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tum_Bin), songs: “Chhoti Chhoti Raatein (https://youtu.be/2S-1S9SPZ00 )”and “Pyar Humko Hone Laga (https://youtu.be/mJlDDZPCaAE0”
    Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humko_Deewana_Kar_Gaye), songs: “Tum Jo Na Aate"/title song (https://youtu.be/LXuZXdR3trU) and sad version (https://youtu.be/l938aA3pge8), “Fana Fanah Ye Dil Fanah (https://youtu.be/3uOCVmwfPrI),” and “Bhula Denge Tumko Sanam (https://youtu.be/8Q2YA5_sOZY)”
    Koi... Mil Gaya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi..._Mil_Gaya)
    Satyajit Ray’s The Alien (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alien_(film))
    The Krrish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krrish_(franchise)) series
    Songs shot in Alberta: “In Pancchiyon (https://youtu.be/BfmdlboyOLQ).” “Koi... Mil Gaya (https://youtu.be/8ljX-fp5rm0),” “Jaadu (https://youtu.be/-hXoAmpEo2w),” and “Haye Aayla (https://youtu.be/7idy9h0kxic)”
    Jaadu was stealing scenes from Hrithik Roshan
    “Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala (https://youtu.be/1lJT3FyQLfE),” the An American in Paris inspired dance
    (INTERVAL (“Gazab Ka Hain Yeh” (https://youtu.be/xJmu_ud93GU) from Sanam Re)
    8 x 10 Tasveer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_x_10_Tasveer)
    Akshay Kumar is a forest ranger and his father is the CEO of a private oil company, so very Alberta
    Where does one park their yacht in Alberta
    Sanam Re (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanam_Re)
    “Humne Pee Rakhi Hai (https://youtu.be/6nVaq23shLI),” Divya Khosla Kumar's item number
    The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Hotel) and Strathmore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathmore,_Alberta)
    "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din (https://youtu.be/-hXoAmpEo2w)"
    How films can stereotype other cultures and places
    “Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar (https://youtu.be/DGVJtAHzzDQ)” the other song that showcases Alberta
    NEXT TIME: We welcome Trash, Art, and The Movies (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2) co-host Paul Matwychuk (https://twitter.com/Myelbow ) on to discuss Devdas and Dev. D
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #TumBin, #HumkoDeewanaKarGaye, #KoiMilGaya, #HrithikRoshan, #PreityZinta, #Rekha, #8x10Tasveer, #AkshayKumar, #AyeshaTakiaAzmi, #SanamRe, #DivyaKhoslaKumar, #PulkitSamrat, #UrvashiRautela, #YamiGautam, #RishiKapoor, #Alberta, #AlbertaFilm, #Bollywood, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #BiFL
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 22 - Dancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in Alberta
    To celebrate Canada Day we look at three films shot in our home province of Alberta Canada.
    Show Notes:
    Happy Canada Day!
    Erin is sick, also we picked the wrong setting on our mic. so she sounds very far away
    Alberta has more Oscar nominations than any other province in Canada
    Tum Bin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tum_Bin), songs: “Chhoti Chhoti Raatein (https://youtu.be/2S-1S9SPZ00 )”and “Pyar Humko Hone Laga (https://youtu.be/mJlDDZPCaAE0”
    Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humko_Deewana_Kar_Gaye), songs: “Tum Jo Na Aate"/title song (https://youtu.be/LXuZXdR3trU) and sad version (https://youtu.be/l938aA3pge8), “Fana Fanah Ye Dil Fanah (https://youtu.be/3uOCVmwfPrI),” and “Bhula Denge Tumko Sanam (https://youtu.be/8Q2YA5_sOZY)”
    Koi... Mil Gaya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi..._Mil_Gaya)
    Satyajit Ray’s The Alien (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alien_(film))
    The Krrish (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krrish_(franchise)) series
    Songs shot in Alberta: “In Pancchiyon (https://youtu.be/BfmdlboyOLQ).” “Koi... Mil Gaya (https://youtu.be/8ljX-fp5rm0),” “Jaadu (https://youtu.be/-hXoAmpEo2w),” and “Haye Aayla (https://youtu.be/7idy9h0kxic)”
    Jaadu was stealing scenes from Hrithik Roshan
    “Idhar Chala Main Udhar Chala (https://youtu.be/1lJT3FyQLfE),” the An American in Paris inspired dance
    (INTERVAL (“Gazab Ka Hain Yeh” (https://youtu.be/xJmu_ud93GU) from Sanam Re)
    8 x 10 Tasveer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_x_10_Tasveer)
    Akshay Kumar is a forest ranger and his father is the CEO of a private oil company, so very Alberta
    Where does one park their yacht in Alberta
    Sanam Re (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanam_Re)
    “Humne Pee Rakhi Hai (https://youtu.be/6nVaq23shLI),” Divya Khosla Kumar's item number
    The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Hotel) and Strathmore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strathmore,_Alberta)
    "Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din (https://youtu.be/-hXoAmpEo2w)"
    How films can stereotype other cultures and places
    “Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar (https://youtu.be/DGVJtAHzzDQ)” the other song that showcases Alberta
    NEXT TIME: We welcome Trash, Art, and The Movies (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2) co-host Paul Matwychuk (https://twitter.com/Myelbow ) on to discuss Devdas and Dev. D
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)!
    #TumBin, #HumkoDeewanaKarGaye, #KoiMilGaya, #HrithikRoshan, #PreityZinta, #Rekha, #8x10Tasveer, #AkshayKumar, #AyeshaTakiaAzmi, #SanamRe, #DivyaKhoslaKumar, #PulkitSamrat, #UrvashiRautela, #YamiGautam, #RishiKapoor, #Alberta, #AlbertaFilm, #Bollywood, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #BiFL
    1 hr 1 min
  • 21: 2016 Midyear Review
    In this episode we summarize the highlights and lowlights of the year’s films so far and look ahead to the second half of 2016.
    Show Notes:
    · Matt on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/)
    · Thank you for all of the kind words, we appreciate them so much
    · Erin was on the Split Screen podcast (http://www.blankpagebeatdown.com/split-screen-podcast-episode-13-bollywood-director-remakes-own-movie-in-hollywood/)
    · We’re sad to have lost Anton Yelchin (go see Green Room)
    · Wazir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wazir_(film))
    · Kathy Gibson’s review (https://accessbollywood.net/2016/01/08/movie-review-wazir-2016/)
    · Airlift (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airlift_(film))
    · Mastizaade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastizaade)
    · Fitoor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitoor)
    · “Pashmina” (https://youtu.be/uxTXp0-iZrY) Note: this dance is not in the film
    · Katrina Kaif’s red hair (http://www.indicine.com/img/2015/05/Katrina-Kaif-at-Cannes-2015.jpg)
    · Neerja (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neerja)
    · Sonam Kapoor at Cannes (http://im.rediff.com/movies/2016/may/16sonam-kapoor2.jpg)
    · Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapoor_%26_Sons))
    · Highest Grossing Indie Films of 2016 (http://www.indiewire.com/2016/06/the-20-highest-grossing-indies-of-2016-a-running-list-21839/)
    (INTERVAL (“Jabra Fan” from Fan)
    · Ki & Ka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_%26_Ka)
    · Fan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(film))
    · Transforming SRK into his own fan (https://youtu.be/G5JMoRx_QyM)
    · Housefull 3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housefull_3)
    · We still have to see Sarbjit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbjit_(film)) and Udta Punjab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udta_Punjab)
    · Raman Raghav 2.0 trailer (https://youtu.be/xq1cEmhVa68)
    · July: Sultan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_(2016_film)), Great Grand Masti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Grand_Masti), Dishoom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishoom)
    · August: Mohenjo Daro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo_Daro_(film)), Banjo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_(2016_film))
    · September: Baar Baar Dekho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baar_Baar_Dekho), Akira (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(2016_Hindi_film)), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.S._Dhoni:_The_Untold_Story) (we forgot to mention this)
    · October: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ae_Dil_Hai_Mushkil)
    · November: Rock On!! 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_On!!_2), Kahaani 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahaani_2)
    · December: Befikre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befikre), Dangal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangal_(film))
    NEXT TIME: three films shot in our home province of Alberta
    Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)!
    Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod)
    Like us on Facebook!(https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)
    #Wazir, #AmitabhBachchan, #FarhanAkhtar, #NeilNitinMukesh, #Airlift, #AkshayKumar, #NimratKaur, #Fitoor, #KatrinaKaif, #Tabu, #AdityaRoyKapur, #Neerja, #SonamKapoor, #Kapoor&Sons, #AliaBhatt, #SidharthMalhotra, #FawadKhan, #RishiKapoor, #Ki&Ka, #KareenaKapoor, #ArjunKapoor, #Fan, #ShahRukhKhan, #Housefull3, #AbhishekBachchan, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #Bollywood, #BiFL
    1 hr 24 min

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Join hosts Matt Bowes and Erin Fraser for a bi-weekly podcast that explores the wonderful world of Hindi Cinema through the lens of two Canadian cinephiles! Part of the Alberta Podcast Network.

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