Bollywood is For Lovers

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Bollywood is For Lovers episodes

April 13, 2016 16: Danny Bowes, Vocabulary Boy
In this episode we welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes to discuss reviewing Bollywood movies and the films that introduced him to South Asian cinema.
Show Notes:
Superstar Rajinikanth and Enthiran
Star power and celebrity
Matt’s wrong, Tees Maar Khan’s Rotten Tomatoes score is 18%
Appreciating popular cinema
Bollywood’s popularity in North America, but lack of exposure
Writing for rogerebert.com
Approaching every film on its own terms
“Munni Badnaam Hui” from Dabangg
INTERVAL (”Sheila Ki Jawani” from Tees Maar Khan)
Om Shanti Om
Wanted
Salman Khan’s star persona
“Jalwa”
Twists and Matt’s perceptive ability to call them
Are masala cop movies fascist?
The obligatory love interest
The way in which Salman Khan’s shirt is removed
Tees Maar Khan
Erin is learning to appreciate Akshay Kumar
Farah Khan addresses Slumdog Millionaire
Every member of the cast and crew gets screen time during the credits
Katrina Kaif’s resemblance to both Marilyn Monroe and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Danny Bowes’ Twitter, weekly column at Film School Rejects, writing on rogerebert.com, and recaps on Vague Visages
NEXT TIME: We dig into arguably the most important Bollywood film of all time, Sholay.
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#Rajinikanth, #Enthiran, #TeesMaarKhan, #KatrinaKaif, #AkshayKumar, #FarahKhan, #OmShantiOm, #Wanted, #SalmanKhan, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodisForLovers
2 hr
April 13, 2016 Episode 16 - Danny Bowes, Vocabulary Boy
In this episode we welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes to discuss reviewing Bollywood movies and the films that introduced him to South Asian cinema.
Show Notes:
Superstar Rajinikanth and Enthiran
Star power and celebrity
Matt’s wrong, Tees Maar Khan’s Rotten Tomatoes score is 18%
Appreciating popular cinema
Bollywood’s popularity in North America, but lack of exposure
Writing for rogerebert.com
Approaching every film on its own terms
“Munni Badnaam Hui” from Dabangg
INTERVAL (”Sheila Ki Jawani” from Tees Maar Khan)
Om Shanti Om
Wanted
Salman Khan’s star persona
“Jalwa”
Twists and Matt’s perceptive ability to call them
Are masala cop movies fascist?
The obligatory love interest
The way in which Salman Khan’s shirt is removed
Tees Maar Khan
Erin is learning to appreciate Akshay Kumar
Farah Khan addresses Slumdog Millionaire
Every member of the cast and crew gets screen time during the credits
Katrina Kaif’s resemblance to both Marilyn Monroe and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Danny Bowes’ Twitter, weekly column at Film School Rejects, writing on rogerebert.com, and recaps on Vague Visages
NEXT TIME: We dig into arguably the most important Bollywood film of all time, Sholay.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#Rajinikanth, #Enthiran, #TeesMaarKhan, #KatrinaKaif, #AkshayKumar, #FarahKhan, #OmShantiOm, #Wanted, #SalmanKhan, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodisForLovers
2 hr
March 28, 2016 15: Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders
In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks.
Show Notes:
Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmaking
Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Human scale perspective of global politics
Kabul Express
Loosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs. Afghani
A very fancy donkey
Location shooting and a different perspective on modern conflicts
Connecting through popular culture
Banned in Afghanistan
INTERVAL (”Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)” from Phantom)
New York
Spoiler alert! We couldn’t really discuss the film otherwise
Post 9/11 detentions
Matt mixes up Ek Tha Tiger and Bad Boys II, is Kabir Khan the Michael Bay of Bollywood?
How terrorism is propgated by the reaction to terrorism
Erin rewrites the film’s twist
Portrayal of torture
Phantom
26/11 Mumbai attacks
Revenge fantasy
Unsurprisingly banned in Pakistan
Erin has moral issues with this film
NEXT TIME: We welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes and discuss some of the films that got him interested in Bollywood.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#KabirKhan, #KabulExpress, #NewYork, #Phantom, #KatrinaKaif, #JohnAbraham, #NeilNitinMukesh, #IrrfanKhan, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #SaifAliKhan, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 13 min
March 28, 2016 Episode 15 - Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders
In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks.
Show Notes:
Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmaking
Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Human scale perspective of global politics
Kabul Express
Loosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs. Afghani
A very fancy donkey
Location shooting and a different perspective on modern conflicts
Connecting through popular culture
Banned in Afghanistan
INTERVAL (”Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)” from Phantom)
New York
Spoiler alert! We couldn’t really discuss the film otherwise
Post 9/11 detentions
Matt mixes up Ek Tha Tiger and Bad Boys II, is Kabir Khan the Michael Bay of Bollywood?
How terrorism is propgated by the reaction to terrorism
Erin rewrites the film’s twist
Portrayal of torture
Phantom
26/11 Mumbai attacks
Revenge fantasy
Unsurprisingly banned in Pakistan
Erin has moral issues with this film
NEXT TIME: We welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes and discuss some of the films that got him interested in Bollywood.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#KabirKhan, #KabulExpress, #NewYork, #Phantom, #KatrinaKaif, #JohnAbraham, #NeilNitinMukesh, #IrrfanKhan, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #SaifAliKhan, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 13 min
March 13, 2016 14: Bollywood’s Bro, Salman Khan
In this episode we discuss Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
Show Notes:
List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide
The popularity of the three Khans
Baahubali: The Beginning (Which Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions released, but maybe didn’t have much to do with the production?)
Franchise power versus star power
Deepika Padukone, the secret weapon to box office success?
Genre diversity and social issues
Kick
Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nargis Fakhri
The 100 Crore Club
Salman Khan
A controversial and divisive figure
Jai Ho versus “Jai Ho”
“Jumme Ki Ratt” and “Hangover”
Kathy Gibson’s review in Access Bollywood
INTERVAL (”Devil- Yaar Naa Miley” from Kick)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra
Monkey God Hanuman
Indo-Pakistani relations/ Hindu-Muslim relations
Missing children in India and reliability of public institutions
Superfluous romance
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh
The Prisoner of Zenda
Too many songs
“Jab Tum Chaho” and “Prem Leela”
Jodi: a perfect pairing
Is Salman Khan Bollywood’s Elizabeth Taylor of Richard Burton? (and should he be cast as Freddie Mercury?)
Fun soccer/football scene
Should Neil Nitin Mukesh be cast in Game of Thrones?
NEXT TIME: Three films from Kabir Khan on real life acts of terrorism
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#SalmanKhan, #Kick, #BajrangiBhaijaan, #PremRatanDhanPayo, #JacquelineFernandez, #RandeepHooda, #NargisFakhri, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #KareenaKapoor, #HarshaaliMalhotra, #SonamKapoor, #NeilNitinMukesh, #Bollywood, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #BiFL
1 hr 18 min
March 13, 2016 Episode 14 - Bollywood’s Bro, Salman Khan
In this episode we discuss Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
Show Notes:
List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide
The popularity of the three Khans
Baahubali: The Beginning (Which Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions released, but maybe didn’t have much to do with the production?)
Franchise power versus star power
Deepika Padukone, the secret weapon to box office success?
Genre diversity and social issues
Kick
Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nargis Fakhri
The 100 Crore Club
Salman Khan
A controversial and divisive figure
Jai Ho versus “Jai Ho”
“Jumme Ki Ratt” and “Hangover”
Kathy Gibson’s review in Access Bollywood
INTERVAL (”Devil- Yaar Naa Miley” from Kick)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra
Monkey God Hanuman
Indo-Pakistani relations/ Hindu-Muslim relations
Missing children in India and reliability of public institutions
Superfluous romance
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh
The Prisoner of Zenda
Too many songs
“Jab Tum Chaho” and “Prem Leela”
Jodi: a perfect pairing
Is Salman Khan Bollywood’s Elizabeth Taylor of Richard Burton? (and should he be cast as Freddie Mercury?)
Fun soccer/football scene
Should Neil Nitin Mukesh be cast in Game of Thrones?
NEXT TIME: Three films from Kabir Khan on real life acts of terrorism
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#SalmanKhan, #Kick, #BajrangiBhaijaan, #PremRatanDhanPayo, #JacquelineFernandez, #RandeepHooda, #NargisFakhri, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #KareenaKapoor, #HarshaaliMalhotra, #SonamKapoor, #NeilNitinMukesh, #Bollywood, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #BiFL
1 hr 18 min
February 28, 2016 13: Love Nowadays: Three Romances by Imtiaz Ali
In this episode we discuss three romances from director Imtiaz Ali.
Show Notes:
New review! Thank you Shah166!
Big thanks to Manish Chandna for the episode suggestion.
Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, and Highway
Repression and the artistic temperament
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
We are not discussing Highway
Jab We Met and the screwball comedy
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor
Poo is the shit!
Far-flung comparison to Cléo de 5 à 7 and Casa de Mi Padre
“Yeh Ish Hai” shot in the Himalayas; Jab We Met songs
Saawariya and The Movie Jerks
Heer Ranjha
INTERVAL (”Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha)
Love Aaj Kal
Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, and Rishi Kapoor
Saif Ali Khan is awful to his Swiss girlfriend
More obscure film references
“Chor Bazari” and Saif Ali Khan’s Jack Kirby t-shirt in “Twist”
Watch Cocktail
Tamasha and Ranbir Kapoor
“Why always the same story?”
Asterix in Corsica
Indian censorship
The problem with films about artists
“Matargashti” falling in love in corsica vs. existential angst in “Wat Wat Wat”
Buttrflicks
NEXT TIME: We look Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#JabWeMet, #Tamasha, #LoveAajKal, #RishiKapoor, #ShahidKapoor, #DeepikaPadukone, #KareenaKapoor, #SaifAliKhan, #RanbirKapoor, #ImtiazAli, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 6 min
February 28, 2016 Episode 13 - Love Nowadays
In this episode we discuss three romances from director Imtiaz Ali.
Show Notes:
New review! Thank you Shah166!
Big thanks to Manish Chandna for the episode suggestion.
Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, and Highway
Repression and the artistic temperament
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
We are not discussing Highway
Jab We Met and the screwball comedy
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor
Poo is the shit!
Far-flung comparison to Cléo de 5 à 7 and Casa de Mi Padre
“Yeh Ish Hai” shot in the Himalayas; Jab We Met songs
Saawariya and The Movie Jerks
Heer Ranjha
INTERVAL (”Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha)
Love Aaj Kal
Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, and Rishi Kapoor
Saif Ali Khan is awful to his Swiss girlfriend
More obscure film references
“Chor Bazari” and Saif Ali Khan’s Jack Kirby t-shirt in “Twist”
Watch Cocktail
Tamasha and Ranbir Kapoor
“Why always the same story?”
Asterix in Corsica
Indian censorship
The problem with films about artists
“Matargashti” falling in love in corsica vs. existential angst in “Wat Wat Wat”
Buttrflicks
NEXT TIME: We look Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#JabWeMet, #Tamasha, #LoveAajKal, #RishiKapoor, #ShahidKapoor, #DeepikaPadukone, #KareenaKapoor, #SaifAliKhan, #RanbirKapoor, #ImtiazAli, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 6 min
February 28, 2016 Episode 13 - Love Nowadays: Three Romances by Imtiaz Ali
In this episode we discuss three romances from director Imtiaz Ali.
Show Notes:
New review! Thank you Shah166!
Big thanks to Manish Chandna for the episode suggestion.
Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, and Highway
Repression and the artistic temperament
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
We are not discussing Highway
Jab We Met and the screwball comedy
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor
Poo is the shit!
Far-flung comparison to Cléo de 5 à 7 and Casa de Mi Padre
“Yeh Ish Hai” shot in the Himalayas; Jab We Met songs
Saawariya and The Movie Jerks
Heer Ranjha
INTERVAL (”Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha)
Love Aaj Kal
Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, and Rishi Kapoor
Saif Ali Khan is awful to his Swiss girlfriend
More obscure film references
“Chor Bazari” and Saif Ali Khan’s Jack Kirby t-shirt in “Twist”
Watch Cocktail
Tamasha and Ranbir Kapoor
“Why always the same story?”
Asterix in Corsica
Indian censorship
The problem with films about artists
“Matargashti” falling in love in corsica vs. existential angst in “Wat Wat Wat”
Buttrflicks
NEXT TIME: We look Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#JabWeMet, #Tamasha, #LoveAajKal, #RishiKapoor, #ShahidKapoor, #DeepikaPadukone, #KareenaKapoor, #SaifAliKhan, #RanbirKapoor, #ImtiazAli, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 6 min
February 13, 2016 12: Bollywood's Sweetheart, Alia Bhatt
In this episode we celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hindi cinema’s current reigning sweetheart, Alia Bhatt.
Show Notes:
We celebrated Valentine’s Day early and went for a spa day
Narayanni’s Restaurant
Erin has been taking a Bollywood dance class at the University of Alberta
At only 22 and with only five films, Alia Bhatt’s cinematic output is very strong
Student Of The Year and Highway
2 States: A Culture Clash Romance
There are a lot of schools in Bollywood films, and they all look the same to us
Romancing the family
“Iski Uski,” Punjabi wedding song vs. “Hulla Re,” Tamil wedding song
The festival song, check out the super steamy sex scene: “Offo!”
Erin’s favourite Bollywood look ever
INTERVAL (“D Se Dance” from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)
Karan Johar’s involvement in Alia Bhatt’s career
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania: DDLJ Redux
Gender reversals
Kavya’s drinking challenge to Humpty
Humpty is a much more likeable guy than Raj
Kavya is a baller and AB does SRK
“Saturday Saturday,” a pointless club banger, and “Lucky Tu Lucky Me”
Shaandaar: A Bollywood fairy tale
Insomnia
Sindhis
Sexy Wedding Planner
A Kapoor/Kapur family affair
Cross-dressing bachelorette: “Gulaabo”
Mixed messages surrounding weight and physical appearance
“Senti Wali Mental,” gendered dance battle
Admirable themes in a bizarre package
Black and white with spot colour
NEXT TIME: we keep the love train going with three romances from Imtiaz Ali
Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
#HumptySharma,KiDulhania, #2States, #Shaandaar, #AliaBhatt, #VarunDhawan, #ArjunKapoor, #ShahidKapoor, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers
1 hr 6 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.