Bollywood is For Lovers

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May 26, 2021Supplemental Episode 13: OK Computer creators Pooja Shetty and Neil Pagedar
We are thrilled to welcome creators, directors, and writers of OK Computer Pooja Shetty and Neil Pagedar to discuss their influences, worldview, and the making of our favourite science fiction comedy mystery series.

Show Notes:
OK Computer
Pooja Shetty’s Twitter and Instagram
Neil Pagedar’s Twitter and Instagram

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#NeilPagedar, #PoojaShetty, #OKComputer, #ScienceFiction, #SciFi, #ScienceFictionTV, #SciFiTV, #IndianTV, #IndianTVShows, #HotStar, #VijayVarma, #RadhikaApte, #KaniKusruti, #ArtificialIntelligence, #AI, #Cyberpunk, #CyberNoir, #TechNoir
1 hr 19 min
May 19, 2021115: Mr. Criterion: Do Bigha Zamin and Shree 420
Our favourite boutique film label, Criterion, has finally acknowledged Hindi cinema with two series on their streaming channel devoted to acclaimed filmmakers Bimal Roy and Raj Kapoor.

Show Notes:
We checked the list, we have 133 Criterion films including the Eclipse box sets
The Criterion Collection and the Criterion Channel
NYT: How the Criterion Collection Crops Out African-American Directors
This is the podcast where the Bollywood boxset rumours come from
Episode 69 on Raj Kapoor and episode 87 on Madhumati
Directed by Bimal Roy at the Criterion Channel
Do Bigha Zamin
Erin saw this film in her proletarian literature course
Bicycle Thieves and Italian neorealism
Cinema is always political
Songs: “Dharti Kahe Pukaar Ke,” “Hariyala Sawan Dhol Bajata,” “Ajab Teri Duniya Hai Mere,” and “Aa Ri Aaja Nindiya Tu”

(INTERVAL (“Ramaiya Vastavaiya” from Shree 420)
Three by Raj Kapoor on the Criterion Channel
Shree 420
Section 420
Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp
“Mera Joota Hai Japani”
Songs: “Dil Ka Haal Sune Dilwala,” “Ichak Dana Bichak Dana,” “Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh,” and “O Jaanewale”

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#CriterionCollection, #CriterionChannel, #BimalRoy, #RajKapoor, #DoBighaZamin, #BalrajSahni, #NirupaRoy, #RattanKumar, #Murad, #Jagdeep, #MeenaKumari, #Shree420, #Nargis, #Narida, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema
1 hr 7 min
April 28, 2021Netflix and Dil: OK Computer, or Do Androids Dream of Electric Pineapples?
Do you like robots? Yes! What about killer robots? Oh robots don’t kill you say? We’ll see about that! We get to the bottom of Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics with Hotstar’s new sci-fi-comedy-mystery series OK Computer.

Show Notes:
If you are able to lend your support to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India, here is a list of verified organizations to donate to: https://donate.indiacovidresources.in/
Ok Computer
Kani Kusruti
Cyberpunk

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#OKComputer, #VijayVarma, #RadhikaApte, #KanuKusruti, #RasikaDugal, #JackieShroff, #AnandGandhi, #NeilPagedar, #PoojaShetty, #Hotstar, #IndianScienceFiction, #Scifi, #HindiTV
44 min
April 14, 2021114: Jane Addiction: Bride and Prejudice and Aisha with Karen Unland
Karen Unland is back to discuss to two Indian adapatations of classic Jane Austen novels.

Show Notes:
Welcome back Karen Unland of That’s A Thing?!
Teen culture is all about remixing
That’s A Thing?!: “New life for Clone High, fake life for VTubers”
Jane Austen
Hollywood’s love of Austen
Where are all the LGBTQ2S+ Austen adaptations?
Are we living in another Austen moment?

(INTERVAL (“By The Way” from Aisha)
Bride and Prejudice
Gurinder Chadha
Why wont HBO let Indira Varma live?
Pride and Prejudice
This is not a Bollywood film
“No Life Without Wife” and “My Lips Are Waiting (Goa Groove)”
Aisha
Emma and Clueless
Abhay Deol is a snack
Women making movies for women
Songs: “Sham,” “Behke Behke,” and “Gal Mitthi Mitthi”

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#JaneAusten, #AustenMovies, #Austen, #BrideandPrejudice, #AishwaryaRai, #AishwaryaRaiBachchan, #AlexisBledel, #MartinHenderson, #NadiraBabbar, #AnupamKher, #NaveenAndrews, #IndiraVarma, #Aisha, #SonamKapoor, #AbhayDeol, #IraDubey, #CyrusSahukar, #AmritaPuri, #AnandTiwari, #ArunodaySingh, #LisaHaydon, #GurinderChadha, #RajshreeOjha, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #IndianCinema, #NRICinema, #DisaporaCinema
1 hr 41 min
March 31, 2021Supplemental Episode 12: Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Unfinished Life
In this supplemental episode we discuss Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ new memoir, Unfinished, and her latest film project, The White Tiger.

Show Notes:
66th Filmfare Awards (the video Matt watched full of spoilers)
Unfinished by Priyanka Chopra Jonas
“73 Questions with Priyanka Chopra”
Episode 6: Priyanka Chopra: Who's the Hottest Girl in the World?
The White Tiger
PCJ getting fashion advice from Tika

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#PriyankaChopraJonas, #PriyankaChopra, #Unfinished, #TheWhiteTiger, #AdarshGourav, #RajkummarRao, #Netflix, #Bollywood, #IndianCinema
1 hr 7 min
March 14, 2021113: The Mother of all Equations: Nil Battey Sannata and Shakuntala Devi with Amanda Mullins
Happy Pi Day Lovers! To celebrate we’ve invited our friend Amanda Mullins on to discuss two films about women and math.

Show Notes:
Welcome Amanda Mullins!
Erin may or may not have made cherry pie today
Studying maths
Erin claims to like math
Math stereotypes in movies
Number sense
The Futurama Theorem
Gender stereotypes of mathematicians in pop culture

(INTERVAL (“Pass Nahi Toh Fail Nahi” from Shakuntala Devi)
Nil Battey Sannata
Remakes: Amma Kanakku and Udaharanam Sujatha
“Hard work sucks and I hate doing it”
Monte Carlo simulations
Shakuntala Devi, the film
Shakuntala Devi, the person
Numberwang
Discrete math
Would you hire someone to perform math?
Bad Bollywood wigs syndrome
Her book on homosexuality

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#ShakuntalaDevi, #VidyaBalan, #AnuMenon, #SanyaMalhotra, #AmitSadh, #JisshuSengupta, #PrakashDelawadi, #NilBatteySannata, #AshwinyIyerTiwari, #SwaraBhasker, #RatnaPathakShah, #PankajTripathi, #Bollywood, #Math, #PiDay, #WomeninSTEM, #Womeninmath, #HindiCinema
1 hr 43 min
March 03, 2021112: Bachchan ‘82 - '84
We continue to explore Amitabh Bachchan’s filmography, one year at a time.

Show Notes:
How we choose the movies for this series (hint: it’s random)
We couldn’t find Coolie
Thank you Rajat Dikshit
Khud-Daar
The theme of reuniting the family
Matt wants more tall man comedy
Flying car song: “Hat Ja Bajoo Nahin To Uda Doonga”
Dishoom “From Bombay With Love”
“Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain I Love You” and “Disco 82″

(INTERVAL (“Disco 84″ from Inquilaab)
Nastik
3 movies for the price of one
“Aaj Ka Ye Din Kal Ban Jayega”
Inquilaab
Bachchan as a police officer?
“Aaj Abhi Yahi,” “Bichhoo Lad Gaya” and “Abhimanyu Chakravyuh Mein”
Spoiler zone from 57:51 to 1:02:00

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#AmitabhBachchan, #KhudDaar, #RaviTandon, #SanjeevKumar, #VinodMehra, #ParveenBabi, #Tanuja, #BindiyaGoswami, #Nastik, #HemaMalini, #RajuShrestha, #AmjadKhan, #Pran, #PramodChakravorty, #Inquilaab, #RamaRaoTatineni, #Sridevi, #UtpalDutt, #KaderKhan, #ShaktiKapoor, #Iftekhar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema
1 hr 12 min
February 24, 2021Supplemental Episode 11: Brian Collins’ Bollywood Horrors
In our eleventh supplemental Matt speaks to scholar Brian Collins about the new book Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence and Cinematic Fears in India.

Show Notes:
Bollywood Horrors: Religion, Violence and Cinematic Fears in India edited by Ellen Goldberg, Aditi Sen, and Brian Collins
Halloween III: Season of the Witch: Ramsay Brothers Horror and Bollywood at Cannes: Masaan, Titli and Miss Lovely
Carol J. Clover’s Final Girl
Devendra Varma

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#Bollywood, #BollywoodHorrors, #Horror, #HorrorMovies, #RamsayBrothers, #BollywoodHorror, #IndianHorror
52 min
February 12, 2021111: The Many Luvs of Imran Khan: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, I Hate Luv Storys, and Break Ke Baad
Happy Valentine’s Day Lovers! Romance is in the air, so we’re discussing three romantic comedies featuring retired (?) leading man Imran Khan.

Show Notes:
BiFL points are in the mail!
Imran Khan
Thank you to everyone who participated in our poll!
“A Bollywood Brokeback”
“Cleeeeeeeeo”
Who ate Imran’s lunch?
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
We didn’t know that Arbaaz and Sohail Khan grew up in Calgary

(INTERVAL (“I Hate Luv Storys” from I Hate Luv Storys)
I Hate Luv Storys
Matt takes issue with the title’s spelling
Work wife/husband
Women are flying away from Imran Khan
“Jab Mila Tu”
Rodney?
Break Ke Baad
Shout out to all of our listeners in Mauritius

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#ImranKhan, #JaaneTuYaJaaneNa, #IHateLuvStorys, #BreakKeBaad, #SonamKapoor, #DeepikaPadukone, #RatnaPathakShah, #NaseeruddinShah, #ArbaazKhan, #SohailKhan, #ShahanaGoswami, #SharmilaTagore, #DanishAslam, #PunitMalhotra, #GeneliaD'Souza, #PrateikBabbar, #AbbasTyrewala, #RomanticComedies, #Bollywood
1 hr 15 min
January 27, 2021110: 2020 Year End Review
Well, we made it through 2020, and all we have to show for it are 17 short movie reviews! Enjoy!

Show Notes:
Thank you Rajat Dikshit!
Get in touch to claim those BiFL points!
Bulbbul
Dil Bechara
Shakuntala Devi
Lootcase
Raat Akeli Hai
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Class of ‘83

(INTERVAL (“Dil Bechara” from Dil Bechara)
Cargo
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare
Khaali Peeli
Serious Men
Ludo
Chhalaang
Sir
Surag Pe Mangal Bhari
AK vs AK
Coolie No. 1

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#Bulbbul, #DilBechara, #ShakuntalaDevi, #Lootcase, #RaatAkeliHai, #GunjanSaxena, #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl, #Classof83, #Classof'83, #Cargo, #DollyKittyAurWohChamakteSitare, #KhaaliPeeli, #SeriousMen, #Ludo, #Chalaang, #Sir, #SuragPeMangalBjari, #AKvsAK, #CoolieNo.1, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #2020BollywoodMovies
2 hr 16 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.