Bollywood is For Lovers

By Bollywood Is For LoversTV & Film Arts Film Reviews

Bollywood is For Lovers episodes

August 29, 2020102: Bachchan ‘79 - '81
We continue our exploration of Amitabh Bachchan’s career, finishing up the 1970s and moving into the 1980s.

Show Notes:
Thank you to Erin’s mother for helping us get to 1 million downloads/listens!
We didn’t win the Oilers 50/50 draw
Watch our panel at Namaste 2020: Global Utsava of Indian Soft Power
Kriya at Fantasia 2020
Kaala Patthar
Our new favourite guy
Dad movies

(INTERVAL (“Janu Meri Jaan” from Shaan)
Shaan
“Pyaar Karne Waale Ryaar Karte Hain,” “Dariya Mein Jahaz Chale,” and “Yamma Yamma”
Matt’s new character: ‘80s Film Twitter Movie Length Guy
Blofeld
Bollywood crocs
Kaalia
“Dil To Dete Nahin,” “Jahan Teri Yeh Nazar,” “Sanam Tum Jahan,” “Jab Se Tumko Dekha,” “Tum Saath Ho Jab,” and “Kaun Kisiko Bandh Saka”

NEXT TIME: Dimple Kapadia

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#Kriya, #FantasiaFest2020, #Fantasia, #Fantasia2020, #AmitabhBachchan, #Salim-Javed, #KaalaPatthar, #YashChopra, #ShashiKapoor, #ShatrughanSinha, #ParveenBabi, #Rakhee, #NeetuSingh, #Shaan, #RameshSippy, #BindiyaGoswami, #Kaalia, #TinnuAnand, #AmjadKhan, #Pran, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema
1 hr 20 min
August 14, 2020101: First Frames: Dil Chahta Hai, Ek Hasina Thi, and Socha Na Tha
We go back to the 2000s to discuss some of the first films from some of Bollywood’s most celebrated contemporary auteurs.

Show Notes:
What happened to Khosla Ka Ghosla?
The 19th anniversary is bronze
Dil Chahta Hai
A classic Mr. Holland’s Opus reference
How much time does the film cover?
The pants game
Its influence and imitators
“Kaisi Hai Ye Rut”

(INTERVAL (“Wo Ladki Hai Kahan” from Dil Chahta Hai)
Ek Hasina Thi
Our Noirvember episode on Sriram Raghavan
Women in Prison films
They mention that Film Noir is not a genre, take a drink
Socha Na Tha
Our Imtiaz Ali episode
“Abhi Abhi”
Erin thinks Abhay Deol is cute
Imtiaz Ali makes the same film over and over again
“Yara Rab”
Ayesha Takia’s brother IS the preist from 1920

NEXT TIME: Bachchan ‘79-’81

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#DilChahtaHai, #SaifAliKhan, #AkshayeKhanna, #AamirKhan, #PreityZinta, #DimpleKapadia, #SonaliKulkarni, #FarhanAkhtar, #EkHasinaThi, #UrmilaMatondkar, #SochaNaTha, #AbhayDeol, #AyeshaTakia, #ApoorvaJha, #ImtiazAli, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #SriramRaghavan
1 hr 30 min
July 29, 2020100: The Goddess Who Carries The Burden of The World, Mother India
In our (canonical) 100th episode, we discuss one of the most iconic and influential Hindi films of all time, Mehboob Khan’s 1957 epic Mother India.

Show Notes:
100 Baby! Thank you to the Alberta Podcast Network, Audioboom, all of our past guests, all of our listeners, and especially Paul Matwychuk!
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters thank you A.J. Devlin!
Our favourite episodes, biggest podcasting regrets, and reflecting on the podcast thus far
Mother India
Our experiences with the film in university

(INTERVAL (“O Janewalo Jao Na” from Mother India)
Katherine Mayo’s Mother India
Fellini was nominated for 12 Oscars and won four
Songs: “Matwala Jiya Dole Piya,” “O Gaadiwale,” “Duniya Mein Aaye Hain,” “Dukh Bhare Din Beete Re Bhaiya,” “Ghunghat Nahin Kholoongi,” and “Na Main Bhagwan Hoon”
Soviet montage and Constructivism (we were kind of conflating the two movements, they are different but related) and the Kuleshov effect
D.W. Griffith and Gone With the Wind

NEXT TIME: a filmmaker’s first time

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#Bollywood, #MotherIndia, #MehboobKhan, #Nargis, #SunilDutt, #RajendraKumar, #RaajKumar, #KanhaiyaLal, #Podcast, #BollywoodPodcast, #FilmPodcast, #HindiCinema, #AcademyAwards, #Oscars, #BestForeignLanguageFilm
1 hr 19 min
July 14, 2020Supplemental Episode 8: 60 Questions
For our 100th episode we intended to devote a small segment of the show to answering listener questions, but we received so many questions we instead put together an entire supplemental episode devoted to answering them. This took some time, it’s long, but we did our best to answer each and every one.

Show Notes:
Thank you: Saad Ilyas, TheManish89, Safiyya Austen, Debbie Soderlund, Kimberly Tully, sidhu177, NaanSamantha, BombayTalkies, karmakaramit7, Tepid_Waters, monsoon_blues, SeebooTheGoblin, CandidGamera, AvinashAjjarapu, AshishMadathil, baisakhi, theshahshahid, bollylitsa, raj712, shreysaxena2308, maahin, SuzetteChan, akaifishy, morgansiesta, ScouseOfTheEast, desi_casanova, ClaireEKelly, Devin Bruce, and Karen Unland
NEXT TIME: the actual 100th episode on Mother India

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#IndianCinema, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Mailbag, #Q&A, #ListenerQuestions, #BollywoodisForLovers, #Podcast, #BollywoodPodcast
2 hr 43 min
June 24, 202099: 2020 Midyear Review
While movie theatres still aren't fully open around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has still be a lot of great movies released so far this year and we’re still going to talk about them in our annual midyear review!

Show Notes:
Sushant Singh Rajput (suicide prevention resources in Canada)
Chhapaak
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Panga
Street Dancer 3
Gul Makai
Jawaani Jaaneman
Malang
Love Aaj Kal

(INTERVAL (“Illegal Weapon 2.0″ from Street Dancer 3)
Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
Thappad
Baaghi 3
Angrezi Medium
Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai
Gulabo Sitabo

NEXT TIME: 100 Baby! We’re doing Mother India and answering burning questions about the show, so send us some to answer!

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#SushantSinghRajput #Chhapaak, #Tanhaji, #Panga, #StreetDancer3, #GulMakai, #JawaaniJaaneman, #Malang, #LoveAajKal, #BhootPartOneTheHauntedShip, #ShubhMangalZyadaSaavdhan, #Thappad, #AngreziMedium, #ChokedPaisaBoltaHai, #GulaboSitabo, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #2020Movies, #Baaghi3
2 hr 9 min
June 16, 2020Netflix and Dil: Paatal Lok, or Lords of Dogtown
We go down to the underworld with Amazon Prime’s new show Paatal Lok to unravel a mystery that reveals the rotten truth about corruption in many levels of society.

Show Notes:
"On TV, Cops Are Always the Main Characters”
Paatal Lok
Episode 65: Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate: NH10, Phillauri, and Pari
Svarga, Dharti, and Paatal
Transgender actress Mairembam Ronaldo Singh
Spoiler Zone (41:38 to 46:28)

NEXT TIME: Our 2020 Midyear Review

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#PaatalLok, #SudipSharma, #AvinashArun, #PrositRoy, #AnushkaSharma, #KarneshSharma, #CleanSlateFilms, #JaideepAhlawat, #GulPanag, #BodhisattvaSharma, #IshwakSingh, #NeerajKabi, #SwastikaMukherjee, #JagjeetSandhu, #AsifKhan, #MairembamRonaldoSingh, #AbhishekBanerjee, #AmazonPrime, #HindiTV, #Streaming, #Bollywood
53 min
May 28, 202098: Anil Kapoor’s 90s: Beta, 1942: A Love Story, and Rajkumar
Picking up our Anil Kapoor series, we discuss three of his films from the 1990s: two well loved hits and an epic flop.

Show Notes:
Our episode on Taal and our episode on Lamhe
Thanks JustGivemeTheReboot! (Do you like ReBoot?)
Parinda on the Split Screen Podcast
Virasat and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
Beta
Madhuri Dixit just had sex aka “Saiyya Jee Se Chupke”
Other songs: “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga,” “Koyal Si Teri Boli,” and “Sajna Mein Teri Tu Mera”
Dickensian/Victorian/Jane Eyre
Is that a Jojo’s reference?

(INTERVAL (“Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh” from 1942: A Love Story)
1942: A Love Story
“Mars, the Bringer of War”
Songs: “Pyaar Hua Chupke Se,” “Rooth Na Jaana,” and “Rim Jhim Rim Jhim”
Rajkumar
Matt explains why we watched this film
Powerpoint and wordart
A bulletproof plot summary
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
George Michael’s “Faith” versus “Payal Meri Jadu Jagati Hai”
Songs: “Ye Khoobsurat Badan,” “Tu Bijlee Hai,” “Bechain Hoon Main” “Maine Kiye Paar,” and “Oh Mere RajKumar”
Cannibal bungee cord fight
Behind The Actors Studio: Naseeruddin Shah
A moustache on top of a moustache

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#AnilKapoor, #Beta, #IndraKumar, #MadhuriDixit, #ArunaIrani, #LaxmikantBerde, #AnupamKher, #1942ALoveStory, #VidhuVinodChopra, #ManishaKoirala, #JackieShroff, #DannyDenzongpa, #Rajkumar, #PankajParashar, #NaseeruddinShah, #Bollywood
1 hr 13 min
May 13, 2020Netflix and Dil: Who Can Stop The Terrorists? Take Them Out For You? The Family Man Can!
With everyone working from home these days, we’re all struggling a little with work life/balance, just like Manoj Bajpayee in his counter-terrorism show The Family Man!

Show Notes:
We mourn the loss of Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor
Never Have I Ever
“Never Have I Ever…Seen a Show So Casteist and Racist” by Monica M
The John McEnroe film is Borg vs McEnroe; 7 Days in Hell is the tennis mockumentary
The Family Man
Raj & D.K.
Spoiler Zone (40:08 to 47:16)

NEXT TIME: Anil Kapoor’s ‘90s

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#IrrfanKhan, #RishiKapoor, #NeverHaveIEver, #MindyKaling, #MaitreyiRamakrishnan, #PoornaJagannathan, #JohnMcEnroe, #ManojBajpayee, #Priyamani, #SharibHashmi, #NeerajMadhav, #VedantSinha, #MehakThakur, #SharadKelkar, #ZarinShihab, #RajandDK, #AmazonPrime, #HindiTV, #Bollywood
54 min
April 29, 202097: An Affair To Remember: Silsila and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
We get swept up in a sea of emotions with two epic melodramas about adultery.

Show Notes:
Adultery happens everywhere!
Silsila
Art imitating life?
Melodrama and Douglas Sirk
Songs: “Sar Se Sarke,” “Dekha Ek Khwab,” “Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum,” and “Rang Barse”

(INTERVAL (“Ladki Hai Ya Shola” from Silsila)
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Who is the Black Beast?
When will the early/mid-2000s no longer be tacky?
Songs: “Rock N Roll Soniye,” “Mitwa,” “Tumhi Dekho Na,” “Where’s The Party Tonight,” and “Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna”
Matt discusses My Man Godfrey on It Pod To Be You

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#Silsila, #KabhiAlvidaNaaKehna, #KANK, #AmitabhBachchan, #JayaBachchan, #Rekha, #SanjeevKumar, #ShashiKapoor, #ShahRukhKhan, #AbhishekBachchan, #RaniMukerji, #PreityZinta, #KirronKher, #ArjunRampal, #Kajol, #JohnAbraham, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema
1 hr 2 min
April 15, 2020Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season
With so much bingeable content available, we watch the pilots of six Indian streaming shows and discuss which ones we’re interested in seeing more of.

Show Notes:
Our Netflix and Dil playlist
Streaming With Suchin (thank you Suchin)
Little Things
Pushpavalli
Four More Shots Please!
The Family Man
Bard of Blood
Taj Mahal 1989

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#LittleThings, #Pushpavalli, #FourMoreShotsPlease, #TheFamilyMan, #BardofBlood, #TajMahal1989, #StreamingTV, #HindiShows, #IndianShows, #Bollywood, #Netflix, #AmazonPrime
54 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.