We continue our exploration of Amitabh Bachchan’s career, finishing up the 1970s and moving into the 1980s.

Show Notes:

(INTERVAL (“Janu Meri Jaan” from Shaan)

NEXT TIME: Dimple Kapadia

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We go back to the 2000s to discuss some of the first films from some of Bollywood’s most celebrated contemporary auteurs.  

Show Notes:

(INTERVAL (“Wo Ladki Hai Kahan” from Dil Chahta Hai)

NEXT TIME: Bachchan ‘79-’81

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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!

(INTERVAL (“O Janewalo Jao Na” from Mother India)

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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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:

NEXT TIME: the actual 100th episode on Mother India

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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)

(INTERVAL (“Illegal Weapon 2.0″ from Street Dancer 3)

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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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:

Svarga, Dharti, and Paatal 

NEXT TIME: Our 2020 Midyear Review

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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:

Virasat and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain

(INTERVAL (“Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh” from 1942: A Love Story)

NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil Paatal Lok

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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:

NEXT TIME: Anil Kapoor’s ‘90s

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We get swept up in a sea of emotions with two epic melodramas about adultery. 

Show Notes:

Melodrama and Douglas Sirk

(INTERVAL (“Ladki Hai Ya Shola” from Silsila)

NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil The Family Man

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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:

Streaming With Suchin (thank you Suchin)

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