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Bollywood Weekly episodes

  • S1 Ep72: Tubelight, and the hypocrisy of Indian audiences

    1) Why Tubelight, contrary to critics and popular opinion, is actually a well-made film - let down solely by the insufferable presence of Salman Khan

    2) In praise of Kabir Khan, who always tries to portray important messages of faith even in commercial masala entertainers
    3) Why Indian movie-goers are hypocrites, and what constitutes a mainstream film
    4) We reflect on the trailer of Jagga Jasoos, and an uncanny 'similarity' to TinTin comics

    #Tubelight #SalmanKhan #SohailKhan #KabirKhan

    44 min
  • S1 Ep71: Bank Chor, and the omnipresence of Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    1. Why Bank Chor was nothing more than an extended series of Whatsapp jokes brought to life
    2. Trailer round-up where Nawazuddin is in everything - from Munna Michael to Babumoshai Bandookbaaz to MOM.
    3. Other trailers including Daddy and Toilet - Ek Prem Katha
    4. Reaction to the title of Imtiaz Ali's next starring SRK and Anushka Sharma - Jab Harry Met Sejal. Yeah...us neither.

      5. #Bollywood #Movies #Film #MovieReview #FilmReview #Entertainment #Comedy #RiteishDeshmukh #BankChor #RheaChakraborty #ViveikOberoi #SRK #ShahrukhKhan #AnushkaSharma #ImtiazAli #NawazuddinSiddiqui #MOM #Sridevi #MunnaMichael #TigerShroff #Remo #Daddy #ArjunRampal #BabumoshaiBandookbaaz #ToiletEkPremKatha #AkshayKumar #BhumiPednekar

      21 min
    5. S1 Ep70: Raabta

      On this week's show - we discuss why Raabta is possibly the worst movie of 2017, and wonder how otherwise competent writers could create something so bad. Also on this show - trailer round-up featuring Mubarakan, Baadshaho and Haseena Parkar, how Anees Bazmee's titles his movies, confusion on Shraddha's casting as Haseena Parkar, and other interesting factoids.

      #Raabta #DineshVinjan #SushantSinghRajput #KritiSanon #T-Series #TSeries #Mubarakan #Baadshaho #HaseenaParkar #ShraddhaKapoor #AjayDevgn #EmraanHashmi #VidyutJamwal #TigerShroff #MunnaMichael #ApoorvaLakhia

      35 min
    6. S1 Ep69: Half Girlfriend, Hindi Medium, song remakes and more
      1. Everything that went wrong with Mohit Suri's Half Girlfriend, from fake British accents to CGI Bill Gates - but why the hate towards it has been unjustified.
      2. Why Hindi Medium on the other hand is a great watch - funny and with a social message.
      3. Do song remakes really work? Suit Suit and Main Tera Boyfriend show that there's no signs of this trend slowing down
      4. A first take on Sachin: A Billion Dreams based on reviews and general consensus
      5. Tubelight trailer review - we really don't know what to think.

        6. #HalfGirlfriend #ChetanBhagat #ArjunKapoor #ShraddhaKapoor #VikrantMassey #RheaChakrabarti #MohitSuri #HindiMedium #Irrfan #IrrfanKhan #Tubelight #SalmanKhan #Salman #SohailKhan #Raabta #SushantSinghRajput #KritiSanon #MainTeraBoyfriend #NaNaNaNa #JStar #SuitSuit #Sachin #KabirKhan

        41 min
      6. S1 Ep68: Sarkar 3

        Why Sarkar 3 should be the last film Ram Gopal Verma makes in a long, long time; as well as our look ahead to Sachin: A Billion Dreams and the Simran controversy.

        #bollywood #bollywoodweekly #podcast #film #movie #moviereview #comment #comedy #sarkar3 #rvg #amitabh #AmitabhBachchan #ManojBajpai #RonitRoy #AmitSadh #abhishekbachchan #sachin #rehman #simran #Kangana #KanganaRanaut #HansalMehta #ApurvaAsrana

        26 min
      7. S1 Ep67: Meri Pyaari Bindu

        Why Meri Pyaari Bindu was probably better off as a short film, but still has enough moments to make it worth watching. Plus, we discuss Maneesh Sharma's views on marriage, debate whether there is any logic to the song '440 Volt' from Sultan, and review the latest trailers.

        #Bollywood #BollywoodWeekly #Podcast #MeriPyaariBindu #AyushmannKhurana #ParineetiChopra #YRF #Hindi #movie #review #film #salman #SalmanKhan #tubelight #KabirKhan #BankChor #Simran #KanganaRanaut

        33 min
      8. S1 Ep66: Baahubali 2

        Our breakdown and analysis of how Baahubali 2 destroyed every box office record there is, plus trailer round-up featuring Raabta, Half Girlfriend, Meri Pyaari Bindu, Hindi Medium, and more!

        #baahubali #rajamouli #prabhas #rana #dagubatti #anushka #shetty #ramya #krishnan #dharma #bollywood #podcast #kollywood #raabta #boxoffice #blockbuster

        29 min
      9. (Rebroadcast) Episode 37 - Sultan

        Bollywood Weekly - Podcast #37

        How can we describe Sultan?

        By Salman standards - it was better than usual.
        By normal standards - it was Salman.

        Full review - plus how Bhai became Bhai, and the case for and against Bhai-cott.

        #salman #bhai #sultan #anushka

        31 min
      10. S1 Ep65: Naam Shabana

        Why Neeraj Pandey's Naam Shabana is badly let down by the quality of it's writing, which leaves it mired in mediocrity. Plus lots of other fun stuff such as the return of Sridevi and Raveena Tandon, and a Mexican remake for 3 Idiots .

        38 min
      11. S1 Ep64: Phillauri, Machine and Lucky Ali

        On this week's episode we cover a wide range of topics including a first-hand account of Abbas-Mustan's Machine, why Phillauri was entertaining and dragged on for too long, and a spot of reminiscing about some of Bollywood's forgotten singers like Sonu Nigam, Lucky Ali and more.

        Guests: Ashwin Lakshmi Narayan, Aniruddha Banerjee (FilterCopy)
        #phillauri #anushka sharma #suraj sharma #diljit dosanjh #anvita dutt #anshai lal #machine #abbas mustan #sonu nigam #lucky ali #parineeti chopra #salman khan

        30 min

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      Bollywood Weekly is India's first ever podcast dedicated to Bollywood. Every week, we review the latest big theatrical release, and also provide views, opinions and random observations about the…