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 

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