In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks.

Show Notes:

Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmaking

Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Human scale perspective of global politics 

Kabul Express

Loosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs. Afghani 

A very fancy donkey

Location shooting and a different perspective on modern conflicts

Connecting through popular culture

Banned in Afghanistan 

INTERVAL (”Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)” from Phantom)

New York

Spoiler alert! We couldn’t really discuss the film otherwise

Post 9/11 detentions 

Matt mixes up Ek Tha Tiger and Bad Boys II, is Kabir Khan the Michael Bay of Bollywood?

How terrorism is propgated by the reaction to terrorism

Erin rewrites the film’s twist

Portrayal of torture 

Phantom

26/11 Mumbai attacks

Revenge fantasy 

Unsurprisingly banned in Pakistan 

Erin has moral issues with this film

NEXT TIME: We welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes and discuss some of the films that got him interested in Bollywood. 

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