Movie Wala Podcast

Hum Aapke Hain Koun - directed by Sooraj Barjatya, the film stars Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Renuka Shahane in pivotal roles. This is a story about a big fat Indian wedding and it celebrates the Indian wedding traditions and the relationship between the families . You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

 Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about Indian weddings and wonder if this movie changed the whole wedding landscape

• We talk about Tanvi's huge self-realization of her being a Salman Khan fan ;)

• We talk about how we don't have a single criticism for this movie

Quotables:

The re-watchability is so high - Tanvi

It’s a gateway to how an indian wedding is  – Flo

I realize now that I was not a Salman Khan fan..I am a Prem fan – Tanvi

She manages to make even the tacky dance steps so graceful…That’s her  - Flo

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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar - directed by Mansoor Khan, the film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori and  in pivotal roles. This is a coming-of-age story set in a small town of Dehradun and it revolves around a set of friends and deals with college rivalry and cycling . You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about the perfect casting

• We talk about why Mansoor Khan should definitely drop his cheese making hobby and get abck to making more movies

• We talk about what this movie means to each of us

Quotables:

The best thing about having you own podcast is you can talk about whatever you want - Tanvi

It’s so hard to be relevant when you are that old, but he did it – Flo

I know Pehla Nasha gets all the credit in this movie, but this is my favourite song in this movie – Tanvi

We need to hunt her down and get her on on our podcast - Flo

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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar - directed by Mansoor Khan, the film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori and  in pivotal roles. This is a coming-of-age story set in a small town of Dehradun and it revolves around a set of friends and deals with college rivalry and cycling . You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about the perfect casting

• We talk about why Mansoor Khan should definitely drop his cheese making hobby and get abck to making more movies

• We talk about what this movie means to each of us

Quotables:

The best thing about having you own podcast is you can talk about whatever you want - Tanvi

It’s so hard to be relevant when you are that old, but he did it – Flo

I know Pehla Nasha gets all the credit in this movie, but this is my favourite song in this movie – Tanvi

We need to hunt her down and get her on on our podcast - Flo

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Khubsoorat - directed by Yash Chopra and starring an ensemble cast of  Ashok Kumar,

Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Dina Pathak and David. It is a story about a huge family that gets seperated due to unforeseen circumstances and how they find their way back to each other.You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about personal space and how joint family may not be everyone's cup of tea (definitely not ours;))

• We talk about how moms in India think they are self-made doctors ;)

• We talk about the underrated actors David and Ranjit and how they bring something unique to the roles (however small) they have played

• We talk about nepotism and sometimes it's not all that bad (Just hear us out)

Quotables:

A lot of times we let go of things because we don't want to listen to a long lecture from our parents  - Tanvi

Is there even a bad Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie? - Flo

It's a word that you'd not even think of putting in a song but Gulzar does it so perfectly - Tanvi

It's too idealistic to be translated well into real life - Flo

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Amar Akbar Anthony - directed and produced by Manmohan Desai, the film stars Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor opposite Shabana Azmi, Parveen Babi and Neetu Singh in the lead roles. It's a story of three brothers who are separated in childhood and adopted by three families of different faiths and how they are brought together after many years due to various circumstances. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about Manmohan Desai who was an epitome of "Masala" in Hindi movies

• We talk about Parveen Bhabhi - Flo confused her with Zeenat Aman and how a lot of people do that

• We talk about stereotypes and how stereotypes need not be offensive always

Quotables:

I'd associate this movie with something like Tom and Jerry, in a good way - Tanvi

This song, eve now..it alwyas gets me in a happy mood - Flo

We are not singing..we are humming- Tanvi

I love these crossovers when it happens - Flo

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Bawarchi -  directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee starring Rajesh Khanna and Jaya Badhuri with Asrani, A.K. Hangal, Usha Kiran and Durga Khote in supporting roles - It is a story about a cook who brings a joint family together.You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about minimalism and how Hrishikesh Mukherjee's movie sets and clothes are all about it

• We talk about the inspiration behind this story.

• We talk about how there were no gray dimensions to the characters but that did not really bother us too much and how the movie is still so good after so many years

Quotables:

I wonder if it was a satire or if that's what he actually thought of ..about women and families - Tanvi

We are living in a time of excess - Flo

There are no gray characters- Tanvi

It's not about which car you are driving but about where you graduated from - Flo

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Mother India - directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar- Mother India is an epic drama about pverty-stricken Radha and her struggles to raise her sons. In this episode, we talk about what a dream role this was fro Nargis, Sanjay Dutt and how we can never stand up to any of these tests in life ;)You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:

• We talk about Nargis' physical beauty and more so, her physical strength and the way she was potrayed

• We talk about the connection between a scene in Vaastav and Mother India

• We talk about the off screen love story on the sets (We are romantics at heart ;)

Quotables:

I felt like I would not stand up to any of these standards set by the character Radha - Tanvi

I don't think any other movie after this has spoken about being a single mom as well as this movie has done - Flo

We were so charmed by little Birju - Tanvi

I love it when I know that off screen they were also falling in love - Flo

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We are wrapping out Quintessential Movies series with this episode. In this episode, we talk about the amazing podcasting community that we have found on Twitter, the characters that stood out to us, under age love stories and we talk about our moms

Podcast Episode Summary:

 

We talk about movies that we will always have a soft spot for

 

We discuss if India is truly a new country and wonder if movie making has changed post-independence 

 

We talk about why fashion will always be a part of our podcast

 

We talk about the unique charm of the 80s and 90s cinema

 

We talk about Indian moms and discuss all the moms we saw in these 10 movies

 

Quotables:

 

“Earlier it was all about the love story..Now, I was looking at the parents and other relationships” - Tanvi

 

 

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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam- Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Ajay Devgan - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is a story about young love and love after marriage. In this episode, we talk about Ajay Devgan’s brooding looks, Manushi Chillar and wonder if Salman Khan is the first Khan to fart on screen. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

 

 

Podcast Episode Summary:

 

We talk about  Sanjay Leela Bhansali pre-Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and post-Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and see how it has changed

 

We talk about Mills & Boon

 

We talk about how SLB took the audience for a ride (geographically)  and got away with it 

 

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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - Directed by Karan Johar and starring Sharukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee - Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a love story, where the daughter plays the matchmaker between her dad and his friend from college. In this episode, we talk about the cringe worthy fashion in the first half, Rani Mukherjee’s charisma and wonder if this college even exists on Planet Earth.

 

You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube.

You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

 

Podcast Episode Summary:

 

We talk about Fashion and how much we cringed just [...]