Movie Wala Podcast

We are wrapping up our Top 10 Family Dramas series with this episode. In this episode, we talk about the common thread running through all the movies, the reason we picked these movies and read out some of the lovely reviews you guys have left for us. 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 why picked these specific movies (even though we didn't enjoy watching a couple of them)

•We pick our best and worst movies from this series

•We talk about why we mention the name of the Prime Ministers

•We talk about nostalgia (of course we did ;))

Quotables:

"I am sure she gets a lot of hiccups" - Tanvi

"We are making it sound like we are writing a thesis" - Tanvi

"I feel like Rekha did a lot of these family movies in the 80s" - Flo

"I totally blame the Bombay people for that" - Flo

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Monsoon Wedding - directed by Mira Nair, the film stars  Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vasundhara Das, Vijay Raaz, Tillotama Shome in pivotal roles. This is a story revolves around an Indian wedding that's about to take place an the days preceding to that . 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 he crazy number of relatives in an Indian family and how we don't even know half of them

• We talk about our love for Delhi, Delhi and more Delhi

• We talk about pre- 2000's India  and how this movie perfectly reflects that

Quotables:

I want to just accept all cities as they are..but it is so hard for me to let go of this love for delhi - Tanvi

While we were watching the movie..we were so confused with all the relationships..which is exactly how Indian families are in real life..so the chaos was perfect – Flo

There’s no discrimination between sexes when they (Indian families) tell you what do career wise – Tanvi

Don’t you love Delhi fashion..ahh - Flo

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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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Swarg - directed by David Dhawan, the film stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla and Madhavi in pivotal roles. This story is about Krishna played by Govinda who is a loyal house help and who is treated as family and when things take a turn for the worse, his loyalty is questioned. This was also an episode where Flo must have said " I have nothing to say about this movie" at least a million times ;)  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 how there are some movies that we may not entirely love or agree with, but they make it to our list because they do represent Indian society and Indian families

• We try to decode why this movie did so well

• We talk about how unapologetic we are about our love for Indian cinema and even with all its flaws..It's still our very own and we embrace it despite all the flaws

Quotables:

It's one of those movies that shows Hindi movies in a bad light - Tanvi

Juhi Chawla, after a movie like QSQT, she did this? - Flo

While watching this movie, I was not just rolling my eyes, but I lied down..I needed some rest - Tanvi

When they find a formula that works, they overkill it- Flo

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Sansar -  directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Anupam Kher, Rekha and Raj Babbar in the lead roles - It is a story on the turmoils of the family of a postmaster. It shows the rift between the family due to clash of egos among the children and their parents..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 roles of perfect bahus of the 80's cinema played to perfection by Rekha, Jaya Pradha and Sridevi

• We talk about the pressure that is put on the children in India especially when it comes to Board exams

• We talk about how this movie shows exactly how joint families work and the role everyone has in an Indian family

• We were constantly eye rolling at some scenes but deep down we knew this could happen in real life families too

Quotables:

Rekha has perfected this particular look - Tanvi

I was constantly comparing it to the Tamil version - Flo

The way they treat their daughter-in-law is very different from other movies from that period- Tanvi

Best thing would be to have a balance between these two styles of parenting- 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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