Movie Wala Podcast

Waqt- directed by Yash Chopra and starring an ensemble cast of Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Sadhana, Balraj Sahni, Sharmila Tagore and Achala Sachdev. 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  the sleepy Bombay of the 60s

• We talk about the connection between DDLJ and this movie. Let's see if you can guess the connection ;)

• We talk about how dialogue delivery, dance moves etc were so soft and subtle and wonder why we hardly see a slow dance number between the leads

Quotables:

I wonder what was going on in Achala Sachdev's mind when that song comes up in DDLJ - Tanvi

They didn't use music to manipulate the audience - Flo

Who is to say this can't happen in real life- Tanvi

This has masala in the right amount- Flo

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 done with our first season where we talked about our Top 10 Quintessential Hindi Movies. Hope you enjoyed our Season 1 as much as we enjoyed drooling over 90's Salman Khan and Sharukh Khan.

We are here with a little introduction to Season 2 where we will be talking about Top 10 Family Dramas. Give it a listen and find out why we picked this particular genre and what you can expect in this series.

Hopefully, we have intrigued you enough to subscribe to us on iTunes or any of your favorite podcast apps.

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.

 

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Podcast Episode Summary:

 

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

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge - Directed by Aditya Chopra and starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, Dilwale Dulhani Le Jayenge is one of the greatest love stories ever told in Indian cinema. This movie changed the career graph of Shah Rukh Khan and catapulted him to the romantic hero of Bollywood that he is now. In this episode, we talk about the unusual colors Manish Malhotra used for Kajol’s traditional outfits, how DDLJ was the first movie that exclusively catered to the NRI audience and hear us sigh..A LOT thinking about the charming Raj a.k.a Shah Rukh Khan.

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Maine Pyar Kiya - Directed by Sooraj Barjatya and starring Salman Khan and Bhagyashree, Maine Pyar Kiya is as quintessential as it gets when it comes to 80’s-90’s Hindi Cinema. So, it was a delight to talk about the gorgeous 90’s Salman Khan, his leather jacket and Rajshri Production’s choice to repeat the wardrobe in their movies.

 

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Podcast Episode Summary:

 

Bhagyashree’s wardrobe and makeup was blah, but we lo [...]

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak - Directed by Mansoor Khan and starring Amir Khan and Juhi Chawla, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak is a contemporary adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Join us as we talk about a very sweet cameo, the actor who plays Juhi Chawla’s friend in the movie and the evergreen songs that still make us smile.

 

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Podcast Episode Summary:

 

We talk about the old couple that jives like a dream in the song “Papa Kehte hain” song

 

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Ek Duje Ke Liye - The epic romance between two states - way before a certain someone wrote a book Directed by K. Balachander and starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. Join us as we talk about the gorgeous Rati Agnihotri, the phenomenon that is Kamal Haasan and of course, fashion. 

 

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Podcast Episode Summary:

 

We talk about fashion in the movies and how actors in older mo [...]