Movie Wala Podcast

Satte Pe Satta (lit. Seven on Seven) is a 1982 Hindi action comedy film, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini. Joining us on this episode is out Twitter friend, Sam.The eldest of seven brothers, who run a family farm together, marries a pretty nurse, inspiring his country-bumpkin siblings to follow his example. (Source: IMDb). 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 body image as shown in 80s movies

We talk about all the brothers and their casting

 

Quotables:

I wanted a beach holiday - Flo

You need all of them for the movie to be what it became - Tanvi

 

Even Shakti Kapoor looks bearable -Flo

 

He hasn't been bad in even one movie - Tanvi

Joining us on this episode is out Twitter friend, Sam, as we discuss Namak Halaal. Namak Halaal (English: Loyal Servant) is a 1982 Indian action-comedy masala film, directed by Prakash Mehra and written by Kader Khan, with music by Bappi Lahiri and lyrics by Anjaan. Brought up by his grandfather, Arjun Singh moves to the city in search of a new job and life. While in the city he meets Bhairon who helps him find a job as a singer in a 5-star hotel owned by Raja.  (Source: IMDb). 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 ageism and how women actors had a shelf life 

We talk about the contrast styling of Smita Patil and Parveen Bhabhi

We talk about Amitabh's mastery over hindi and if that added to his popularity

Quotables:

She is just owning the screen - Tanvi

 

The attention to details that they have done with the saree is immaculate - Sam

 

They both own that space at the terrace party - Flo

Laawaris (transl. Orphan) is an 1981 Indian drama film directed by Prakash Mehra. Laawaris is a story of an orphan Heera, played by Amitabh Bachchan who is disowned by his father (Amjad Khan) before birth and the struggles he goes through to establish his legitimacy in society (Source: Wikipedia). 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 Amitabh's baritone and how he uses it effectively

We talk about Suresh Oberoi ;)

We talk about how different Kader Khan's writing is in this movie

Quotables:

 

 

People still love him and he deserves everything he has - Flo

Masala movies need to be made with conviction - Tanvi

 

Zeenat's acting has actually improved in this movie - Flo

Aastha, from Love Aaj Kal podcast joins us as we talk about Yaarana. Yaarana (transl. "Friendship") is a 1981 Indian musical drama film directed by Rakesh Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja and Kader Khan. Kishan (Amitabh Bachchan) and Bishan (Amjad Khan) are childhood friends, whose friendship goes through a test when Kishan becomes a successful singer and Bishan loses all is money. 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 Kader Khan's style of writing

We talk about filmy friendships

We talk about 80s Bollywood trend

Quotables:

Everything is larger than life- Aastha

This is that movie for Amjad Khan, where he played a good guy - Tanvi

Is Karvachauth a new concept in Bollywood? - Flo

Asim, our friend from the Khandaan podcast as we talk about Shaan. Shaan (English: Pride) is a 1980 Indian action thriller film. The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy, with a story written by Salim-Javed.  The story is about two brothers (Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor) go after the international mafia kingpin who murdered their cop brother. They are later joined by another man who wants revenge against the gangster Shatrugan Sinha. (Source:Imdb). 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 comparisons between Shaan and Sholay

We talk about minority representation in Cinema

We talk about all the big villains of the 70s and the 80s

 

Quotables:

We were lucky to see both peak Amitabh and peak Khan period - Asim

 

He puts life into characters that may seem caricature-ish - Tanvi

 

I could not see Amitabh with Dharmendra or Amjad Khan. I wanted Shashi Kapoor - Flo

Manzil is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Bas Chatterjee. The story of the movie starts with a young man (Amitabh Bachchan) having big dreams. He falls for a rich girl (Moushumi Chaterjee). She falls for him as well. He pretends to be rich not to disappoint her and takes help from his friend who was a Chartered Accountant, for suit, car and flat, claiming all as his own.  (Source:Wikipedia). 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 Amitabh's character in the movie and wonder if he is meant to be written as a good person or a man with questionable morals?

We talk about all the products in the 1970s that were mentioned in the movie

We talk about India in the 70s

Quotables:

Other than the song, I did not remember the story - Tanvi

Amitabh Bachchan really is flawless - Tanvi

 

This is my comfort movie- Flo

The way Amitabh portrays vulnerability is just so good -Flo

Suhaag is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. A huge box office success, the film became the highest grossing film of 1979. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi in lead roles. Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, and Jeevan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. (Source:Wikipedia). 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 the magic of Amitabh elevates even a badly written movie

We talk about why we sometimes pick movies that we are not a big fan of

We talk about Parveen Bhabhi and how she shines on screen

Quotables:

The story is as thin as a papad - Tanvi

 

I was obsessed with her hair in this movie - Tanvi

 

My observational skills are zero, clearly - Flo

 

Nirupa Roy, in the first o-1.5 hours was a pretty cool mom - Flo

Our special guest, Anshita Koul of Queens Of Comedy fame, joins us today as we talk about Muqaddar Ka Sikandar . It is a 1978 Indian drama film, produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date, along with Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Mayur Raj Verma and Nirupa Roy. The film tells of the story of Sikandar (played by Verma as a child and Bachchan as an adult), an orphan raised in the slums of Bombay.  (Source:Wikipedia). 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 we just  could not get into the world of Muqadda Ka Sikandar

We talk about all the one liners that will look great on a T shirt 

We talk about how songs can elevate a movie and (sort of?) compensate for bad writing?

Quotables:

My first observation was that it is classic case of classism - Anshita

 

I do not even have Fashion written on my notes - Flo

 

This one song was a part of our family sangeet always - 

Tanvi

Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written by Salim-Javed, produced by Nariman Irani, and directed by Chandra Barot. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen, Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role, as Bombay underworld boss, Don and his lookalike Vijay. The film's plot revolves around Vijay, a Bombay slum-dweller who resembles the powerful criminal and underworld boss Don, being asked by law enforcement officer DSP D'Silva (Iftekhar) to masquerade as Don, in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organization. (Source:Wikipedia). 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 Farhan Aktar's Don 

We talk about Amitabh Bachchan's characters in all of his movies smoking and drinking and wonder if cinema influences people

We talk about the story behind the song paan banaras wale

Quotables:

I think this has been my least favourite movie so far - Tanvi

I love Amitabh, clearly - flo

I am singing for a change- Flo 

I don't have a favourite scene - Tanvi

Our twitter friends, Manish joins us as we talk about Trishul (1978) . Trishul (English: Trident) is a 1978 Indian drama film, written by Salim-Javed, directed by Yash Chopra, and produced by Gulshan Rai. It features music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. When Raj's (Sanjeev Kumar) mother refuses to allow her son to marry Shanti, he obeys her wishes, and leaves her in spite of her pregnancy. Years later, Shanti's son Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) returns to his father's family to avenge his mother. (Source:Imdb). 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 differences and similarities between Trishul and Kabhie Kabhie

We talk about songs 

We talk about 70s fashion and how this movie's characters were beautifully dressed

Quotables:

Once the kid grew up and he became Amitabh Bachchan..the story strated moving forward - Flo

Growing up , I only kne wYash chopra as the Love story guy - Manish

It had a good balance between romance and family drama - Tanvi