Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast

In today's episode, podcast hosts Sanjeet and Dhruv invite guest Aryan (once again!) to discuss the new Amazon Prime show Mumbai Diaries 26/11. They talk extensively about its many positives and its equally noticeable negatives. Before, as usual, ending up in another place all together, discussing the cult of RGV…because why not?

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Joining us on this episode is special guest Arijit Paul, student at Satyajit Ray Film Institute, Kolkata. We talk to him about his experience as a student in an Indian film institute, the perks of film school, and what made him get into filmmaking.

We also spend way too much time answering the latest questions sent in by our listeners.

BONUS: Some juicy technical difficulties...

Watch out for Part 2 where Arijit joins us to talk about films that we recently watched and would recommend. 

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In this episode of Queen Is Dead, podcast hosts Sanjeet and Dhruv join guest Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, writer for the acclaimed film blog High on Films, to discuss the anomalous filmography of director Anubhav Sinha. While most filmmakers in Hindi cinema have had a downward trajectory in terms of quality of films, Anubhav Sinha's segue into becoming a socially conscious filmmaker over the past decade has given his filmmaking career a new life, along with a reputation that he probably can't get rid off in the near future.

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In this semi-coherent, semi-rambling episode, Sanjeet and Dhruv briefly critique Amazon prime blockbuster “Shershaah” before delving deep into its discourse that, once again, massively divided fans and detractors. As non-fans, the hosts try to understand the immense love for the film while also bemoaning cultish fans who refuse to accept any form of criticism.

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In this episode, podcast hosts Sanjeet and Dhruv invite guest Aryan to talk about the best Hindi films this year (up till and including July). More than the individual films themselves, the three discuss the declining quality of Bollywood films, and the sad predictability of the good films only coming from the people we usually associate with quality films. Check out this episode to know more.

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In this episode of Queen Is Dead, we talk about three movies each that we saw during the past month and would recommend. We also answer the questions we received from the latest Instagram Q&A. 

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Here are our thoughts on this week's next major release on Amazon Prime, Toofaan, the much-awaited boxing flick starring Farhan Akhtar, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.

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In this episode, we discuss the strengths and pitfalls of the new Malayalam film, Malik, an Amazon Prime Video Release, starring Fahadh Faasil and written/directed by Mahesh Narayanan. We are joined by guest host Rohit Satish Nair, a critic and film enthusiast, to talk about this much-hyped release.

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In this episode, we talk to a professor of media studies, Nithesh Kalnad, who has an upcoming film release on OTT. We discuss the relatively less talked about Kannada film industry and recommend some good gateway films to get into exploring the same. We also answer some fan questions from our Instagram stories' Q and A. If your question hasn't been answered, please stay tuned as we will get to them in our upcoming episodes!

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Netflix just released 'Ray', a four-episode adaptation of Bengali writer/director and auteur Satyajit Ray's short stories, on the occasion of his centennial celebrations. We discuss what we liked, disliked and abhorred in this mini-series. The series stars Harshvardhan Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Kay Kay Menon and Ali Fazal in major roles. The segments are directed by Srijit Mukherjee, Abhishek Chaubey and Vasan Bala.

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