This episode, we're once more shifting both place and time to Calcutta (now Kolkata) and the turn of the 19th-20th Century respectively. However, we remain fully in epic Bollywood mode, albeit of a very different tone, with Abrar Alvi's (or should that be partially Guru Dutt's?) 1962 masterpiece, Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. 

This film has an heady, leisurely pace with plenty to unpack- Faded glamour, alcoholism and cat weddings all feature. Join us as we make our way through a mesmerising Meena Kumari performance, splendid cinematography, a savage critique of morally bankrupt tax collectors under the British Raj, and more.

Content Warning: The central character's agency in this film is represented almost entirely through her relationship with her husband. Whilst the film does contextualise this, if that doesn't sound like your kind of thing, we would be totally fine if you skipped this episode and film.