Bollywood is For Lovers

We are joined by Dance Choreographer and Creative Director of ShaktiFlow ( http://www.shaktiflow.org/ ) Shrina Patel ( https://www.instagram.com/shaktiflowyeg/ ) to discuss feminism and the portrayal of women’s issues in Bollywood Cinema. Show notes: Matt finally saw Mirzya ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzya_(film) ) How to learn Hindi 90s Bollywood ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of Boll...

In advance of the third instalment, we discuss Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkar (film series)) series. There are spoilers for Sarkar, Sarkar Raj, and The Godfather series. Show Notes: Sequel naming conventions Money ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money (1993 film)), Money Money ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money Money (1995 film)), and Money Money, More Money ( h...

In this episode we welcome Danica LeBlanc ( https://twitter.com/DanicaHere ), co-owner of Edmonton’s best comic book store Variant Edition ( https://variantedmonton.com ), and Devin Bruce ( https://twitter.com/Doctor_Teeth ), of the infrequently produced Scotch & Comics ( https://scotchandcomics.wordpress.com ) podcast, to discuss Bollywood on America’s So You Think You Can Dance and two films...

In this episode we discuss two films about the Indian Muslim experience in post 9/11 America. Show notes: Matt loves his neti pot ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_irrigation ) Racial discrimination in the Western world A lack of nuance Episode 15 – Kabir Khan, A Filmmaker Without Borders ( https://audioboom.com/posts/4467731-episode-15-kabir-khan-a-filmmaker-without-borders?t=0 ) New York ( h...

In this episode we discuss three films starring Bollywood leading lady and fashion icon Sonam Kapoor. Show notes: The death plague Sonam Kapoor as a brand The mannequin challenge ( https://youtu.be/TFa6XI0CgPs ) I Didn’t Wake Up Like This ( https://www.buzzfeed.com/sonamkapoor/i-didnt-wake-up-like-this?utm term=.ma7ooQon3Q#.yiBxxgxNYg) Erin gives Matt a compliment Sonam Kapoor Literally Never Allo...

In this episode we recap the back end of 2016′s Bollywood releases. Show Notes: We’re back! Our episode on the first half of 2016 ( https://audioboom.com/posts/4732056-episode-21-2016-mid-year-review?t=0 ) The master list on Lettrboxd ( http://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/list/bollywood-is-for-lovers-master-list/ ) Bollywood ( http://www.blue13dance.com/ ) at Disney’s California Adventure Festival of...

In honour of his latest release, Befikre, we discuss three films directed by Aditya Chopra. Show Notes: We’ve been very busy and very sick Aditya Chopra ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chopra ) Our episode on DDLJ ( https://audioboom.com/posts/4467726-episode-7-come-fall-in-love?t=0 ) Yash Raj Films ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash Raj Films) Mohabbatein ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

To celebrate the end of #Noirvember, we welcome fellow Edmonton cinephile and podcaster Neale Barnholden to discuss two classic Bollywood films noir starring Dev Anand. Show Notes: Thank you Ryan Currie! Neale on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/nealpolitan ), Witch, Please ( http://ohwitchplease.ca ), and Plot Device ( https://soundcloud.com/plotdevice ) Matt and Erin want all films to feature singi...

We welcome Shah Shahid of Blank Page Beatdown ( http://www.blankpagebeatdown.com/ ) and the Split Screen Podcast ( https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/split-screen-podcast/id1056295660?mt=2 ) to discuss one of our favourite underrated stars, Randeep Hooda ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randeep_Hooda ) Show Notes: Thank you filmilibrarian for the review! The influx of Bollywood podcasts The genesi...

To get us in the Halloween spirit, we look at two horror films starring Bollywood’s reigning scream queen Bipasha Basu. Show Notes: We are now available on Indian iTunes Thanks to Tilottama Biswas for the review Horror as a niche genre Planet Money Episode 650: The Scariest Thing in Hollywood Scream Queens Bipasha Basu Should we review Bollywood workout videos? Creature 3D Imran Abbas as a fake Bo...

We welcome back film critic Danny Bowes ( http://www.bydannybowes.com/ ) to discuss Abbas-Mustan’s Race duology. Show Notes: We are not talking about the Jesse Owens film ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race (2016 film)) High-art versus high-entertainment Matt didn’t see the plot twists coming! Race ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race (2008 film)) Ranvir Singh versus Ranveer Singh Akshaye Khanna...

To celebrate the podcast’s first anniversary we reflect on the past year before turning our focus to one of Hindi cinema’s most iconic and celebrated films, Lagaan. Show Notes: Happy anniversary to Bollywood is For Lovers and thank you to all of our guests and listeners! Understanding and appreciating popular cinema versus art house Western film criticism’s bias by omission towards Bollywood BBC’s...

We welcome fellow Edmonton podcasters and funny people The Movie Jerks ( http://www.themoviejerks.ca/ ) on to discuss Jism and Jism 2. Show Notes: Welcome to The Movie Jerks and our lost collaboration episode Aśoka ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Boka_(film) ) and Saawariya ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saawariya ) Liking movies that flop Shawn Gramiak’s desire to be beat up by Salman Khan...

We discuss Bollywood’s next leading man, heartthrob Varun Dhawan and three films that showcase his exceptional range. Show Notes: · Varun Dhawan ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varun_Dhawan ), is he a dreamboat or a heartthrob? · Is there Bollywood Dirty Dancing ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty Dancing)? (Apparently Pooja Bhatt’s Holiday ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday (2006_film)) is...

In honour of the Summer Olympics in Rio, we discuss three films featuring Olympics sports. Show Notes: We’re sorry this episode is late; a storm fried both our router and our computer The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016 Summer Olympics) We don’t like sports, but we like sports movies We’re not discussing Mary Kom ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary Kom (film)), be...

We welcome Erin’s Trash, Art, and The Movies ( https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040?mt=2 ) co-host and our good friend Paul Matwychuk ( https://twitter.com/Myelbow ) on to breakdown two different adaptations of the classic Bengali novella Devdas. Show Notes: Listen to Erin’s other show, Trash, Art, and The Movies! We did an episode on Memento vs. Ghajini ( https...

To celebrate Canada Day we look at three films shot in our home province of Alberta Canada. Show Notes: Happy Canada Day! Erin is sick, also we picked the wrong setting on our mic. so she sounds very far away Alberta has more Oscar nominations than any other province in Canada Tum Bin ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tum_Bin ), songs: “Chhoti Chhoti Raatein ( https://youtu.be/2S-1S9SPZ00 )”and “Pya...

In this episode we summarize the highlights and lowlights of the year’s films so far and look ahead to the second half of 2016. Show Notes: · Matt on Letterboxd ( https://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/ ) · Thank you for all of the kind words, we appreciate them so much · Erin was on the Split Screen podcast ( http://www.blankpagebeatdown.com/split-screen-podcast-episode-13-bollywood-director-remakes-ow...

In this episode we celebrate Pride by discussing three recent Hindi films featuring LGBTQ characters and issues. Show Notes: It’s Edmonton Pride week ( http://www.edmontonpride.ca/ ) Gay stereotypes and comedic relief Thank you Annarios for your review! Is Erin funny? Deep Mehta’s Fire( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire (1996 film)) and Bombay Talkies ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay Talkie...

In this episode we are joined by writer and film lover Allan Mott to discuss Canadian porn star turned Bollywood heroine Sunny Leone. Show Notes: Welcome Allan Mott ( https://twitter.com/HouseofGlib )! Western pop culture isn’t universal Hrithik Roshan cats ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyl cat) Our Krrish 3 review for The Pulp ( http://thepulppress.com/boozy-bollywood-krrish-3-2013/ ) Al...

In this episode we discuss three films that played at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard program.  Show Notes: We’re on audioBoom and now reaching an audience in Pakistan and India Matt’s adventures in the Toronto airport The Cannes Film Festival Teaser for Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0 Parallel Cinema is For Lovers! Cinéma vérité Miss Lovely Pornography in India Bollywood Blood...

In this episode we discuss the iconic 1975 blockbuster Sholay. Show Notes: Sholay’s poster (and Citizen Kane’s) We are now on audioBoom! The Story Of Film: An Odyssey (it’s 15 episodes not 12!) “Sholay BC and Sholay AD” Anupama Chopra, Sholay: The Making of A Classic Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh Source issues The Magnificent Two and the influence of Hollywood westerns...

In this episode we welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes to discuss reviewing Bollywood movies and the films that introduced him to South Asian cinema. Show Notes: Superstar Rajinikanth and Enthiran Star power and celebrity Matt’s wrong, Tees Maar Khan’s Rotten Tomatoes score is 18% Appreciating popular cinema Bollywood’s popularity in North America, but lack of exposure Writing for  rogerebe...

In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks. Show Notes: Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmaking Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan Human scale perspective of global politics  Kabul Express Loosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs....

In this episode we discuss Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.  Show Notes: List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide The popularity of the three Khans Baahubali: The Beginning (Which Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions released, but maybe didn’t have much to do with the production?) Franchise power versus star power Deepika Padukone, the secret weapon to box office success?  Gen...