Bollywood is For Lovers

We welcome The Romantics director Smriti Mundhra on to discuss her new Netflix docuseries on Yash Raj Films, Bollywood stars' bookshelves, the nepotism question, and whether Befikre will ever find its audience.  Show notes: Thank you Smriti Mundhra!Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out The Well Endowed Podcast Listen to What’s The Tsismis? Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #TheRomantics, #SmritiMundhra, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia, #YashRaj, #YashRajFilms, #YashChopra, #AdityaChopra, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

We go behind the scenes to learn about the making of some of Hindi cinema’s most famous and infamous films with two new docuseries. Show notes: Thank you Rakesh KT!Cinema Marte Dum TakVice MediaThe RomanticsSmriti MundhraYash Raj Films NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Telus Storyhive and Edmonton Public School’s Open House Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #CinemaMarteDumTak, #VasanBala, #ViceStudios, #ViceMedia, #J.Neelam, #KantiShah, #KishanShah, #DilipGulati, #VinodTalwar, #SapnaSappu, #ArjunKapoor, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #AmazonPrimeVideoIndia, #TheRomantics, #YashRajFilms, #YashChopra, #AdityaChopra, #SmritiMundhra, #AmitabhBachchan, #ShahRukhKhan, #RanveerSingh, #Kajol, #DDLJ, #DilwaleDulhaniaLeJayenge, #Chandni, #KabhiKabhie, #Lamhe, #Darr, #RishiKapoor, #NeetuSingh

Is Shah Rukh Khan here to save Bollywood? A special guest drops by to weigh in on Pathaan! Show notes: Thank you Nim aka MapleBrownie for inviting us out and joining us for this review!“Cinema in northeast Edmonton closed permanently“ via CTV “India’s Right Wing Tried to Scuttle a Film. Fans Helped It Break Records” via the New York Times Mike McCahill’s take “The spy who came in from the cold: ‘Pathaan’“ NEXT TIME: Netflix and Dil Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Check out Park Power! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Pathaan, #YRF, #YRFSpyverse, #YRFSpy Universe, #ShahRukhKhan, #DeepikaPadukone, #JohnAbraham, #DimpleKapadia, #AshutoshRana, #HindiCinema, #SiddharthAnand, #SRK

Well we are a month into the new year, but before we see if SRK can save Bollywood, we are looking back at the last six months of 2022.  Show notes: 2022 Midyear ReviewJugjugg JeeyoEk Villain Returns Good Luck Jerry (Episode 136) Darlings (Episode 136)Laal Singh ChaddhaBrahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (INTERVAL (“Piya Tu Ab To Aja” from Monica, O My Darling) Chup: Revenge of the ArtistDoctor GPhone BhootUunchaiMonica, O My DarlingDrishyam 2Cirkus Next time: Netflix and Dil Cinema Marte Dum Tak Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to It's A Conspiracy! Check out STORYHIVE! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Bollywood2022, #JugjuggJeeyo, #EkVillainReturns, #GoodLuckJerry, #Darlings, #LaalSinghChaddha, #Brahmastra, #BrahmastraPartOneShiva, #Chup, #ChupRevengeoftheArtist, #DoctorG, #Uunchai, #MonicaOMyDarling, #Drishyam2, #Cirkus

We celebrate the work of iconic masala director Manmohan Desai with two of his films, made twenty years apart.  Notes: Our episodes on Amar Akbar Anthony and Mard Masala filmManmohan DesaiThe source that Erin looked at that had different information on Desai than what’s online is Tejaswini Ganti’s Bollywood: a guidebook to popular Hindi cinema 1st editionChhalia1977Bluff MasterWe are concerned about Pran’s drug problemDesai’s signatureSongs: “Chali Chali Kaisi Hawa,” “Are Husn Chala,” “Govina Aala Re,” and “Jab Se Tujhe Jaan”Matt got his Dutch angles (INTERVAL (“Mujhe Pine Ka Shauk” from Coolie) CoolieListen to the very end to hear our thoughts on Allah RakhaThe film that almost killed Amitabh BachchanSongs: “Sari Duniya Ka Boj,” “Lambuji Lambuji Bolo Tinguji,” and “Accident Ho Gaya All Rakha,”3-hour Bollywood movies versus 3-hour Hollywood moviesNation-building and labour rights Erin and Matt’s Letterboxd Next time: 2022 year-end Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network  Check out Taproot Edmonton’s Bloom Listen to Overdue Finds Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #ManmohanDesai, #BluffMaster, #BluffMaster1963, #ShammiKapoor, #SairaBanu, #Pran, #LalitaPawar, #Coolie, #Coolie1983, #KaderKhan, #AmitabhBachchan, #RishiKapoor, #RatiAgnihotri, #ShomaAnand, #WaheedaRehman, #AmrishPuri, #AllahRakha

It’s that time of year where we polish our guns and light up our cigarettes, it’s Noirvember time and we are up to no good with two Ashok Kumar classics. Notes: Apologies for the sound quality, we discovered after recording that we had set up our mic improperly Noirvember and our Noirvember playlist Park Chan-wook isn’t a fan of NoirFilm NoirThank you tommydan55 Gyan MukherjeeAshok KumarKismetFirst Indian BlockbusterLost and found formula Franz Osten and Josef Wirsching (INTERVAL (“Aaj Himalay Ki Choti Se” from Kismet) SangramCop father/criminal son formula1930s gangster films Next time: Manmohan Desai Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network  Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Kismet, #GyanMukherjee, #AshokKumar, #MumtazShanti, #ShahNawaz. #P.F.Pithawala, #David, #Sangram, #NaliniJaywant, #Sajjan, #Nawab, #ShashiKapoor, #Noirvember, #FilmNoir, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood

We return to the mean streets of Delhi with season 2 of Netflix’s Delhi Crime. Show notes: Thank you Veedee24!Delhi CrimeNetflix and Dil: Delhi Crime, or These Are Their Stories Dun DunThe year of Shefali Shah Kachcha Baniyan GangDenotified TribesSpoiler Zone: 31.17 - 40:12 NEXT TIME: Noirvember Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out connectfirst Credit Union! Listen to Your Forest! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #DelhiCrime, #RichieMehta, #ShefaliShah, #RasikaDugal, #RajeshTailang, #AdilHussain, #TillotamaShome, #TanujChopra, #HindiTelevision, #HindiTV, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia

It’s October and by now you probably know what that means, it’s time for Hindi Horror Halloween! This year we check out three scary movies that are remakes of popular Hollywood horror films. Notes: It’s Hindi Horror Halloween time! Khooni Murda and Mahakaal SangharshIs The Silence of the Lambs actually a feminist workplace drama?HawaRakht Dobaara: See Your Evil, Khamoshi, and Mike Flanagan Papi GudiaChid’s Play“Music I Love” and “Rehte Nashe Mein”  (INTERVAL (“Dekho Main Hoon Karishma” from Papi Gudia) RaazWhat Lies BeneathSequelsGhost detecting lemonKucch To HaiI Know What You Did Last Summer“Ye Mera Dil Sun Sun” and “Ding Dong Dole” Next time: Netflix and Dil Delhi Crime Season 2 Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #PapiGudia, #LawrenceD'Souza, #KarismaKapoor, #AmarBhardwaj, #AvinashWadhavan, #ShaktiKapoor, #Child'sPlay, #Raaz, #VikramBhatt, #BipashaBasu, #DinoMorea, #MaliniSharma, #AshutoshRana, #WhatLiesBeneath, #KucchToHai, #AnuragBasu, #AnilV.Kumar, #TussharKapoor, #EshaDeol, #RishiKapoor, #JohnnyLever, #AnitaHassanandani, #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer, #Bollywood, #Remakes, #Horror, #HorrorMovies, #BollywoodHorror, #HindiCinema

We go back to the 1980s to catch up with two testosterone-tastic action films featuring your favourite hero and ours, Amitabh Bachchan. Notes: The Bachchan SeriesThe never-ending search for movies with subtitlesWe couldn’t find 1986 or 1988Mard Best horse and best dog Is Amrita Singh into BDSM?Jabisco’s many costume changesHitchcock’s pure cinemaIs this The Mummy of its time“Mard Tangewala,” “Sun Rubia Tumse Pyar Ho Gaya,” “Hum To Tambu Mein Bambu” and “Buri Nazarwale”Would kids like this movie? (INTERVAL (“Will You Marry Me” from Mard) ToofanThe point at which the double roll switches“Jadugar Ka Jadu Hathoon Kamal Hai”  Bollywood magiciansJaadugarMatt loves Pran Erin watched The Graduate for It Pod To Be You Next time: Hindi Horror Halloween Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the connectFirst Credit Union! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #AmitabhBachchan, #AmritaSingh, #DaraSingh, #NirupaRoy, #PremChopra, #KamalKapoor, #Mard, #ManmohanDesai, #Toofan, #KetanDesai, #MeenakshiSeshadri, #FarooqShaikh, #Pran, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood

It’s back to school season, at least for some people, and we are hitting the books with two films about the right to education.  Notes: Paani on launchgood.com, donations to Pakistani refugees floods.pk, a list of charities in the region trying to help67th Filmfare AwardsThese awards are just copying the BiFL Awards We need to watch Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi Erin loves back to school shopping and Canadian department stores Taare Zameen ParAkira KurosawaDyslexiaAamir Khan is a magic art fairy (INTERVAL (“Jame Raho” from Taare Zameen Par) Hindi MediumThe film actually came out after the 2016 Uri Attack, which led to ban of Pakistani actors in BollywoodAngrezi MediumDeepak Dobriyal redeems himself in our eyesIrrfan Khan’s eyes Next time: Bachchan! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the Edmonton Community Foundation website! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Filmfare, #FilmfareAwards, #67thFilmfareAwards, #TaareZameenPar, #AamirKhan, #DarsheekSafary, #TiscaChopra, #VipinSharma, #TanayChheda, #SachetEngineer, #AmoleGupte, #DeepaBhatia, #HindiMedium, #SaketChaudhary, #IrrfanKhan, #SabaQamar, #DishitaSehgal, #AmritaSingh, #DeepakDobriyal, #TillotamaShome, #NehaDhupia, #SanjaySuri

We do our best to not feel the wrath of these women scorned as we check out three recent(ish) black comedies with female leads. Also lots of good music recommendations in this one. Notes: Black ComedyThat Mel Brooks quote was basically right: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”Pushing The Envelope: Being Cyrus and Delhi Belly, with Suchin MehrotraNot dependent on wordplay and puns, so might work better for people who don’t speak Hindi?PataakhaEveryone understands the Wario analogyRadhika Madan“Cows Around” by Corn Lund and the Hurtin’ AlbertansMaybe both Pataakha and Jojo’s were influenced by Sabai?SPOILER ZONE: 24:21- 27:45 (INTERVAL (“Paracetamol” from Good Luck Jerry) Good Luck Jerry“Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine” by the White StripesKolamaavu KokilaMaybe the South Indian film fans were right?Knockoff Pankaj Tripathi?Comic book imagery as lazy storytellingRemake Heartbreakers with Janhvi Kapoor and Tabu, you cowardsDarlingsThe Year of Shefali Shah“Goodbye Earl” by the Chicks Next time: school movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the Edmonton Community Foundation! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Pataakha, #RadhikaMadan, #SanyaMalhotra, #SunilGrover, #VijayRaaz, #VishalBhardwaj, #GoodLuckJerry, #KolamaavuKokila, #JanhviKapoor, #SamtaSudiksha, #DeepakDobriyal, #MitaVashisht, #NeerajSood, #SaurabhSachdeva, #JaswantSinghDalal, #Darlings, #JasmeetKReen, #AliaBhatt, #ShefaliShah, #VijayVarma, #RoshanMathew, #RajeshSharma, #VijayMaurya, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #NetflixIndia

After a four year hiatus, Ranbir Kapoor is back! So we’re going back to look at a couple of his early roles.  Notes: Mother India is obviously the Mother of the YearRanbir Kapoor Method acting and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute We are discussing method acting in America where Kapoor studied, and not method acting in India like Dilip KumarMarlon BrandoDo you want to hear us discuss Saawariya? RKs two modes: sad boy versus physical actor (INTERVAL (“Pocket Mein Rocket” from Rocket Singh) Wake Up SidAyan MukerjiWe don’t understand what college is in IndiaRocket Singh: Salesman of the YearShimit Amin Next time: Black Comedies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross Listen to Book Woman Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #RanbirKapoor, #ShimitAmin, #RocketSingh, #RocketSingh:SalesmanoftheYear, #GauaharKhan, #ShazahnPadamsee, #D'Santosh, #NeerajSood, #PremChopra, #WakeUpSid, #AyanMukerji, #KonkonaSenSharma, #AnupamKher, #SupriyaPathak, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

Strap on your invisibility bracelets Lovers, we’re teaming up to save the day with the one and only Mr. India! Notes: Why doesn’t EPL want to buy Mr. India?Shekhar Kapur Bandit Queen and “The Great Indian Rape Trick” Elizabeth, The Four Feathers, Elizabeth: The Golden Age The novelization of ElizabethKapur’s many unrealized projectsMr. IndiaSalim-Javed Fu Manchu and Zorro (INTERVAL (“Hawa Hawai” from Mr. India) Justice for TinaThe TrampIndiana Jones and the Temple of DoomKids want to be the hero and they want to help the heroWhy the bucket hat?Superhero weaknessesSongs: “Parody Song,” “Karte Hain Hum Pyaar Mr. India Se,” and “Kate Nahin Kat Te”   Next time: Ranbir Kapoor Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Mr.India, #AnilKapoor, #Sridevi, #AmrishPuri, #ShekharKapur, #AnnuKapoor, #AshokKumar, #AhmedKhan, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Salim-Javed

It’s time for another midyear review where we discuss 12 of the most notable Hindi-language films released in the past six months. Notes: Looop LapetaGehraiyaanBadhaai DoGangubai KathiawadiBachchhan PaandeyJalsa (INTERVAL (“Ami Je Tomar” from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) Sharmaji NamkeenHeropanti 2TharJayeshbhai JordaarBhool Bhulaiyaa 2Anek Next time: Anil Kapoor Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Park Power! Listen to the Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood2022, #LooopLapeta, #Gehraiyaan, #BadhaaiDo, #GangubaiKathiawadi, #BachchhanPaandey, #Jalsa, #SharmajiNamkeen, #Thar, #Heropanti2, #JayeshbhaiJordaar, #BhoolBhulaiyaa2, #Anek

We set out on the back country trails with three modern takes on the western genre.  Notes: Content Warning: two of these films feature sexual assault as plot pointsWhat is a Western? Did they die out? The EmergencyThe period Hindi Westerns: The Magnificent Two (Sholay) Revisionist Hollywood Westerns, Dark Westerns, Blaxploitation Westerns, the list goes onWe miss Irrfan Khan and Sushant Singh RajputSpoiler alert, none of these movies end very well for the main characterPaan Singh TomarWe have watched many sports biopics, they usually don’t have this many gunfights though (INTERVAL (”Baaghi Re” from Sonchiriya) SonchiriyaAlberta is the wild westCaste politics and feminismTharViolence should have a pointCatharsis and heroic bloodshed (see RRR)Spoiler Zone: 55:57 - 1:00:54 Next time: 2022 midyear review Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Taproot Edmonton Listen to High Level Hip Hop Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Western, #CurryWestern, #DacoitWestern, #PaanSinghTomar, #IrrfanKhan, #TigmanshuDhulia, #MahieGill, #VipinSharma, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #Sonchiriya, #SushantSinghRajput, #AbhishekChaubey, #BhumiPednekar, #AshutoshRana, #ManojBajpayee, #RanvirShorey, #Thar, #RajSinghChaudhary, #AnilKapoor, #HarshvardhanKapoor, #FatimaSanaShaikh, #JitendraJoshi, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

We go for a ride with three films about destructive car accidents and the wreckage they leave behind. Show notes: Did Erin invent a new genre?Class, privilege, and getting away with murderChappaquiddickShaitanGregg ArakiAnurag Kashyap’s unreleased Paanch The anti-Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Matt was thinking of Very Bad Things (INTERVAL (“Hawa Hawai” from Shaitan) Talaash: The Answer Lies WithinWarning there will be spoilersReema Kagti’s filmographyDid Kareena Kapoor Khan name her son after this film?Rajkummar Rao cop universeSpoiler Zone: 41:30 to 46:25JalsaTwo female leads over 40! We love to see it!Unrealized potentialWe just want to see Shefali Shah happy Next time: Modern Westerns Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out ATB Financial and Alberta Blue Cross Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Shaitan, #BejoyNambiar, #KalkiKoechlin, #RajeevKhandelwal, #RajkummarRao, #NeilBhoopalam, #GulshanDevaiah, #KirtiKulhari, #Talaash, #TalaashTheAnswerLiesWithin, #AamirKhan, #ReemaKagti, #KareenaKapoor, #KareenaKapoorKhan, #RaniMukerji, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #Jalsa, #SureshTriveni, #VidyaBalan, #ShefaliShah, #RohiniHattangadi, #ManavKaul, #VidhartiBandi, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #ShivPanditt

With the Criterion Channel now streaming the work of Guru Dutt, we discuss the acclaimed director’s most iconic film, Pyaasa.  Show notes: We upgraded our mic setupCriterion Channel’s The World of Guru Dutt Past episodes: Dev Anand’s Bombay Noir and Noir ‘58 Mr. Criterion: Do Bigha Zamin and Shree 420Bollywood doesn’t need Western validation, but accessibility is nicePyaasaThe Goddess Who Carries The Burden of The World, Mother India Restoration in 2015“All-Time 100 Movies” (INTERVAL (“Sar Jo Tera Chakraye” from Pyaasa) Pyaasa’s Sight and Sound votesComparison to Orson Welles “Jinhen Naaz Hai Hind Par”Ten years after Partition“The Death of the Author” by Roland BarthesThe “starving artist”“I Threw It On The Ground”“Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein” Next time: car accident movies Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to High Level Hip Hop Check out ATB  Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Criterion, #CriterionChannel, #CriterionCollection, #GuruDutt, #Pyaasa, #WaheedaRehman, #JohnnyWalker, #Rehman, #MalaSinha, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema

We dust off our bats and take a swing at the World Cup with two cricket biopics. Show notes: Chess boxingPast sports episodes: 6, 24, 27, & 118 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryIs Neeraj Pandey on a downward streak?Dhoni really just wants to play soccerWhy can’t these films afford decent wigs?!You shouldn’t have to be familiar with the subject matter to enjoy the filmDhoni is remarkable because he is remarkableWe miss Sushant Singh Rajput (INTERVAL (“Sakht Jaan” from 83) 83Was it a box office flop?Phantom FilmsSports as nation-buildingIt’s about the journey not the destinationMongoose bat Next time: Pyaasa Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Turf District Podcast Check out Northwest Fest Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #CricketCinema, #M.S.Dhoni, #M.S.Dhoni:TheUntoldStory, #SushantSinghRajput, #DishaPatani, #KiaraAdvani, #AnupamKher, #BhumikaChawla, #83, #RanveerSingh, #PankajTripathi, #TahirRajBhasin, #Jiiva, #SaqibSaleem, #NeenaGupta, #BomanIrani, #KapilDev

We wrap up Madhuri Madness month with a look at Madhuri Dixit’s foray into streaming TV, the buzzy Netflix family mystery The Fame Game. Show notes: Supplemental Episode 3: Sri Rao's Bollywood Kitchen!The Fame GameSpoiler Zone: 37:06 - 45:00 NEXT TIME: Cricket Biopics Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Three Kitchens Podcast! Listen to Overdue Finds! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #TheFameGame, #SriRao, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia, #SanjayKapoor, #ManavKaul, #SuhasiniMulay, #RajshriDeshpande, #LakshvirSaran, #MuskkaanJaferi, #GaganArora

March Madness is here, but it isn't basketball we're excited about, it's Madhuri Dixit! Kicking off our series on one of Bollywood's most talented leading ladies, we discuss two early roles.  Show notes: March Madness is a US college basketball thingThe stans took over our Twitter pollMadhuri DixitAnil Kapoor’s 80s: Mashaal, Chameli Ki Shaadi, and TezaabParindaSplit Screen Podcast: The Hollywood Remake of Parinda "Sehre Main Dulha Hoga" aka the baby songBroken HorsesAnupama Chopra's review"Kitni Hai Pyari Pyari"What Top Gun was going for (INTERVAL (“Pyaar Ke Mod Pe" from Parinda) DilIs Aamir Khan Jason Voorhees?Forcibly marrying someone in front of their dadEnemies to lovers "Hum Pyar Karne Wale"Crave, our favourite Canadian streaming service has added some Bollywood films Next time: The Fame Game Netflix & Dil Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out RUMI by ATCO Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #AnilKapoor, #JackieShroff, #NanaPatekar, #AnupamKher, #VidhuVinodChopra, #SaeedJaffrey, #AamirKhan, #Parinda, #Dil, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #IndraKumar