197 episodes
Bollywood is For Lovers Bollywood is For Lovers
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4.9 • 37 Ratings
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Join hosts Matt Bowes and Erin Fraser for a bi-weekly podcast that explores the wonderful world of Hindi Cinema through the lens of two Canadian cinephiles!
Contact us at bollywoodisforlovers@gmail.com
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Sad Songs Say So Much: Qala and Amar Singh Chamkila
We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers.
Show notes:
Straight-to-streaming films are legit now
Qala
Comparison to Amadeus
Halloween VI: Hell Hath No Fury, Stree and Bulbbul with Matthew Stepanic
Elvis and Norah Jones
Style over substance
INTERVAL ("Baaja" from Amar Singh Chamkila)
Dil-Luminati Tour
Wee Book Inn
Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila
Comparisons to western hip hop
The Mr. Holland's Opus problem
Jodi
The use of archival images
NEXT TIME: Heeramandi
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#Qala, #AnvitaDutt, #TriptiDimri, #SwastikaMukherjee, #BabilKhan, #AmitSial, #SameerKochar, #AbhishekBanerjee, #AmarSinghChamkila, #ImtiazAli, #DiljitDosanjh, #ParineetiChopra, #NishaBano, #RahulMittra, #Netflix, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood -
Murder Most Fun: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! and Murder Mubarak
We are polishing our magnifying glasses and donning our deerstalkers, because once again, murder is afoot!
Show notes:
We just love murder mysteries!
Our Noirvember playlist
To Those Who Killed Me and Call of the Void, the mystery books Matt has edited
You can't have too few or too many characters in a murder mystery
Detective Bymokesh Bakshy!
"When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood"
Byomkesh Bakshi
Comparisons to other famous fictional detectives
Kosuke Kindaichi
1940s setting
The music and the violence go too hard
INTERVAL ("Calcutta Kiss" from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!)
Murder Mubarak
Is Sanjay Kapoor one of our guys?
"In a movie about rich people you can't kill the help"
Karisma Kapoor's first film in 12 years
Fantasy casting The Thin Man
NEXT TIME: Singer Movies
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#DetectiveByomkeshBakshy!, #ByomkeshBakshi, #DibakarBanerjee, #SushantSinghRajput, #AnandTiwari, #NeerajKabi, #SwastikaMukherjee, #MeiyangChang, #MurderMubarak, #HomiAdajania, #PankajTripathi, #SaraAliKhan, #VijayVarma, #KarismaKapoor, #DimpleKapadia, #SanjayKapoor, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema -
Madhuri Madness 2024: Aarzoo and Pukar
To wrap up Madhuri Madness 2024 we're joined by our good friend Rashmeet to discuss two action films in which our beloved heroine finds herself at the centre of a deadly love triangle.
Show notes:
Welcome Rashmeet!
Madhuri Madness
Madhuban Performing Arts and Urja Yeg
Aarzoo
Gaslight, Girlboss, Gatekeep
Obsession gazebo
Darkman
"Dosti Karte Nahin" and "Mil Jaate Hain"
St. Andrews
INTERVAL ("Kay Sera Sera" from Pukar)
"Que Sera Sera"
Pukar
"Hai Jaana Hai Jaana"
Are we Rajkumar Santoshi fans?
Torturing Anil Kapoor
Madhuri Dixit's emotional range and appeal
NEXT TIME: Detective movies
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#MadhuriDixit, #Aarzoo, #LawrenceD'Souza, #AkshayKumar, #SaifAliKhan, #PareshRawal, #AmrishPuri, #Pukar, #RajkumarSantoshi, #AnilKapoor, #ManrataShirodkar, #OmPuri, #Danny Denzongpa, #PrabhuDeva, #LataMangeshkar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema -
Madhuri Madness 2024: Mrityudand and Lajja
To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas.
Show notes:
Happy International Women’s Day
Madhuri Madness
Every film industry is patriarchal (except Paradise Island)
Hollywood vs Bollywood women’s pictures
Mrityudand
Shabana Azmi and Om Puri
Prakash Jha’s political filmmaking
INTERVAL ("Badi Mushkil" from Lajja)
Lajja
A real multi-starrer
Manisha Koirala learns about feminism
Tonally inconsistent
Ajay Devgn's whip sword
NEXT TIME: MD & SRK
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#MadhuriDixit, #Mrityudand, #PrakashJha, #ShabanaAzmi, #OmPuri, #ShilpaShirodkar, #MohanJoshi, #MohanAgashe, #HarishPatel, #Lajja, #RajkumarSantoshi, #ManishaKoirala, #Rekha, #MahimaChaudhary, #JackieShroff, #AnilKapoor, #AjayDevgn, #JohnnyLever, #InternationalWomen'sDay, #Bollywood, #Feminism, #FeminisminFilm, #HindiCinema -
Supplemental Episode 20: Rainbow Rishta Director Jaydeep Sarkar
We welcome filmmaker Jaydeep Sarkar, series director and executive producer of Rainbow Rishta, a new docuseries available now on Amazon Prime.
Show notes:
Jaydeep Sarkar
Rainbow Rishta
NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness
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#Bollywood, #JaydeepSarkar, #HindiCinema, #HindiTV, #IndianTV, #Docuseries, #Documentary, #AmazonPrime, #LGBTQ+, #LGBTQ+India -
2023 Year End Review
Somehow we made it through 2023, which certainly was a year in Bollywood. Did Tiger 3 hit the jackpot? Did we soldier through Jawan? Find out now!
Show notes:
The 69th Annual Filmfare Awards (nice)
Neeyat (Episode 150)
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Supplemental Episode 17)
Jawan
Jaane Jaan (Episode 149)
Khufiya
INTERVAL ("Dishoom Dishoom" from The Archies)
Thank You for Coming
12th Fail
Tiger 3
Animal
This is the only Bullet Machine we respect in these parts
The Archies
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan
NEXT TIME: Surprise Netflix and Dil!
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#Bollywood, #2023Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Neeyat, #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahaani, #Jawan, #JaaneJaan, #Khufiya, #ThankYouforComing, #12thFail, #Animal, #TheArchies, #KhoGayeHumKahan
Customer Reviews
Amazing stuff
Just wanted to pop up back in here again to say how thankful and appreciative I am of you guys for not only mentioning the farmers’ protest on your podcast but also showing your support for them. Not even Indian podcasters or celebs have done that, which is a real shame. Truly won over my heart even more! I had already submitted my review below some time ago, and I just put on episode 108 “Underpants Captain”, and felt really compelled to say thank you. Thank you! You guys are truly awesome and continue to win me over day by day.
P.s. when are you watching and discussing Khosla Ka Ghosla! It has some of your favourite actors (I.e. friend of the show, Boman Irani ;) )
Original review below:
You guys are just a delight to listen to. I’m an Indian Canadian obsessed with Bollywood and listening to your podcast has made me revisit movies I’d forgotten about and also led me to watch some that I overlooked! I appreciate the research that you put into each episode and also appreciate you guys making an effort to pronounce things properly - but don’t sweat about that too much! It’s almost more fun listening to you guys talk about movies you didn’t like, lol! And finally, I wanna say that both of you are very respectful in expressing your thoughts and opinions on the Indian culture while discussing the movies. Always keeping it classy, professional and fun. Love Matt’s dry humour that he casually throws in at times and Erin always trying to stay on topic haha! Keep it up guys and release episodes more often! By far the best Bollywood podcast currently in the running. :) P.s. have you guys seen Khosla Ka Ghosla and Rang de Basanti? Would love to hear your take on episodes dedicated to these ones!
Refreshing!
I grew up in India in the ‘90s - loving & living Bollywood. When I moved out of the country, I also stepped out of my bubble spending time in different countries & cultures. Today, I still ardently love bollywood but when I revisit the films I watched growing up, they usually break my heart. They are often racist and misogynistic, and almost always causally sexist. Listening to you guys with your outsider’s perspective has been such a gift. The positivity you two bring to your discussions has helped me enjoy the lovely bits of old Bollywood again. Thank you for such an insightful, fun, and positive podcast! 💜
Love this!
My friend Chris introduced me to this podcast out of our own YEG and I love it. I love how the two of you have such a passion for Bollywood! I am being reminded of lots of movies I have watched but forgotten. And I am amazed at your knowledge of Indian movies! Love how you both get the names and pronunciations right. I am going to watch Kaala Pathar tonight. Keep up the great work.
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