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Perhaps nowhere in the history of Hindi cinema do two siblings have more divergent debuts, more unusual filmographies, or more unpredictable trajectories. We look at Akshaye in Himalay Putra (1997) and Rahul in 1947 Earth (1999) and then discuss their careers, including celebrity presence and lack thereof.



If you haven't seen Himalay Putra, do watch the 90s-riffic I Am a Bachelor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Mg5JxR_5o and uber-masala Bam Bam Bhole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WeFpknLEpo. Akshaye Khanna, song sequence star?!? Who knew!



Beth has written extensively on all three of the Khannas; here's her essay on the character of Sid in Dil Chahta Hai https://www.bethlovesbollywood.com/2010/05/this-is-one-sid-whos-already-awake.html, her interview with Rahul in the Wall Street Journal https://rahulkhannaonline.blogspot.com/2012/09/wall-street-journal-india-part-1.html, and her study of how this particular family portrayed villainy (as of 2010) https://www.bethlovesbollywood.com/2010/05/brief-look-at-face-of-evil-khanna.html .



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A whole episode devoted to one of Pitu's favorites! 🎺 We discuss the
star-worthy performance by SRK and this point in his star trajectory,
the lovable parents, the role of nostalgia, and the nothingness of some
of the other people who shall remain nameless until you get to that part
of the episode.

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Continuing our Kapoor series, we discuss Shashi Kapoor's family in this episode: wife and actress Jennifer Kendal and their children Karan, Kunal, and Sanjana. If you know anything about them at all, it's probably that they all launched in films and never went anywhere as actors, but we watched a film starring each of them to flesh out that story. Jennifer, of course, was an accomplished stage actor before her marriage to Shashi, and when she chose to dip her toes back in acting, you can see the talent!

Films discussed: Junoon (1978), 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Vijeta (1982), Sultanat (1986) (read Beth's essay here https://antiserious.com/sultanat-the-epic-of-fictitioustan-bf1f42c80838), and Hero Hiralal (1988)

Have you seen any of these films?

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Did you know there's no ketchup emoji?!? Beth didn't until she went looking for it to put in this episode title, but a can of soup will do nicely, given that we discuss Killer Soup (2024) - and a big mix of other things we've been watching lately, including Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), and Trimurti (1995).

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In today's episode of Filmi Ladies, we continue discussing the Kapoor family. We've previously done episodes on Prithviraj Kapoor and his three sons - Raj, Shammi and Shashi. We now move on to the next generation - Raj's sons Randhir and Rajiv, plus we also discuss Babita Shivdasani, an actor and star in her own right before she became Randhir's wife and a Kapoor bahu. [Note: Pitu's phone initially autocorrected "bahu" to "baguette."]



Films discussed: Farz (1967), Jawani Deewani (1972), Haath Ki Safai (1974), Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), and Prem Granth (1996), plus another splash of Kal Aaj Aur Kal.



What are your thoughts on Randhir, Rajiv and Babita?



Even though none of these Kapoors are in it, do watch the super cute Upar Wale Teri Duniya Mein from Haath Ki Safai starring the great character actor Satyen Kappu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6T8_m1WlB0



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It's Beth ka Happy Budday! And to celebrate Gemini season, aka the sign of the twins, we decided to do a twin0centric episode (because really, what in the Manmohan Desai could be more Beth?)



We discuss Haseena Maan Jayegi (1968), Sharmeelee (1971), Ghazab (1982), Jeans (1998), and Duplicate (1998).



We also discuss the difference between actual twins vs doppelgangers.



Tell us your favorite twin movies!



Beth read out a bit of the good discussion of Jeans on Letterboxd but there's more! https://letterboxd.com/film/jeans/



Our dear friends at the Khandaan Podcast have, perhaps unwisely, asked both of us on to discuss twin movies! Pitu did Hello Brother https://youtu.be/TF1itiBCna4?si=adBBHvKj7fMm564e and Beth did Duplicate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaUkZpwjHZ4



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Pitu is @pitusultan on Instagram

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Our logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram https://www.art2arts.co.uk/paula-vaughan