Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast The Khandaan Podcast

Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing one of the greats — RANG DE BASANTI (2006).

Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, this movie stars Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, and Madhavan among others. With music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, this is also one of the great albums of the past 20 years.

In this episode we discuss the impact of this movie and what has changed in the time since it released. We examine how we feel about this movie as a piece of cinema as well as a piece of politics after these many years.

Chapters

00:00- Introduction and Twitter Discussions

08:04- The Role of Rang De Basanti in Indian Cinema

13:51- The Changing Political Landscape and Social Media

30:22- Transitional Politics and Co-opting of History

49:51- Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics

56:31- Cost-Cutting and Filmmaking Choices

01:07:52- Queer Coding and LGBTQ+ Representation

01:09:15- The Impact of the Music

01:22:20- Political Commentary and Contemporary Relevance

 

Shownotes:

Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:

Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast

Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood

Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood

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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a pause to appreciate the scenery. Just kidding — there are no new releases so we’re catching up on the restored version of MANTHAN (1976) as well as the new animated BAAHUBALI companion piece. Asim also watched PARVARISH (1977) and we discuss the fan reaction to our AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY episode.

Shownotes:

Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:

Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast

Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood

Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood

Follow us on Socials:


Amrita, Sujoy, Asim
YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok
Sujoy's Instagram 
Amrita's YouTube Book Channel- Amrita By The Book

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Apple Podcast
Spotify
Jio Saavn
Deezer
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this episode we let our Patron's decide which movie we review. This week we head back to the quintessential masala classic Amar Akbar Anthony.

You can also submit a movie to review by joining our Patreon, get access to exclusive content and to support our work!

Show notes:

Catch Asim this Friday on BBC Asian Network's Ultimate 90's Playlist 

Our appearance on Manish Mathur's first Bollywood Draft episode can be found here

 

Time stamps:

00:00Introduction and Background

03:00Amar Akbar Anthony: A Chaotic and Fun Masala Movie

07:29Family, Unity, and Love: Key Themes in Amar Akbar Anthony

13:09A Nostalgic Trip to 70s Bollywood: Amar Akbar Anthony

25:09Introduction to Amar Akbar Anthony

27:32The Love Stories in the Film

29:26The Portrayal of Shirdi Baba

32:13Special Effects and Filmmaking Techniques

34:41The Chemistry Between Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh

38:02The Contribution of Kader Khan and Parveen Babi

41:10The Impact and Legacy of the Film

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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where you can listen to our catch-up livestream on YouTube.

As always we covered a large range of subjects and we’re happy to have the listeners chime in. We hope to do more of these going forward.

We discussed Kabir Khan’s CHANDU CHAMPION starring Kartik Aaryan and MR AND MRS MAHI starring Rajkumar Rao and Jahnavi Kapoor. We also caught up on AAVESHAM starring Fahadh Faasil and Kunal Khemu’s MADGAON EXPRESS.

 

00:00 Introduction and casual banter

02:17 Thoughts on different cities

09:09 Movie review: Aavesham

16:15 Movie review: Madgaon Express

27:02 Malayalam films with strong female characters

28:19 Reference to Joy Mukherjee and Love in Tokyo

34:05 Questioning the Plot of 'Chandu Champion'

36:09 Mixed Feelings about 'Mr. and Mrs. Mahi'

41:46 Lack of Excitement for Upcoming Movies

45:40 Discussion of 'Sarfarosh' Sequel

49:27 Remastered Version of 'Manthan'

57:33 The Impact of Manthan and Crowdfunding

01:00:32 Favorite Songs

01:01:44 The Mystery of Salman Khan

01:02:11 Fashion Choices and Aesthetics

Shownotes:

Chandu Champion Trailer

Mr and Mrs Mahi Trailer

Aavesham Teaser

Madgaon Express Trailer

Our appearance on Manish Mathur's first Bollywood Draft episode can be found here

 

 

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On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast Amrita and Asim discuss:

00:00 Aamir Khan on the Kapil Sharma show

09:40 Discussion on Aavesham and Crack

27:15 Criticism of Heeramandi

31:05 Discussion on the Love Story in Heeramandi

33:52 Final Thoughts on Hiramandi

42:15 Critique of the portrayal of sexual assault

48:14 Disappointment with the overall execution of the show

Shownotes:

Our appearance on Manish Mathur's first Bollywood Draft episode can be found here

Vote for the Best of 90's Bollywood music on the BBC Asian Network and look out for Asim's appearance as a judge LIVE.

Trailers:

AAVESHAM Official Teaser 

Crakk - Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s catchup episode. 

This week we’re reading listener emails, talking about our projects and just generally checking in with each other and you. Come join us!