Calcutta Arthouse

Ayelet Haimson Lushkov and Pramit Chaudhuri

An irreverent and uninformed look at the Parallel Cinema of Bengal, life, and everything in between.

  1. 12/30/2021

    Episode 14: Peeping Toms

    Greetings from the snowy North! To close out the year, we sat down to discuss Uri Zohar's Peeping Toms, a cult classic of questionale taste, and talk beach life, nihilism, French new wave, speedos, Mediterannean masculinities and of course...no, wait, we forgot the biscuits this time!  CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment, scenes of adult nature.

    47 min

  2. 12/07/2021

    Episode 13: Salah Shabati

    We're BAAACK! After much delay, we're finally back with season 2 of Calcutta Arthouse. This season, we move from the tropic heat of West Bengal to the humid shores of the Mediterannean, for a deep - but still irreverent -  dive into the films of Isreal. For our season opener, we sat down to watch Salah Shabati, and talk immigrtaion, integration, agricultural socialism, and of course, buiscuits. Join us for Tel-Aviv Maintream.

    47 min

  3. 07/17/2021 ·  Bonus

    Episode 12: Chokher Bali

    A special bonus episode! Just as we were about to despair, we found a copy of Choker Bali, the Aishwarya Rai Tagore movie, and so we sat down to discuss widowhood, tea, novelistic cinematography, and intertexuality. And of course, Pramit takes back any thing bad he ever said about Aishwarya Rai.

    43 min

  4. 07/07/2021

    Episode 11: Season Wrap-Up!

    It's been a hot minutes, but we are back with the season 1 finale! Pramit and Ayelet discuss the most memorable moments of each film, our favorites and least favorites, big surprises, and sound effects! We also tease our next season, coming soon to your favorite podcast app!

    1h 2m

  5. 05/13/2021

    Episode 10: Pratidwandi and Padatik

    A double-header, biscuit round-up, and Naxalites. This week has something for everyone.  If you want to help the unfolding COVID crisis in India, here are some suggestions:  Tribal Connect: https://www.facebook.com/Tribal-Connect-109831657511643 India Development and Relief Fund: https://www.idrf.org/get-involved/make-a-gift/ Direct Relief: https://secure.directrelief.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2924&mfc_pref=T&2924.donation=form1

    1h 10m

  6. 05/06/2021

    Episode 9: Goopy Gyne Bhaga Byne

    Finally, a bit of comic relief! In this episode, we tackle West Bengal's beloved children's classic, Goopy Gyne Bhaga Byne, a tale of musicianship, adventure, and magic. We also take in the Mahabarata, funky outfits, experimental jazz, the Wizard of Oz, Alexander Lemtov (#LemtovForever), and of course, biscuit report!

    50 min

  7. 04/22/2021

    Episode 8: Charulata

    Ayelet and Pramit sit down to discuss Charulata, probably our favorite movie so far. We take in wallpapers, politics, Hollywood glamour, the Bengal Renaissance, and get deep into triangles (so many triangles). We also bring a new - salacious! - biscuit, and digress into our newest obsession, Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.

    1h 5m

  8. 04/14/2021 ·  Bonus

    Episode 7: The Big City

    In today's episode, we discuss The Big City, get both feisty and political, plus a double biscuit feature! In a particularly irreverant departure, Ayelet demands a feminist remake starring Aishwarya Rai and Melissa McCarthy, and Pramit gets into class dynamics and very full episode synopses - and we both agree that the forgotten heroine of this film is in fact Edith. Oh, Edith.

    1 hr
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An irreverent and uninformed look at the Parallel Cinema of Bengal, life, and everything in between.

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  • Creator
    Ayelet Haimson Lushkov and Pramit Chaudhuri
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2021
  • Show Website
    Calcutta Arthouse