In this episode we welcome Devin Bruce to discuss two adaptations of Shakespeare’s tragedies, Omkara and Haider, as well scotch and Bollywood’s profile, or lack there of, with western filmgoers.
Show Notes:
The first half of this episode is long and free-wheeling, if you’d like to head straight to the reviews jump to 43:35
Devin Bruce of Scotch and Comics, The Listmakers Podcast, and Variant Edition’s Blog
Amrut’s Single Malt Whisky
Vikram Vij’s Bolly Water (Matt is right, Vij’s full name is Vikram Vij; Erin was mixing up his first name and surname)
Thanks to Shash-D for his review
Our appreciation of musicals
Cinema as a cultural gateway
Dhoom 3 and reviewing popular cinema
Bollywood in Edmonton and its profile
Ranveer Singh’s Durex ad
INTERVAL ("Bismil” from Haider)
Vishal Bhardwaj
Unfortunately we couldn’t find Maqbool anywhere
Omkara
Ajay Devgan and Saif Ali Khan
Hierarchal structures in Shakespeare
Konkona Sen Sharma and the big change from the play
“O Saathi Re,” the shot of them moving around the house
Our experience with Eros Now
Haider
1995 Kashmir conflict setting
Surprising references to Salman Khan
The lack of Horatio and the disappointing Ophelia
Tabu’s Gertrude
“So Jao”; The gravediggers
NEXT TIME: We look at three rom-coms with Alia Bhatt, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, 2 States, and Shaandaar
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