In this episode we discuss three romances from director Imtiaz Ali.
Show Notes:
New review! Thank you Shah166!
Big thanks to Manish Chandna for the episode suggestion.
Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, and Highway
Repression and the artistic temperament
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
We are not discussing Highway
Jab We Met and the screwball comedy
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor
Poo is the shit!
Far-flung comparison to Cléo de 5 à 7 and Casa de Mi Padre
“Yeh Ish Hai” shot in the Himalayas; Jab We Met songs
Saawariya and The Movie Jerks
Heer Ranjha
INTERVAL (”Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha)
Love Aaj Kal
Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, and Rishi Kapoor
Saif Ali Khan is awful to his Swiss girlfriend
More obscure film references
“Chor Bazari” and Saif Ali Khan’s Jack Kirby t-shirt in “Twist”
Watch Cocktail
Tamasha and Ranbir Kapoor
“Why always the same story?”
Asterix in Corsica
Indian censorship
The problem with films about artists
“Matargashti” falling in love in corsica vs. existential angst in “Wat Wat Wat”
Buttrflicks
NEXT TIME: We look Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.
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