In this episode we discuss three films by Kabir Khan that focus on global perspectives and reactions to terrorist attacks.
Show Notes:
Kabir Khan, from documentaries to mainstream commercial filmmaking
Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Human scale perspective of global politics
Kabul Express
Loosely based on Khan’s own experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Afghan vs. Afghani
A very fancy donkey
Location shooting and a different perspective on modern conflicts
Connecting through popular culture
Banned in Afghanistan
INTERVAL (”Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba)” from Phantom)
New York
Spoiler alert! We couldn’t really discuss the film otherwise
Post 9/11 detentions
Matt mixes up Ek Tha Tiger and Bad Boys II, is Kabir Khan the Michael Bay of Bollywood?
How terrorism is propgated by the reaction to terrorism
Erin rewrites the film’s twist
Portrayal of torture
Phantom
26/11 Mumbai attacks
Revenge fantasy
Unsurprisingly banned in Pakistan
Erin has moral issues with this film
NEXT TIME: We welcome writer and film critic Danny Bowes and discuss some of the films that got him interested in Bollywood.
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