In this episode we welcome our first friendly, Juliet Franklin, to discuss two recent releases, Dilwale and Bajirao Mastani, and to reflect on some of the highlights and lowlights of the past year of Hindi cinema.
Show Notes:
Juliet knows more about Indian culture than us, by virtue of being South Indian
Watching bootlegs and the rise of digital distribution
Matt forgot to plug in the mic, and broke his chair
Netflix, please fix the subtitles on Chak De! India
Dilwale (Rohit Shetty, 2015) with Shah Rukh and Kajol
We are wrong about the translation of “Dilli Wali Girlfriend” it means “Girlfriend from Delhi”
Johnny Lever
SRK & Kajol’s beautiful song set in Iceland,"Gerua”
“Tukur Tukur” the end credits song
Kriti Sanon
INTERVAL (”Pinga” from Bajirao Mastani)
2015 in Bollywood
Anushka Sharma produced NH10
Deepika Padukone dominated with Piku, Tamasha, and Bajirao Mastani
Kangana Ranaut proves she is a box office draw with Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakane Do
Varun Dhawan establishes himself outside of the Dharma Productions banner
Salman Khan continues to reign supreme
Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet bombed, adding to Ranbir Kapoor’s string of failures
Alia Bhatt releases her first flop with Shaandaar and Vikas Bahl might be a one hit wonder
Aishwarya Rai’s comeback, Jazbaa, underwhelmed
Sanjay Leela Bhanslai does not disappoint with his magnum opus Bajirao Mastani
The Maratha Empire
Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I, Deepika Padukone as Mastani, and Priyanka Chopra as Kashibai
Freedom to love
Box office battle
“Malhari” and “Deewani Mastani”
NEXT TIME: The work of director Anurag Kashyap
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