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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season Teen | 26 May 2025 | 00:54:03 | |
There hasn't been much drawing us out to the theatre these days, so we asked ourselves, is there anything to watch at home? That's right lovers, it's time for another pilot season where we watch the pilot of six shows and choose which one we are going to watch, and review, a whole season of! Show notes: NEXT TIME: Mid-2000s Bachchan Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! | |||
| Supplemental Episode 22: Om Shanti Om - Endless Cycle of Love | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:02:33 | |
In this supplemental we travel to Japan to see Om Shanti Om, Takarazuka style. Show notes: NEXT TIME: Pilot Season 3 Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! | |||
| 163: Madhubala Madness 2025: Mrs and Mrs '55 and Barsaat Ki Raat | 04 Apr 2025 | 01:03:03 | |
March may be over, but we are still mad, mad for Madhubala! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! | |||
| 162: Madhuri Madness 2025: Aaja Nachle and Maja Ma | 19 Mar 2025 | 01:08:45 | |
Have we finally been cured of our madness? Find out in our last Madhuri Madness, at least for now. Show notes:
NEXT TIME: Madhubala Madness 2025 Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! | |||
| Netflix and Dil: The Roshans and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, or The Little Family That Could | 27 Feb 2025 | 01:15:48 | |
We watched the latest in the ongoing series of Bollywood family-based puff pieces, Netflix's The Roshans, as well as the debut film of Hrithik Roshan, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! | |||
| 161: Anil Kapoor's 2000s: Bulandi, Calcutta Mail, and Welcome | 09 Feb 2025 | 01:09:11 | |
We return to our Anil Kapoor decades series with three films from the 2000s: a double role, an action mystery, and an ensemble comedy. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! | |||
| 160: 2024 Year End Review | 16 Jan 2025 | 02:02:18 | |
2024 has come and gone, and before we start to get excited about what movies the new year will bring us, we must first look back at the highs and the lows of Bollywood’s past six months. Show notes: INTERVAL ("B(h)adass" from CTRL) NEXT TIME: Anil Kapoor's 2000s Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! | |||
| 159: Halloween X: Vicious Voyeurs, or Ram Gopal Varma Strikes Again | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:46:25 | |
Hindi Horror Halloween turns 10! And for this landmark entry in our longest running series, we're going back to the beginning and giving horror auteur Ram Gopal Varma another chance... to scare us! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! | |||
| 158: Bachchan '92, '98-'99 | 02 Oct 2024 | 01:17:42 | |
We continue the tricky journey of following Amitabh Bachchan's career through its most treacherous stretch: the '90s. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #AmitabhBachchan, #KhudaGawah, #MajorSaab, #Sooryavansham, #AjayDevgn, #AnupamKher, #Sridevi | |||
| Supplemental Episode 21: A Tale of Two Events | 18 Sep 2024 | 01:27:00 | |
Alongside Nim (@MapleBrownie), we discussed the opening night event of the tenth annual India Film Festival of Alberta, as well as a workshop put on by film archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #IndiaFilmFestivalofAlberta, #Ghoomer, #ShabanaAzmi, #SaiyamiKher, #VikrantMassey, #R.Balki, #ShivendraSinghDungarpur, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Angry Young Men, Angrier Young Viewers | 28 Aug 2024 | 00:55:23 | |
We checked out the latest talking heads documentary about Bollywood cinema, Namrata Rao's Angry Young Men. Did we learn anything? Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #AngryYoungMen, #SalimJaved, #SalimKhan, #JavedAkhtar, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #AmazonPrimeVideoIndia, #NamrataRao, #SalmanKhan, #FarhanAkhtar, #ZoyaAkhtar | |||
| 157: 2024 Midyear Review | 16 Jul 2024 | 01:42:59 | |
It's midyear review time! We check in on the first six months of the year and all of the Bollywood (and Bollywood-adjacent) movies that made it in front of our eyeballs. Show notes: INTERVAL ("Ghagra" from Crew)
Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MerryChristmas, #Fighter, #Article370, #LaapataaLadies, #MurderMubarak, #Crew, #MonkeyMan, #AmarSinghChamkila, #LoveSexAurDhokha2, #LSD2, #Kalki2898AD, #SharmajeeKiBeti, #Kill, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood, #Bollywood2024 | |||
| 156: Preity Woman: Kal Ho Naa Ho and Salaam Namaste | 27 Jun 2024 | 01:21:20 | |
We travel back to the mid-2000s with one of Bollywood's most fearless actresses, Preity Zinta. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #PreityZinta, #KalHoNaaHo, #NikhilAdvani, #KaranJohar, #ShahRukhKhan, #SaifAliKhan, #JayaBachchan, #SushmaSeth, #SanjayKapoor, #SalaamNamaste, #ArshadWarsi, #JaavedJaffery, #AbhishekBachchan, #SiddharthAnand, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Lahore Girl, Give Us Nothing!, or Heeramandi | 28 May 2024 | 00:41:54 | |
We travel back to the opulence of 1940s Lahore with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's lush Netflix period drama Heeramandi. Show notes: Next time: Preity Zinta Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Heeramandi, #SanjayLeelaBhansali, #ManishaKoirala, #SonakshiSinha, #AditiRaoHydari, #RichaChadha, #SharminSegal, #SanjeedaSheikh, #TahaShahBadusha, #Netflix, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 155: Sad Songs Say So Much: Qala and Amar Singh Chamkila | 09 May 2024 | 01:10:46 | |
We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Qala, #AnvitaDutt, #TriptiDimri, #SwastikaMukherjee, #BabilKhan, #AmitSial, #SameerKochar, #AbhishekBanerjee, #AmarSinghChamkila, #ImtiazAli, #DiljitDosanjh, #ParineetiChopra, #NishaBano, #RahulMittra, #Netflix, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood | |||
| 154: Murder Most Fun: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! and Murder Mubarak | 18 Apr 2024 | 01:02:24 | |
We are polishing our magnifying glasses and donning our deerstalkers, because once again, murder is afoot! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #DetectiveByomkeshBakshy!, #ByomkeshBakshi, #DibakarBanerjee, #SushantSinghRajput, #AnandTiwari, #NeerajKabi, #SwastikaMukherjee, #MeiyangChang, #MurderMubarak, #HomiAdajania, #PankajTripathi, #SaraAliKhan, #VijayVarma, #KarismaKapoor, #DimpleKapadia, #SanjayKapoor, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 153: Madhuri Madness 2024: Aarzoo and Pukar | 30 Mar 2024 | 01:00:05 | |
To wrap up Madhuri Madness 2024 we're joined by our good friend Rashmeet to discuss two action films in which our beloved heroine finds herself at the centre of a deadly love triangle. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #Aarzoo, #LawrenceD'Souza, #AkshayKumar, #SaifAliKhan, #PareshRawal, #AmrishPuri, #Pukar, #RajkumarSantoshi, #AnilKapoor, #ManrataShirodkar, #OmPuri, #Danny Denzongpa, #PrabhuDeva, #LataMangeshkar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 152: Madhuri Madness 2024: Mrityudand and Lajja | 07 Mar 2024 | 01:02:55 | |
To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #Mrityudand, #PrakashJha, #ShabanaAzmi, #OmPuri, #ShilpaShirodkar, #MohanJoshi, #MohanAgashe, #HarishPatel, #Lajja, #RajkumarSantoshi, #ManishaKoirala, #Rekha, #MahimaChaudhary, #JackieShroff, #AnilKapoor, #AjayDevgn, #JohnnyLever, #InternationalWomen'sDay, #Bollywood, #Feminism, #FeminisminFilm, #HindiCinema | |||
| Supplemental Episode 20: Rainbow Rishta Director Jaydeep Sarkar | 14 Feb 2024 | 00:36:30 | |
We welcome filmmaker Jaydeep Sarkar, series director and executive producer of Rainbow Rishta, a new docuseries available now on Amazon Prime. Show notes: NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #JaydeepSarkar, #HindiCinema, #HindiTV, #IndianTV, #Docuseries, #Documentary, #AmazonPrime, #LGBTQ+, #LGBTQ+India | |||
| 151: 2023 Year End Review | 07 Feb 2024 | 01:56:38 | |
Somehow we made it through 2023, which certainly was a year in Bollywood. Did Tiger 3 hit the jackpot? Did we soldier through Jawan? Find out now! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #2023Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Neeyat, #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahaani, #Jawan, #JaaneJaan, #Khufiya, #ThankYouforComing, #12thFail, #Animal, #TheArchies, #KhoGayeHumKahan | |||
| Supplemental Episode 19: Two Million Apologies! | 05 Jan 2024 | 00:44:28 | |
It's hard for us to believe, but we've reached two million downloads! To celebrate, we wanted to look back at the evolution of the show and apologize for everything we have gotten wrong over the past eight and a half years. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! | |||
| 150: Detective Vidya-chu: Bobby Jasoos and Neeyat | 15 Dec 2023 | 00:53:26 | |
We are on the case with Bollywood's leading actress, the incomparable Vidya Balan, will we solve it before she does? Listen to find out! Show notes:
NEXT TIME: 2 million Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #VidyaBalan, #BobbyJasoos, #SamarShaikh, #AliFazal, #ArjanBajwa, #KiranKumar, #RajendraGupta, #SupriyaPathak, #TanviAzmi, #Neeyat, #AnuMenon, #RamKapoor, #RahulBose, #DipannitaSharma, #NeerajKabi, #AmritaPuri, #ShashankArora, #PrajaktaKoli, #ShefaliShah, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #DetectiveMovies | |||
| 149: Sujoy (Ghosh) Division: Kahaani and Jaane Jaan | 30 Nov 2023 | 01:13:14 | |
To celebrate Noirvember this year, we delve into the catalogue of Sujoy Ghosh with the (not exactly noir) thrillers Kahaani and this year's Netflix release Jaane Jaan. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Noirvember, #FilmNoir, #NeoNoir, #SujoyGhosh, #Kahaani, #VidyaBalan, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #SaswataChatterjee, #ParambrataChatterjee, #IndraneilSengupta, #JaaneJaan, #KareenaKapoor, #KareenaKapoorKhan, #JaideepAhlawat, #VijayVarma, #TheDevotionofSuspectX, #SuspectX, #KeigoHigashino, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Halloween IX: Interview With the Dentist, or Dedflix and Kill (Again) | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:51:59 | |
Happy (belated) Halloween Lovers! We may be late but our tradition of exploring all things spooky that Hindi cinema has to offer lives on! This year we are sinking our teeth into Netflix's romantic horror-comedy Tooth Pari. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #ToothPari, #ToothPari:WhenLoveBites, #PratimD.Gupta, #AnishRailkar, #TanyaManiktala, #ShantanuMaheshwari, #Revathi, #TillotamaShome, #SikandarKher, #SaswataChatterjee, #AdilHussain, #HindiHorror, #NetflixIndia, #Bollywood | |||
| Supplemental Episode 18: Sunny Singh's Bollywood State of Mind! | 19 Oct 2023 | 01:11:23 | |
We welcome writer Sunny Singh to the show to discuss her fascinating new book A Bollywood State of Mind! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #SunnySingh, #ABollywoodStateofMind, #ShahRukhKhan, #AmitabhBachchan, #FootnotePress, #IndianCinema, #FilmTheory | |||
| 148: Two wives, or two brothers? Daag and Deewaar | 24 Sep 2023 | 01:05:41 | |
We return to the career of Yash Chopra with two iconic mid-70s blockbusters: one, the first film to carry the YRF name and the other, maybe the most influential Bollywood film ever made. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #YashChopra, #AmitabhBachchan, #RajeshKhanna, #Rakhee, #RakheeGulzar, #SharmilaTagore, #PremChopra, #ManmohanKrishna, #Iftekhar, #Daag, #Deewar, #SalimKhan, #JavedAkhtar, #SalimJaved, #ShashiKapoor, #NeetuSingh, #ParveenBabi, #NirupaRoy, #MadanPuri, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Girlzapur, or Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | 07 Sep 2023 | 00:37:59 | |
We go to the lawless deserts in Homi Adajania's blood-soaked Hotstar crime drama, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, to find out who Dimple Kapadia will choose as her successor, and see if they will even make it out alive to enjoy their inheritance. Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Hotstar, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #SaasBahuAurFlamingo, #HomiAdajania, #DimpleKapadia, #IshaTalwar,#AngiraDhar, #RadhikaMadan, #VarunMitra, #AshishVerma, #UditArora, #JimitTrivedi, #MonicaDogra, #DeepakDobriyal, #NaseeruddinShah | |||
| Supplemental Episode 17: It's All About Loving Their Family, or Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani with Manish Mathur | 20 Aug 2023 | 01:21:55 | |
After bemoaning the state of Bollywood in our last episode, Karan Johar has given us something worth celebrating! Show notes:
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood 2023, #RockyAurRaniKiPremKahani, #KaranJohar, #AliaBhatt, #RanveerSingh, #Dharmendra, #JayaBachchan, #JayaBhaduri, #ShabanaAzmi | |||
| 147: 2023 Midyear Review | 04 Aug 2023 | 02:06:59 | |
Somehow we are more than halfway through 2023, which means it's time for the midyear review where we discuss 11 Hindi-language films that have come out so far this year. Show notes:
Next time: Netflix and Dil Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood2023, #Pathaan, #AlmostPyaarwithDJMohabbat, #Shehzada, #TuJhoothiMainMakkaar, #MrsChatterjeevsNorway, #Bheed, #Bholaa, #Gaslight, #Gaslight2023, #Kathal, #SirfEkBandaaKaafiHai, #Bandaa, #Bawaal | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Pilot Season Dobaara | 14 Jul 2023 | 01:11:30 | |
It's been a rough year so far for Bollywood, but luckily there are plenty of new streaming shows that have caught our attention, some might say too many though. That means it's time for another pilot season where we watch the pilot of six shows and choose which one we are going to watch, and review, a whole season of! Show notes:
Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! Want a FREE Bollywood Monster Coupon Book? Go to https://bit.ly/BMM-BIFL-PRIZES and use download code LOVERS Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! | |||
| Supplemental Episode 16: Our Chat with Shashaa Tirupati | 01 Jul 2023 | 00:41:02 | |
We welcome Canadian musician and playback singer Shashaa Tirupati on to discuss her career in Indian cinema, as well as winning a National Film Award and what it's like to work with A.R. Rahman and other top composers. Show notes:
Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Check out BollywoodMonsterMashup.com for more info! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #ShashaaTirupati, #playbacksinger, #BollywoodMonsterMashup, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 146: “I'm the Dude, Playing a Dude, Disguised As Another Dude”: Don and Don 2 | 16 Jun 2023 | 01:06:07 | |
Strap in Lovers, we’re going on an international chase to catch Asia’s biggest criminal mastermind, Don. Show notes:
Our sponsor this episode is #BollywoodMonsterMashup, the LARGEST South Asian festival in Canada and features FREE performances by international Bollywood stars, food, shopping, dance performances, a laser show and more! The whole family can enjoy this monstrous event with FREE entry, FREE parking and FREE family activities. Come dance, sing and feast with us at this one-of-a-kind production taking place at Mississauga Celebration Square! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Don, #Don:TheChaseBeginsAgain, #Don2, #ShahRukhKhan, #PriyankaChopra, #PriyankaChopraJonas, #AmitabhBachchan, #FarhanAkhtar, #JavedAkhtar, #BomanIrani, #ArjunRampal, #OmPuri, #KareenaKapoor, #KunalKapoor, #LaraDutta, #HrithikRoshan, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 145: Whodunnit Watusi: Gumnaam and Teesri Manzil | 26 May 2023 | 00:56:22 | |
We go back to the swinging sixties to get our groove on and maybe solve a murder or two, or ten, if we don’t end up dead ourselves! Show notes:
Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Gumnaam, #GhostWorld, #AgathaChristie, #AndThenThereWereNone, #Helen, #ManojKumar, #RajaNawathe, #Nanda, #Pran, #Mehmood, #Dhumal, #MadanPuri, #TarunBose, #Manhoman, #LaxmiChhaya, #TeesriManzil, #VijayAnand, #ShammiKapoor, #AshaParekh, #PremChopra, #Premnath, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Bombay’s Dream Factory, Jubilee | 05 May 2023 | 01:05:05 | |
We go back to the golden age of filmmaking in Bombay with Vikramaditya Motwane’s period drama Jubilee. Show notes:
Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Jubilee, #AmazonPrime, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #VikramadityaMotwane, #AditiRaoHydari, #AparshaktiKhurana, #RamKapoor, #SidhantGupta, #WamiqaGabbi, #ProsenjitChatterjee, #SoumikSen, #AtulSabharwal, #Filmfare, #FilmfareAwards, #FilmfareAwards2023, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| 144: Inside the Actors Studio: Kaamyaab and An Action Hero | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:56:02 | |
Who better to play actors in Bollywood, than Bollywood actors? We discuss two films that present a very different take on the lifestyles of working screen actors. Show notes:
Thank you to Magic Mind for sponsoring this episode. Use our code BollywoodLovers to get 56 per cent off your subscription in the next 10 days, or 20 percent off a one time purchase. Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Kaamyaab, #SanjayMishra, #DeepakDobriyal, #HardikMehta, #IshaTalwar, #AvtarGill, #AnActionHero, #AyushmannKhurrana, #JaideepAhlawat, #JitenderHooda, #NeerajMadhav, #HarshChhaya, #AkshayKumar, #NoraFarehi, #MalaikaArora | |||
| 143: Madhuri Madness 2023 - Dutt v Dixit: Dawn of Romance | 30 Mar 2023 | 00:49:00 | |
In our second annual Madhuri Madness we discuss two awards-nominated performances from the early 90s. Show notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Check out Park Power Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #MadhuriDixit, #SanjayDutt, #SalmanKhan, #Saajan, #KaderKhan, #ReemaLagoo, #LawrenceD'Souza, #LaxmikantBerde, #Khalnayak, #AnupamKher, #SubhashGhai, #JackieShroff, #NeenaGupta, #RakheeGulzar, #Bollywood, #BollywoodPodcast, #HindiCinema | |||
| Supplemental Episode 15: The Romantics Director Smriti Mundhra | 07 Mar 2023 | 00:31:00 | |
We welcome The Romantics director Smriti Mundhra on to discuss her new Netflix docuseries on Yash Raj Films, Bollywood stars' bookshelves, the nepotism question, and whether Befikre will ever find its audience. Show notes: NEXT TIME: Madhuri Madness Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out The Well Endowed Podcast Listen to What’s The Tsismis? Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #TheRomantics, #SmritiMundhra, #Netflix, #NetflixIndia, #YashRaj, #YashRajFilms, #YashChopra, #AdityaChopra, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema | |||
| Netflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The Romantics | 15 Feb 2023 | 00:54:24 | |
We go behind the scenes to learn about the making of some of Hindi cinema’s most famous and infamous films with two new docuseries. Show notes:
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| Supplemental Episode 14: Nobody Does It Better, or Pathaan with MapleBrownie | 07 Feb 2023 | 01:23:13 | |
Is Shah Rukh Khan here to save Bollywood? A special guest drops by to weigh in on Pathaan! Show notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Check out Park Power! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and Saavn! and Hubhopper! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Pathaan, #YRF, #YRFSpyverse, #YRFSpy Universe, #ShahRukhKhan, #DeepikaPadukone, #JohnAbraham, #DimpleKapadia, #AshutoshRana, #HindiCinema, #SiddharthAnand, #SRK | |||
| 142: 2022 Year End Review | 28 Jan 2023 | 02:17:59 | |
Well we are a month into the new year, but before we see if SRK can save Bollywood, we are looking back at the last six months of 2022. Show notes:
Next time: Netflix and Dil Cinema Marte Dum Tak Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Listen to It's A Conspiracy! Check out STORYHIVE! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #Bollywood2022, #JugjuggJeeyo, #EkVillainReturns, #GoodLuckJerry, #Darlings, #LaalSinghChaddha, #Brahmastra, #BrahmastraPartOneShiva, #Chup, #ChupRevengeoftheArtist, #DoctorG, #Uunchai, #MonicaOMyDarling, #Drishyam2, #Cirkus | |||
| 141: The Manmohan, the Myth, the Legend: Bluff Master and Coolie | 01 Dec 2022 | 00:48:38 | |
We celebrate the work of iconic masala director Manmohan Desai with two of his films, made twenty years apart. Notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Taproot Edmonton’s Bloom Listen to Overdue Finds Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #ManmohanDesai, #BluffMaster, #BluffMaster1963, #ShammiKapoor, #SairaBanu, #Pran, #LalitaPawar, #Coolie, #Coolie1983, #KaderKhan, #AmitabhBachchan, #RishiKapoor, #RatiAgnihotri, #ShomaAnand, #WaheedaRehman, #AmrishPuri, #AllahRakha | |||
| 140: The Night is Dark and Silent: Gyan Mukherjee's Kismet and Sangram | 17 Nov 2022 | 00:55:53 | |
It’s that time of year where we polish our guns and light up our cigarettes, it’s Noirvember time and we are up to no good with two Ashok Kumar classics. Notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Kismet, #GyanMukherjee, #AshokKumar, #MumtazShanti, #ShahNawaz. #P.F.Pithawala, #David, #Sangram, #NaliniJaywant, #Sajjan, #Nawab, #ShashiKapoor, #Noirvember, #FilmNoir, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood | |||
| Netflix and Dil: Delhi Crime Season 2, or Criminal Intent | 30 Oct 2022 | 00:47:16 | |
We return to the mean streets of Delhi with season 2 of Netflix’s Delhi Crime. Show notes:
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| 139: Halloween VIII: Invasion of the Idea Snatchers | 15 Oct 2022 | 01:18:22 | |
It’s October and by now you probably know what that means, it’s time for Hindi Horror Halloween! This year we check out three scary movies that are remakes of popular Hollywood horror films. Notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #PapiGudia, #LawrenceD'Souza, #KarismaKapoor, #AmarBhardwaj, #AvinashWadhavan, #ShaktiKapoor, #Child'sPlay, #Raaz, #VikramBhatt, #BipashaBasu, #DinoMorea, #MaliniSharma, #AshutoshRana, #WhatLiesBeneath, #KucchToHai, #AnuragBasu, #AnilV.Kumar, #TussharKapoor, #EshaDeol, #RishiKapoor, #JohnnyLever, #AnitaHassanandani, #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer, #Bollywood, #Remakes, #Horror, #HorrorMovies, #BollywoodHorror, #HindiCinema | |||
| 138: Bachchan ‘85 & ‘89 | 30 Sep 2022 | 00:57:55 | |
We go back to the 1980s to catch up with two testosterone-tastic action films featuring your favourite hero and ours, Amitabh Bachchan. Notes:
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| 137: School Daze: Taare Zameen Par and Hindi Medium | 09 Sep 2022 | 01:14:03 | |
It’s back to school season, at least for some people, and we are hitting the books with two films about the right to education. Notes:
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| 136: Lady Problems, or Problem Ladies? Pataakha, Good Luck Jerry, and Darlings | 25 Aug 2022 | 01:10:40 | |
We do our best to not feel the wrath of these women scorned as we check out three recent(ish) black comedies with female leads. Also lots of good music recommendations in this one. Notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross! Visit the Edmonton Community Foundation! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Pataakha, #RadhikaMadan, #SanyaMalhotra, #SunilGrover, #VijayRaaz, #VishalBhardwaj, #GoodLuckJerry, #KolamaavuKokila, #JanhviKapoor, #SamtaSudiksha, #DeepakDobriyal, #MitaVashisht, #NeerajSood, #SaurabhSachdeva, #JaswantSinghDalal, #Darlings, #JasmeetKReen, #AliaBhatt, #ShefaliShah, #VijayVarma, #RoshanMathew, #RajeshSharma, #VijayMaurya, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #NetflixIndia | |||
| 135: How Ranbir Kapoor Makes Friends and Influences People: Wake Up Sid and Rocket Singh | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:13:23 | |
After a four year hiatus, Ranbir Kapoor is back! So we’re going back to look at a couple of his early roles. Notes:
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| 134: The Invisible Hand of Justice: Mr. India | 29 Jul 2022 | 00:58:22 | |
Strap on your invisibility bracelets Lovers, we’re teaming up to save the day with the one and only Mr. India! Notes:
Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Alberta Blue Cross Listen to The Well Endowed Podcast Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Mr.India, #AnilKapoor, #Sridevi, #AmrishPuri, #ShekharKapur, #AnnuKapoor, #AshokKumar, #AhmedKhan, #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Salim-Javed | |||
| 133: 2022 Midyear Review | 30 Jun 2022 | 01:46:58 | |
It’s time for another midyear review where we discuss 12 of the most notable Hindi-language films released in the past six months.
Notes: (INTERVAL (“Ami Je Tomar” from Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2) Next time: Anil Kapoor Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network Check out Park Power! Listen to the Well Endowed Podcast! Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #Bollywood, #HindiCinema, #Bollywood2022, #LooopLapeta, #Gehraiyaan, #BadhaaiDo, #GangubaiKathiawadi, #BachchhanPaandey, #Jalsa, #SharmajiNamkeen, #Thar, #Heropanti2, #JayeshbhaiJordaar, #BhoolBhulaiyaa2, #Anek | |||
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