In this episode we discuss the three most recent films from Bollywood auteur Anurag Kashyap.
Show Notes:
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The 61st Filmfare Awards
Unfortunately Bajirao Mastani hasn't overtaken Dilwale, at least not at the international box office
Take a drink every time Erin says "phenomenal"
Split Screen's 2016 Bollywood preview
Anurag Kashyap, Bollywood Auteur and real downer
Filmography rundown
Anurag Kashyap vs. the Indian Censors
MST3K aside; Girl in Gold Boots and "Creepy Girl"
Vittorio De Sica and Bicycle Thieves
Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012)
Runs 319 minutes, was split into two parts for theatres and has been split into eight for Netflix
Matt's secret desire to be a gangster
Translating for impact
INTERVAL (”Kaala Rey” from Gangs Of Wasseypur)
Ugly (2013)
Anti-smoking warnings in Indian cinema
Everyone is corrupt, the city itself is diseased
Bombay Velvet (2015)
A huge flop
This movie is made specifically to appeal to our sensibilities
Influenced by James Ellroy and 30s gangster films
Lounge singing, bootlegging, queer subtext, and street fighting
It only took us 10 episodes to make a Ghandi in Clone High reference
Bombay Velvet's award-winning special effects
NEXT TIME: Devin Bruce joins us to discuss Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara and Haider
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