In this episode we’re joined by Paul Blinov and Fawnda Mithrush of I Don’t Get It (https://idontgetityeg.com/) to discuss two films about performers.
Show Notes:
Welcome Paul (https://twitter.com/PaulJBlin) & Fawnda (https://twitter.com/Fawnda)
So many wind machines!
Erin is still mad that Oprah has lied to her
The early Shah Rukh Khan film with the steamy love scene is Maya Memsaab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Memsaab) with Deepa Sahi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepa_Sahi)
Dil To Pagal Hai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_To_Pagal_Hai)
Baby Shahid Kapoor
90s+ fashion
Shiamak Davar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiamak_Davar)
The Baxter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baxter)
Opening song: “Le Gayi (https://youtu.be/eebj-D15-XI)”
Dance telepathy
“Rhythm Nation (https://youtu.be/OAwaNWGLM0c)”
Art and ego
What is Maya?
Karisma Kapoor deserves better
Fritz Lang’s M (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_(1931_film)) and whistling
Europa-Park (https://www.europapark.de/en)
(INTERVAL (“Taal Se Taal Mile (https://youtu.be/TEqpxQ_tB5I)” from Taal)
Taal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_(film))
Amrish Puri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amrish_Puri) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom)
Roger Ebert’s review (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/taal-1999)
Hot take: Aishwarya Rai is gorgeous
So much Coca-Cola
Obligatory Clone High reference: song taking (https://youtu.be/rhzCH1ui2cw)
Comparisons to Dil To Pagal Hai
Opening dream
Art versus commerce and rural versus urban and tradition versus modernity
Anil Kapoor’s rules
The SkyDome
Brownie
Is Akshaye Khanna a good match for AR?
“Ramta Jogi (https://youtu.be/pLCXAAJcZUU)”
Links to the Race series
The real villain
Visual appeal
“Ni Main Samajhh Gayi (https://youtu.be/gkY8Jlel-lU)”
SRK versus Anil Kapoor
NEXT TIME: Nisha Sharma, author of the upcoming My So-Called Bollywood Life (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/248939/my-so-called-bollywood-life-by-nisha-sharma/9780553523256/)
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