In this episode we discuss three films produced by and starring Anushka Sharma.
Just a note, we discuss some mature subjects in this episode including sexual assault, honour killings, and infanticide. There’s also a fair amount of spoilers.
Show Notes:
We hope all our fellow Canadians had a happy Canada Day
Thank you karenrayan and Airia101
Eros Now, Hotstar, and Amazon Prime Video
We can finally watch Aisha
Amazon isn’t a great company, Amazon Prime Video in Canada versus America
Access Bollywood
Anushka Sharma
Clean Slate Films
Kaneda
NH10
Women can be complicit in toxic masculinity
Deadly Road Trip
Comparison to rape revenge films and honour killings
Urban versus rural India
Violence and grindhouse aesthetics
(INTERVAL ( “Naughty Billo” from Phillauri)
Phillauri
Suraj Sharma
This is not magic realism; Shaandaar might be considered MR
Paranormal romance
Poets and poetry
Jallianwala Bagh massacre and unfinished business
Commitment issues
The modern day is so weird!
Sexy times
Special effects
Pari: Not A Fairytale
More paranormal than romance
Feral Woman trope
Ifrit
Menstrual Menace
Themes regarding childbirth and motherhood
Erin hates eye stuff (and teeth stuff)
Overuse of cheap jump scares
Comparisons to contemporary Hollywood horror
Naked zebra!
Overarching themes and new voices
NEXT TIME: Sanjay Dutt and the biopic Sanju
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