Bollywood is For Lovers

We watched the latest Vikramaditya Motwane project, Netflix's 2025 hit Black Warrant. We really liked it, which is not a huge surprise. Show notes: Pilot SeasonJubileeBombay's Dream Factory, JubileeBreaking Free: Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan, Lootera, and TrappedJames EllroyMain Aur CharlesRolling In The Randeep (Hooda), with Shah Shahid NEXT TIME: Movies about getting married, with Rashmeet 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!

We continue our longest running series in which we explore Amitabh Bachchan's career year by year, this time we are in the late 2000s. Show notes: Bachchan series playlistCheeni KumR. Balki (INTERVAL "Mere Buddy" from Bhootnath) BhoothnathThe Canterville GhostCasperBeetlejuicePaaProgeriaJack NEXT TIME: Black Warrant 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!

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: Black WarrantZiddi GirlsDabba CartelDupahiyaKaufThe Royals 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!

In this supplemental we travel to Japan to see Om Shanti Om, Takarazuka style. Show notes: Takarazuka RevueOm Shanti Om: Endless Cycle of Love 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!

March may be over, but we are still mad, mad for Madhubala! Show notes: tommydanNoir '58: Howrah Bridge and 12 O'ClockThe Great Epic: Mughal-e-AzamBollywood DraftsMahal INTERVAL ("Thandi Hawa Kali Ghata" from Mr. & Mrs. '55) Mr. & Mrs. '55Hindu code billsCleo, don’t get on that planeGeneral JinjurBarsaat Ki RaatRoshan NEXT TIME: Takarazuka Om Shanti Om Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

Have we finally been cured of our madness? Find out in our last Madhuri Madness, at least for now. Show notes: Madhuri MadnessDevdas vs. Dev.D with Paul MatwychukLadies Be Angry: Gulaab Gang, Akira, & MomAaja NachleBreakin' 2: Electric BoogalooDil Toh Pagal Hai INTERVAL ("Aaja Nachle" from Aaja Nachle) Maja MaThe BirdcageBeginnerssurvivorship bias planeleft-handed-ness 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!

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: The RomanticsAngry Young MenRoshanRajesh RoshanRakesh RoshanHrithik RoshanKoi... Mil GayaDancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in AlbertaKrrishA Little Bit of That Jadoo Magic: Krrish with Brandon SchatzKites INTERVAL: ("Ek Pal Ka Jeena", from Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai) Kaho Naa... Pyaar HaiThe Substance NEXT TIME: Madhuri 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!

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: 80s90sSlumdog MillionaireBulandiNattamaiSaari Duniya MeinTeri Meri Ik JindAb Bujho Ri BujhoRaveena Tandon INTERVAL ("Teri Akhiyon Main" from Bulandi) Calcutta MailChoodalani VundiKahan Pe Meri Jaan JaogiWelcomeMickey Blue EyesWelcome to the JungleHonth RasileyWelcomeSlumdog Millionaire NEXT TIME: The Roshans Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!

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: MunjyaBad NewzPhir Aayi Hasseen DillrubaKhel Khel MeinStree 2The Buckingham Murders INTERVAL ("B(h)adass" from CTRL) CTRLJigraDo PattiBhool Bhulaiyaa 3Singham AgainBaby John 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!

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: Hindi Horror HalloweenRam Gopal VarmaBollywood DraftsRaatshaky cam INTERVAL ("Barbie Girl" from Kaun?) Kaun?IttefaqSignpost to Murder NEXT TIME: We are taking a break, see you in December! 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!

We continue the tricky journey of following Amitabh Bachchan's career through its most treacherous stretch: the '90s. Show notes: TezaabAmitabh Bachchan CorporationKhuda GawahBuzkashi (INTERVAL "Sona Sona" from Major Saab) Major SaabSooryavanshamAnimalMohabbateinTravelling in the Love Lane: The Films of Aditya ChopraBollywood Drafts NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween X 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

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: Bollywood Drafts PodcastIndia Film Festival of AlbertaGhoomerOur coverage of the 2017 India Film Festival of Alberta, where we saw A Death in the GunjCelluloid ManFilm Heritage Foundation NEXT TIME: Nineties Bachchan, we swear 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

We checked out the latest talking heads documentary about Bollywood cinema, Namrata Rao's Angry Young Men. Did we learn anything? Show notes: De PalmaFriedkin UncutNetflix and Dil: High and Low - Cinema Marte Dum Tak and The RomanticsNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacyCrystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thThe Story of Film: An OdysseyWoodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk HorrorAngry Young Men NEXT TIME: Nineties 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! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #AngryYoungMen, #SalimJaved, #SalimKhan, #JavedAkhtar, #AmazonPrimeVideo, #AmazonPrimeVideoIndia, #NamrataRao, #SalmanKhan, #FarhanAkhtar, #ZoyaAkhtar

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: Merry ChristmasFighterArticle 370Laapataa LadiesMurder MubarakEpisode 154Crew INTERVAL ("Ghagra" from Crew) Monkey ManAmar Singh ChamkilaEpisode 155Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2Kalki 2898 ADSharmajee Ki BetiKill NEXT TIME: it's a surprise! 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

We travel back to the mid-2000s with one of Bollywood's most fearless actresses, Preity Zinta. Show notes: Bollywood DraftsPreity ZintaSangharshHeaven on Earth INTERVAL ("It's Time to Disco" from Kal Ho Naa Ho) Kal Ho Naa HoAnand Salaam NamasteJaaved JaffreyBaby drop rate NEXT TIME: TBD 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

We travel back to the opulence of 1940s Lahore with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's lush Netflix period drama Heeramandi. Show notes: HeeramandiTawaifsBe Kind Rewind - Sofia Coppola and the Godfather Part III Disaster 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

We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers. Show notes: QalaAmadeusHalloween VI: Hell Hath No Fury, Stree and Bulbbul with Matthew StepanicElvisNorah Jones INTERVAL ("Baaja" from Amar Singh Chamkila) Dil-Luminati TourWee Book InnAmar Singh ChamkilaAmar Singh ChamkilaMr. Holland's OpusJodi NEXT TIME: Heeramandi 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

We are polishing our magnifying glasses and donning our deerstalkers, because once again, murder is afoot! Show notes: Our Noirvember playlistTo Those Who Killed MeCall of the VoidDetective Bymokesh Bakshy!"When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood"Byomkesh BakshiKosuke Kindaichi INTERVAL ("Calcutta Kiss" from Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!) Murder MubarakThe Thin Man NEXT TIME: Singer Movies 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

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: Madhuri MadnessMadhuban Performing ArtsUrja YegAarzooDarkmanDosti Karte NahinMil Jaate HainSt. Andrews INTERVAL ("Kay Sera Sera" from Pukar) Que Sera SeraPukarHai Jaana Hai Jaana NEXT TIME: Detective movies 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

To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas. Show notes: International Women’s DayMadhuri MadnessParadise IslandMrityudandShabana AzmiOm PuriPrakash Jha INTERVAL ("Badi Mushkil" from Lajja) LajjaManisha KoiralaAjay Devgn's whip sword NEXT TIME: MD & SRK 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