Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast
Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast A nostalgic deep dive into the movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh Khan, three global superstars of enduring interest. Additionally, on alternate weeks, we cover current events in Bollywood, new/interesting streaming content in English and other Indian languages, plus other news in film. Hosted by three Bollywood-loving millennials with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hindi film, Khandaan is your one stop shop for nostalgia, laughter, and distraction. #Bollywood #Podcast #BollywoodPodcast #SRK #SalmanKhan #AamirKhan Millions of listeners seek out Bingepods (Ideabrew Studios Network content) every day. Get in touch with us to advertise, join the network or click listen to enjoy content by some of India’s top audio creators. studio@ideabrews.com Android | Apple
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Ep 274 – Khoon Bhari Maang: Crocodiles, Comebacks, and Camp
Welcome to another 80s Dhamaka! episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast.
This time we’re diving face-first into the drama, glamour, and full camp spectacle that is Rakesh Roshan’s KHOON BHARI MAANG (1988). Starring Rekha, Kabir Bedi, Sonu Walia, and an extremely underpaid crocodile, this revenge thriller has everything: makeover montages, fashion show trauma, and villains who just won’t die.
Join us as Amrita leads a passionate defense of Rekha’s action-heroine era, Sujoy questions the plot logic (and the horse), and Asim tries to make peace with crocodile VFX and the film’s very unique pacing. We also revisit the film’s legacy, its place in the 80s VHS canon, and why it deserves to be seen as more than a meme.
A big shoutout to our friend DJ Shai Guy for the 80s Dhamaka theme song! You can check out more of Shai's work here.
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Saagar: Wet Saris & the Return of Dimple
This weeks' Patreon are:
Sujoy Watches Thug Life So You Don’t Have To
In this episode, we dove into Saagar (1985)—the ultimate Dimple Kapadia comeback and a masterclass in how to shoot slow-motion beach walks. We talked:
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Why Dimple is pure fire (even when Rishi and Kamal are doing the most)
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The unbearable softness of 80s Kamal Haasan
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Why this is basically the horniest film we’ve watched all season
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And of course, Sujoy’s cinematic thirst for all things Sridevi, accidentally triggered by… Saagar?
We’re down to our final three films in the Dhamaka series—
and now and if you are are a Khandaan Patreon you get to decide the order we tackle them in.
A big Shoutout to our friend Dj Shai Guy for the 80's Dhamaka Theme song. You can check out more of Shai's work here
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Ep 272: Ram Lakhan – Mind Havelis, Cable TV & Full 80s Dhamaka
This week's Patreon Bonus is available for free! Watch my monthly Letterboxd wrap up video here
The Khandaan gang is back with the next entry in our 80s Dhamaka series—and this time, it’s Subhash Ghai’s iconic masala bonanza Ram Lakhan (1989).
Picked by our Patreon supporters, this episode dives deep into the unforgettable world of two brothers, high-octane revenge plots, iconic songs, and the kind of full-blown filmi logic that defined a generation.
We discuss:
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Why Ram Lakhan is peak 80s masala cinema
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The sheer charisma of Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff
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How this film influenced Bollywood for decades to come
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The soundtrack’s everlasting legacy—from My Name is Lakhan to Tera Naam Liya
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Why Amrita thinks it’s basically the Avengers of desi VHS
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Sujoy’s nostalgia from Chitrahaar to Zee Cinema reruns
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Asim’s obsession with Debu the American
Plus: Havelis, vengeful widows, song interludes every 6 minutes, and the chaotic joy of watching Bollywood do everything at once.
A big Shoutout to our friend Dj Shai Guy for the 80's Dhamaka Theme song. You can check out more of Shai's work here
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Ep 271: Namak Halaal – Disco, Dialogue, and Dadu Trauma
Patreon bonus episodes whilst we were away:
- Live Reaction: Sitaare Zameen Par and Thug Life Trailer and Laal Pari
- Bonus Patreon: Too Sad to Be Funny, Too Funny to Be Cancelled
- This week on Khandaan: chaos, candour, and a touch of Shah Rukh.
Khandaan continues the 80s Dhamaka series with one of Amitabh Bachchan’s most iconic—and polarizing—comedies: Namak Halaal (1982).
Is this peak masala madness or a nostalgia trip gone wrong? In this episode, Asim passionately defends his childhood favorite while Amrita and Sujoy wrestle with the film’s dated humor, dizzying plot logic, and eyebrow-raising romance arcs.
We discuss:
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The comedy Amitabh debate — genius or grating?
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The legacy of Kader Khan’s unforgettable one-liners
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Bappi Lahiri’s absolute banger of a soundtrack (Pag Ghungroo, Raat Baaki, Jawaani Jaaneman)
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Smita Patil's rain-soaked dance number and the discomfort behind the scenes
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The villain lair logistics (seriously, where do you even buy a villain lair?)
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Dadu-related emotional trauma and masala film magic
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Disco suits, absurd aliases, and Shashi Kapoor’s unexpectedly spicy side
Next episode of the 80's Dhamaka will be Ram Lakhan (Dhina Dhin Da!)
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Ep 270- Flags, Feeds & Film Stars_ When Cinema Meets Conflict.mp3
Patreon bonus episodes whilst we were away:
- Live Reaction: Sitaare Zameen Par and Thug Life Trailer and Laal Pari
- Bonus Patreon: Too Sad to Be Funny, Too Funny to Be Cancelled
- This week on Khandaan: chaos, candour, and a touch of Shah Rukh.
After a short break, the full Khandaan crew is back in the house—and we’re not easing in gently.
In this episode, we dive headfirst into everything that’s been on our minds: the personal cost of conflict, censorship in media, and how Bollywood fits into a world that feels increasingly divided. From WhatsApp group tensions to government-issued podcast warnings (!), this is one of our most personal episodes yet.
🎙️ What we talk about:
The India–Pakistan conflict and how it’s impacted real friendships
Media propaganda, misinformation, and the risks of being "too political"
Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par trailer—can it survive the noise?
Suhana Khan in King—is this the launch her stardom needs or a risky bet?
Bhool Chuk Maaf, Sanam Teri Kasam, Lal Pari, and why viral Bollywood music won’t die
The surreal podcasting moment when we found out we’d been flagged by the Indian government
Our stance on love, peace, and why we'll always choose each other—even when it’s not popular
🎧 Plus:
We laugh through the weirdness of Housefull 5, dissect the awkward uncle energy of Akshay Kumar, and rant about Abhishek Bachchan’s rap career (again).
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t belong in your own fandom anymore, or you’re struggling with how to talk about art during political chaos—this one's for you.
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Ep 269- Patreon Listener Pick- Sangam (1964)
This week Khandaan A Bollywood Podcast gives you a taster of the all the fun we have in our Patreon Community with a full episode available for the main feed.
In this bonus episode of the Khandaan Podcast, it’s just Asim and Amrita catching up and having one of those classic, freewheeling chats you’ve come to expect from us. We cover a bunch of films, including a special listener’s pick – the iconic Sangam!
Amrita saw Khalid Rehman's "Alappuzha Gymkhana" which makes us discuss about masculinity in today’s cinema – especially how it’s evolving in Malayalam films – and, of course, we reply to some of your comments and dive into comparing Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan, their career choices, and their very different approaches to stardom.
Then we dive headfirst into Sangam: Raj Kapoor’s love triangle extravaganza, packed with sweeping romance, societal expectations, and some surprising gender dynamics. We chat about the film’s historical context, its cultural impact, and even some of the off-screen drama involving the actors that may have shaped what we saw on screen. And yes – we talk about that soundtrack too. 🎶
Come hang out with us!
A video version of this episode is available and streaming our Patreon page.
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Ep 268- Tezaab- 80s Dhamaka Series
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a new look at an old favorite as part of our 80s Dhamaaka series: 1988’s TEZAAB.
Directed by N. Chandra, this Anil Kapoor - Madhuri Dixit starrer is mostly remembered today for its iconic number, Ek Do Teen. But this is also an excellent example of 80s masala — violent, political, angsty, furious, and just plain fun. Costarring Chunky Pandey, Mandakini, Anupam Kher, and more, Tezaab is a real trip down nostalgia lane for us at the podcast.
A big Shoutout to our friend Dj Shai Guy for the 80's Dhamaka Theme song. You can check out more of Shai's work here
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Ep 267- Sikandar and L2 Empuraan Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and we’re talking EMPURAAN and SIKANDAR with friend to the pod, Pappuchaaru.
We took a break from our 80s Dhamaaka series to watch the Malayalam masala actioner, Empuraan. Directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran and starring Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, and a whole host of other actors including R10 himself, this movie has run into political foul weather just days after its release. We discuss how it all unfolded, the movie itself, and what this means for Malayalam cinema.
And then we have a lot to discuss with Sikandar. Directed by A. R. Murugadoss (Ghajini, 2008), this movie stars Salman Khan, Rashmika Mandanna, Sathyaraj, Sharman Joshi and others. Social media has already been ripping this movie apart. We discuss how low the bar has gotten and what lies ahead for Salman and the Hindi film industry.
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Ep 266- Umrao Jaan- 80s Dhamaka Series
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re continuing with our 80s Dhamaaka episodes. This week we have UMRAO JAAN.
One of the most iconic cinematic moments of 1981, Umrao Jaan is widely considered to be Rekha’s most celebrated performance. Directed by Muzaffar Ali and with enduring music by Khayyam, Rekha plays the role of a famous courtesan who navigates love and family in the midst of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. Costarring Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Raj Babbar, Shaukat Azmi, Dina Pathak and others, Umrao Jaan is an essential part of 80s Hindi cinema.
A big Shoutout to our friend Dj Shai Guy for the 80's Dhamaka Theme song. You can check out more of Shai's work here
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Ep 265- Santosh INTV with Shahana Goswami and Khandaan Live Show
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a small break from our 80s Dhamaka episodes to bring you the audio of our YouTube livestream. We go through the upcoming slate of Netflix releases and what we’re most excited about watching this year. We also answer questions from the audience during the livestream. You can also listen to our interview of Shahana Goswami, whose new film SANTOSH was the UK’s submission for best picture at the Oscars earlier this year. Conducting the interview is friend of the podcast, the one and only Yamini aka Pappuchaaru.
Shownotes:
- Trailer: Santosh
- You can watch the video version of our Khandaan Live Show with the comment section here
- Our Live reaction the the Sikandar trailer is available here
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Ep 264- Tridev - 80s Dhamaka Series
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and the next movie in our 80s Dhamaka series is TRIDEV (1989).
Directed and cowritten by Rajiv Rai, TRIDEV was a ginormous hit when it came out - enough for the Rais to repurpose it with Vishwatma a couple of years later. Starring Sunny Deol, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Sangeeta Bijlani, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonam, Amrish Puri and Anupam Kher among others, Tridev is still famous for its songs, composed by Kalyanji-Anandji although a case could be made that this was just an early Viju Shah soundtrack.
This movie embodies the 80s vibe in a way that few others can pull off. The fashion, the songs, the villains, the homoerotic tension, there’s a lot to get through this week.
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Ep 264- Meri Jung- 80s Dhamaka Series
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s 80s Dhamaaka series features 1985’s MERI JUNG this week.
Starring Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Nutan and Amrish Puri in lead roles, this Subhash Ghai movie written by Javed Akhtar is about as nonsensical as masala cinema gets. It is also one of the great pleasures of our movie watching lives. With music by Laxmikant Pyarelal and Javed Jaffrey making his breakdancing debut, every kid from the 80s knows their Meri Jung. Join us to see if it stands up to our nostalgia.
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Ep 263- Nagina- 80s Dhamaka Series
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s 80s Dhamaaka series continues with 1986’s NAGINA.
Arguably the most famous snake film made in the Hindi film industry, this Sridevi starrer shattered records with its blockbuster debut. Co-starring Rishi Kapoor and a mesmerising Amrish Puri, this movie had amazing music and iconic dance numbers that can never be replicated. Directed by Harmesh Malhotra and with music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, Nagina was shoo in on this list — but does it deserve the spot? Join us to find out.
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Ep 261- Arth - 80s Dhamaka Serires
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our 80s Dhamaaka series! This week’s feature is 1982’s ARTH.
Starring Shabana Azmi, Khulbhushan Kharbanda, Raj Kiran, and Smita Patil in key roles, this Mahesh Bhatt directorial about marital infidelity is a classic of Hindi cinema. Drawn from Bhatt’s short lived extramarital affair with Parveen Babi, Arth features some of the best performances by Hindi film actors as well as music that has stood the test of time.
Join us as we introduce this film to Asim and refresh our own memories.
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Ep 260 - Kaalia - 80s Dhamaka Series
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our new 80s Dhamaka movie — KAALIA (1981).
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Pran and Amjad Khan, this Tinnu Anand directorial was a top favorite going in for Asim and Amrita. Alas, they were bamboozled by the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia because this movie has some… issues. We discuss what we remembered, what we didn’t, the music by RD Burman and the Bollywood history connected to this film. Join us as we continue to explore Hindi cinema in the 80s.
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Ep 259 - Karz - 80s Dhamaka Series
Welcome to the first 80s Dhamaka! episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast.
We kick things off with Subhash Ghai’s KARZ (1980), an iconic reincarnation drama starring Rishi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Tina Munim, Raj Kiran and Premnath.
Join us as Asim watches the movie for the first time while Sujoy and Amrita compare their memories of this film to what it looks like today.
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Ep 258-Loveyaapa and Deva songs, The Glassworker Review and "Patreon Pick" Caravan
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re talking Classic Bollywood with CARAVAN (1971).
Directed by Nasir Hussain and produced by Tahir Hussain (Aamir’s dad), Caravan is a typically enjoyable proto-Bollywood adventure romp from the House of Hussain. Starring Asha Parekh, Aruna Irani, Helen, and Jeetendra among others, this movie is especially notable for its outstanding RD Burman soundtrack.
We also discuss a couple of other recent Bollywood movies and their trailers / songs like BADASS RAVIKUMAR, LOVEYAPA, Bhassad Macha and BLACK WARRANT as well as Pakistan's first full length animated movie The Glassworker.
🎬 Trailers Discussed:
Dil Ke Taj Mahal Meinn | BADASS RAVI KUMAR
Black Warrant | Official Trailer
THE GLASSWORKER | Official English Trailer
Shownotes:
Dr Aur Billa - Mujhay Tum Se Ho Gaya Hai Pyar
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Ep 257- Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai - 25 YR Anniversary- Hritik Roshan Special
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a trip down nostalgia lane with KAHO NA PYAAR HAI (2000). Directed by Rakesh Roshan, the debut of Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel remains a landmark blockbuster in the history of Hindi cinema. We discuss how no other director/producer father has been to replicate this launch for their progeny and how it set up both Hrithik and Ameesha for success. We talk about our memories of this movie and its place in pop culture. And we discuss what has held up over the years and what (or who) hasn’t.
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Episode 256: Trailers, News, and Varun Dhawan’s Baby John
Episode Summary:
This week on Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast, we’re joined by the always delightful @pappuchaaru for an exciting episode packed with Bollywood buzz, hot trailers, and a full review of Baby John starring Varun Dhawan!
We kick things off with a discussion about the latest Hindi film trailers that dropped this week, breaking down the biggest moments and sharing our first impressions.
We also dive into the announcement of the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe, can it redefine the horror-comedy genre? Tune in to hear our thoughts!
Finally, we wrap up with our main review: Baby John, Varun Dhawan’s latest offering that has us debating everything from its performances to its storyline.
🎬 Trailers Discussed:
- Deva: Is Shahid Back?
- SkyForce: More toxic nationalism?
- Badass Ravi Kumar: Is Himesh in on the joke?
- Baby John: Varun Dhawan is back—does it deliver?
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Ep 255- Bollywood 2024 Wrap-Up: Looking Ahead to 2025 (Part 2)
We’re back with the second part of our Bollywood 2024 wrap-up, featuring none other than Pitu Sultan, co-host of the Filmi Ladies Podcast! After revisiting the hits and misses of the year in Part 1, we’re shifting gears to talk about what’s coming up in 2025.
This episode is all about Bollywood’s future. We discuss the most anticipated movies hitting screens next year, the industry trends we’re excited to see evolve, and some dream collaborations we’d love to witness. And of course, we couldn’t resist throwing in a few bold predictions for what lies ahead.
🎬 In This Episode:
- Honest takes on the most disappointing films
- A sneak peek at the most exciting Bollywood releases of 2025.
- Bold predictions for 2025—what surprises might Bollywood have in store?
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Ep 254- Bollywood 2024: The Hits, The Misses, and Everything In Between (Part 1)
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It’s time for our annual Bollywood wrap-up! As we say goodbye to 2024, we’re diving into the movies, moments, and madness that defined the year. Joining us is the fabulous Pitu Sultan, co-host of the Filmi Ladies Podcast, bringing her signature wit and charm to the discussion.
In this first part of our special two-episode series, we take a close look at the best Bollywood films of the year—the ones that left us speechless and set new standards for the industry. But that’s not all. We also call out the biggest letdowns of 2024, digging into what went wrong with the films that missed the mark.
Get ready for lively debates, fun trivia, and plenty of laughs as we break down the hits and misses of Bollywood in 2024!
🎬 In This Episode:
- Our picks for the top Bollywood movies of 2024 and what made them unforgettable.
- Breakout performances and stars who stole the spotlight.
- Honest takes on the honourable mentions—the movies that almost got picked but missed the mark
- Behind-the-scenes trivia and fun Bollywood tidbits.
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Ep 255- All We Imagine As Light
This week's Patreon Bonus is the Video of our Hangout over the weekend where we discuss the 80's Dhamaka Series launching in January. Available here
On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast we have a mini review by Amrita of Payal Kapadia's - Cannes Grand Prix winner- "All We Imagine As Light" as well as interviews by Payal Kapadia herself and lead actress Kani Kusruti conducted by our very own Yamini AKA Pappuchaaru.
All We Imagine As Light is now playing in UK theatres.
In Mumbai, thoughtful Nurse Prabha’s routine is upset when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger, flightier and rebellious roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her secret boyfriend. Their colleague Parvaty fights to stay in her home without any requisite paperwork left by her late husband. A trip to a beach town allows them each to find a space for their desires to manifest.
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Ep 254- Love Love Love
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and this week we’re discussing 1989’s LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla, this was clearly a movie that held the hopes and dreams of many people — from the director to the stars to the crew. The question is whether all that effort came to anything.
We talk about the soundtrack, the crazy career paths of the people involved, the story, and our nostalgia.
We also talk about the interview The Hollywood Reporter India’s Anupama Chopra did with Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao. There’s also a brief mention of the shock waves running through the Tamil film industry with Nayanthara’s open letter to Dhanush and AR Rahman’s divorce.
Shownotes:
Nayanthara's open letter to Dhanush
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Ep 253- Citadel Honey Bunny And Do Patti Reviews
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing CITADEL: HONEY BUNNY on Amazon Prime.
Directed by Raj and DK, Honey Bunny stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Varun Dhawan along with Kay Kay, Simran and Saqib Saleem. We talk about what this show does better than the original and what really stood out to us.
We also discuss DO PATTI on Netflix. Produced by & starring Kriti Sanon and co-produced & written by Kanika Dhillon, this thriller is rather less than thrilling. Co-starring a self conscious Kajol, this movie is mostly a vehicle for Kriti and nothing more.
Shownotes:
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Mamata Kulkarni: A Siren in a Scandal
Log Mujhe Kehte Hai | Parvati Khan | Pratikar
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Ep 252- Singham Again and Bhool Bhulaiya 3
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s Diwali special where we’re discussing the crop of 2024. And what a crop it is!
First, we discuss Anees Bazmee’s BHOOL BHULAIYAA 3 starring Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan, Madhuri Dixit, and Tripti Dimri among others. This review contains spoilers so keep listening for the warning.
Next we have many thoughts about Rohit Sherry’s SINGHAM AGAIN with Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor and Akshay Kumar among others.
Shownotes:
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Mamata Kulkarni: A Siren in a Scandal
Log Mujhe Kehte Hai | Parvati Khan | Pratikar
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Ep 251- Josh
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing JOSH (2000).
This was a request from our friend, Patreon, and editor extraordinaire, Yamini. And we’re trying very hard not to judge her for it.
This Mansoor Khan directorial feels a lot older than it is and stars Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai as twins with a dark Portuguese past in 1980s Goa. There’s also Chandrachur Singh, Priya Gill and Sharad Kapoor in key roles.
Shownotes:
Lehren: Making of Josh
Comedy: Christian Characters in Bollywood movies by Anubhavi
Shownotes:
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"Kareena Kapoor Khan: The Last of the Bollywood Divas"
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Ep 250- Dil Tera Aashiq
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Bonus Patreon: Ulajh, Khel Khel Mein and Tezaab
BTS: Being the Head Judge for the BBC Asian Network
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing DIL TERA AASHIQ from 1993.
Directed by Lawrence D’Souza, this movie stars Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, and a host of character actors you haven’t seen in decades. A remake of a play, this movie should have been effervescent good fun with two actors who were hitting the zeitgeist in spectacular fashion. Instead… listen to the episode to hear our views.
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Shownotes:
Check out Asim's appearance on the BBC Asian Network here
Check out our Video Essay on our YouTube Channel:
"Why Amitabh Bachchan is Still Unmatched in Bollywood"
"Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood’s Angriest Leading Lady"
and coming soon..."Kareena Kapoor Khan: The Last of the Bollywood Divas"
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Ep 249- Jigra
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BTS: Being the Head Judge for the BBC Asian Network
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where the movie of the week is Vasan Bala’s JIGRA.
But first we discuss the trailers for Rohit Shetty’s SINGHAM AGAIN and Anees Bazmee’s BHOOL BHULAIYYA 3. Together these films appear to have cast half of Bollywood.
We also discuss Vikramaditya Motwane’s new Netflix film CTRL starring Ananya Pandey and we discuss what makes her so watchable.
Our main review is Jigra. We cover the film, its reception and the social media controversy. We have thoughts about Alia Bhatt’s performance as well as that of the supporting cast.
Shownotes:
Check out Asim's appearance on the BBC Asian Network here
Check out our Video Essay on our YouTube Channel:
"Why Amitabh Bachchan is Still Unmatched in Bollywood"
"Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood’s Angriest Leading Lady"
and coming soon..."Kareena Kapoor Khan: The Last of the Bollywood Divas"
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Ep 248-Baazi
Check out our first Video Essay on our YouTube Channel:
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"Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood’s Angriest Leading Lady"
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing 1995’s BAAZI.
Directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar and starring Aamir Khan and Mamta Kulkarni, Baazi is a tribute to the Hollywood thrillers of the 1980s. We talk about the way Aamir’s character is depicted in this film, which is completely different from most cop characters in Bollywood. The songs by Anu Malik haven’t really survived the decade but are still quite catchy. Listen to the episode to find out why this is Asim’s favorite Aamir film.
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Ep 247-Devara Part 1
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing DEVARA - Part 1.
But first we discuss the recent Oscar nominations, the controversy surrounding the selection of Kiran Rao’s LAAPATA LADIES, and the upcoming movies of Ranbir Kapoor.
Next, we have a number of thoughts about Kortala Siva’s Devara Part 1, starring NTR Jr., Prakash Raj, Saif Ali Khan, and Jahnavi Kapoor. We talk about the audience reception, the complexities of the film industry, the impact of marketing, and the cultural significance of the film. We discuss the implications of hero worship, particularly in relation to NTR Jr. and Saif Ali Khan's performances.
Chapters (timestamps are approximates only)
00:00 Introduction and Technical Issues
02:00 Oscar Nominations and Controversies
10:07 Discussion on Lapata Ladies and All We Imagined as Light
19:52 Ranbir Kapoor's Upcoming Movies
30:10 Review of Devara
40:53 The Limitations of Fan Service in Film
43:10 Character Arcs and Story Stakes
45:38 Audience Experience and Cultural Context
48:01 Hero Worship and Star Power
49:56 The Role of Saif Ali Khan
52:34 Janhvi Kapoor's Impact and Performance
01:04:45 Overall Impressions and Future Expectations
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Ep 246- Kick
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing KICK (2014).
But first we discuss a few recent film releases, including Netflix’s SECTOR 36 with Vikrant Massey and Deepak Dobriyal, the disappointing action film YUDHRA with Siddhant Chaturvedi, and re-release of Bollywood classics old and new.
But our main review is Salman Khan's blockbuster 'Kick', costarring Jaqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. It leads to a wide ranging discussion about Salman’s star power, where he’s headed and what his legacy is likely to be.
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Ep 245- The Buckingham Murders
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re back and discussing THE BUCKINGHAM MURDERS.
But first, we discuss our summer adventures and discuss the recent trailers for JIGRA, DEVARA - Part 1, and VICKY VIDYA KA WOH VALA VIDEO.
Next we discuss Hansal Mehta’s Buckingham Murders, featuring Kareena Kapoor, which is an excellent TV film in our opinion. Join us as we talk about the performances, particularly Kareena's, and discuss the film's potential for a sequel or series adaptation.
Trailers:
Chapters
00:00 We’re back from our summer break!
11:41 Jigra Teaser Reaction
19:10 Devara Trailer Reaction
27:56 Vicky Vidya Ka Wo Wala Video Trailer Reaction
31:39 Main Review: Buckingham Murders
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Ep 244- Ulajh, Auron Mein Kahaan Dum Tha, Modern Masters Rajamouli
Check out our first Video Essay on our YouTube Channel: "Why Amitabh Bachchan is Still Unmatched in Bollywood"
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our little catch up before we go on a break.
Amrita watched AURON MEIN KAHAN DUM THA starring Ajay Devgan and Tabu as star crossed lovers. She also watched ULAJH starring Janhvi Kapoor, Gulshan Deviah, and Roshan Matthews.
Asim watched the Film Companion documentary on Netflix, MODERN MASTERS: SS RAJAMOULI but can’t really recommend it.
Sujoy watched the Sony Liv thriller Brinda starring Trisha Krishnan.
We also watched the new AP Dhillon song OLD MONEY because… well, Salman Khan (and Sanjay Dutt).
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Break Announcement
05:34 Review: 'AURON MEIN KAHAN DUM THA'
07:32 Review: 'Ulajh'
15:26 Lack of Marketing for Apple TV and Sony Live Shows
18:49 Recommendation: 'Modern Masters: Rajamouli'
24:10 Lack of Depth in 'Modern Masters' Documentary
30:15 Praise for 'Laapata Ladies'
36:42 Salman Khan's Involvement in a Music Video and 'Tiger 3'
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Ep 243- Barzakh Season Review
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re joined by Aimun F. (@bluemagicboxes on Twitter) for our deep dive into BARZAKH.
Directed by Asim Abbasi (Cake, Churails), this ambitious 6-part Pakistani drama is now available on Zee5 and YouTube. Starring Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed and others, this is a tale of the supernatural and the real that takes its own time.
Aimun joins us to discuss the way this story weaves into the realities of Pakistan, the lives of the characters, and the various themes.
The entire season of Barzakh is available to watch on Youtube (here) if your country has not barred it.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts
04:01 Mixed Opinions on Barzakh
09:21 Exploring Unfulfilled Love and Toxicity
18:08 The Conflicting Themes of Capitalism and Ecology
23:23 Visually Stunning, but Confusing Narrative
25:35 Controversy and Ban: Portrayal of Homosexual Relationship
36:36 Cultural Representation and Magical Realism
42:28 Father-Son Dynamics and Absent Fathers
46:19 Exploring Postpartum Depression
53:28 Missed Opportunities for Character Development
58:46 Fawad Khan's Performance
01:01:03 Lack of Dynamic Characters
01:04:30 Repetitive Conversations
01:06:57 Recommended for Slower-Paced Cinema
01:13:10 Final Thoughts and Conclusion
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Ep 242- Darr
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Welcome to a special episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast with guest host Rahul Desai.
We’re discussing one of Rahul’s comfort watches, DARR (1993). Directed by Yash Chopra and starring Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, and Shahrukh Khan in key roles, this movie is an important milestone in Bollywood history. For one thing, this kicked off the very successful collaboration between YRF and SRK, and for another, it was one of the cornerstones of the SRK as obsessive lover trope.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Setting the Stage
05:38 The Long-Awaited Guest: Rahul Desai
13:22 The Impact of 'Darr' and Shah Rukh Khan as a Star
19:38 Exploring the Themes of Obsession and Stalking in 'Darr'
24:34 Nostalgia and Admiration for Shah Rukh Khan's Early Career
27:20 The Well-Crafted Nature of 'Darr' and Shah Rukh Khan's Enduring Appeal
27:45 Casting Choices and Tension with Sunny Deol
32:31 Subverting Expectations in the Film's Opening
34:15 Bittersweet Memories of the Song 'Jadu Teri Nazar'
37:06 Analyzing Juhi Chawla's Character in Darr
43:30 Sunny Deol: The Noble Hero in Darr
49:01 Exploring the Portrayal of Therapy in Darr
53:13 Rahul's Profession and Poetic Nature
54:00 Discussion on Songs and Picturization
55:14 The Standout Moments: Chase Sequences and the Holi Sequence
01.00:16 The Portrayal of Stalking in Darr and its Context
01.10:46 Appreciating Shah Rukh Khan's Acting in Darr
01.17:23 The Impact of Darr in the 90s and Shah Rukh Khan's Career
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Ep 241- Barzakh Ep 1, Bad Newzz, Film Companion shuts down
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing Asim Abbasi’s BARZAKH starring Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed among others.
We also talk about BAD NEWZ starring Vicky Kaushal, Tripti Dimri and Ammy Virk as well as our beloved Film Companion shutting down.
Some of the Pakistani Pop songs Asim mentioned:
Shahid Kazmi- Death Le Gai Mera Dil
Aitebar (Lyrical) - Aitebar - Vital Signs
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Ep 240- Maya Memsaab
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a ride in the way back machine to Ketan Mehta’s MAYA MEMSAAB.
Loosely based on Madame Bovary, this Deepa Sahi star vehicle also stars Shahrukh Khan and is probably most notable in his filmography for the behind the scenes stories than the actual film.
01:56 Previous viewings of Maya Memsaab
05:25 Overview of the film
18:55 Exploring themes of Masculinity
21:00 Finding meaning in the Film
28:36 Shah Rukh Khan's charm and potential
32:47 The detestable Raj Babbar
40:24 Farooq Sheikh's charming Masculinity
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Ep 239- The Ambani Wedding and Maharaja Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and this week we discuss:
00:00 Asim's interview with the BBC (click here to watch)
02:14 Neeta Ambani's Role in the Ambani Wedding
07:46 Highlights of the Event: Dancing Celebrities
16:00 Controversies and Fan Reactions
25:50 International Guests: Kim Kardashian, John Cena and Boris Johnson
31:36 Discussion on Vijay Sethupathi 's 'Maharaja' now streaming on Netflix
53:49 Akshay Kumar's Interview with Baradwaj Rangan
59:01 Insights from Vishal Punjabi on A Millennial Mind Podcast
01:05:22 Reactions to 'Bad Newzz' Song Jaanam
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Ep 238- Questions from our Patreon
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast in which we’re catching up on listener questions and recent releases.
00:00- The State of Cinema: Revival of Chocolate Heroes?
19:07- Cinema Today: Toxicity and the Perception of Dead Bollywood
23:39- The Diminishing Excitement Around New Actors in Bollywood
28:29- The Shift Towards Streaming Platforms
35:26- Horror and Supernatural Content
46:54- Khandaan: the Beginning
55:58- Desire for More Low-Stakes Cinema and Romantic Comedies
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 237- Kalki 2898 AD and Kill Review, Barzakh Trailer
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we finally have fresh content!
First we discuss the trailer for Asim Abbasi’s new show BARZAKH starring Sanam Saeed and Fawad Khan. It premieres on YouTube and Zee Zindagi on July 19 and it’s giving us Bhansali vibes in a good way.
Asim and Sujoy had the chance to attend the press screening for KILL, the Dharma-produced actioner that’s taking audiences around the world by storm.
And finally we discuss KALKI 2898 AD starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Disha Patani, Shobhana, Anna Ben, Mrunal Thakur and others. This ambitious sci-fi mythological sparked some strong reactions from the hosts.
Trailers:
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 236- Maharaj, All India Rank, Diljit on Fallon, Kalki 2898 AD Trailer
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re heading to a new generation of “Khandaan” — Netflix’s MAHARAJ starring Junaid Khan.
Chapters
00:00- Diljit Dosanjh on Jimmy Fallon
11:01- Sujoy watched Varun Grover’s ALL INDIA RANK (2023).
29:42- Asim and Sujoy watched 'Maharaj' on Netflix, starring Mamu ka beta.
45:43- We discuss the KALKI 2898 AD Trailer
53:06- The Re-release of Old Movies
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 235- Ek Ladka Ek Ladki
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a trip back to the early 90s with EK LADKA EK LADKI (1992).
This remake of 1987’s Goldie Hawn/ Kurt Russell starrer OVERBOARD, stars Salman Khan and Neelam Kothari who follow the same enemies to lovers path. However, this is the early Salman so watch out for the sibling chemistry, the muscle vests, the fatphobia and the seeds of his love for farms.
Join us for a round of nostalgia.
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 234- Rang De Basanti
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing one of the greats — RANG DE BASANTI (2006).
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, this movie stars Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, and Madhavan among others. With music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, this is also one of the great albums of the past 20 years.
In this episode we discuss the impact of this movie and what has changed in the time since it released. We examine how we feel about this movie as a piece of cinema as well as a piece of politics after these many years.
Chapters
00:00- Introduction and Twitter Discussions
08:04- The Role of Rang De Basanti in Indian Cinema
13:51- The Changing Political Landscape and Social Media
30:22- Transitional Politics and Co-opting of History
49:51- Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics
56:31- Cost-Cutting and Filmmaking Choices
01:07:52- Queer Coding and LGBTQ+ Representation
01:09:15- The Impact of the Music
01:22:20- Political Commentary and Contemporary Relevance
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 233- Manthan, Parvarish and Baahubali Crown Of Blood
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re taking a pause to appreciate the scenery. Just kidding — there are no new releases so we’re catching up on the restored version of MANTHAN (1976) as well as the new animated BAAHUBALI companion piece. Asim also watched PARVARISH (1977) and we discuss the fan reaction to our AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY episode.
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast
Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood
Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood
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Ep 232- Amar Akbar Anthony- Patreon Pick
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this episode we let our Patron's decide which movie we review. This week we head back to the quintessential masala classic Amar Akbar Anthony.
You can also submit a movie to review by joining our Patreon, get access to exclusive content and to support our work!
Show notes:
Catch Asim this Friday on BBC Asian Network's Ultimate 90's Playlist
Our appearance on Manish Mathur's first Bollywood Draft episode can be found here
Time stamps:
00:00Introduction and Background
03:00Amar Akbar Anthony: A Chaotic and Fun Masala Movie
07:29Family, Unity, and Love: Key Themes in Amar Akbar Anthony
13:09A Nostalgic Trip to 70s Bollywood: Amar Akbar Anthony
25:09Introduction to Amar Akbar Anthony
27:32The Love Stories in the Film
29:26The Portrayal of Shirdi Baba
32:13Special Effects and Filmmaking Techniques
34:41The Chemistry Between Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh
38:02The Contribution of Kader Khan and Parveen Babi
41:10The Impact and Legacy of the Film
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Ep 231- Khandaan live Hangout
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where you can listen to our catch-up livestream on YouTube.
As always we covered a large range of subjects and we’re happy to have the listeners chime in. We hope to do more of these going forward.
We discussed Kabir Khan’s CHANDU CHAMPION starring Kartik Aaryan and MR AND MRS MAHI starring Rajkumar Rao and Jahnavi Kapoor. We also caught up on AAVESHAM starring Fahadh Faasil and Kunal Khemu’s MADGAON EXPRESS.
00:00 Introduction and casual banter
02:17 Thoughts on different cities
09:09 Movie review: Aavesham
16:15 Movie review: Madgaon Express
27:02 Malayalam films with strong female characters
28:19 Reference to Joy Mukherjee and Love in Tokyo
34:05 Questioning the Plot of 'Chandu Champion'
36:09 Mixed Feelings about 'Mr. and Mrs. Mahi'
41:46 Lack of Excitement for Upcoming Movies
45:40 Discussion of 'Sarfarosh' Sequel
49:27 Remastered Version of 'Manthan'
57:33 The Impact of Manthan and Crowdfunding
01:00:32 Favorite Songs
01:01:44 The Mystery of Salman Khan
01:02:11 Fashion Choices and Aesthetics
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Ep 230- Heeramandi, Aavesham, Crakk Reviews
On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast Amrita and Asim discuss:
00:00 Aamir Khan on the Kapil Sharma show
09:40 Discussion on Aavesham and Crack
27:15 Criticism of Heeramandi
31:05 Discussion on the Love Story in Heeramandi
33:52 Final Thoughts on Hiramandi
42:15 Critique of the portrayal of sexual assault
48:14 Disappointment with the overall execution of the show
Shownotes:
Our appearance on Manish Mathur's first Bollywood Draft episode can be found here
Vote for the Best of 90's Bollywood music on the BBC Asian Network and look out for Asim's appearance as a judge LIVE.
Trailers:
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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Ep 229-Hang out Episode
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s catchup episode.
This week we’re reading listener emails, talking about our projects and just generally checking in with each other and you. Come join us!
Ep 229- Chamkila and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Reviews
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing Imtiaz Ali’s CHAMKILA on Netflix.
Starring Diljit Singh and Parineeti Chopra, Chamkila tells the story of Punjab’s brightest star who was shot down in his prime. We are joined by Pulkit Kochar who has personal memories of Chamkila and his music to discuss the film.
Asim and Sujoy then discuss why Bade Miyan Chote Miyan failed so badly at the box office after having to sit through it.
(We had some sever audio issues midway during recording hence the delay in posting)
Hope you enjoy!
Shownotes:
Ep 228- Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re mining a very old gem - Aziz Mirza’s RAJU BAN GAYA GENTLEMAN (1992).
Starring a very young Shahrukh Khan and the freshest, most beautiful Juhi Chawla, watching Raju… is like stepping into a time machine. With a classic Nana Patekar performance and a fiery Amrita Singh to provide pizzazz, Raju… brought back quite a few memories for us.
Shownotes:
Juhi Chawla's FIRST Reaction To Seeing Shah Rukh Khan | Lehren Diaries
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Ep 227- Ghajini
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re travelling back to 2008 to discuss GHAJINI.
Directed by AR Murugadoss, this Aamir Khan starrer was the original juggernaut that sent Bollywood into a tailspin about the money it was minting. It established the 100 crore club and forever changed the way we talk about the movies in Hindi cinema.
Co-starring Asin and Jiah Khan, this was the remake of a very successful Tamil movie and it also set the stage for the “southification” of Hindi action movies for the next decade. Given its impact, how does it hold up? Join Asim, Amrita, and Sujoy to get the lowdown.
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Ep 226- Madgaon Express and Crew Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re enjoying a rare week of happy movies.
First, Sujoy and Amrita watched MADGAON EXPRESS, a slacker comedy that delivers more than its trailer promised from debutant filmmaker Kunal Kemmu. Starring Avinash Tiwary, Pratik Gandhi, Dhivyendu, and Nora Fatehi along with a strong supporting cast, this is a very confident debut for Kemmu as a director.
Next we all fell in love once again with Kareena Kapoor (and Tabu and Kriti Sanon) in CREW. From the stable of ace feminist producer Rhea Kapoor, this Rajesh Krishnan directorial was funny, sexy, and promises to be a giant hit. Co-starring Diljit Dosanjh, Kapil Sharma, Khulbhushan Kharbanda and others, this was the perfect weekend watch.
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Ep 225- Murder Mubarak and Anweshippin Kandethum Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re mostly discussing Sara Ali Khan and the state of the Hindi film industry.
We watched MURDER MUBARAK and came away with many thoughts about Karisma Kapoor, Sara, and Pankaj Tripathi.
We also discuss the Malayalam procedural ANWESHIPPIN KANDETHUM on Netflix, starring Asim’s man crush Tovino Thomas.
Amrita also watched the other Malayalam procedural, ABRAHAM OZLER with Jayaram and Mammooty.
Show Notes:
Trailers:
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Ep 224- Ram Jaane
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our nostalgia-driven discussion of 1995’s RAM JAANE.
Just kidding - we had zero nostalgia to invest and for good reason it turns out. Starring Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Vivek Mushran, here’s a movie you can be thankful we watched so you don’t have to.
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Ep 223- Jamnagar Met Gala, Laapataa Ladies Review, Manjummel Boys
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re back from our impromptu break and how!
First, we discuss the Ambani pre-wedding shenanigans by popular demand. Next we talk about some of the current releases — Richie Mehta’s POACHER; the controversial documentary THE INDRANI MUKERJEA STORY: BURIED TRUTH on Netflix; the new anthology LOVE STORIYAN; Dharmatic’s own SHOWTIME; and of course Kiran Rao’s LAAPATA LADIES.
We also discuss how excited we are for THE CREW starring Kareena Kapoor, Tabu, and Kriti Sanon.
Amrita and Sujoy also have a little Malayalam corner where they discuss Amrita brainwashing Sujoy into watching Mohanlal in Lijo Jose Pellissery’s MALAIKOTTAI VAALIBAN and Mammooty in the historical horror drama BRAMAYUGAM. Amrita also watched current blockbuster MANJUMMEL BOYS.
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Ep 222- Patthar Ke Phool Review
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we go all the way back to 1991's Patthar Ke Phool.
Not only was this movie was a massive hit but also was the debut of Raveena Tandon.
We had the ton of fun going back to a completely different era of Hindi films
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Ep 221- Fighter Post Release, Lapataa Ladies, Crakk Trailers and Baby John Teaser
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing everything that’s going on in Bollywood.
We begin with a little discussion of the Return of the Khan - Imran Khan. Is it a good idea or a weird social media thing?
Next we had a letter from a listener regarding our review of Sid Anand’s FIGHTER and they had several bones to pick with us.
We also discuss Kiran Rao’s upcoming release LAAPATAA LADIES, now outsourcing all its publicity to Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
We also have two trailers to review: Vidyut Jamwal’s CRAKK and Varun Dhawan’s BABY JOHN.
Shownotes:
Fighter Post Release (18 min): Hritik Roshan speaks to FilmCompanion
Laapataa Ladies (42 min)
Crakk Trailer (46.20)
Baby John Teaser (53.15)
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Ep 220- Killer Soup, Captain Miller, Hanu Man, Salaar
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In our latest episode, we dive deep into the latest Bollywood buzz! From dissecting the Bade Miyaan, Chote Miyaan teaser to analyzing the Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya trailer, we've got it all covered.
Plus, Sujoy gives his take on Captain Miller, Hanu Man, and Netflix's Killer Soup. Asim and Sujoy also delve Prashant Neel's follow up to KGF, the Prabhas starrer Salaar and share some insightful listener emails!
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Ep 219- Fighter Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing FIGHTER.
Director Siddharth Anand’s PATHAAN featured heavily in our “best of” lists last year so we were looking forward to this movie, an aerial extravaganza starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone for the first time together. Unfortunately, we thought it was soulless and empty. Join us to know more.
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Ep 218- Bollywood Preview 2024
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today we’re taking a look at the movies to come in 2024.
We’re joined by our lovely friend Suchin from Film Companion as we discuss the movies that excite us, the movies that don’t, and our hopes for cinema in the new year. Do drop us a note with the movies that have you all excited in 2024 at upodcasting@gmail.com.
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Ep 217- Best of Bollywood 2023
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re taking a look back at the year that was with our friend Suchin from Film Companion.
Join us as we go through the movies we loved and the movies we hated in 2023. Our favorite scenes, actors and songs — we go through them all.
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- Trailer: Merry Christmas
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Ep 216- Merry Christmas Review
Welcome to the first Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast episode for 2024! Our spoileriffic review of the week is for Sriram Raghavan’s MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Starring Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathy (both firing on all cylinders), this is a movie that is unexpected on many levels. We do go in for some heavy spoilers so please do watch the movie before you listen because you really do want to watch this movie. The hype is real.
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EP 215- Dunki Review, Merry Christmas Trailer and Sher Khul Gaye
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing the last Khandaan movie of the month: DUNKI.
Starring Shahrukh Khan, Tapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, Vicky Kaushal, and many others, this Rajkumar Hirani directorial debuted to mixed reviews. The third of SRK’s releases in 2023, Dunki has been mired in controversy for months, largely for no fault of its own. Join us as we discuss our reaction to this film as well as the songs of FIGHTER (2024) and other trending topics.
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- Trailer: Merry Christmas
- The Fighter: Sher Khul Gaye
- The song Asim has been listening to is called Tera Mera Pyaar from the soundtrack of the Pakistani drama Ishq Murshid
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Ep 214- Raja Hindustani
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we dive head first into nostalgia with RAJA HINDUSTANI (1996) — and immediately regret it.
Directed by Dharmesh Darshan, this loose remake of Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965) stars Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor and what we now recognise as regulars in the Darshan Bros universe, each playing a character that gets worse with every passing minute. Join us as we exorcise our trauma.
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Bollywood Hungama Interview
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EP 213- The Archies Review
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today we dive into The Archies.
We’re joined by Top Friend Beth of The Filmi Ladies Podcast, who gives us an American view of The Archies and their cultural significance. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, Netflix’s The Archies marks the debut of Agastya Nanda (as Archie), Suhana Khan (as Veronica), Khushi Kapoor (as Betty), Vedang Raina (as Reggie), Mihir Ahuja (as Jughead), DOT (as Ethel), and Yuvraj Menda (as Dilton). There has been a lot of discussion about this movie and we dig deep to see what went wrong and what went right.
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Ep 212- Animal and Sam Bahadur Reviews
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing our inner ANIMAL this week.
But first, Amrita talks about Meghana Gulzar’s SAM BAHADUR (03.06) starring Vicky Kaushal, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub and others. The movie belongs to Vicky who is shaping up to be the most interesting and perhaps most successful star of his generation but is that enough to save this movie?
And then we go straight into our main review of Sandeep Vanga Reddy’s Animal (19.24) starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Bobby Deol and others. Once again, this is a movie anchored by the bravura performance of its lead actor but there’s a lot to discuss with this one.
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Ep 211- Animal Trailer, Kaathal- The Core, Kannur Squad and Koffee With Karan
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re getting set for a wild December.
We discuss the last two episodes of KOFFEE WITH KARAN - with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Alia Bhatt, and Siddharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan. It leads us to a discussion about stardom in 2023 and why some stars find it more difficult to be their authentic selves.
We also discuss the trailer for ANIMAL, the full review of which is coming up next on the podcast.
And don’t miss our Mammooty Section (Kaathal- The Core and Kannur Squad) where Asim gets to experience the Mammooty rizz for the first time.
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Ep 210- Janasheen
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re discussing a Khan movie with a difference — JANASHEEN (2003).Not to be confused with that other classic, Prem Aggan, Janasheen marks the reunion of father-son duo Feroz Khan and Fardeen Khan. They’re joined by Celina Jaitley and a motley crew of people who should have known better.
Join us as we discuss the oeuvre of Feroz Khan Does An Islam.
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Ep 209- Tiger 3 Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re celebrating Diwali with our bhaijaan in TIGER 3.
The latest instalment of the YRF Spyverse, Tiger 3 is, as the name suggests, the third in the Tiger series that kicked off the Spyverse. Starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif as the Indo-Pakistani spy duo who navigate difficult loyalties in the midst of forever love, this movie takes us unexpected places.
We’re joined by Abbas Momin of the Has It Aged Well? Podcast to discuss this Maneesh Sharma directorial and we have a lot to say!
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Tiger 3 Promo: Tiger Ka Message
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Ep 208- Dunki drop, Va Va Voom, KWK and Kennedy Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where big things are happening this week!
We discuss the latest KOFFEE WITH KARAN episode with the Deol brothers, which Asim and Sujoy found wholesome and Amrita didn’t bother to watch. We talk about the songs from THE ARCHIES, which dropped a trailer right after this episode was recorded. Asim had the opportunity to see KENNEDY, Anurag Kashyap’s latest venture into nihilism and attend a Q&A.
And of course, we talk about DUNKI, the third of Shahrukh Khan’s big 2023 releases, directed by Rajkumar Hirani.
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Ep 207- Koffee With Karan S7, Satranga from Animal and Thank You For Coming Review
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we're talking about what everyone else is talking about -- Koffee with Karan's Deepika and Ranveer episode.
We discuss the new songs from ANIMAL and the clues we were able to glean from them. Amrita has thoughts about Leke Prabhu Ka Naam, the new song from TIGER 3, as well as what she thought of THANK YOU FOR COMING starring Bhumi Pednekar et al and DHAK DHAK starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza, Fatima Sana Sheikh, and Sanjana Sanghi.
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Ep 206- A Bollywood State of Mind- Author Prof Sunny Singh INTV
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This week we have an extra episode for our lovely listeners!
Asim talks to Prof. Sunny Singh about her new book: A Bollywood State of Mind - available in all book stores!
We had Sunny on all the way back during our Thugs of Hindostan review so it was a joy to delve a little into her book and mind.
She sent us a copy before our chat and we absolutely loved the book.
Here is a summary:
A Bollywood State of Mind is a personal, intellectual and emotional journey which crosses five continents and 50 years of modern Indian history and cinema and explores why Bollywood means so much to so many across the globe. Sunny describes how this exceptional cinema retains its hold on the national imagination, how Bollywood has enhanced India’s global standing in the 21st century, and how its characteristics endure despite the social and political changes.Ranging over history, aesthetic theory and politics, A Bollywood State of Mind explores encounters with Bollywood in the market places of Dakar and Marrakesh, in the nightclubs of New York, Barcelona and Mexico City, and in the ruins of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Petra and beyond. It shows how the pioneers and heroes of Bollywood cut across national, linguistic and cultural lines not only in India but in far reaches of Somalia, Peru, Malaysia and Russia.
The book is available here if you do decide to buy it, do drop her a message on her twitter/X
If you are in the UK you can also join her in one of the following venues for her book tour.
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Ep 205- Tiger 3 Trailer, Leo, OMG2 and Thiruchitrambalam Reviews
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On this episode of Khandaan Podcast, it's just the guys as Amrita is nursing a cold.
We talk about the Tiger 3 trailer and first song- Leke Prabhu Ka Naam
The first episode of the new season of Koffee With Karan
And we review Leo, OMG2 and Thiruchitrambalam
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Ep 204- London Film Festival 2023 Report and Tarsem Singh talks Dear Jassi
Since 2 of our hosts are travelling, Asim is joined by friend of the show @PappuChaaru who covered this years London Film Festival and interviewed director Tarsem Singh for his new movie Dear Jassi.
The Full Festival program can be found on the BFI's website.
Ep 203- Khufiya
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re all about Vishal Bharadwaj’s KHUFIYA.
Starring Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, Azmeri Haque Badhon, Ali Fazal, Atul Kulkarni, Ashish Vidyarthi and other talented actors, this is a spy thriller that contains more than its share of surprises. We have a lot to say about what worked and what didn’t.
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Ep 202- Jaane Jaan Review and Tiger 3, Animal Teaser
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we start off talking about the new movie teasers that dropped for Tiger 3 (4m45s), Animal (16m10s) and Ganapath (32m47s)
Our main review this week is Kareena Kapoor Khan's Netflix debut in the Sujoy Ghosh's directed adaptation of The Devotion to Suspect X, Jaane Jaan (41m55s)
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Ep 201- Post Release chat Jawan, Bambai Meri Jaan, Scam 2003
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're joined by our friend Get_Filmy to discuss a variety of things but most importantly JAWAN.
We begin by discussing SCAM 2003: THE TELGI STORY on Sony Liv. A well-received follow up to SCAM 1992 on the same service, this follows the intricacies of a small man who dreams big in an India where all kinds of things are possible.
That is also the main theme of BAMBAI MERI JAAN on Amazon Prime, which chronicles the rise of Dawood Ibrahim in a crime-ridden Bombay of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Featuring bravura performances by the main cast and a stylish, slick directing style, this Excel production really reels you in.
We also discuss the trailer for THE GREAT INDIAN FAMILY, starring Vicky Kaushal and Manushi Chillar with an interesting premise. Will this work at the Indian box office?
And last, of course, we discuss Jawan, which shows no signs of stopping its rampage. Get_Filmy tells us off for our lack of appreciation and we discuss the fallout over the past few weeks.
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Ep 200- Jawan Review *with Spoilers*
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we are all about JAWAN! *Spoilers Included*
For our 200th episode, we discuss the second Shahrukh Khan blockbuster to come out in 2023 - director Atlee's Hindi debut, Jawan. Co-starring SRK, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, and a whole roster of talented actors, this movie is currently playing to sold out cinemas around the world.
We talk about what worked for us and what didn't and the context around this film. This is the audio recording of the Khandaan livestream on YouTube (video available on Patreon for as low as $1 a month) so it includes comments and questions asked by our listeners.
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‘Jawan’ is being called a ‘mass movie’ – but what does this term really mean?
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Ep 199- Neeyat, Jawan Trailer and the Khandaan Bracket
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we are discussing the events leading up to and the fallout from the Khandaan Bracket on Twitter (X?). We finally have a winner and it is CHAK DE! INDIA (2007).
We discuss the possible reasons why this movie won a poll for THE definite post-2000s film from Bollywood and direct you all to Episode 69 where we did a deep dive of this film with Sucharita Tyagi.
We also discussed the new Vidya Balan movie on Prime, NEEYAT, which was a damp squib. And then we talked about the new TIGER 3 poster which was defended by Asim, and the trailer for JAWAN, which is breaking records as expected.
Join us on 10 September on Youtube (here) for a live discussion of Jawan and our 200th episode!
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The final results and the full bracket are available for all on our Patreon page here.
You can find our episode on Chak De India with Sucharita Tyagi here
Join us live on Youtube this Sunday for our 200th episode of Khandaan Podcast as well as our review of Jawan. Set your reminders here!
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Ep 198- Guns and Gulaabs, Parampara
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast which is gearing up for its 200th episode! We talk about the Khandaan Bracket that we're running on Twitter and what went into its making. The winner will feature on episode 199.
We also discussed the Bollywood documentary released by friend of the podcast Haroon Rashid, " Can Bollywood Survive?", as well as his interview with a post Gadar 2 Sunny Deol that continues to make waves.
We round things off with a discussion of Raj and DK's GUNS AND GULAABS starring Dulquer Salmaan, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajkumar Rao, Adarsh Gourav, and others before launching into our main review: 1993's PARAMPARA.
Directed by Yash Chopra, this was Saif Ali Khan's debut film and it took us to many unexpected, half-remembered places. Starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Raveena Tandon, Ashwini Bhave, Ramya Krishnan, and many others, this is the kind of Hindi movie that doesn't really get made any more. And maybe that's a good thing.
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Asim was a guest on the BBC's Asian Network. Here is the link Is Bollywood in crisis?
21.00 Haroon Rashid's interview with Sunny Deol
35.10 Guns And Gulaabs
47.15 Parampara
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Ep 197- Made In Heaven, Jailer and Heart Of Stone
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're finally back, baby! Asim, Sujoy and Amrita catch up on all the latest happenings, including:
MADE IN HEAVEN S2 starring Shobhita Dhulipalia, Arjun Mathur, Jim Sarbh, Mona Singh, Vijay Raaz, Kalki Koechlin, and a whole host of other fine performers. This long awaited series premiered to middling reviews and unexpected scandals and we dive deep.
Keeping with the Excel theme, we discuss the casting news and surrounding frenzy for DON 3 which will now feature Ranveer Singh. How can Khandaan not have an opinion?
Talking of the previous Don, we have thoughts about the songs of JAWAN, which we cannot wait to watch.
Sujoy and Amrita went to the theatres to watch JAILER with Rajnikanth, Vinayakan, Ramya, and a bunch of fun cameos. Asim watched HEART OF STONE aka Alia Bhatt's Hollywood debut on Netflix.
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Ep 196- Khandaan Archives- Raees (2017 Upodcast)
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Since the team is on their summer break, we decided to delve into our Podcast Bollywood Edition archives and pull out our review of Raees. A vastly underrated movie that seems to be getting some late praise and one we haven't covered yet on Khandaan Podcast.
Another reason this is a good trip down memory lane as this is the first time Amrita and me podcasted together. Beth and Sujoy had appeared before.
So in a way, this is a baby version of Khandaan without us knowing it!
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Ep 195- Partner
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we're discussing PARTNER (2007).
Produced by Sohail Khan and directed by David Dhawan, this remake of the Hollywood hit Hitch stars Salman Khan, Govinda, Lara Dutta and a baby Katrina Kaif. We talk about how this movie has held up through the years, the extensive supporting cast, and of course, the onscreen bromance.
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Ep 194 - ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHANI
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're delighted to review ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHANI (2023).
Directed by the one and only Karan Johar, this movie stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, and Jaya Bachchan among others. A rollicking romcom very much in the Dharma tradition that somehow manages to be fresh, dramatic, and delightful, RARKPK is already being hailed as a classic.
We invited our friend Salandthebadpun, for whom this movie appears to have been customized, to join Amrita and Sujoy as we discuss how delightful it is to review a proper Bollywood movie again.
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Ep 193- Bawaal
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we discuss BAWAAL, now out on Amazon Prime.
Starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, this Nitesh Tiwari directorial is currently facing a lot of heat thanks to some of its storytelling choices. Join us as we delve into this movie and discuss what went wrong and whether the online chatter is an overreaction. Spoilers galore.
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Ep 192- Kohrra and The Trial Review, Jawaan Trailer
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're catching up on all the current releases. First up is of course JAWAAN starring Shahrukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, and a whole bunch of special appearances. The prevue was all anyone could talk about online for days and we are hype!
We also discuss the new song from ROCKY AUR RANI KI PREM KAHANI, a remix of Jhumka Gira Re with Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt bringing the old school glamour in What Jhumka. We have some thoughts about the songs though.
Sujoy watched THE TRIAL, the new streaming show starring Kajol as a desi The Good Wife. We're all fans of the original show so we had a bunch of thoughts.
And lastly, we all watched KOHRRA on Netflix starring Barun Sobti and Savinderpal Vicky as seedy cops in Punjab who're investigating a gruesome murder.
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Ep 191- KhandaanPodcast Livestream
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week you can catch up on our flash Instagram Live.
Our freewheeling conversation included the Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahabi trailer review with attendant social media psychosis, the problem with Arjit Singh, and a few listener emails. We took questions live from our audience and it was all pretty funny. Keep an eye out for more such lives - we'd love to have you join us.
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Ep 190- Bollywood Catch Up
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This week's episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast we are still joined by our good friend @PappuChaaru as we discuss the latest teasers released.
The Archies Teaser (1m45)
Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani Teaser (13.00)
Satyaprem Ki Katha (22.45)
Tere Ishq Mein (30.15)
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Ep 189- Adipurush
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we are discussing ADIPURUSH (2023), co-starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan, today.
Director Om Raut and co-writer Manoj Muntashir Shukla have delivered the impossible - a movie that unites all of India across religions, regions, political inclinations, and artistic tastes. Literally anyone and everyone with eyes hates this movie.
We are joined by our friend Pappuchaaru, a Prabhas enthusiast, to discuss how we all got here, why we went to see the movie, and exactly what happened at the end of this Ramayana because none of us have any idea. If you understood the climax, please send an email to upodcasting@gmail.com and let us know what the heck happened.
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Ep 188- Humraaz
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we're discussing HUMRAAZ (2002).
Starring Akshay Khanna, Bobby Deol, and Ameesha Patel, this Abbas-Mustan directorial is full of twists and turns featuring unfaithful wives, conniving boyfriends, and murderous husbands. We watched it as a Patreon pick and our patreon writes in to tell us why this movie is special to them.
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Ep 187- Tumko Na Bhool Payenge
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're discussing TUMKO NA BHOOL PAYENGE (2002) this week.
Directed by Pankaj Parashar, this Salman Khan, Dia Mirza, Sushmita Sen starrer is a convoluted tale of a Muslim hitman who is double-crossed into losing his memory, turning into a rustic Hindu upper caste farmer instead.
So many jokes, and an entire episode to say them all. Join us to discuss what worked for us and what didn't.
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Ep 186- Fanaa
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where the review of the week is FANAA (2006).
Directed by Kunal Kohli, this YRF production was a casting coup featuring Aamir Khan opposite Kajol for the first time. Co-starring Rishi Kapoor, Tabu, Kirron Kher and others, Fanaa was not without controversy but was also hugely successful. We discuss how it’s held up, what worked, and what most definitely didn’t.
Amrita worked through some feelings about adultery and Sujoy and Asim now understand what it is like to be sexually harassed. Join us for more!Show Notes:
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Ep 185- Cannes, Kathal, Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai and Bhediya Reviews
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we have a lot to discuss this week.
It’s the season of festivals so we discussed Anurag Kashyap’s feature at Cannes, KENNEDY as well as the backlash against influences at the festivals. We also talk about how delighted we are for Sunny Leone.
Sujoy caught up with the Varun Dhawan/ Kriti Sanon starrer BHEDIYA that is now out on streaming (JioCinema) and also watched the Manoj Bajpayee courtroom drama on Zee5 that’s garnering rave reviews, SIRF EK BANDA KAAFI HAI.
We watched the new Sanya Malhotra movie on Netflix, KATTHAL and discuss the season wrap up of Sonakshi Singha’s well-received DAHAAD on Prime.
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Ep 184- Disco Dancer- Patreon Pick
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today the review of the week is none other than DISCO DANCER (1982) starring Mithun Chakraborty.
This classic dance film, directed by Babbar Subhash (Kasem Paida Karne Wale Ki, Dance Dance, Love Love Love), can best be described as a series of scenes held together by some of the best disco music to have come out of India, courtesy the one and only Bappi Lahiri. Co-starring Rajesh Khanna, Om Puri, Karan Razdan, Kim, and Kalpana Iyer, this movie was a sensation when it came out. Join us on a surprising journey we didn’t expect to take.
We are watching this on request from our Patreon, Laina.
Shownotes:
The "inspirations" of the Disco Dancer Soundtrack:
- Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja inspired from Ottawan - T'es O.K.
- Krishna Dharti Pe Aaja Tu inspired from JESUS- Andy Tielman
- Koi Yahaan Nache Nache inspired from The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
- The song Jimmy is dancing to when discovered by David Brown is Cerrone's Paradise
Disco Dancer around the world:
- Russian Talent show: Disco Dancer including some horrible brown face
- And another of version of Jimmy Jimmy again from a Russian Talent show
- The Uzbeki version of Goron Ki Na Kalon Ki
and of course we can't forget:
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Ep 183-Dahaad, Mood Kharaab, Citadel and Love Again
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we're catching up with an excellent slate of new content.
We discussed the new Priyanka Chopra Jonas show CITADEL on Prime, co-starring Richard Madden. Asim also watched LOVE AGAIN, in which she co-stars with Celine Dion and Sam Heughan.
We attempted to watch Biswa Kalyan Rath's latest hour of comedy, MOOD KHARAB, with varying degrees of success.
And in our main review, we talk about DAHAAD, the new Tiger Baby production co-starring Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Verma, Gulshan Deviah, Sohum Shah and others.
On our Patreon channel, we also discuss the new Keri Russell - Rufus Sewell show THE DIPLOMAT on Netflix; QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY also on Netflix; and AIR co-starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Tucker and more.Follow us on Socials:
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Ep 182- Filmfare 2023, Iratta and Legend Of Maula Jatt
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Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast brings you more current events this week -- we discuss the Filmfare Awards 2023 upon the insistence of Sujoy who was the only person to actually bother to watch. And that includes the host Salman Khan. Catch up on all the gossip right here.
By popular demand, we also discuss IRATTA, the Malayalam movie on Netflix that took all of us by surprise. And as a bonus, you can also listen to Amrita discuss THE LEGEND OF MAULA JATT which she was able to catch in London this April.
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Ep 181- Ponniyin Selvan 2, Polite Society and Citadel Review + INTV Nimra Bucha from Polite Society and Miss Marvel
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we're still recording video podcasts from London. This week, we're discussing the monster release PONNIYIN SELVAN -2 (19.00). Directed by Mani Rathnam and with music by AR Rahman, this movie stars Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Jayaram and many more. We discuss our reactions to the film as people who did not read the book, and struggle through technical difficulties to even have Asim praise Aishwarya (Rai).
We also discussed CITADEL (12.00) the new Amazon Prime series starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden and the brand new theatrical release POLITE SOCIETY(09.30) directed by Khandaan favorite, Nida Manzoor.
We also have an interview with Pakistani powerhouse Nimra Bucha (1.04.30) who stars as Raheela in Polite Society and who you might also know from her stellar work in Asim Abbassi's Churails and Miss Marvel.
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Ep 180- Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
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Welcome to the Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast episode you have been waiting for our review of Kisi Ka Bhai, Kisi Ki Jaan.
Is this movie redeemable in any way or shape or form? Is it time for Salman to change track?
Can we name the supporting cast and who they are starring with? (no we can't)
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Ep 179- Jubilee Review and Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan Trailer
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast's all new JUBILEE edition!
Join us as we discuss the KISI KA BHAI, KISI KI JAAN trailer in anticipation (?) of the movie's release next week and read out a few emails from the mailbag. We addressed listener complaints about our lack of love for JOHNNY GADDAR (2007) and why so many Hindi movies are all about rape revenge fantasies.
Our main review however is the new Prime show, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Jubilee. This multi-part historical series about the early years of the Hindi film industry, featuring fictionalized stories of recognizable star-actors was a pure delight for these cinema buffs. Starring Prasenjit Chatterjee, Aditi Rao Hydari, Aparshakti Khurana, Wamiqa Gabbi, Sidhant Gupta, Nandish Singh Sandhu, Shweta Basu Prasad, Ram Kapoor, Arun Govil and a host of other fine talent, we had a lot to discuss about this one.
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Ep 178- Bhola, Bheed, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga, Gaslight Review
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Welcome to the latest episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast! In episode 178, we have an exciting line up of Bollywood content that's sure to keep you hooked.
We kick things off by discussing the much-anticipated trailer for Mani Ratnam's PS2 and Amazon Prime's new original series "Jubilee", sharing our thoughts on the intriguing teaser that left us wanting more. Full review for Jubilee will be out in our next episode.
Then, we delve into our opinions on some of the latest releases, Sujoy caught up with Ajay Devgn's directed "Bhola"and Anubhav Sinha's Bheed starring Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar. Asim on the other hand watched Netflix's Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga, and Sara Ali Khan's Gaslight, currently streaming on Disney+/Hotstar/Hulu.
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Ep 177- NMACC event, Priyanka is back and Falling In Love memes
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Welcome back to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast! If you missed us last week, we're here to make it up to you in spades! Join us to discuss:
- the Priyanka Chopra Jones podcast controversy that set Bollywood on fire!
- the NMACC event and all the filmi content that went down during those two days
- and lastly, Asim's deep dive in anticipation of KISI KA BHAI KISI KI JAAN
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Ep 176- Khandaan Archives- Tum Mere Ho ft Pitu Sultan
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Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is a blast from the past - specifically, Aamir Khan’s past. Tum Mere Ho (1990), directed by Tahir Hussain a.k.a. The Aamir Dad has everything: a wronged and vengeful snake mom, a grubby dad, a lost heir, a damsel beset by zaalim samaaj, intense young love, unique tribal customs, terrible costumes, and a fuzzy timeline that ensures we’re never quite sure when all of this action is taking place.
Co-starring the always delightful Juhi Chawla and a thoroughly awkward Kalpana Iyer as a snake with tragic fashion sense, Tum Mere Ho is a classic for all the best reasons as previously outlined by Pretentious Movie Reviews.
A Short Timeline:
01.15 Asim and Sujoy watched Baahubali at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra and it was magical. 11.50 Channel 4 in the UK has an interesting line up of films for you to watch and top friend Beth is back to give the lowdown on one of the films: Satyajit Ray’s Kapurush. 17.50 Asim can live again as Dabangg 3 gears for release.
23.50 Obviously Asim is a huge Vidyut Jammwal fan and a Pitu tangent about the career of Neil Nitin Mukesh 32.05 The Main Review: Tum Mere Ho
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Ep 175- Rana Naidu, Oscars for India and Iratta
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Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is back with a wide range of topics! We discuss Oscars 2023 and Oscar-winner THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS (06.50). From there it is a steep fall to the new Netflix series RANA NAIDU (25.50)starring Rana Dagubatti and Venkatesh. Asim watched the new Malayalam release on Netflix, IRATTA (35.10) starring Joju George and has a lot to say. We also discuss the new Zindagi Original BARZAKH starring Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed and we wrap things up by answering some questions we received from our lovely Patron's.
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Ep 174- Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar+ Bally Gill talks Allelujah
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Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast tackles TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAAR today! Starring Shraddha Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles of jhoothi and makkar, this Luv Ranjan directorial has been the talk of the town from the day it was announced.
Join us as we discuss what worked for us, what didn't, our opinions of Ranbir and Shraddha as romcom leads, the music, the direction, and much more.
After our review, we have an interview with up and coming British Asian actor Bally Gill, who is making his big screen debut "Allelujah" which releases in UK theaters on the 17th March.
We had a great chat with Bally about his journey as an actor, the lack of diversity at the BAFTA's this year as well as the journey of putting on a desi accent as a British Indian actor.
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Starring Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi and Judi Dench
Directed by Richard Eyre
Written by Heidi Thomas
Based on Alan Bennett’s play Allelujah!
Produced by Damian Jones and Kevin Loader
PS -- excuse our audio this episode, we had a slight accident while recording.
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Ep 173- The Night Manager, Selfiee, Gulmohar
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Welcome to a brand new episode of KHANDAAN: A BOLLYWOOD PODCAST where we have plenty of things to discuss:
We watched the Indian THE NIGHT MANAGER (Disney Hotstar) (47.00) with Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor, and Shobhita Dhulipalia. Amrita and Sujoy watched TAJ:Divided By Blood (Zee5) (41.15) touted to be the platform’s most expensive production and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Sandhya Mridul amongst others. Asim was invited to a viewing of SELFIEE(56.00) starring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi. Sujoy tried to struggle through LEGEND (22.15) and GULMOHAR (38.30) and succeeded more or less.
We also have plenty of opinions about Billi Billi (14.45), the new song from Salman Khan’s Kabhi Souten Kabhi Saheli. And we round it off by discussing Show me the Thumka (23.30) and O Bedardeya (30.50) from Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor’s Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar.
We also announce the winners of our Bones And All Blu Ray give away and our Khandaan Pub quiz, this Saturday! Come hang out with us!
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Ep 172- Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and special guest @get_filmy are back to discuss JAB TAK HAI JAAN (2012). Yash Chopra's swan song, written by Aditya Chopra and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Anushka Sharma is a throwback but is it a pleasant one? We discuss what went wrong, what was brilliant, and whether our opinions about this movie have changed over the past 10 years.
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Ep 171- Farzi, The Romantics
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Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast welcomes back friend of the podcast and Twitter warrior get_filmy to discuss THE ROMANTICS, the YRF docuseries on Netflix that has everyone in a tizzy. We also discussed FARZI, the new show from Raj & DK starring Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi.
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Shownotes:
Patreon: Listen to a longer version of this episode as a Patreon Exclusive where we talk about: Naiyo Lagda - Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan , Pyaar Hota Kayi Baar Hai (Song) Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and the Heeramandi First Look
We are giving away 2 BLU-RAY copies of "Bones And All" to subscribers to our new Khandaan Podcast Newsletter.
“Bones and All” is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter… as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness. Here is a link to the trailer.
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Ep 170- Gupt (Patreon Pick) ft Pankaj Sachdeva
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re joined by friend of the podcast Pankaj Sachdeva to discuss GUPT (1997).
This is a Patreon’s Pick Movie — listener, friend, and patreon Nim asked us to review this Kajol, Bobby Deol, and Manisha Koirala starrer as part of the benefits for her patreon tier. You can listen to her voice note where she explains why she chose this movie for us to review. If you would like to do the same, check out our Patreon where tiers begin at $1.
As true-blue 90s kids, Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita could not have been more thrilled to discuss some bonkers filmmaking from our era. Check out Pankaj’s blog where he has more thoughts at:
Twitter: @sachdeva_pankaj
Instagram: @readingfilms
Book: pankajsachdeva.com
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Shownotes:
Patreon: Watch the video version the interview with Saim Sadiq the director of Joyland on our Patreon page.
We are giving away 2 BLU-RAY copies of "Bones And All" to subscribers to our new Khandaan Podcast Newsletter.
“Bones and All” is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter… as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness. Here is a link to the trailer.
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Ep 169- Class, Post Pathaan QnA and dir Saim Sadiq talks JOYLAND
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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today we discuss a pair of new releases.
First up is Netflix's CLASS which is an adaption of the Spanish show Elite (08.45). Then we discuss CINEMA MARTE DAM TAK (12.30) on Amazon Prime. A documentary series about the B movies that emerged from Hindi cinema in the 90s and the truly fascinating characters who made them, CMDT is a love letter to the movies. It’s funny, sad, nostalgic and full of surprise anecdotes. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys a Bollywood podcast, this documentary is for you!
Next, we discuss the new Pakistani film JOYLAND (23.00) which is expected to premiere in India in March. Asim had a chance to not only view the movie but also interview the director Saim Sadiq (51.15). You can listen to the interview at the end of the episode.
But before the interview we discuss some more Pathaan as we try to answer the questions in our inimitable andaaz that were sent by our Patrons. (28.00)
And lastly, we’re launching a monthly newsletter at Khandaan.substack.com to bring you news of all the exciting things we hope to bring to our audience over the next year. We’re starting with a bang and giving away two Blu Rays of the new Timothee Chalamet movie BONES AND ALL to two lucky subscribers of our newsletter.
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Shownotes:
Patreon: Watch the video version the interview with Saim Sadiq the director of Joyland on our Patreon page.
JOYLAND will be released in UK cinemas on February 24th.
JOYLAND, the first film by a Pakistani director to win at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Alongside its jury prize win, JOYLAND received the Queer Palme Award at Cannes as well as Special Jury Mention at SXSW and an Honourable Mention for the Sutherland Award at the London Film Festival. JOYLAND is the first feature film from Pakistan to make the shortlist for the Academy Awards. Here is a link to the trailer.
We are giving away 2 BLU-RAY copies of "Bones And All" to subscribers to our new Khandaan Podcast Newsletter.
“Bones and All” is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter… as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey which takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan’s America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness. Here is a link to the trailer.
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Ep 168- PATHAAN Review Livestream feat Haroon Rashid
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing PATHAAN!
We’re joined by the amazing Haroon Rashid, whose new show at the BBC will soon be available [you can read more about it here] for this ginormous episode.
Everyone and their mother went to watch Pathaan this past week and that included all four of us (who went twice each) as well as the Khandaan Meetup that took place in London on Saturday the 28th. So expect a very spoilerrific show.
Starring hum sab ki Jaan Shah Rukh Khan, an incredibly hot Deepika Padukone, and an excellent John Abraham, we have tons to say about this Siddharth Anand movie and the YRF Spy Universe. Join us for a deep dive.
Shownotes:
Check out Haroon's show Beyond Bollywood where he invited the Khandaan Team
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Ep 167- Selfiee Trailer, Shehzaada, Cinema Marte Dum Tak and Ready
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where this week we’re throwing back to READY (2011). Starring Salman Khan and his coterie of friends along with all the character actors you’ve heard of and haven’t heard of, this movie was directed by Anees Bazmee. The fact that this movie made money is a testament to Salman’s star power. We have many, many opinions. But first, join us as we discuss the SELFIEE trailer - an Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi remake of the Malayalam film Driving Licence, that might actually be good. We also talk about the new song - Munda Sona Hoon Main- from SHEHZAADA starring Kartik Aryan and the remix of Achcha Sila Diya starring Nora Fatehi and Rajkumar Rao (?). We hope you will all check out CINEMA MARTE DAM TAK as well.
Shownotes:
Khandaan Pathan Meet up: You can book tickets here
Link to the original Acha Sila Diya by Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.
Link to the original video of Character Dheela from Ready
Here is the song from Ajnabee that Anu Malik claims Character Dheela stole the composition from Mohabbat Naam Hai Kiska
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Ep 166- Bollywood Preview 2023 and Kuttey Review
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’s very first episode of 2023. In this episode, Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita take a look at the year ahead and discuss which movies are particularly interesting to us. We were very much on the money with our predictions for 2022 - can we repeat the feat for 2023?
We also present our very first review of a current release for the new year with KUTTEY. Directed by Aasman Bharadwaj and starring everyone’s favorite scene stealers from Bollywood, we have a rather mixed response to this film.
Shownotes:
Listen back to our 2022 Preview episode from last year and hear what we got right or wrong.
Wiki list of Hindi Films of 2023: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hindi_films_of_2023
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Ep 165- Best of Bollywood 2022
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’ end of year wrap up of everything that happened in 2022. We had so much to discuss that this is a two parter.
In part two, we see the return of the Khandaanis! Our prestigious (in our homes) awards where we tell which movies blew us away and which ones simply did not.
Shownotes:
Listen to part 1 here (Ep 164- Bollywood Recap 2022)
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Ep 164- Bollywood Recap 2022
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast’ end of year wrap up of everything that happened in 2022. We had so much to discuss that this is a two parter.
In part one, join us as we discuss the state of Bollywood today and the various different kinds of cinema we enjoyed over the year and how things will never be the same again.
Shownotes:
Listen to part 2 here (Ep 165- Best of Bollywood 2022)
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Ep 163- Besharam Rang, CAT, Qarib Qarib Singlle
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is back to discuss all things current in our latest episode!
We discuss the new song Besharam Rang from PATHAAN (2023), as well as Current Laga Re from CIRKUS (2022). Obviously we have a lot to discuss about Deepika Padukone, SRK and the power of star-driven cinema. We also talk about the unfolding mess featuring Nora Fatehi and Jacqueline Fernandez and wind up with a short review of QARIB QARIB SINGLLE (2017) starring Parvathy and Irrfan as requested by one of our patreons.
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Ep 162- Qala, An Action Hero, Bhediya and Freddy
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today we have plenty to say about AN ACTION HERO, BHEDIYA, QALA, and FREDDY.
It’s raining new releases and your friendly neighbourhood podcast has a lot to say about them. Join us as we ponder the lack of enthusiasm for An Action Hero starring Ayushman Khurana and Jaideep Ahlawat; the outright failure of Bhediya starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon; the lukewarm response to Freddy starring Kartik Aryan; and the return of one of our favorite debutant directors, Anvita Dutt, and muse, Tripti Damri in Netflix’s Qala.
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Ep 161- Don (2006)
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and a long-awaited review - DON (2006).
Last time, we had Top Friend Beth of BethLovesBollywood on to discuss the Amitabh Bacchan original and we discuss the long shadow cast by that film. We also talk about how Shahrukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar made the film uniquely their own to the point that Akhtar simply can’t escape it. Co-starring Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri and more of our favorites, Don is a movie we’ve been saving for a good day.
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Ep 160- Govinda Naam Mera, Salaam Venky, Freddy Trailers
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our take on some trending content! Asim, Sujoy and Amrita reunite to discuss SALAAM VENKY starring Kajol, which gave us all deja vu for some reason. Next, Vicky Kaushal is upto no good with Kiara Advani and Bhumi Pednekar in GOVINDA NAAM MERA and we’re not sure what to make of it, frankly. Maybe it’ll be good? Yet another film giving us pause is AN ACTION HERO with Ayushmann Khurana, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Nora Fatehi. We got off the wrong foot when it tried to do Nora dirty. And finally, we discuss Kartik Aryan’s FREDDY, which gives us strong Dexter vibes. Come for the speculation, stay for the discussion that goes completely off the rails.
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Ep 159- Delhi Crimes S2, Dhrishyam 2, Godfather Review
Welcome to a brand new episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast! In this episode, Sujoy discusses DRISHYAM 2 starring Ajay Devgn, Tabu, and Akshaye Khanna among others. We watched the Malayalam original when it released during the pandemic and were curious about how it translated into Hindi. Meanwhile, Asim watched the Telugu remake of another Malayalam film - GODFATHER starring Chiranjeevi and Salman Khan. Since Amrita had seen LUCIFER starring Mohanlal and Prithviraj Sukumaran when it came out, we ended up discussing the nature of remakes. Finally, Amrita watched the new season of DELHI CRIME, the Netflix show starring Shefali Shah and highly recommends it as a competent thriller.
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Ep 158- Pathan Teaser, Monica O My Darling, Don (1978)
On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast we are joined by Top Friend and one half of The Filmi Ladies @BethLovesBolly. We are kicking off our remake season where we are discussing 3 remakes made by the Khan's and comparing them to the original.
First up is the original Don (1978) starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Pran and next episode we will be watching SRK's version.
Before we get into our main review, we finally get to talk about the Pathan teaser as well as this week's Netflix release Monica O My Darling.
Timeline:
- Pathan Teaser (06m45)
- An Action Hero (16m15s)
- Butterfly Titliyan from Badass RaviKumar (21m45s)
- Monica O My Darling Review (31m05s)
- Don (42m10s)
Shownotes:
Check out Beth and Pitu's new show on Filmi Ladies on YouTube as well as Apple Podcast
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Ep 157- Khandaan Archives- Don 2
Welcome to Remake Season!
For the next few shows we will be covering the remakes the Khan's have done and compare them to the original, first off is going to be Don!
But since we are taking a week off, we thought we would whet your appetite by taking a trip into the Khandaan Archives and revisiting our episode of Don 2.
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Ep 156- 3 Idiots
On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast we are joined by our friend and original CurrySmuggler Paresh! Since we have a music specialist on the show we discuss the state of the music industry and the challenges it faces before we head into the main review of Raj Kumar Hirani's 3 Idiots. Does the movie still stand the test of time?
Timeline:
- Remixes and the music industry (02m.15)
- 3 Idiots Main Review (16m.09)
Shownotes:
Check out the CurrySmugglers on Apple Podcast, Twitch or their website
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Ep 155- Kantara, Bhediya and Uunchai Trailer, Listener Mailbag
On this week's Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast the crew is back together and we missed hanging out and chatting about the new trailers that released, we read out the emails and messages from our listeners and the movies and shows we watched.
Timeline:
- Public reaction Maula Jatt
- Bhediya Trailer (6.50)
- Uunchai Trailer (14.30)
- Kantara Review (26.15)
- Hassan Minhaj's The King's Jester (35.45)
- Ramy S3 (43.00)
- Listener Mail bag (49.00)
Come hang out with us!
Shownotes:
Neil Nitin Mukesh's rumoured cameo in Game Of Thrones
The satirical Phone Booth Promo
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 154- The Legend Of Maula Jatt
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we review the long awaited return of Fawad Khan on the big screen in The Legend Of Maula Jatt. Before our main review, we discuss some recently released trailers. We are joined by our friend Nim aka @MapleBrownie.
Timeline:
- We had our first Khandaan Meet Up in London and it was amazing! A big thanks to everyone that travelled to meet us. We are hoping to do more in the future, drop us a line if you would be interested in meeting the team.
- Trailers:
- Ram Setu (4m55s)
- Phone Booth (10m35s)
- Double XL (15m05)
- The Legend Of Maula Jatt (22m20) is directed by Bilal Lashari, a re-telling of the 1979 Lollywood classic starring Sultan Rahi and Mustafa Qureshi, the first trailer dropped in 2018 and set the internet ablaze. It has now released in theaters and co-stars Hamza Ali Abbasi, Mahira Khan and Humaima Malik.
Join us as we discuss all the ways in which this movie made us happy.
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
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Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Ep 153- Dil Dhadakne Do
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today's Khan movie is DIL DHADAKNE DO (2015).
This Zoya Akhtar directorial was much reviled when it came out for its upper class aesthetic but we think it's become something of a modern classic in the years since its release. Starring Aamir Khan (as the narrator, Pluto), Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Vikrant Massey and a very talented supporting cast as expected from an Excel production, DDD is both technically brilliant and effectively entertaining.
Join us as we discuss all the ways in which this movie made us happy.
We also announce our first Khandaan London meet up! Sujoy and Asim will be watching Maula Jatt at the O2 Arena- Cineworld 1300 show on Saturday the 15th of October.If you want to join us for the screening and have a drink after, mark the date and let us know!
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 152- PS1 and Vikram Vedha Reviews + INTV (Radhika Apte, Gayatri and Pushkar)
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we discuss two of this week's mega releases - PONNIYIN SELVAN - 1 and VIKRAM VEDHA.
But first, our musical correspondent Asim went to the Pasoori concert (04m20s) in London and has many thoughts about the production. Next, we saw the brand new teaser for ADIPURUSH (11m40s)starring Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan as Ram, Sita, and Raavan respectively and… it's quite something.
Sujoy and Amrita both watched Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan (18m25s) - I starring Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha, Jeyam Ravi, Prakash Raj, Jayaram and many others, and had slightly divergent thoughts while agreeing that it is a cinematic achievement. For those who're unfamiliar with the source material, we've worked out a strategy that you should first read the plot wiki before watching the film, just to keep up with all the characters.
And lastly, all three of us watched Vikram Vedha(45m30s) starring Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, and Radhika Apte. This (very loud) remake of the Tamil movie by its original directors is bound to work better for those who have not seen the version with Vijay Sethupathi and Madhavan. As a bonus, you can hear Asim interview the director duo Gayatri and Pushkar (1h16m20s) and Radhika Apte (1h28m10s)at the end of this episode.
Our video interviews are a Patreon exclusive, so if you want to see them, do consider signing up to Khandaan's Patreon page from 1 USD onwards
We also announce our first Khandaan London meet up! Sujoy and Asim will be watching Maula Jatt at the O2 Arena- Cineworld afternoon show on Saturday the 15th of October. If you want to join us for the screening and have a drink after, mark the date and let us know!
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 151- Netflix Tudum and Khuda Gawah
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast brings to you the first of its Patreon specials with KHUDA GAWAH (1992).
But first, we discuss the Indian content revealed during Netflix’s Tudum event. Our picks range from KHUFIYA by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Tabu and Ali Fazal, to QALA starring house favorite Tripti Dimri who teams up with Baabil Khan (in his feature debut), Swastika Mukherjee, and director Anvita Dutt Guptan whose BULBBUL was one of our favorite pandemic films.
Our main review this week, however, is Khuda Gawah, a grand Bollywood extravaganza set in Afghanistan. Directed by Mukul Anand, this movie is a step back into time with Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Sridevi in leading roles with a maniacal Danny Denzongpa and meek Shilpa Shirodkar bringing up the rear. Our choice of this film was fuelled by our Patreon channel — select subscription tiers are able to choose movies for us to watch. If you would like to become a Patreon for this and other benefits, check out patreon.com/khandaanpodcast
This week's Patreon members have access to the extended cut of this episode with 30 extra content as well as Vikram Vedha video interviews with director duo Gayatri and Pushkar as well as the awesome and amazing Radhika Apte!
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.
Here are a list of charities: https://www.floods.pk/
And these are the ones we usually donate to:
Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/
Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org
Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 150- Vikram Vedha trailer, KWK Catchup, Norah Fatehi and Tseries
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we discuss a whole slew of new arrivals in the world of Bollywood.
- Hrithik Roshan is back in form in the song Alcoholiya from VIKRAM VEDHA, which comes out at the end of September. We have mixed feelings.
- Madhuri Dixit makes us miss Saroj Khan in her new song for the Gujarati film MAJA MA
- Nora Fatehi is once again the hottest as she dances to the Hindi version of the Sri Lankan social media hit Manike for the upcoming movIe THANK GOD
- We discuss new episodes of KOFFEE WITH KARAN: with Varun Dhawan and Anil Kapoor, and Katrina Kaif with her PHONE BHOOT co-stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ishaan Khattar
- Asim watched EK VILLAIN: THE RETURN for the lols and lived to regret it
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.
Here are a list of charities: https://www.floods.pk/
And these are the ones we usually donate to:
Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/
Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org
Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 149- Brahmastra
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast does BRAHMASTRA (2022). This is a spoiler-filled review so consider yourself warned.
Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and a bunch of super secret cameos, this movie has seen more than its share of absolutely ridiculous controversy. Produced by Dharma Productions and directed by Ayan Mukherjee, this is part one of a proposed trilogy. Join your hosts to hear what we loved, what we hated, what we found ridiculous. We don’t have any numbers to share but we can tell you what we thought of this movie as cinema.
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.
Here are a list of charities: https://www.floods.pk/
And these are the ones we usually donate to:
Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/
Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org
Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 148- Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and its in-depth review of PYAAR KIYA TO DARNA KYA (1998).
Starring Salman Khan, Kajol, Dharmendra, Arbaaz Khan, Anjala Zaveri, Nirmal Pandey, and a whole host of 90s extras, this weird rehash of Maine Pyaar Kiya but with siblings was directed by Sohail Khan. Join us as we take a stroll down nostalgia lane and explore what this movie meant to us as children of the 90s and now as full-fledged adults.
Come for the filmi discussion, stay for Sujoy’s Kamaal Khan impression.
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.
Here are a list of charities: https://www.floods.pk/
And these are the ones we usually donate to:
Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/
Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org
Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 147- Liger and Listener Mailbag
Hello and welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast. Today we discuss our various reactions to LIGER starring Vijay Deverakonda (as seen by Asim) and SARKARU VAARI PAATA starring Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh among others.
We also read your mails and comments from the past week's, Keep sending them in so we can discuss them on our next Listener Mailbag episode.
Also we are thinking of potentially doing a Khandaan Meet up in London for Maula Jatt, Any takers?
Shownotes:
As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.
Here are a list of charities: https://www.floods.pk/
And these are the ones we usually donate to:
Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/
Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org
Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 146- Indian Matchmaking, Shamshera, The Legend Of Maula Jatt
Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast! We catch up on all things current this week including:
- 03:07 SHAMSHERA - is it really as bad as everyone (Asim) says?
- 10:36 THE LEGEND OF MAULA JATT - is the long-awaited return of Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to (at least some of) our screens.
- 21:15 INDIAN MATCHMAKING on Netflix - it's the Return of Sima Aunty
- Patreon: If you want to listen to our review of Darlings and the latest Koffee With Karan episode, sign up as a Patron from 1$!
Shownotes:
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 145- Laal Singh Chaddha
Welcome back to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our review of LAAL SINGH CHADDHA!
Directed by Advait Chandan and adapted from FORREST GUMP (1994) by Atul Kulkarni, Laal Singh Chaddha has been in the eye of the storm since we first saw a teaser pre-pandemic, for reasons good as well as terrible.
Starring Aamir Khan as the titular character and costarring Kareena Kapoor as his one true love while Mona Singh plays his mother, Laal Singh Chaddha seems like a return to normal filmmaking after a long time. All three hosts saw this movie in the theater and were delighted to have a proper discussion again.
Join us as we navigate some unexpected highs and lows.
Shownotes:
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 144- Khandaan Archives- Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Another trip into the Khandaan Archives while the team is on break. This week we are taking about the seminal Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, a fan and listener favourite.
Do let us know if you are enjoying these trips down memory lane, we should be back with taaza content very soon! Till then stay cool!
Ep 143- Khandaan Archives- Karan Arjun
Welcome to another trip into our Khandaan Archive, we decided to again go back to 2018 when we recorded the episode with top friend @bethlovesbolly.
This is Karan Arjun.
Shownotes:
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Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Ep 142- Koffee With Karan, Kesariya and Shamshera OST
Welcome to a special episode of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we give you a sneak peak into the kind of content you're likely to get on our Patreon.
On this episode, it's just Asim and Amrita shooting the breeze about a couple of things that happened over the week. (You'll have to listen to find out why Sujoy is MIA).
First up, we discussed the latest episode of KOFFEE WITH KARAN where Karan was at his neighbourhood aunty best (worst?) with Janhvi Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan. This was an unexpectedly deep Bollywood-insider special episode with tons of gossip for those who know where to look.
Next, we discussed the insane hype around the song Kesariya from the upcoming BRAHMASTRA and the round of memes that it inspired.
And lastly, we talked about the soundtrack of SHAMSHERA and Ranbir Kapoor's uncanny good luck (or is it talent) when it comes to starring in movies with amazing music that will stand the test of time.
Shownotes:
Patreon: Listen to our review of the Season 7 Premiere of Koffee With Karan only on Patreon!
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
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Ep 141- Veer Zaara
Directed by Yash Chopra, with recreated music by the late, great Madan Mohan, VEER ZAARA (2004) is the kind of old-school Bollywood filmmaking you’d be hard-pressed to find today. Starring Shahrukh Khan as an Indian who falls in love with a Pakistani, played by Preity Zinta, and ably supported by a stunning cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher, Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta, and Zora Sehgal, Veer Zaara is a visual feast for more reasons than one.
Join us as we dive into this movie and explore why it appears to have all but disappeared from pop culture, and how this might be that rare film that improves in hindsight.
Shownotes:
Patreon: Listen to our review of the Season 7 Premiere of Koffee With Karan only on Patreon!
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
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Ep 140- Anek, Runway 34, Stranger Things and Koffee With Karan Preview
On this week's Khandaan Podcast, Asim and Sujoy try to hold out the fort the best they can as Amrita was only able to join the episode for the final 30 min (blame Bangalore traffic)
We manage to fit in a discussion on Zee 5's Broken News, Anek and Stranger Things on Netflix, Runway 34 on Prime as well as preview the new season of Koffee With Karan.
Shownotes:
Here is a link to a list of charities helping the floods in Assam.
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page
Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
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Ep 139- Jug Jugg Jeeyo, Bhool Bhulaiya 2 and Shamshera
Welcome to a brand new catchup of Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast with Top Friend Beth Loves Bollywood!
First up, we discuss the trailer for RAKSHA BANDHAN (06.50) starring Akshay Kumar and SHAMSHERA (13.00) starring Ranbir Kapoor and directed by Karan Malhotra.
Beth also watched JUG JUGG JEEYO (27.50)starring Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kiara Advani.
Next, we all watched BHOOL BHULAIYYA 2 (40.00) starring Kartik Aryan, Kiara Advani, and the always amazing Tabu.
Lastly, Asim has a few thoughts on BROKEN NEWS, the brand new show airing on Zee5.
Shownotes:
Here is a link to a list of charities helping the floods in Assam.
Patreon: So you can help support us and grow our podcast by contributing
The Khandaan Merchandise store is live: A great new way to support your favourite Bollywood podcast. Your support will help us create and grow the show. Check out some of the first designs here. More to come soon!
Don’t forget to subscribe!
Make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
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Ep 138- Khandaan Archives- Andaz Apna Apna
Welcome to another trip into our Khandaan Archive, we decided to again go back to 2019 when we recorded the episode something clicked and the Khandaan Jadoo started for all of us!
This is Andaaz Apna Apna.
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Ep 137- Khandaan Archives- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Khandaan Archives revisits episodes from our fault.
This week we go all the way back to 2019 when we first discussed Karan Johar's debut movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai!
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Ep 136- Vikram, KGF 2, Laal Singh Chadda and Jawan Trailers
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is all about upcoming new releases today!
We first discuss LAAL SINGH CHADDHA, Aamir Khan’s ambitious remake of Forrest Gump that got royally roasted when it’s trailer released.
Next we discussed Akshay Kumar’s SAMRAT PRITHVIRAJ underperforming while Shah Rukh Khan took over Twitter with his teaser for JAWAN.
Asim watched KGF: CHAPTER 2 while Sujoy watched VIKRAM and both had plenty of thoughts.
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Ep 135- Mann
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is back with a plethora of hot takes! Pitu Sultan fills in Amrita's. seat to discuss 1999's Mann starring Aamir Khan and Manish Koirala!
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- 05.15 First off Indian Wedding season is back? Or is it divorce season in Dharna's JUGJUGG JEEYO starring Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani and the long awaited return of Neetu Singh back on screen.
- 13.00 Since it is now available to stream on Netflix, we review Gangubai Kathiawadi directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Alia Bhatt in a tour de force performance.
- 28.00 We also get the chance to revisit RRR and try to analyse it's massive international success
- 41.00 (Patreon Only) Bollywood in Cannes and Karan Johar's 50 the Birthday Bash
- 42.00 Main Review: Mann!
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Ep 134- 1992 The Year That Changed Bollywood- Audio Essay- Khandaan Podcast
This week's Khandaan Podcast is something a little different. As you know, we launched our Patreon channel earlier this year with the intention of trying new formats, experimenting with content, and just creating a little space where we can do things that might not fit with the main feed.
Today, we have Amrita who is kicking it off with an audio essay about 1992: the Year that Changed Bollywood.
I don't know how many of you realized what a big anniversary year 2022 is for those of us who love Bollywood, so we decided to reach out to a few friends who grew up watching Bollywood same as us and asked them to tell us about their memories of 1992 and mashed it up with Amrita's essay.
So what you're about to listen is a group project - Khandaan style! Enjoy!
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Pitu Sultan, Manish Mathur, Aneela Babar, PappuChaaru, Uday Bhatia, Irfan, SalAndTheBadPun, Adithya Srikrishna, DJ Shai Guy, Dr.Sunny Singh
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Ep 133- Sanam Bewafa
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is jam-packed today! We discuss the trailers for Vikram and The Archies and more while our main review is Sanam Bewafa (1991).
01.00 We kick things off with the spectacular failure of JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR as predicted by our desi Nostradamus, Khandaan’s own Asim.
07.20 We saw the trailer for VIKRAM starring Kamal Hassan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil, and discuss our expectations for the movie.
13.40 Asim watched BEAST and still can’t board the Vijay express.
16.30 We watched the trailer for Netflix’s THE ARCHIES (2023) directed by Zoya Akhtar and starring everyone’s son, daughter, and grandchildren. Obviously we had thoughts.
34.50 Our main review: SANAM BEWAFA by Sawan Kumar Tak, starring a baby Salman Khan, Chandini, Kanchan, Puneet Issar, Pankaj Dheer, Vijayendra Ghatge, and other - but above all, Pran and Danny Denzongpa!
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Ep 132- Heropanti 2- Thar
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is back with Heropanti 2, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Thar and more! Refreshed from our break and with little life updates, the gang’s all back to discuss what’s going on in the world of Indian film this week!
05:20 Sujoy watched HEROPANTI 2 aka Someone Please Make Ahmad Khan Stop Directing Movies starring Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Tara Sutaria.
14:50 We discuss the JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR trailer and whether Ranveer Singh can pull it off.
25:40 The other new trailer was ANEK starring Ayushman Khurana.
38:30 We discuss Amazon's "Prime Video Presents India" showcase where over
over 40 new titles, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu were announced and we discuss the ones that stood out to us
46:20 Our main review this week was THAR on Netflix, starring Anil Kapoor, Harshvardhan Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Mukti Mohan and others.
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Ep 131- Baadshah
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast welcomes back Raja Sen for all things Baadshah (1999) today!
Starring Shah Rukh Khan (a.k.a. the Badshah of Bollywood), Twinkle Khanna, and a very unexpected supporting cast of old dependables, this Abbas Mustan directorial has been the top request of many of our guests over the years - but Raja Sen was the first to book it.
Join us as we discuss why this is a cult movie, whether it might be Twinkle Khanna’s finest performance, and much more.
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Ep 130- RRR, Jalsa and 83 Review
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast dives into RRR, Bridgerton, Jalsa, ’83 and more!
This episode is jam-packed with current releases.
Trailer:
04:51 We watched the trailer for Ahmed Khan’s HEROPANTI 2 starring Tiger Shroff, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Tara Sutaria.
14:20 We also watched the trailer for DASVI starring Abhishek Bachchan, Nimrit Kaur, and Yami Gautam.
Reviews:
20:20 Amrita watched BRIDGERTON on Netflix with Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey in the lead and can’t stop talking about it.
30:20 Amrita and Sujoy watched Kabir Khan’s ’83 starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and a whole host of other people who recreate India’s first win at the Cricket World Cup of 1983.
45:20 We watched JALSA starring Shefali Shah and Vidya Balan - both of them phenomenal - in an unsettling thriller with a lot to say about Indian society.
55:00 Asim was able to get tickets to SS Rajamouli’s RRR starring NTR Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and has a lot to say.
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Ep 129- Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast brings you Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) as we return to regular programming.
In this episode, we are joined by Shreemi Verma, the world-famous Face of Panache! Although MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGI wasn’t her first pick, it is a movie that she has watched multiple times and we had lots to discuss.
Starring Salman Khan during the worst phase of his career, Akshay Kumar as he was on his way back to success, and a very young Priyanka Chopra, this David Dhawan directorial takes you right back to a very different era of Bollywood. We talk about the casting, the storylines, and how it makes us feel when we watch this movie in 2022.
Dive right in because this is a fun ride.
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Ep 128- Listener Emails and YRF teasers
This was a jam-packed week for content but we are still catching up on some things from before.
- We watched BADHAAI DO directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni and starring Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as two people in the closet who enter a lavender marriage. Also stars Chum Darang and Gulshan Devaiah.
- Sujoy watched the Luther remake, RUDRA starring Ajay Devgn, streaming now on Disney Hotstar.
- Sujoy also watched the second season of UNDEKHI now streaming on SonyLiv.
- We discussed the YRF trailers for JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR starring Ranveer Singh, PATHAAN starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, and TIGER 3 starring Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan.
- We answered some of our listener mail and the AMA questions posed to us on our Patreon channel.
- We discussed Vivek Agnihotri’s THE KASHMIR FILES.
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If you want to hear Asim's thoughts on Baazi, head over to Exploding Helicopter Podcast
Here is a link to the 100th Khandaan episode where we had a live interaction with our audience.
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Ep 128- Listener Emails and YRF teasers
Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast is full of fresh content - the Pathaan, Tiger 3, Jayeshbhai Jordaar trailers plus Badhaai Do and Rudra deep dives among other things.
This was a jam-packed week for content but we are still catching up on some things from before.
- We watched BADHAAI DO directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni and starring Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar as two people in the closet who enter a lavender marriage. Also stars Chum Darang and Gulshan Devaiah.
- Sujoy watched the Luther remake, RUDRA starring Ajay Devgn, streaming now on Disney Hotstar.
- Sujoy also watched the second season of UNDEKHI now streaming on SonyLiv.
- We discussed the YRF trailers for JAYESHBHAI JORDAAR starring Ranveer Singh, PATHAAN starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham, and TIGER 3 starring Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan.
- We answered some of our listener mail and the AMA questions posed to us on our Patreon channel.
- We discussed Vivek Agnihotri’s THE KASHMIR FILES.
Shownotes:
If you want to hear Asim's thoughts on Baazi, head over to Exploding Helicopter Podcast
Here is a link to the 100th Khandaan episode where we had a live interaction with our audience.
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Ep 127- Piku
We wanted to leave our Other Khan series on a high note and who better to guide us to the top than Irrfan and Deepika Padukone? Directed by Shoojit Sircar, this is unarguably one of Padukone’s best roles and she goes toe-to-toe with not just the powerhouse that is Irrfan but also Amitabh Bachchan.
But even if the movie belongs to Padukone, Irrfan is impossible to forget. He’s a romantic lead with impeccable deadpan comedic timing. He’s a star. He’s the cherry on top.
It’s almost impossible to find a mediocre or bad performance by this man, who seemingly relished every single opportunity he got to be onscreen and his leaving has left a wound in not just Hindi or Indian cinema but world cinema.
RIP Irrfan. You were the best of the Khans.
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Ep 126- Gangubai Kathiawadi, Fame Game, Love Hostel, A Thursday
The last week of February brought us a slew of things to discuss:
02.15 We start with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s GANGUBAI KATHIAWADI starring Alia Bhatt or the movie that brought India back to Bollywood in theaters
18.00 Next we discuss LOVE HOSTEL starring Bobby Deol, Sanya Malhotra, and Vikrant Massey, a Red Chillies production now streaming on Zee5
24.15 Everyone watched THE FAME GAME starring Madhuri Dixit with Sanjay Kapoor and Manav Kaul on Netflix
46.45 Asim and Amrita watched A THURSDAY starring Yami Gautam and reactions were mixed
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Ep 125- An Evening In Paris
If you're a Khandaan Podcast listener you know we set our own rules!
As decided by our Patron's (You can help decide the movies we cover by joining here) we went with 1967' s An Evening in Paris starring Sharmila Tagore and Shammi Kapoor, directed by Shakti Samanta.
A classier era of bouffants and polite villains but still a trend setter in many ways!
We will be rounding up the Other Khan series with our last episode coverage Irrfan Khan.
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Ep 124- Gehraiyaan, Looop Lapeta, Rocket Boys, The Great Indian Murder
This week we’re delighted to bring back an old friend Manish (@vertigay314), host of It Pod To Be You and the Queer and Now podcasts. Check out his podcasts for some wide ranging and fun content.
Our first topic of discussion was the late Lata Mangeshkar who was such an integral part of all our lives. Check out our little playlist- Khandaan Mixtape- on Youtube and keep an eye out for something special on Patreon.
We also discussed LOOOP LAPETA on Netflix starring Tapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin (13.30). Next we spoke about THE GREAT INDIAN MURDER on Disney Hotstar, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and produced by Ajay Devgn. It stars pretty much every character actor in Bollywood. We also discussed ROCKET BOYS (37.50) on SonyLiv starring Jim Sarbh as Dr. Homi J. Bhabha.
But our review of the week is Shakun Batra’s GEHRAIYAAN (44.15) starring Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, and Dhairya Karwa.
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Netflix: Why the world's biggest streaming service is frustrated with India (link)
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Ep 123- Jaanbaaz
This intimate introduction to the fertile brain of Hindi cinema’s most stylish actor left us stunned. We all thought we knew what we were getting into but Khan managed to surprise us at every turn. Co-starring Dimple Kapadia, Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Sushma Seth, and every side villain you remember from the 80s, JANBAAZ is the kind of film that’s experienced in caps lock all the way.
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Ep 122- Kapil Sharma, Shyam Singha Roy, Badhai Do
We’re back in the thick of things with an email catchup during which we discuss the upcoming VIKRAM VEDHA remake with Hrithik Roshan and the massive Kannada masala actioner KGF.
Next, we discuss I’M NOT DONE YET - a new Netflix special by Kapil Sharma(20m00s), Indian TV’s most successful comedian, which has been garnering rave reviews online.
Following up on our last Patreon chat, we watched SHYAM SINGHA ROY (31m45s), starring Nani and the amazing Sai Pallavi, and let's face it, we’re all a little in love with her.
We also discuss BADHAAI DO (50m30s), brought to you by the same team that brought us Badhai Ho in 2018. The trailer seems promising with Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar entering a lavender marriage.
Khandaan is now on Patreon and that’s where you’ll find us discussing the new Salman Khan music video, DANCE WITH ME and a review of Netflix's new show Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen.
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Ep 121- Kapoor And Sons
By popular vote, we watched KAPOOR & SONS, directed by Shakun Batra and co-starring Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Siddharth Malhotra, and Alia Bhatt. This was the film that cemented Batra’s reputation and had everyone excited to see what else Fawad could do. Unfortunately that came to a jarring halt with the ban on Pakistani talent in Bollywood, so this episode is also a look at what Bollywood could have been without politics playing spoilsport.
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@_fawadakhan_ @shakunbatra @SidMalhotra @karanjohar @apoorvamehta18 @aliaa08 @foxstarhindi
#FawadKhan #KapoorAndSons #KNS
#RajatKapoor #RatnaPathak #GehraiyaanOnPrime
Ep 120- Khandaan Podcast Patreon, Pushpa The Rise, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui
We will still be putting out our regular weekly shows but joining our Patreon gives you access to bonus episodes and community engagement plus merch, if you’d like that. Check it out!
Our main reviews this week include PUSHPA: THE RISE starring the sensational Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandana with a sizzling item song by Samantha Ruth Prabhu. This movie is a legit sensation and we have a lot to say about it. We also discuss CHANDIGARH KARE AASHIQUI starring Ayushman Khurana and Vaani Kapoor.
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#PushpaTheRise
#AlluArjun
@alluarjun @iamRashmika @aryasukku
@MythriOfficial
#vaanikapoor
#Shamshera
#ChandigarhKareAashiqui
@ayushmannk @Vaaniofficial
Antim The Final Truth, Minnal Murali and Atrangi Re ft @BethLovesBolly
This episode, we talk about ANTIM The Final Truth (05m30s), ostensibly starring Ayush Sharma with an extended cameo by Salman Khan. Directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, this remake of the Marathi film MULSHI PATTERN was a tired detour into the kind of gangster film that should have been at least competent.
We also discussed MINNAL MURALI (22m12s), a Netflix release starring Malayalam sensation Tovino Thomas. Directed by Basil Joseph, this tiny superhero film has been on everyone’s end of year lists as one of the best films of 2021.
Our main review, however was Anand L. Rai’s ATRANGI RE (44m.00s), a hugely controversial film starring Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar in a cameo. Opinions were mixed to outright split on the podcast as the hosts found themselves loving or hating this whimsical journey into the life of a young woman with severe trauma.
Join us for some spirited discussion.
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#Antim #AntimOnZEE5
#AtrangiRe
#MinnalMurali
#Bollywood
Ep 118- Bollywood 2022- The Year That Will Be ft @SalAndTheBadPun
In this episode we discuss the movies we’re (not) looking forward to the most - Gehraiyaan, Gangubai Kathiawadi , Laal Singh Chaddha, Brahmastra, Prithviraaj, and others. Given the state of the world right now and the very uncertain release slate, we’re primarily focused on projects that are ready to release and have made some kind of concrete announcement.
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#GehraiyaanOnPrime
#HappyBirthdayDeepikaPadukone
#VaatLagaDenge #LIGER
#GovindaNaamMera #JugJuggJeeyo #Liger #Brahmastra #MrAndMrsMahi #Yodha #LaalSinghChaddha
Ep 117- Why is Akshay Kumar so annoying?
What makes him tick? Why is he one of the biggest stars we have? Is his career progression directly related to the rise in jingoistic cinema in India?
We also throw in reviews of Netflix's noir thriller Aranyak starring Raveena Tandon, Ashutosh Rana and Parambrata Chattopadhyay as well as the Pakistani anthology created by Meenu Gaur, Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam starring Sarwat Gilani, Sanam Saeed, Mehar Bano and Eman Suleman now streaming on Zee 5 Global.
To discuss all this and more, join us this week.
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#Sooryavanshi
#AkshayKumar
#Aranyak #AranyakOnNetflix
#AtrangiRe
#BornToKillNotKneel | #ZEE5NowInUSA | #ZEE5USA | #WelcomeToSouthAsia | #StoriesFromOurWorld | #QHKN
Ep 116- Katrina Di Wedding ft Pitu Sultan
We are joined by top friend Pitu Sultan to discuss not just Katrina di wedding but also all the amazing weddings this generation of Bollywood leading ladies have treated us to.
The hour is auspicious, the ladka-ladki are ready, and in lieu of a wedding registry we have a Redbubble shop! Welcome all!
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Ep 115- Khandaan Returns
Asim, Sujoy and Amrita would like to thank you all for your patience and the wonderful messages we’ve received while we were on break. This episode is a throwback to the early pandemic shows where we discussed our lives and what was going on. We have a few updates about what’s been going on behind the scenes, the shows we have coming up, new plans for the new year, and when you can expect us to return to full time normal scheduling. We also discuss the trailer for SS Rajamouli’s forthcoming historical masala actioner, RRR, starring Ram Charan, NTR Jr., and Alia Bhatt.
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Ep 114- Khandaan Twitter Space 2
We discussed ANTIM, a Salman Khan family affair that has Asim very excited. We were also stunned by SATYAMEVA JAYATE, the John Abraham movie to end all John Abraham movies if your definition of a good movie is multiple John Abrahams. We welcomed a new nepostar to the Bollywood sky with TADAP, a remake of the Telugu movie RX100. And last but definitely the most, we discussed BUNTY AUR BABLI 2, now with 100% less Abhishek Bachchan.
Ep 113- Khandaan Podcast Twitter Spaces Event
- Salman’s launch of an NFT and the Bollycoin
- Aryan Khan getting stitched up
- Trailer talk: RASHMI ROCKET with Topsy Pannu, MEENAKSHI SUNDARESHWAR aka the War on South India, and HUM DO HUMARE DO or zzzzzzzz
- Movie reviews: SARDAR UDHAM which is getting excellent reviews all over, SANAK starring Asim and Sujoy’s internet boyfriend Vidyut Jamwal, SQUID GAME the international success story, and MIDNIGHT MASS
We’re still on a break as we deal with some personal issues but we will be back soon!
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Ep 112- The Empire
The Empire is series created by Nikhil Advani and directed by Mitakshara Kumar based on the novel series Empire of the Moghul by Alex Rutherford.
We’re still on a break as we deal with some personal issues but we will be back soon!
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Ep 111- Haseena Dilruba, Toofan, Sarpatta Parambarai and Never Have I Ever S2 ft @BethLovesBolly
We're still on hiatus but thought we would drop a casual episode!
We discuss:
- Haseena Dilruba
- Compare Toofan and Sarpatta Parambarai
- Season 2 of Never Have I Ever
Check out our BBC friend Haroon Rashid's podcast Beyond Bollywood where were we invited to talk about Cancel Culture by going here
We’re on a short break as we deal with some personal issues but we will be back soon!
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Ep 110- Dhoop Ki Deewar, Ray, Sherni and Jagame Thandiram ft @Get_Filmy
Shownotes:
Intro: A message to our listeners
15.10 DHOOP KI DEEWAR on Zee5, a controversial-ish cross border romance starring Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir
32.15 Shakeela and Amrita discuss SHERNI starring Vidya Balan and a tiger, both of whom deserved better
44.00 Amrita saw JAGAME THANDIRAM starring Dhanush, an interesting mashup of style and real world politics
1.00.35: Asim and Amrita watched RAY on Netflix and have lots of thoughts about the episode starring Manoj Bajpayee and Giriraj Rao
We’re going on a short break as we deal with some personal issues but we will be back soon!
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Ep 109- Madhumati
Born Yusuf Khan in Peshawar in present day Pakistan, Dilip Sahib is an icon for audiences and his fellow actors alike. He was noted for his cinematic performances, his gossipy love life, and the influence he wielded over generations of actors. Bimal Roy’s MADHUMATI (1958) is one of his personal favorites, so we had to review it for the podcast.
Co-starring Vyjyanthimala, Johnny Walker, and Plan, Madhumati is one of the most influential movies to have come out of Hindi cinema. Movies made well into the 21st century show traces of tropes and themes we can date back to this romance / supernatural revenge saga with some of the most beautiful songs composed by Salil Chaudhary.
We can’t wait for you to experience this film with us.
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Ep 108- The Family Man Season 2 Review
01:12 First, we received a lovely email from a listener. More of you should write in! We love mail.
09:45 We discuss only one trailer this episode and that is RAY, the Netflix show based on the stories of Satyajit Ray
22:50Next we discuss an article about Bollywood that was published in The Atlantic (Can Bollywood survive Modi?) and Amrita is salty AF as the kids say
45:20 And finally we all watched THE FAMILY MAN: Season 2 and have loads to say.
If you want to re-listen to our review of The Family Man Season 1 head over here
Join us next time for some Dilip Kumar love in our continuing series about the Other Khans of Bollywood.
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Ep 107- Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
Starring Fardeen Khan (our Other Khan of the Day) and Urmila Matondkar, this redo of FATAL ATTRACTION through the lens of RGV’s The Factory was directed by Rajit Mukherjee and features a stellar, underrated performance by Urmila as well as a soundtracks that oscillates between the truly horrendous and the incredibly catchy.
Join us in this trip through some truly inspired Noughties filmmaking.
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Ep 106- Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Karnan, The Family Man S2 Trailer
0.55 Mailbag - our favorite section where we hear back from our listeners.
12.00- Live Reaction: Family Man Season 2 Trailer
28.02 Dibakar Banerjee’s SANDEEP AUR PINKY FARAAR starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor with Jaideep Ahlawat, Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav.
46.33- Mari Selvaraj’s KARNAN starring Dhanush.
1.00.00- Asim's thoughts on AR Rahman's first foray into movie production, the long delayed 99 Songs.
Our limited edition The Other Khan series continues next week with Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya starring Fardeen Khan. Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Ep 105- Laawaris
Our journey into the world of The Other Khans goes way back in the time machine this week with 1981’a LAAWARIS.
Directed by Hindi film legend Prakash Mehra, this sprawling masala entertainer is largely remembered for Amitabh Bachchan’s performance as a social outcast who doesn’t know what happened to his parents or why he was abandoned. The trope of the illegitimate child and the stigma he or she faces in a conservative society makes for the subject of a sensitive film - or it could be Laawaris!
While the movie allows Amjad Khan a complete character arc, which was the reason why we chose this film, it is also chiefly notable for several execrable choices, none of which we enjoyed. Co-starring Zeenat Aman, Suresh Oberoi, and Rakhee in a special role, Laawaris is your glimpse into old school masala filmmaking, Khandaan-style.
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Ep 104- Radhe
This incoherent mishmash of Bhai’s most wanted movies (you define “wanted”) brought up a lot of feelings in the breast of the Khandaan crew, such as: why us? What did we do to deserve this? Is Asim now an Akshay Kumar fan? So many questions.
This Prabhu Deva directed remake of the Korean movie The Outlaws also stars Jackie Shroff, Randeep Hooda and Disha Patani in addition to the usual Salman Khan Mitr Mandali.
You probably don’t want to see this film but you definitely want to hear us talk about it.
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Ep 103- Mumbai Saga, Starstruck and Radhe Songs
11:35 Amrita has been watching Chinese dramas and recommends the historical murder mystery series, THE STORY OF YANXI PALACE.
19:50 Sujoy watched MITCHELLS VS. MACHINES and would like to see the Bollywood remake NOBODY.
28:45 Asim and Sujoy also watched the new show STARSTRUCK and can’t say enough good things about it.
33:00 Asim then watched MUMBAI SAGA because he hates himself.
39:10 The piece de resistance of the episode however is when Sujoy watches the new item song from RADHE live with Amrita and Asim - a world first for song reactions on audio!
Our limited edition The Other Khan series continues with LAAWARIS and Amjad Khan but first, a little detour next week to discuss Our Most (un)Wanted Movie, Radhe. Don’t forget to subscribe!
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Ep 102- Hum Tum
Kicking things off for our limited edition series about The Other Khans of Bollywood, this little romcom proved to be a milestone in the careers of Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherjee and the director Kunal Kohli. We take you through the career of Saif up till then, our favorite films starring Saif, and the way his filmography has shaped up in the years since.
Join us next time for some Amjad Khan action!
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Ep 101- Radhe, Ajeeb Dastaans and Roohi
We’ll be back next week with the first of our limited edition Other Khan series starring Saif Ali Khan in HUM TUM.
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Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Zack Snyder's Justice League which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 100- YouTube Live pt 2 with Khandaan Podcast
We want to thank several people for coming with us on the crazy journey that is Khandaan:
Our friends and friends of friends who agreed to guest on our show despite knowing our grueling schedule and often choosing to watch the very worst that Hindi cinema could throw at us, thankfully to hilarious effect. We’re very glad that everyone came ready to play despite being Serious Film People.
The podcasting community, particularly the tiny Indian film podcasting community for being our friends and support group.
And of course, our fans - you’re the people who know and love this stuff as much as we do. You’ve sat through 2 hour episodes and come back for more. You send us lovely emails and hold us accountable. You make us laugh and you’ve been incredibly supportive of us during some very difficult periods. Thank you all for sticking with us through 100 episodes.
Here’s to the next 100!
Next week, we’re going on hiatus for a couple of weeks but we will be back the week of April 25th with a brand new episode of Khandaan! Hope to see you then!
For the video version of this podcast and to make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
We appeared on BBC's Beyond Bollywood Podcast with Haroon Rashid. The Episode should be dropping while we are on hiatus but the episode will appear here.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Zack Snyder's Justice League which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 99- YouTube Live pt 1 with Khandaan Podcast
If you’d like to see the beautiful cupcakes Asim ordered for us, visit our page on instagram to view them in their full glory.
We are joined by Top Friend Beth from BethLovesBollywood to discuss a few trailers, answer some general questions about the Hindi film industry, and talk about the new Sanya Malhotra movie on Netflix, PAGGLAIT.
For the video version of this podcast and to make sure you don't miss any future live events, subscribe to our Khandaan Podcast YouTube page.
We appeared on BBC's Beyond Bollywood Podcast with Haroon Rashid. The Episode should be dropping while we are on hiatus but the episode will appear here.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Zack Snyder's Justice League which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 98- Chennai Express ft @pappuchaaru
The movie in question 2013’s CHENNAI EXPRESS starring Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone as... stereotypes in something resembling love or so we’re told.
Join us on our trek into the mind of Rohit Shetty where inspired comic skits jostle with giant explosions to create... an unquantifiable product.
REMINDER: Episodes 99 & 100 will be recorded on YouTube on Sunday March 28 at 8.30pm India time, 4.00 pm UK time and 11.00 am EST. You’re all invited to drop in!
Shownotes:
A link to our 2013 interview with SRK and Deepika can be found here
Our 100th Episode Khandaan celebration is happening end of March.
Subscribe now to our YouTube Page so you don't miss out on the fun!
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Zack Snyder's Justice League which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 97- Toofan, Sandeep Aur Pinky Trailers and Bombay Begums
- 01.00 We announce the Khandaan-100th episode Live event on YouTube Live on Sunday, the 28th of March at 20.30 IST- 1600 UK- 11.00 EST. Come join us by subscribing to our YouTube page
- 4:35 SANDEEP AUR PINKY FARAAR and how mush mouth is not a good look
- 14.30 TOOFAN looks like a classic boxing movie from very reliable makers
- 27.25 Arivu and Dhee's superhit new song ENJOY ENJAAMI
- 44.00 Aamir's special appearance song
- 52.05 OK COMPUTER - but why?
- 57.30 BOMBAY BEGUMS isn't nearly as good as its detractors make it out to be
Shownotes:
Our 100th Episode Khandaan celebration is happening end of March.
Subscribe now to our YouTube Page so you don't miss out on the fun!
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Disney+ original series WandaVision which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 96- Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega ft @iHaroonRashid
Co-starring Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee, this remake of the hit Sandra Bullock romcom WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, stars Salman Khan at the peak of his powers. Listen to the hosts gush sickeningly about his body, his love life, his clothes, everything but his performance as usual. There are a lot of things that happen in this movie and we go through most of them.
Shownotes:
Check out Haroon Rashid's new podcast Beyond Bollywood available on all platforms.
Our 100th Episode Khandaan celebration is happening end of March.
Subscribe now to our YouTube Page so you don't miss out on the fun!
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Sujoy and Asim did a season review of Disney+ original series WandaVision which you can find by going here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 95- Priyanka Chopra, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Roohi Trailers and Drishyam 2, The Girl On the Train Reviews
Shownotes:
Check out Haroon Rashid's new podcast Beyond Bollywood available on all platforms.
Our 100th Episode Khandaan celebration is happening end of March.
Subscribe now to our YouTube Page so you don't miss out on the fun!
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 94- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ft @SalAndTheBadPun
The last full blown collaboration between director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan, this is a movie that occupies a special, albeit difficult, space in Indian film history. Aishwarya Rai became a bonafide star actress with this film, showcasing what she could accomplish when given the space and a director interested in her performance; Ajay Devgan pulled focus from Salman in an author backed role; and of course this marked the beginning of the famed Salman/Aishwarya affair that would scorch Bollywood over the next few tumultuous years.
Join as we dive deep (and I mean DEEP) into this film, to discuss its cultural impact, the gossip, the performances, the music, and so many other things!
Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiq is now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 93- Showgirls of Pakistan, Chhor Denge and listener's mailbag
03:35 Mailbag Part Deux in which we catch up with a few more reviews and letters we couldn’t cover last time
36:15 Sujoy, our International Khiladi, has an update on JUJUTSU KAISEN for those of you into anime with a side of INDIAN IDOL
40:01 Amrita and Asim watched SHOWGIRLS OF PAKISTAN, a brand new Vice documentary. We’re joined partway by Sal and it’s off to the races for us!
1:04:31 we have many thoughts about Nora Fatehi and her latest song CHHOR DENGE
Join us next week for our very thorough dive into HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM. It’s gonna be legendary!
Shownotes:
Thank you to friend of the show Aditya Shrikrishna for sending in a voice note. Here are the links to his podcast The Other Banana or his appearance on KhandaanPodcast where we discussed Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Karan Johar SHELVES his ambitious project Takht (source: Bollywood Hungama)
Showgirls of Pakistan is available to stream here
As is Nora Fatehi's Chorr Denge
Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiq is now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 92- Daulat Ki Jung ft Pitu Sultan
Loosely based on the Hollywood film MCKENNA’S GOLD, this movie is several things, none of them good: it is a college romance, an elopement story starring the greatest elopers of their generation, a Romeo and Juliet story, a treasure hunt, an anthropological exercise, and an investigation of the uneasy nexus between crime branch officers and vampires.
Starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Kiran Kumar, Shafi Inamdar, Tiku Talsania, Dilip Tahil, Paresh Rawal and KADER KHAN (with guest star, Coffin Donkey), Daulat ki Jung is a trip back in the time machine to a very different Bollywood.
Show Notes:
If you want to hear more of Pitu Sultan's head over to the Kapow With Pitu Instagram page
Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiq is now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance.
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 91- Listener Mail Bag, White Tiger and Master Review
Amrita finally watched LUPIN, the French series taking Netflix by storm and had several thoughts about it. Asim and Sujoy watched MASTER, the controversial Tamil film starring the two Vijays, and Asim had questions. They also watched THE WHITE TIGER, the new Priyanka Chopra Jonas / Rajkumar Rao film and we discuss what makes a good adaptation.
Watch out for a surprise guest in the latter half of the episode and join us next time for a trip back in the time machine to DAULAT KI JUNG.
Shownotes: Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiq is now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance
Head over to https://www.fuckboisoflit.com/episodes for Amrita's appearance. Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 90- Yes Boss ft @TheShahShahid
Starring Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Aditya Panscholi, this 90s classic was directed by then-frequent SRK-collaborator Aziz Mirza and show his touch for portraying the little people with big dreams in their eyes. More than 20 years after its release, it remains an ode to a different kind of Bombay, a different India, and a much different SRK-Juhi.
Shownotes: Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiqis now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep- 89 Tandav, Maara, Sir
In this episode, we discuss:
16:40 Ali Abbas Zafar’s TANDAV featuring an excellent starcast headed by Saif Ali Khan and Zeeshan Ayub but also a incredibly silly script. 43:47 Asim and Amrita watched MAARA starring Madhavan and Shraddha Srinath
51:27 Sujoy watched SIR, the little film that could
58:30 Amrita watched a half hour of Renuka Shahane’s TRIBHANGA starring Kajol
1:01:25 Shah, Sujoy and Asim discuss the first 2 episodes of Disney+ new Marvel show: WandaVision
1:11:45 Asim highly recommends the new series LUPIN Shownotes: Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiqis now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too! Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 88- Best of 2020- Khandaan Podcast
- Movies people seemed to love but we didn’t get
- Movies we got but feel the audience didn’t get
- The most played bop threw up a few surprises all around
- Worst Remix of the year was a smorgasbord
- Undeserved hit of year was so undeserving we couldn’t even remember it
- Best Marketing Fail was a head scratcher but we had a few nominees in the end
- Social media star could only have been one person in 2020
- Ditto for Worst Person of the Year
- We discuss the movies we’re sad to have missed watching in 2020
- Our choices for best movie of the year
Shownotes:
Our brand new limited edition podcast series #BingingBridgerton hosted by @bethlovesbolly and @amritaiqis now LIVE. 8 episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host. Head over to the UpodCast- Main Event Page and leave us a review if you get a chance
We've been nominated for #GaanaUsersChoiceIcons Awards by Gaana.comfor "Best Entertainment Podcast of 2020 (English) Vote for Khandaan Podcast on by going here
Asim appeared on Bollywood Is For Lovers discussing both Coolie no 1 movies. You can listen by going here
Check out our friend Aparita's (From Khabardaar Podcast) new fiction Podcast on here from the 11th of Jan. You can also find a teaser trailer on their twitter page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
BONUS: Trailer- Binging Bridgerton
Eight episodes featuring an in-depth discussion of the Netflix series with the occasional guest host, releasing Monday-Wednesday-Friday on Upodcast Main Event.
Available on your preferred platform.
Ep 87- Coolie no 1, Ak vs Ak and Catch up 2020 ft @BethLovesBolly
Amrita and Beth watched BRIDGERTON (11m40s), the new Shondaland romance on Netflix. Everyone was super excited to watch WONDER WOMAN 1984 (43m48s)but it was sadly a racist, turgid mess and nobody has anything good to say about it. SOUL (38m10s) took Sujoy and Asim by storm while Beth really couldn’t handle COOLIE NO.1 (55m40s)starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan, which was rather less than the frothy fun promised to us. Finally, Vikramaditya Motwane’s AK vs. AK (1h12m36s)starring Anil Kapoor & Family vs. Anurag Kashyap is one of the funniest, wittiest movies to have emerged from Hindi cinema in recent years, replete with Easter eggs for the discerning Hindi cinema buff.
Join us next time as we go through our list of the highs and lows of 2020.
Shownotes:
We've been nominated for #GaanaUsersChoiceIcons Awards by Gaana.com for "Best Entertainment Podcast of 2020 (English) Vote for Khandaan Podcast on by going here
Asim appeared on Bollywood Is For Lovers discussing both Coolie no 1 movies. You can listen by going here
Check out our friend Aparita's (From Khabardaar Podcast) new fiction Podcast on here from the 11th of Jan. You can also find a teaser trailer on their twitter page.
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 86- Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya ft @kocharpulkit
This week’s film is 2005’s MAINE PYAR KYUN KIYA starring Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Sushmita Sen, Katrina Kaif, Arshad Warsi, and others. Directed by David Dhawan towards what was then the end of his career before it was revitalized by his son Varun Dhawan, Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya is another party thrown by the Khan brothers with their trademark humor (?). This movie is a bit of a time capsule for each of the stars and the directors - as well as for its music - and new friend Pulkit has solid reasons for choosing this film as you will learn.
Come for the snark, stay for Sujoy’s unexpected impression of a surprise character! Truly, the only bright spark of 2020.
You know Pulkit from his work with everyone from TVF to FilterCopy - now you can catch him on his Instagram and his YouTube channel where he’s posting original content.
We hope you will join us in January 2021 for fresh content. Till then, we wish you all a happy new year with health and prosperity
Show notes:
Check out Pulkit on his own channel HolyShitTweets or his instagram page
Transcripts of the Salman Khan - Aishwarya Tapes
Check out Asim's appearance today on the BBC Asian Network's Yearly Wrap Up on The Big Debate page !
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 85 - Streaming wars, Ak vs AK Trailer and Durgamati Review @kocharpulkit
You know Pulkit from his work with everyone from EIC to FilterCopy - now you can catch him on his Instagram and his YouTube channel where he’s posting original content.
Timeline:
07.05 We begin by discussing all the content that’s coming to a streaming service near you and how it’s going to impact the various industries and us, the viewers
26.45 Former guest host and friend Nim Kaur (@maplebrownie) sent in a voice note about the farmer protests in India and the Bollywood angle 44.37 Netflix’s AK VS. AK took a flying start to its marketing efforts
55.20 We discussed the COOLIE NO. 1 songs which were a bright spot in an otherwise dull December
1.05.30 Asim’s faith in Amrita has begun to waver after watching DURGAMATHI and BHAGAMATHIE
1.12.30 Pulkit watched LAXMII so that nobody else would have to
Join us next week for MAINE PYAR KYUN KIYA, which made us wonder what on earth we did to Pulkit.
Show notes:
Check out Pulkit on his own channel HolyShitTweets or his instagram page
HBO's release schedule 2021
Disney's announced slate for 2021
Check out Asim's appearance today on the BBC Asian Network's Yearly Wrap Up on The Big Debate page or live today!
Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 84- Ghulam
Join us for a nostalgia-filled episode wherein we refamiliarize ourselves with this classic.
Directed by Vikram Bhatt - a fact that stuns us in 2020 - this remake of ON THE WATERFRONT is a movie that has somehow never received its due. Harkening back to tropes explored across violent Hindi action movies, this is a clever take on Hindi film brotherhood and the fight of the underdog against overwhelming evil.
Co-starring a very young Rani Mukherjee (sans her trademark voice), and an entire cast of talented supporting actors - Mita Vasisht, Dalip Tahil, Sharat Saxena, Dipak Tijori, Rajat Kapoor, Akshay Anand and Ashutosh Rana in a brief but devastating role - Ghulam is absolutely worth another look.
Shownotes: Khandaan now has an Instagram page. Follow us for some masti over there too!
Asim appeared on the Exploding Helicopter Podcast to talk about Baazi. Check it out and let them know if you're a Khandaan listener.
Asim's Interview with Rani Mukerji and Aamir Khan during the release of Talaash
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 83- Coolie no 1, Durgamati, Indoo Ki Jawaani Trailer and TFLOBW Review
Shilpa Rao’s verion of Ghungroo can be found here Amrita’s video on her Youtube Book channel that had Asim in splits can be found here
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
No Entry ft @JaiArjun
Co-starring Salman Khan in an extended special appearance, this multi-starrer boasts of an eclectic line up: Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Celina Jaitley, Lara Dutta, and Esha Deol in what was to become the first of many successful sex comedies directed by Anees Bazmee. A convoluted tale of cheating husbands, suspicious wives, noble call girls, and feminists who advocate for mental health, No Entry was one of the biggest hits of the year.
This film is a cherished favorite of noted film scholar Jai Arjun Singh, author of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron - Seriously Funny Since 1983 and The World of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and he generously offered to share the experience with us. You can see more of his work at http://jaiarjun.blogspot.com/and contact him at jaiarjunATgmailDOTcom to join his free online film discussion group.
Show notes: The Poll is back! We picked 3 movies suggested by our listener's and you get to pick which one we watch on the next show.
Vote by clicking here.
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Ep 81- Ludo, Taish and Scam 1992 Reviews
"Erin Fraser (Bollywood is for Lovers) hosts a panel with Asim Burney (UPodcast & Khandaan), Manish mathur (It Pod To Be You & Queer and Now), and Ankur Desai (Parde ke Peeche)"
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Ep 80- Trimurti
A Mukta Arts production directed by Mukul Anand, this movie should have been a slamdunk. Instead, it just dunked on the hosts of this podcast who soon lost the ability to tell what was up and what was down. Possibly the worst film we’ve reviewed on this podcast, Trimurti is unsalvageable in every respect.
Co-starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Mohan Agashe, and a host of people who would go on to loudly infest other Subhash Ghai films about horrendous families and their wayward children, Episode 80 of the Khandaan is quite a traumatic affair.
Shownotes:
Check out Asim's appearance on #YEGPodFest Virtual PANEL: So Many Film Podcasts, So Little Bollywood on our Youtube channel:
"Erin Fraser (Bollywood is for Lovers) hosts a panel with Asim Burney (UPodcast & Khandaan), Manish mathur (It Pod To Be You & Queer and Now), and Ankur Desai (Parde ke Peeche)"
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The final episode of Season 2 of The Tolly Folly Podcast is now out: subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Ep 79 - Trailer Breakdown Ludo and The White Tiger, Mirzapur and Putham Pudhu Kaalai Review
7:30 Borat 2 and the nature of satire in the world today
17:00 It’s time for the mailbag as we catch up with our listeners!
35:20 Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajkumar Rao star in surprise Netflix adaptation, The White Tiger
42:20 The other Netflix feature is Ludo and we’re cautiously optimistic for an Anurag Basu film starring Abhishek Bachchan
48:10 Sujoy watched Mirzapur S2
54:45 Asim and Amrita watched Puthum Pudhai Kaalai, the Tamil anthology on Amazon
Join us next week for the one and only TRIMURTI!
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Ep 78- Baazigar ft @JustinJRao
Combining a revenge drama with youthful shenanigans, this is the movie that firmly established SRK’s anti-hero credentials and cemented his storied chemistry with Kajol. With a soundtrack that continues to spell nostalgia for an entire generation, Baazigar is still frequently referenced when discussing Khan’s filmography.
We are joined by Justin Rao of PTI as we evaluate whether this is the best Abbas Mustan thriller or, indeed, the best SRK anti-hero thriller. You know him from his offscreen cameos on Saloni Gaur’s Kangana videos (“Shut Up, Justin!”) as well as his excellent Bollywood mashups that beautifully marry images from recent films with older songs. Check out his Twitter and Instagram for updates and videos.
Shownotes:
You can hear Asim on BBC Asian Network's Big Debate talking with friends of the show Haroon Rashid and Qasa Alom about Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge's 25th anniversary by going here. (only available for UK listeners)
The New Season of The Tolly Folly Podcast is now out: subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
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Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 77- Scam 1992, Evil Eye, Serious Men and Laxmi Bomb Trailer with @JustinJRao
08.30: Bollywood’s biggest names launching a lawsuit against the “news” channels that have been slandering it for months 20.45: Everybody is in love with SCAM 1992 and some quick thoughts on Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s SERIOUS MEN 29.00: Akshay Kumar’s incredibly tone-deaf LAXMI BOMB trailer that none of us were expecting.
35.10: Asim and Justin watched EVIL EYE, the new Indian-oriented Blumhouse production
Join us next time for all things BAAZIGAR!
Show Notes:
You hear a snippet of Asim's Interview with director duo Elan and Rajeev Dassani during our review. For the full interview head over to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed next week.
The New Season of The Tolly Folly Podcast is now out: subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 76- Hello Brother ft Pitu Sultan
Released in 1999, Hello Brother was a join Khan family exercise and it shows! From the adolescent fart humor to the weird fetishization of Arbaaz to Salman kicking everybody’s butt, this movie is an unconscious deep dive into the intra-family dynamics of the Khan household. …Okay, it’s just silly trash. But we had so much fun discussing it, we can’t wait to share it with you.
Join us to hear why Pitu chose this film, how Sujoy is her enabler in chief, Amrita’s obsession with Arbaaz’s manboobs, and yet more proof that not even Salman thinks as deeply about Salman as Asim does.
Show Notes:
If you want to hear more of Pitu Sultan's meeting with Sohail Khan's chaddi then head over to her Kapow With Pitu Instagram page
Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 75- Abhay 2, Khaali Peeli, Ginny Weds Sunny Trailers and catch up with Pitu
06.15 The sad demise of SP Balasubramaniam who was the voice of our childhood
16.02 The drama around Deepika Padukone
24 37 That pointless YRF logo exercise
27.35 The KHAALI PEELI trailer with Ananya Panday and Ishaan Khattar
33.18 The GINNY WEDS SUNNY trailer with Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam
38.32 Sujoy’s take on ABHAY 2
40.55 Amrita's happy to see former Bon Appetite Youtube personality and chef Sohla El-Waylly find a new home at the Babish Culinary Universe
We do veer off topic quite a bit as when one is holding court with the Sultan, one just goes with the flow.
Join us next week for our deep dive into HELLO BROTHER - you know you don’t want to miss that!
Show Notes:
If you are in the UK you can listen to Asim's appearance on BBC Asian Network's Big Debate with Haroon Rashid by clicking here.
FilmCompanion:
Lyricist Raj Shekhar Reflects On The ‘Beyonce Sharma Jayegi’ Controversy
Keep an eye out for YEGPOD to hear Asim's appearance on the panel So Many Film Podcasts, So Little Bollywood with friends of the show Erin Fraser and Manish Mathur and Ankur Desai.
We might be adding a video version of the conversation on our Khandaan Podcast Youtube Channel so subscribe here If you do leave us a comment and we'll give you a shout out on the show!
Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. (New Season coming soon!) Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Ep 74- Dil Chahta Hai
Everything from the costumes (super trendy at the time), to the dialogues (a stark departure from what the rest of Hindi filmdom sounded like), to cinematography (fresh and natural), to the music (still a bop), left an impact. It changed the trajectory of several careers and gave others an opportunity to showcase their talents in a way few Hindu films have been able to.
Join us for a nostalgic deep dive into shared joys and surprising traumas.
Shownotes:
Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Ep 73- Cargo, Khaali Peeli and Revisiting Mohra
This week, join us as we discuss:
07.25: Listener's Mailbag
13.40 Amrita continues her journey into Turkish dramas with SIYAH BEYAZ AŠK while dipping a toe into K-Dramas with GOBLIN
26.43 Sujoy watched CARGO and THE SOCIAL DILEMMA when he got some time off his Byomkesh Bakshy spiral
50.40 Asim, one of Akshay Kumar’s biggest fans, took the opportunity to revisit one of his finest: MOHRA
56.55 We were also transfixed by the songs from the latest Bollywood offering: KHAALI PEELI with Ishan Khattar and Ananya Panday
Show Notes:
Check out Virat Nehru's thread on Cargo
Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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#Cargo @AratiKadav @masseysahib @battatawada
#BeyonceSharmaJayegi #KhaaliPeeli
#TheSocialDilemma @SocialDilemma_
Ep 72- Dhoom 3 ft Bollywood Is For Lovers
Requested by Matt and Erin, 2013’s Dhoom 3 stars Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Jackie Shroff in a brief appearance. It has the distinction of being the first Bollywood film Matt and Erin watched onscreen and it left a huge impact.
We discuss what worked and what didn’t, the “homage” to Christopher Nolan, the varying degrees of performance, why Katrina is a worthy successor to Helen (hallowed be her name), and how does it feel in 2020 to watch a movie about defending a bank.
Show Notes:
Vote here on next week's movie poll! Can you guess which host picked which movie?
If you want to re-listen to our original Dhoom 3 Upodcast Bollywood Edition from 2013 click here! Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 71- Streaming, Podcasting and Movies with Matt and Erin from @BollywoodPod
Join us as we discuss:
6.51 Matt and Erin’s thoughts on GULABO SITABO, the Amitabh Bachchan / Ayushman Khurana project that premiered on Amazon Prime (our previous discussion here)
14.50 Erin and Sujoy watched TENET, the big movie release of the year which became more of a pandemic experience than anything else
26.19 We also have a freewheeling discussion about podcasting in general, how we each got started, the challenges that have come our way, and what we appreciate (and vice versa) about our audience
50.00 Matt and Erin had a chance to watch KRIYA, an indie festival horror movie that they hope will be playing near you very soon
59.45 Asim also watched C U SOON, the new Fahadh Faasil movie on Amazon Prime
1.03.45 Asim watched VIKRAM VEDHA and he’s a little dubious about its adaptation into Hindi
Show Notes:
Vote here on next week's movie poll! Can you guess which host picked which movie?
If you want to re-listen to our original Dhoom 3 Upodcast Bollywood Edition from 2013 click here! Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Ep 70- Love ft @Get_Filmy
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Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him! #ChurailsOnZEE5 #Churail #UnveilTheVeil #ZindagiOnZEE5 @IllicitusProduc @shailjaofficial @ZEE5India @tarunkatial @wearechurails @Zindagi @sarwatgilani @YasraRizvi @nimrabucha @MeharBanoJ @Zindagi #JanhviKapoor @DharmaMovies @karanjohar @apoorvamehta18 @zeemusiccompany @ZeeStudios_ @NetflixIndia @Imangadbedi @vineetkumar_s @manavvij786 #GunjanSaxenaTheKargilGirl #ClassOf83Review #ClassOf83 @sabharwalatul @thedeol @RedChilliesEnt @NetflixIndia
Chak De! India ft Sucharita Tyagi
In fact, it was the only choice for our guest, Sucharita Tyagi, whom you may know from Film Companion’s Not a Movie Review series or her own eponymous channel.
Join us as we dive into this charming little film and examine why it remains beloved all these years later.
A Short Timeline: 02:32 Media malfeasance, disinformation campaigns and film criticism 17:15 The Main Review: Chak De! India
Shownotes: Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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#13YearsOfChakDeIndia
#13YearsOfEpicChakDeIndia
@iamsrk | #ShimitAmin
EP 68- Breathe: Into the Shadows and Dil Bechara
In between all the movies Sujoy was watching for Tolly Folly, he also caught up with the hit series KILLING EVE and watched Luc Besson’s ANNA as palate cleansers.
Amrita, meanwhile, caught up with various Turkish dramas on the recommendation of none other than Cardi B: THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY and ERTUGRUL.
Asim was busing enjoying his mother’s cooking but took breaks to watch BREATHE with Abhishek Bachchan and THE OLD GUARD with Charlize Theron.
Finally, we all watched or at least attempted to watch DIL BECHARA, the last movie made by Sushant Singh Rajput before his untimely demise.
Shownotes: Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Dabangg ft. Anna Vetticad
For various unfortunate reasons, however, this movie has been back in the public eye of late - so we invited ace film critic and journalist Anna Vetticad (visit her site here) to discuss recent developments. Anna is also an author and has written *the* definitive deep dive into Salman Khan in addition to THE ADVENTURES OF AN INTREPID FILM CRITIC (available everywhere books are sold).
Join us as we make our way through some messy times in Hindi cinema and discuss the phenomenon called Salman Khan.
A Short Timeline: 02.30 The continuing fallout of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death on the Hindi film industry 25.05 Remembering Saroj Khan, a true legend 51.00 The Main Review: Dabangg (2010)
Shownotes: Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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Bulbbul and Aarya ft. @BethLovesBollywood
Join us for our ongoing CoronaCast series wherein we discuss all the things we watch to maintain our sanity in these trying times.
A Short Timeline: 07.40 Listener mailbag and housekeeping 18.10 Asim has been trying to give classic cinema a short with Dev Anand’s CID 30.44 Beth has been watching classic series MOONLIGHTING, co-starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd 39.55 Sujoy discusses AARYA starring Sushmita Sen
50.30 Amrita has been on a Denzel Washington kick and has also watched DAVID COPPERFIELD starring Dev Patel
58.40The Main Review: BULBBUL Shownotes: Subscribe to our Upodcast: Bollywood Edition feed so you don’t miss Amrita, Sujoy and Beth’s new limited Podcast series by clicking here. Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
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#Bulbbul,#AARYA, #KarneshSharma , #AnvitaDutt, #SaurabhMalhotra, #ChandrachurSingh, #AmitaMadhvani
@OfficialCSFilms, @manojmittra, , @tripti_dimri23, @AnushkaSharma, @RahulBose1, @avinashtiw85, @paramspeak, @paoli_d @OfficialCSFilms, @thesushmitasen, @KapurSohaila, @RamKMadhvani, @DisneyplusHSVIP, @EndemolShineIND, @sandeep_modi, @vinod_rawat, @RheaPrabhu, @dasnamit, @sikandarkher, @ManishC_Actor, @AnkBhatia
Lagaan ft. Shai Hussain
Check out Shai’s work at his personal page and join the fun at Bombay Funkadelic!
Directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar who joined the big leagues with this film, Lagaan starred Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Paul Blackthorne, Rachel Shelley, and a host of character actors who would go on to form the nucleus of Gowarikar’s acting troupe over the years: Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav, Aditya Lakhia, Pradeep Rawat, Amin Hajee, Raj Zutshi, Akhilendra Mishra, Yashpal Sharma, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, AK Hangal, Suhasini Mulay, and others.
A Short Timeline: 00.25 Shai tells us about his upcoming project - tell the BBC to produce it!
26.25 Amrita watched runaway Netflix hit, 365 DNI so you don’t have to 37.15 We watched the trailer for BULBUL on Netflix and yup, Anushka Sharma is the most exciting producer of our times. 42.23 The Main Review: LAGAAN
Show notes:
To hear Asim on BBC Asian Network's Big Debate click here (only available for UK listeners)
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
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You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
#19YearsOfLagaan
@aamir_khan @AshGowariker @PaulBlackthorne @RachelShelley
Sushant Singh Rajput, Gulabo Sitabo and Axone
Other topics of discussion included:
Asim and Sujoy watched GULABO SITABO, the new Ayushman Khurana - Amitabh Bachchan movie that premiered on Prime. There were Thoughts about it.
Sujoy recommends AXONE, a wholesome new movie on Netflix about life as it is lived by those from the Northeast in other parts of India, specifically Delhi.
Amrita watched WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING and its Malayalam remake CHANDRALEKHA for another episode of The Other Banana podcast. She’ll post a link on Twitter if you want to hear her thoughts on them.
And finally, Asim shares his impression of KIREEDAM, the Malayalam original of his favorite Jackie Shroff movie, GARDISH. (By the way, for those of you wondering, the name of the actor who plays Mohanlal’s father in Kireedam is Thilakan and he and Mohanlal made a legendary pairing in Malayalam cinema, so props to Asim for picking up on that.)
Once again, as this is a CoronaCast episode, we wander all over the place and don’t have a timeline for you. Join us next week for more shenanigans, slightly happier news and the mother of all Aamir movies, LAGAAN.
Show notes:
To hear Asim on BBC Asian Network's Big Debate click here (only available for UK listeners)
Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!
Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!
Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!
You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
Sujoy’s instagram which has amazing shots can be found here, we strongly recommend you follow him!
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Choked and Chintu Ka Birthday ft. Aditya Shrikrishna
If “wholesome" was a movie, it would be this film by Kundan Shah. Reportedly SRK’s own favorite out of his many films, this is a film that has stood the test of time. Joining us for the episode is Aditya from The Other Banana podcast aka @gradwolf on Twitter.
A short timeline of topics:
- 03.35 Aditya has watched the now defunct AIB's first production - Chintu Ka Birthday
- 15.00 Silverscreen.in published *the* definitive article on Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu’s #MeToo allegations and it’s a real doozy
- 23.05 Sujoy and Aditya watched Anurag Kashyap’s CHOKED and have decided he must be saved from himself
- 31.31 HuffPost India did an Abhay Deol retrospective and it was unintentional top comedy
- 48.47 The Main Review: KABHI HAAN KABHI NAA
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Ep 62- Kaamyaab, Betaal and Jackie Shroff - Khandaan Ko Rona Aa Gaye
Shownotes:
If you want to read the Bollywood Hungama Article you can click here.
Jackie Shroff's infamous Polio Ad
If you want to watch The 9 Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition winning films available on London Indian Film Festival you can visit: www.loveliffathome.com
(Please note that the films are geo-blocked to UK audiences only.)
If you are outside of the UK, you can still watch the trailer.
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Pardes ft. @maplebrownie
A movie 20 years too late for its time, we discuss this hate crime against NRIs and why it was made.
Friend of the podcast Nim (@maplebrownie on Twitter and Instagram) joins us to explain why she decided to entrust a precious memory of her childhood to Khandaan of all people.
A short timeline of topics:
- 04.42 The GULABO SITABO trailer and we are not the audience for it
- 12.51 Nim is curious about Abhay Deol's WHAT ARE THE ODDS releasing on Netflix
- 19.34 Mithun is launching his younger son Nimashe
- 24.55 The Main Review: PARDES
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Mrs Serial Killer and Paatal Lok Reviews
- Amrita’s appearance on The Other Banana podcast to discuss the latest Allu Arjun release, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
- Avatar: The Last Airbender and how it is, as promised by Asim, truly excellent
- Anjaam Pathira, a Malayalam thriller that is sadly only available for streaming on Sun NXT
- Amrita and Asim get into with The Newsroom while Sujoy minds his own business
- Sujoy and Asim discuss Paatal Lok and its gritty realism
- Sujoy has opinion about Upload
- Mrs Serial Killer has finally broken Asim
We don’t have a timeline for you because we jump back and forth across subjects since the Corona series is more freewheeling than our usual meticulously planned episodes (ahem!). Let us know if you’re still listening to these as the lockdowns continue and if there are subjects you’d like to see us cover.
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Remembering Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan ft. Aneela Babar
[Note: this episode is mainly in English mixed with Urdu/Hindi and a little bit of Pashto.]
How do we address the passing of two men, gone before their time, who meant so much to us as film-lovers? They came from two separate generations of acting talent even though they were barely a dozen years apart in age; they defined very different kinds of cinema even though they both made sorties into each other’s territory from time to time.
Rishi appeared onscreen for the first time at age two, in the most iconic song in Hindi cinema; by the time he was 18, he was a bonafide star. In his own words, he was born lucky and stayed lucky… until his luck ran out. Irrfan fought for every scrap of success; from that time he cruelly lost out on SALAAM BOMBAY to the day he bowled the world over in THE NAMESAKE. Here is a man who forsook his own lineage and didn’t worry about his legacy because everything he wanted was in the present.
Our love for these men’s work is reflected in our attitudes towards them while they were still alive. Rishi, the star, was always in the public eye: cosseted, reviled, retweeted. Irrfan, the actor, sparked intense scrutiny every time he came on film and then somehow just slipped away when he wasn’t onstage, so to speak; no mean feat in these times of intense media interest. When news broke about Irrfan, we were stunned to realize how much we loved him. When we learned of Rishi, we struggled with our feelings of love and anger, as thought we’d lost a member of our family.
The dead don’t care for our feelings. They now live in a world beyond our recriminations or love. Yet, we who are left behind cannot help but discuss them and how we feel about them.
We are joined by Aneela Babar (friend, true blue cinephile, and author of WE ARE ALL REVOLUTIONARIES HERE) for this very special episode.
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Duplicate ft @BethLovesBolly
Allegedly directed by Mahesh Bhatt, DUPLICATE was the first double role for SRK and he really put in the effort - but was it worth it? Beth finds herself in the unique position of having more nostalgia for a film than the other three for once.
Co-starring a radiant Juhi Chawla, an inept and badly sabotaged Sonali Bendre, a friendzoned Mohnish Behl. a loud Farida Jalal, and the cheapest villain’s lair ever seen on film, DUPLICATE gave us a lot to discuss. Join us as we put more thought into the discussion of this film than Mahesh Bhatt did to its direction and find out for once and for all just how much Asim loves Salman.
A short timeline:
- 00.11.02 Beth is watching I, CLAUDIUS for (another) podcast joke purposes and rewatching COMMUNITY and recommends y’all do so as well.
- 00.23.10 Sujoy watched the Chris Hemsworth Netflix action movie, EXTRACTION.
- 00.26.45 Amrita has seen some stuff but she doesn’t remember any of it, so never mind. She recommends you watch Bon Appetit.
- 00.33.55 Asim is rewatching THE WIRE.
- 00.40.32 The Main Review: DUPLICATE.
Shownotes: Link to Asim's appearance on The Riz Test Podcast where he talks about Muslim Representation In Bollywood can be found here.
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Listener Mail Bag- Ko Rona Aa Gaya
We don’t have a timeline for you as this is as freewheeling a discussion as it was last time, with a multitude of topics and tangents.
Join us next week for some regular programming as we invite Top Friend Beth to discuss SRK’s Duplicate.
Till then, stay safe, stay home!
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Corona Streaming with Suchin Mehrotra
We are joined this episode by Suchin Mehrotra of Film Companion fame. If you’ve been following his show on YouTube, you know Suchin is the man you want to talk to regarding streaming content during this time. The resulting conversation was rather too long and looped back and forth quite a bit, so we don’t have a timeline for you, but we do have a list of topics we discussed:
- Muskurayega India - absolutely unintended hilarity from Bollywood - Suchin has many thoughts on the Raikar Case on Voot - Tales from the Loop - Asim is watching Bosch, and he is the only one in the entire universe - Indian Comedy on Amazon Prime: but why? - Pushpavalli - Operation MBBS - Asim is now an expert on Yo Yo Honey Singh - Dax Shepherd and the male obsession with male bodies (this makes more sense when you hear it, I swear) Link - Family: the best Bollywood content to have come out during the plague? - Say Yes to the Dress UK: Curvy Bride Boutique - Bong Eats on YouTube featuring some (well deserved) humble bragging from Asim - The Wine Show with Mathew Goode and Matthew Rhys / Travel Man with Richard Ayoade / James May: Our Man in Japan - DIY videos: The Weekender on YouTube - Sujoy saw Cake, a movie from Pakistan - Ronin / Avengers / Shadow - Sujoy recommends we all rewatch Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes movies - Kim’s Convenience - Schitt’s Creek - Maqbool - Tiger King - Money Heist
Shownotes:
You can Follow Suchin on Twitter or his blog
Link to the Chinese Youtube Cooking Channel Asim mentioned
Our interview with Asim Abbasi, the director of Cake
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Mela ft. Pitu Sultan
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Khandaan Ko Rona Aa Gaya- She, Emma and Afsos
A Short Timeline:
00.53 Corona Pre-Amble: How we have been coping, what we are thinking of doing once this pandemic scare is over and how to pick new books to read?
18.53 - Sujoy is our most adventurous Khandaani who brings you news of The Wailing from South Korea, The Platform from Spain, and our apna Afsos
32.50 - Amrita is still self medicating with episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot but made the effort to watch the new adaptation of Emma. She has also been reading a lot and is currently reading Raymond E. Feist’s Empire trilogy from the Riftwar Cycle.
45.19 - Asim stumps for Stumptown, which is fast developing a reputation in niche circles, as well as the miniseries Devs, and explores some new Netflix shows like Dave Chang's Ugly Delicious and Imtiaz Ali’s She.
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Saajan ft. @BethLovesBolly
A Short Timeline:
00.55 - COVID-19 sucks and so do all our governments: a short story
14.45 - Quarantine content - a quick look at what we’re all watching while cooped up
40.05 - The Main Review: SAAJAN Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
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Baaghi 3, Thappad and Dil
Asim, Sujoy and Amrita discuss whether director Indra Kumar’s debut feature holds any nostalgic value, Madhuri’s impact, and generally just how awful this movie is.
A Short Timeline:
- 04.55 - Irrfan Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s ANGREZI MEDIUM and it’s two fun songs featuring Radhika Madan
- 16.25 - SANDEEP AUR PINKY FARAAR aka Film Starring Everybody on Aditya Chopra’s shitlist
- 25.03 - Sooryavanshi, the blockbuster for bigots
- 33.55 - Amrita saw a thing and so did the others: DEVI
- 38.30 - THAPPAD and its effect on the boys
- 49.35 - BAAGHI 3 starring Asim ka naya pyaar
- 1.01.13 - The Main Review: DIL
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Filmfare Comp Results, Malang, SMZS and Sultan ft Uday Bhatia
- You can find our first episode of Sultan by heading over here. Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!
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Filmfare 2020 predictions and Main Hoon Na ft @BethLovesBolly
- 09.03 The trailer for Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu and its wokeness
- 20.50 The trailer for Baaghi 3, where Tiger Shroff battles Syria for the love of… Riteish Deshmukh?
- 32.00 Asim, Sujoy, Amrita and Beth cast their votes for FilmFare 2020
- 50.10 The Main Review: Main Hoon Na
Shownotes:
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PK, Street Dancer 3D and The Forgotten Army
Shownotes: KRK’s Street Dancer review can be found here Saif Ali Khan’s interview with Film Companion can be found here
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Best of the Khan Decade
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Dabangg 3 songs and FC Adda ft Stacey Yount (@BollyWriter)
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Biwi no 1, Drive review and Panipat Trailer
Co-starring Karisma Kapoor as the titular biwi (maybe? the climax left us confused), Sushmita Sen as the other woman, Anil Kapoor as the best friend, and Tabu as his totally unnecessary wife, this remake of a Kamal Haasan film drips South Indian tropes that were already outdated by the 80s, struggle to make sense in the 90s, and are definitely unbearable in 2019. The music is still amazing, though!
A Short Timeline:
- 02.21 Asim talks about Drive, a movie Sujoy couldn’t finish and Amrita refuses to watch
- 6.44 Panipat and Asim’s theory of the "jingorical"
- 22.04 The controversy around the Patni, Pati Aur Woh trailer and the mystery of Kartik Aryan's appeal
- 33.34 The Main Review: Biwi No. 1
Shownotes:
You can find Anna MM Vetticad's interview with the director of Saandh Ki Aankh, Tushar Hiranandi by clicking here
You can also vote on our next poll "Which Khan collaboration with Yash Raj Films do you want us to discuss?" by heading here
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Tum Mere Ho, Dabangg 3 and Commando 3 trailer reactions ft Pitu Sultan
Co-starring the always delightful Juhi Chawla and a thoroughly awkward Kalpana Iyer as a snake with tragic fashion sense, Tum Mere Ho is a classic for all the best reasons as previously outlined by Pretentious Movie Reviews.
We are joined by ace friend of the blog, Pitu Sultan, who has recently launched a fun new Instagram vlog called KAPOW with Pitu which is also available on YouTube. Subscribe today! (Or just click on the links, the video thumbnails alone are worth your clicks!)
A Short Timeline:
01.15 Asim and Sujoy watched Baahubali at the Royal Albert Hall with a live orchestra and it was magical. 11.50 Channel 4 in the UK has an interesting line up of films for you to watch and top friend Beth is back to give the lowdown on one of the films: Satyajit Ray’s Kapurush. 17.50 Asim can live again as Dabangg 3 gears for release.
23.50 Obviously Asim is a huge Vidyut Jammwal fan and a Pitu tangent about the career of Neil Nitin Mukesh 32.05 The Main Review: Tum Mere Ho
Shownotes:
Details about Channel 4's Indian Movie Season can be found here
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War, The Family Man and Bard Of Blood ft @BethLovesBolly
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Dream Girl, Chhichhore and Fan
Director Maneesh Sharma’s FAN stars Shahrukh Khan in a double role as superstar Aryan Khanna and his crazed fan Gaurav who unleashes a wave of terror on the object of his love when he is unable to establish the emotional connect he craves from his beloved. There is an interesting cast of secondary characters in this movie but it lives and dies on SRK alone. Join us as we discuss this deeply polarizing movie and where it went wrong but also what it got right.
Show Notes:
03.57 Chhichore, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead, directed by Nitesh Tiwari - a film about college that feels like homework
11.16 Dream Girl starring Ayushman Khurana and Nusrat Bharucha is more of a nightmare albeit a funny one
22.15 Updates on the AltBalaji discussion from the last episode with a review of Mission Over Mars
38.00 The Zoya Factor starring Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Dulquer Salmaan is drearily coasting off a very bad, low energy trailer
43.02 The Sky is Pink costars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Farhan Akhtar and might be worth a watch maybe
48.15 The Main Review: FAN
Show notes:
Amazon Prime’s The Family Man stars Manoj Bajpayee and you can check out Asim’s interview with the director Raj from Raj and DK here.
You can enter the YRF's "War Give Away" by dropping us an email on upodcasting@gmail.com and letting us know if you are #TeamTiger or #TeamHritik extra points if you send us a screenshot of the iTunes review you have written for us. (This is for UK only)
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Sacred Games S2 and Hum Aapke Hain Koun ft Suchin Mehrotra
Director Sooraj Barjatya’s sophomore effort, 1994’s HAHK instantly cemented the careers of Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Barjatya himself as legends of Hindi cinema. It also cast Renuka Shahane as our collective bhabhi and changed the career of Mohnish Behl while introducing us to the star that is Tuffy. Join us as we discuss the many iconic moments (onscreen and offscreen) of this film as well as its songs, which are still familiar to audiences all these years later, with ace friend of the podcast, Suchin Mehrotra.
A Short Timeline:
- 02.20 Dream Girl, the latest out of the One Man Hit Making Factory that is Ayushman Khurana
- 09.53 Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas starring the most nepotism ever, and proud of it
- 16.13 Laal Kaptaan, a teaser that has Amrita and Suchin shook
- 20.20 Sacred Games Season 2
- 31.01 Batla House, which broke Suchin’s fanboy heart and Misson Mangal, which is everything but Akshay in a sari
- 30.00 The Main Review: Hum Aapke Hain Koun...
Shownotes:
The Batla House Review Asim mentions can be found here
The unsatisfyingly abridged recap of Sacred Games S1 can be found here
The Rajshri channel has tons of HAHK content as well as the original trailer that created the phenomenon
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And of course our special guest Suchin Mehrotra can be found on twitter , he writes for Film Companion as well as his own blog Magic Of Bollywood.
#MissionMangal #BatlaHouse #MadhuriDixit #SacredGames #NetflixIndia #BollywoodPodcast #Bollywood #31YearsOfSalmanKhan #25yearsofhumaapkehainkoun #HumAapkeHainKoun
Typewriter S1 and Koyla ft Pitu Sultan
Directed by Rakesh Roshan, who clearly needed to work some serious kinks out of his system, this movie stars Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever, Ashok Saraf and every single Bollywood baddie working in 90s Hindi cinema. It’s a gory, musical mess and we have lots to discuss about it.
A timeline:
02.00 Chhichhore - a new Sushant Singh Rajput / Shraddha Kapoor movie directed by Nitesh Tiwary
06.25 Saaho, starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor, which appears to have finally settled on a release date
21.05 Typewriter, the new series on Netflix
31.19: The Main Event: Koyla, a lump of coal in our collective porridge
1.25: BONUS CONTENT: all the jokes that didn’t fit + Pitu's Mandakini story
Shownotes:
The Reddit Blinds we mention and discuss can be found here
The TypeWriter Behensplaining episode can be found here
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#MissionMangal #Saaho #MadhuriDixit #TypeWriter #NetflixIndia #BollywoodPodcast #Bollywood
Sarfarosh, War, Mission Mangal and Aryan Khan
A short timeline:
03.10: The Liong King (Hindi) and the launch of Aryan Khan
12.05 The War teaser with Hrithik and Tiger
20.30 The Mission Mangal trailer
26.45 The Main Review: Sarfarosh (1999)
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#WAR #HritikVsTiger #MissionMangal #AryanKhan #Sarfarosh #AamirKhan #SonaliBendre #YRF
Phir Bhi Hai Hindustani plus Saaho an Judgementall Hai Kya ft. Anuj Radia
Featuring a bravura performance by the luminous Juhi Chawla and a by-turns-charming-and-creepy Shahrukh, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani was a high profile dud on arrival but there was quite a lot for us to discuss.
We are joined this week by Anuj Radia of FilmeShilmy to cover this and a host of other subjects in a very busy week for Hindi cinema.
You can add your vote for our next themed Khandaan Poll which is COPS by going here.
A short timeline:
- 01.27 The songs of Badshah and the remix of Sheher ki Ladki/ Psycho Saiyyan, the first song out of Saaho, the upcoming Prabhas / Shraddha Kapoor film
- 15.31 Mission Mangal - a story of India’s women space scientists, starring Akshay Kumar (obviously)
- 17.45 Batla House with yet more pissed off John Abraham
- 22.20 Jabariya Jodi - a film made five years after everybody stopped caring
- 30.01 Saand ki Aankh starring Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar
- 32.55 Judgmentall Hai Kya - the neverending saga of Kangana Ranaut
- 46.47 Main Review: Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
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Our special guest Anuj is on @TheAnujRadia
#SheherKiLadki #Kangana #Saaho #Prabhas #MissionMangal #BatlaHouse #JabariyaJodi #SaandKiAankh #SRK #BollywoodPodcast #Bollywood
Asoka, Kabir Singh, Yesterday
Directed by Santosh Sivan, this movie handily won our poll of the week - a nod to its cult status today compared to the flop it was on arrival. Co-starring some really intriguing and talented actors we don’t often see onscreen, this SRK home production remains a visual treat but how does it fare narratively at close to 3 hours of runtime?
A short timeline:
- 03:35 Yesterday, a film by Danny Boyle, starring Himesh Patel and Lily James
- 07.10 Article 15 and Asim’s frank interview with director Anubhav Sinha
- 16:15 Kabir Singh - a very successful controversy
- 29:47 Dostana 2 - who cares?
- 32:10 Asoka: the main discussion
ShowNotes:
We also have a new poll for the next episode and pick which Khan movie from the year 2000 we will be talking about
You can vote by clicking here.
Head over to Upodcast Bollywood Edition Feed for our interview with Anubhav Sinha by clicking here.
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#Asoka #Bebo #KareenaKapoor #Yesterday #KabirSingh #ArjunReddy #Dostana2 #Article15 #AnubhavSinha
Ep 37- Bharat, Chopsticks, Saaho, Super 30
This movie hit the headlines even before it went into production when Priyanka Chopra, the original lead actress, chose to leave the film on the eve of shooting for vague reasons that eventually resolved into her getting married to Nick Jonas. However, this was pretty much the only interesting thing that happened to this film as we discuss during the podcast. Co-starring Katrina Kaif, Disha Patani (whose name we learn to pronounce from Asim of all people), Jackie Shroff, and Tabu, among other talented actors, this movie by reliable helmer Ali Abbas Zafar stands on the cusp of something good and interesting… and then backs away slowly.
We compare Bharat to its Korean original and discuss some of other content we have consumed over the past couple of weeks such as Netflix’s Chopsticks and things we plan to consume when it comes out like the next Prabhas-starrer Saaho.
We also have a new poll for the next episode and the theme is historical. Or should we say “historical”?
You can vote by clicking here.
A timeline:
- 07.07 Chopsticks on Netflix: the mysterious disappearance of Abhay Deol and the crowded state of streaming in India
- 21.15 Saaho - the new Prabhas starrer and what it means for Prabhas and cinema in India
- 30.45 Super 30 and Hrithik’s long run of stinkers
- 37.10 Bharat
- 42.00 Ode to My Father vs. Bharat
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#Bharat #Chopsticks #Saaho #Super30 #SalmanKhan #KatrinaKaif #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast
Ep 36- Rangeela
Directed by Ram Gopal Verma, Rangeela was a relaunch for Urmila, who had already had an extensive career as a child actor but was struggling to make the leap to adult dramas the way so many child actors do. Rather unwittingly, it was also a departure for star Aamir whose commendable performance here is different from anything he had done before. This movie is also notable for its music by AR Rahman, which was a sensation when it released and is seemingly ageless. This was a very happy trip into the past for the three hosts who have lots of personal anecdotes to share as well as a new appreciation for the strengths of this film.
We also discussed the London Indian Film Festival or the LIFF, which is going on right now. Tickets are still available and this might be your chance to see some seriously good cinema. Sujoy and Asim had some contrarian thoughts about Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota, a movie currently playing on Netflix but which has had a significant presence on the festival circuit, including LIFF. We also discuss the trailer for the new Ayushman Khurrana movie Article 15 - and how Asim and Amrita are sadly not in the best mental or emotional space for it.
A Timeline:
0.55 The problem with Article 15
3.12 The line up at LIFF
8.00 Thoughts on Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota
20.02 Rangeela
Our next episode will feature the Annual Salman Eid Release (this year it’s Bharat), so remember to tune in next time!
ShowNotes:
Head over to London Indian Film Festival for more information about screenings and locations
Trailer Article 15 which is opens LIFF this year
Bollywood Hungama's interview with Ram Gopal Varma and Amir's input
Ep 35- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ft @BethLovesBollywood
Episode 35 of the Khandaan podcast features our return from a much-needed break, so you know we’ve got something big for you - yes, it’s 1995’s monster hit, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge!
Aditya Chopra’s debut film changed Hindi cinema in ways that still influence filmmaking across South Asia today and turned Shahrukh Khan into a superstar. Co-starring Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah, Parmeet Sethi, Mandira Bedi and Himani Shivpuri in addition to a baby Karan Johar, DDLJ was a sensation when it released.
We are joined once again by Top Friend Beth of BethLovesBollywood fame to explore how well this movie has stood up to the ravages of time and its unique position in Bollywood history.
We also do a small catch up on things that happened while we were away.
A Timeline:
- 4.15 Sujoy's quick review of Student of the Year 2 starring Tiger Shroff, Ananya Pandey, and Tara Sutaria
- 10.42 Kalank's box office made Varun Dhawan want to get kicked in the face and the state of Dharma Studios
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19.15 Main Review: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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Aditya Chopra studio head vs director
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DDLJ's legacy
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A gift and a curse for SRK
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Ep 34- Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ft Ruchi
Episode 34 of the Khandaan podcast is here for one last hurrah before we go on a short break for the month of April. Our special feature is 2001’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
Directed by Karan Johar, this is an old fashioned mega starrer of the kind rarely seen these days - with Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor (Khan), Johnny Lever, Farida Jalal, Sushma Seth, Achala Sachdev, and a special appearance by Rani Mukherjee.
We threw open our Curious Cat once again for this episode because we knew you would all have tons to say and ask about this movie and we were correct! It’s clearly not as much of a favorite as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai but it has definitely established itself as a fan favorite over the years, especially on the internet where it has a cult following - if something this big and successful could be called a cult film. We are joined for this episode by our friend Ruchi who definitely had a lot to say.
This episode is being released with some quick thoughts on Sonchirya, Lukka Chuppi and Made In Heaven(although you can hear us discuss Made in Heaven with Ruchi here) but for the rest it's a giant episode for a giant film.
Please point and laugh at all those weeping at the thought of a three-hour Avengers film.
Shownotes:
Ruby Wax makes Hritik Roshan change his blouse on the sets of K3G
Our interviews with the makers of Made In Heaven Reema Kagti and Alankrita Shrivastav
Ep 33- Om Shanti Om
Episode 33 of the Khandaan podcast brings you one of our favorite movies, 2007’s Om Shanti Om. Directed by Farah Khan, this Shahrukh Khan-starrer was also Deepika Padukone’s debut film. Co-starring (Chowkidar) Kirron Kher as Maa, Shreyas Talpade as Friend, and all of Bollywood as backup, OSO is an homage to Hindi film. It should surprise nobody that co-hosts Asim, Amrita, and Sujoy love this film.
A Timeline:
01.00 Delhi Crime - the searing new Netflix series based on the Delhi Nirbhaya rape (and eventually murder)
04.45 Simmba - Asim has a few thoughts on Rohit Shetty’s oeuvre
14.00 Super Deluxe and the vagaries of distribution
25.30 Kalank songs
43.00 The Main Event: Om Shanti Om
Show notes:
Ranveer Singh's radioactive Pee Pants
Ep 32- Kalank Teaser, Badla and Ishq ft Haroon Rashid
Episode 32 of the Khandaan podcast brings to you the results of your vote - or that of dedicated Aamir bots, you be the judge - 1997’s Ishq, starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla, Kajol and Ajay Devgan with Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Dalip Tahil, Johnny Lever, Tiku Talsania, and Mohan Joshi in key roles.
Directed by Indra Kumar, Ishq was a massive success when it came out, despite a chaotic production schedule that effectively destroyed the Aamir-Juhi pairing forever. To discuss this film, we’re joined once more by Haroon Rashid of the BBC, who has always maintained that Ishq is his all-time favorite Bollywood film. Although we did our best to ruin it for him, he ran the gauntlet and emerged more or less unscathed.
A Timeline:
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05.00 The Kalank teaser and the reign of Alia Bhatt
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17.30 Sujoy watched Badla
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29.30 Haroon also watched Luka Chuppi
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37.30 Haroon watched Made in Heaven (with spoiler from 42.00)
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53.30 The Main Event: Ishq
Shownotes:
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Vote for our next episode by clicking here
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9 of the World’s Most Famous Actresses Play Hollywood, Nollywood, Bollywood Squared!
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Our Interview with Parineeti Chopra for Kesari
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Win Notebook UK Movie Merchandise by going here
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Or leave us a review on iTunesand send us a screenshot on upodcasting@gmail.com
Ep 31- Bonus Ep- Made In Heaven Spoiler Free Review
Episode 31 of the Khandaan podcast is a bit of a departure for us - it’s the first episode that doesn’t feature a Khan! Originally recorded as part of our upcoming Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham episode (so much fun!) with friend Ruchi, we decided it would just push an already mega long episode over some invisible edge of our listeners’ patience. So here’s some bonus material for you!
Made in Heaven is the new Amazon series from Excel Entertainment. Written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, this critically acclaimed miniseries follows two wedding event planners in glitzy, high society Delhi as they battle their personal demons while simultaneously serving as front row audience to some of the most deep-rooted problems facing Indian society. It’s rich people behaving badly - in a recognizably Indian way.
We also interviewed the creators and writers of Made In Heaven, Reema Kagti and Alankrita Shrivastav over on the Upodcast- Bollywood Edition feed. You can listen to the chat here.
Ep 30- Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) ft Ashanti Omkar
Episode 30 of the Khandaan podcast stars Aamir Khan in a movie directed by Kiran Rao - 2011’s Dhobi Ghat with Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, and Kriti Malhotra. Joining us to discuss this surprise winner (the other movies up for votes this week included Dabangg and My Name is Khan) is the BBC’s Ashanti Omkar, who has a personal connection to the film. Dhobi Ghat proved to be an interesting topic for conversation, more so because it raised some important points about context and intent in art and cinema; and how perceptions can change over time.
We also discuss a few new projects: Sujoy was the only one to watch Isn’t It Romantic, the new Rebel Wilson romcom co-starring Priyanka Chopra, and he has some non-spoilery thoughts. On the topic of PC, we also discuss Sucker, the brand new single by the Jonas Bros. co-starring their significant others (including Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner). We also have a few things to say about KGF, the big Kannada movie creating waves across India, and Super Deluxe, an upcoming Tamizh movie.
Also, keep an eye out for a special episode on Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. We’re bringing back our Curious Cat for it and welcome all questions and comments.
A Timeline:
05.50 Nominees for our next podcast
15.17 A PC Double Event: Isn’t It Romantic and Sucker
34.09 KGF and Super Deluxe
48.25 The Main Event: Dhobi Ghat
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Show notes:
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham Curious Cat
Ep 29- Gully Boy/ Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi
Episode 29 of the Khandaan podcast has arrived with 1991’s Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, starring Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, this remake of the beloved Hollywood classic It Happened One Night was a star vehicle for two enfant terribles of the age — Bhatt, who was setting Bollywood on fire with her unconventional antics, and Khan, who was tipped to be the next big thing.
We also discuss two hot new releases: Shelley Chopra Dhar’s Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, starring father-daughter duo Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor along with Rajkumar Rao and Juhi Chawla. It is probably the most high profile LGBTQ film to have come out of the Hindi film industry in a while (not forgetting 2016’s Kapoor & Sons, which was a very different film). You can hear more about it here on the Upodcast interview with the director.
The second new release we discuss is, of course, the movie that has fast become the talk of the town: Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz, and Kalki Koechlin. Based on the real life journey of street rappers Divine and Naezy, this movie is attracting almost universal love.
A Timeline:
02.45 Nominees for our next podcast
03.35 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
13.05 Gully Boy
52.45 The Main Event: Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin
Shownotes:
Bombay 70: a short documentary on Naved Shaikh a.k.a Naezy one of the inspirations behind Gully Boy
Upodcast Bollywood Edition interview with Shelley Chopra Dhar
Voting is now open for our next episode. Please click here.
Ep 28- Bajrangi Bhaijaan ft Haroon Rashid
Haroon Rashid from the BBC Asian Network joins us to give us the low down and we cover a vast number of topics in this episode.
We also have a little guest making her Podcast debut!
A Timeline:
• 2.25 Intro and snippet of interview with Shelley Chopra Dhar- director of Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa laga
• 9.10 Haroon review’s ELKDTAL (spoiler free)
• 19.55 Fire Brand Kangana Ranaut and creeping nationalism
• 29.40 Bhaarat trailer talk
• 49.30 Behind the scenes of Bollywood journalism
• 57.30 Next episode’s poll
• 1.00.15 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Review
• 1.18.23 Asim’s munni makes her Khandaan debut
Voting is now open for our next episode. Please add your vote by cliking here
Ep 27- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Episode 27 of the Khandaan podcast brings to you the one, the only Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)! As soon as it showed up on our list, we knew this was going to be everyone’s pick because this movie is integral to our understanding of Bollywood today. Everyone has seen Karan Johar’s directorial debut starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukherjee with a special appearance by Salman Khan. And boy, does everyone have an opinion!
As a way to include all our friends with all their opinions, we started a Curious Cat to accept anonymous comments and questions from those who wanted to chime in and we want to thank all of you who participated. In fact, we had so many questions and comments to address, we chose to focus solely on the movie this episode. To trim things down further, we grouped your contributions into several themes:
A Timeline:
- 1:00 Bollywood news - Pati Patni aur woh
- 6:20 Intro to the episode format / curiouscat
- 9:10 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - the movie that made the Dharma and 90s Bollywood
- 17:50 Are we watching it differently when we watch it now?
- 21:30 Ruchi's questions - Pyar kya hai?
- 41:17 Our choices for a K2H2 remake
- 46:32 - Sammy's comment- K2H2 the trendsetter
- 51:22 - This movie is problematic? Is Rahul a jerk?
- 55:50 - Asim is Tina
- 1:00:15 - Let's talk about Bhai
- 1:12:45 - The music - iconic or ICONIC
- 1:19:00 - Random Final thoughts
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Ep 26 Simmba, Gully Boy, Wanted ft Manish Mathur
Episode 26 of the Khandaan podcast kicks off 2019 in style! Thank you for joining us in the new year as we return to our voting roots and discuss the Khan movie of your choice - 2009’s Wanted starring Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Mahesh Manjrekar, and Prakash Raj. Directed by Prabhudeva, this south remake marked the Bhai Renaissance and we go into some detail about its history.
We are joined by Manish Mathur of Talk Film Society who outs himself as an early Ayesha Takia fan but is now an expert on all things M. Night Shyamalan-related. You can (and should) follow his hugely interesting podcast on the films of Shyamalan here. Asim will be on the next episode!
A Timeline:
- 04.50 We meet Manish who immediately throws a cat among the pigeons by asking us which of the Khans would best collaborate with M. Night Shyamalan. While some of us run true to form, other replies (seriously, Amrita?) might surprise you.
- 11.26 Sujoy gives us his quick thoughts after watching the massively successful Simmba directed by Rohit Shetty starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan.
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19.30 The teaser for Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, and Kalki Koechlin, directed by Zoya Akhtar, is raising all kinds of hopes in jaded bosoms.
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30.45 Cautious optimism for Ek Ladki ko Dekha to Aisa Lagaa.
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40.45 Our predictions for the biggest hit of 2019.
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51.15 RIP Kader Khan
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59.15 The main feature: Wanted (2009)
The next year up is 1998 and we have some beloved Bollywood classics up for a vote here.
Ep 25- Wrap up 2018 and Zero Review
Episode 25 of the Khandaan podcast is also our last for the year 2018! Thank you for joining us this year as we made our way through the highs and lows of the three Khans of Bollywood. We hope to welcome 2019 with a few changes and some surprises but first, we need to wrap up this year.
As Sujoy is away exploring the New World, top friend Beth from BethLovesBollywood returns to the podcast to discuss the Khan movie of the hour: Zero. Directed by Anand L. Rai and co-starring Khandaan faves Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif, this Shahrukh Khan film is already famous for the strong reactions it has elicited.
A Timeline:
• 4m 15s A short rant about disrespecting women, especially Katrina Kaif
• 15m 35s Book Preview: Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai: Urdu Memoirs of Cinema Legends by Yassir Abbasi
• 20m 05s Manikarnika, starring Kangana Ranaut
• 31m 35s The Legend of Maula Jatt starring Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan
• 49.00min 2018 Year End Review (the Khandaani's)
• 1h 32min The main feature: Zero
Join us in 2019 for more Khandaani movies!
Show notes:
The Most Powerful Pakistani Film
The philosophy and methodology of Maula Jatt: https://medium.com/the-outtake/understanding-the-most-powerful-pakistani-film-of-all-time-55c5c19d8a9d
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Ep 24- Simmba Trailer, Kedarnath, 2.0 and Happy New Year
Welcome to Episode 24 of the Khandaan podcast. Today we’re joined by Jay Mamtora, founder of BollyBrit, one of the last few outposts of independent Bolly-focused media on the internet.
Join us as we discuss 2014’s Farah Khan-directed glitzy spectacular (?) Happy New Year, starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Boman Irani, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, and Vivaan Shah with Jackie Shroff and Anupam Kher as supporting cast. A heist movie that also tries to be a revenge saga, a romance, a buddy movie, a dance competition movie, and a masala entertainer with nationalist underpinnings, it’s a bit of a mess.
We also discuss current Bollywood happenings – from the spate of weddings (Anushka! Sonam! Deepika! Priyanka!) and their gossip quotient, to all the new films coming out. Watch out for our extended debates on Simmba, Kedarnath, 2.0, and more.
And finally, just a reminder that we’re back to old and tested ways and you should vote for our next movie here.
Ep 23- Raakh ft Shivani Tripathi and Anisha Jhaveri
Welcome to Episode 23 of the Khandaan podcast in which we welcome Shivani Tripathi (@Shivani510) writer for The Aerogram, Brown Girl Magazine, The NRI and the return of friend of the show Anisha Jhaveri (@Jhavanis).
In this episode, we go back to one of the earliest releases of Aamir Khan, Raakh- directed by Aditya Bhattacharya. The movie is tough to find even though there was a Redux version released in theaters, the home release was stalled.
The movie also stars Supriya Pathak and Pankaj Kapur but they don't share any screen time together. The movie was a box office failure but has been gaining some critical acclaim after the redux version released in festivals.
We also discuss how the latest season of Koffee With Karan has been working for us.
The emergence of box office draws Ayushmann Khuranna (Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao) and if there is a changing of the guard for Bollywood heroes.
Asim also forces everyone to watch the new song promo for Zero, Mera Naam Tu as he wants to talk about his favorites as usual.
If there are movies or guests you would like to see featured, do remember to drop us a line at upodcasting@gmail.com.
We have also brought back the listener's poll so head out to the link below to choose which 2014 movie we'll be discussing on the next episode!
Ep 22- Thugs Of Hindostan ft Sunny Singh
Welcome to Episode 22 of the Khandaan podcast in which we welcome Dr. Sunny Singh, writer, academic, and co-founder of the UK’s Jhalak Prize for writers of color. Her latest book, Amitabh Bachchan, is now available from the BFI.
In this episode, we deviate slightly from the usual in that our main movie is one that just made its debut – Vijay Krishna Acharya’s unsanctioned take on Pirates of the Caribbean: YRF’s Thugs of Hindostan (2018) starring Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub. Despite being universally panned within hours of its first screening by critics and audiences alike, in a true testament to our unique brand, we have successfully assembled a panel of viewers who managed to unironically enjoy this film (except Amrita, who in addition to being the resident wet blanket, also elected to go on holiday instead of making the trip to the theater).
Join us as we discuss whether this film is a worthy successor to the films of Manmohan Desai (Sunny), or Vijay Krishna Acharya belongs in the same bracket as Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder (Asim, batty as usual), something-something-yawn (Sujoy), and Aamir jokes that are too mean (even for Amrita).
We also discuss a few trailers – the already controversial Kedarnaath with Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan; 2.0 with Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar; and, of course, Zero starring all who are dear to Asim. Keep a ear open for Sujoy as he tries to save his skin after Asim paints a large target on all of us.
If there are movies or guests you would like to see featured, do remember to drop us a line at upodcasting@gmail.com.
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Ep 21- Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke
We recorded Episode 21 slightly earlier as we’re all off for a small break, but we didn’t want to leave you guys without a good ear time.
This week we are talking about:
- The Manikarnika teaser and Kangana’s scorched earth approach to marketing
- Loveyatri and Ayush’s twitter hack
- Line up for Koffee with Karan season 74
- Sujoy talks spoiler free about Andhadun
- Our main review is Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke as we all needed a bit of levity in life and we are sure you do too!
If there are movies or guests you would like to see featured, do remember to drop us a line at upodcasting@gmail.com
Give Away: If you want to win 1 of 3 Sui Dhaaga- Made In India goodie bags, head over to https://www.kenz-now.com/campaign/win-sui-dhaaga-made-in-india-goodie-bag/
EP 20- Thugs - Sui Dhaaga- Suryavanshi ft @MaxDaVinci
For Episode 20, our guest is a fellow podcaster: Maxdavinci of The Lewd Cabal, your go-to podcast for an eclectic selection of topics including deep dives into South Indian cinema, food, sports, and a whole lot more to come. For his debut appearance on The Khandaan, Max chose an evergreen classic: 1992’s Salman Khan-starrer, Suryvanshi.
This legendary piece of cinema was allegedly a figment of Salman’s imagination – a film unmatched, as Max points out, in not only Hindi but in all Indian cinema for decades in its scope and concept. The costumes, the special effects, the homage to Arnold Schwarzenegger, the boundless racism, the indifferent songs that at least two of the four people on the podcast have seared into their lizard brain, the camera’s unerring eye for thrusting bosoms… this is a movie that offers much to the discerning viewer. Co-starring an extremely hammy Saeed Jaffrey, a disconcertingly excellent Amrita Singh, a sanskaari Sheeba, Sushma Seth, Shakti Kapoor, Kadar Khan, and Puneet Issar, Suryavanshi is a lot.
As usual, we also discuss some of the new releases and trailers – Thugs of Hindustan and Bazaar, as well as Sui Dhaaga, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Pataakha. We discuss the sheer and welcome reliability of filmmakers such as Vishal Bhardwaj and Mani Ratnam before somehow ending with plans to watch 1990’s Tum Mere Ho.If there are movies or guests you would like to see featured, do remember to drop us a line at upodcasting@gmail.com
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To hear more from Max you can head over to the Lewd Cabal page
Ep 19- Dil Se ft Raja Sen
On Episode 19 of the Khandaan podcast, we continue our limited edition run of favorites with everybody’s preferred incendiary film critic, Raja Sen. A reviewer with Hindustan Times and the author of a children’s book based on The Godfather (!), The Best Baker in the World, Raja has chosen Mani Ratnam’s Dil Se (1998) to discuss.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a brand new restored print available on Netflix, this movie threw up some interesting reactions on the panel. Raja maintains that this is Shahrukh Khan’s best and most natural performance to date, but Sujoy and Amrita had issues with the film on a personal and political level. Asim was too dazzled by Preity Zinta to care.
Starring Manisha Koirala as a beautiful young terrorist from India’s Northeast, SRK as a radio journalist, and Preity in her breakout debut as the fresh young thing next door, Dil Se has garnered quite a reputation over the years even though it underperformed upon release. We discuss this phase of SRK’s career, our issues with the performances, and of course no episode of Khandaan is complete without a little gossip.
We also discuss some of the new releases over the past fortnight – from the Spiderman video game to Stree, which is garnering stellar reviews (including one from Raja). We also touch upon Amazon’s Jack Ryan, a series that Asim and Amrita took serious issue with.
If there are movies or guests you would like to see featured, do remember to drop us a line at upodcasting@gmail.com
Ep 18- Ghoul- Dil To Pagal Hai ft @lipstickpatrol
We’re changing things up a trifle in Episode 18 of the Khandaan Podcast – for the next few episodes, we’ve asked our guests to choose their favorite Khan movie to discuss. First up, is the delightful Sammy (a.k.a. @lipstickpatrol on Twitter) with Dil To Pagal Hai (1997).
Directed by Yash Chopra, this candy floss romance might barely have a plot but it has some stellar 90s tunes by Uttam Singh, an incredibly talented music director who seemingly disappeared in the years since this movie was released. Featuring some of the romantic tropes that have come to define the SRK brand of romance, this movie also won Karisma Kapoor a National Award for her role as Nisha, the best friend whose love remains unrequited. Surprisingly the only movie to star Madhuri as “A Yash Chopra Heroine”TM DTPH makes for some lively conversation between the hosts and the guest.
As usual we also discuss a few new releases and trailers such as the upcoming Sui Dhaaga starring Asim’s forever crush Anushka Sharma – once again facing a troll army online even as she excels onscreen. Asim also gives his quick thought’s on Netflix’ new 3 part horror series GHOUL starring Radhika Apte.
Subscribers are reminded that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run. Please send your suggestions for movies of the Khans that you feel we must watch to upodcasting@gmail.com.
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Ep 17- Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai- Trailer Breakdown
Welcome to Episode 17 of the Khandaan Podcast in which our audience thinks it’s doing us a favor and makes us watch Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai (1998).
Starring Salman Khan in one of his last candyfloss (?) romance roles, this film evokes strong childhood memories of going to the cinema for two of our hosts. Co-starring Twinkle Khanna in one more role she couldn’t play, JPKHH makes a number of strange choices – there’s Anupam Kher is a role tailor made for Amrish Puri, Johnny Lever in a role meant for Laxmikant Berde, Namrata Shirodkar with enough charisma for a female lead, and young master Aditya Narayan who gets on everybody’s nerves.
Asim and Amrita were Not Fans of this movie but Sujoy outed himself as a sleeper Salman fan when he refused to let his co-hosts ruin his fond memories of this film. But before we get to the good stuff, we make our way through all the new trailers that came out this past week – the execrable Batti Gul Meter Chalu (rechristened by Sujoy in a way that will get us banned), the surprising Manmarziyan, the puzzling Laila Majnu, and a whole host of other Bolly things you’ll want to hear about.
Subscribers are reminded that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run. Please send your suggestions for movies of the Khans that you feel we must watch to upodcasting@gmail.com. But first, coming up are a few episodes with guests who wish to discuss their favorite Khan movie.
Ep 16- Dhadak- Karan Arjun ft BethLovesBolly
In Episode 16 of the Khandaan Podcast, we continue with our new limited edition format: this time, a buy-one-get-one-MUFT! MUFT! MUFT! film called Karan Arjun (1995).
Starring Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, this film has penetrated deep into desi pop culture – spawning satirical skits, comedic shorts, and memes galore with its extremely quotable quotes, outsize characters, and a type of masala filmmaking that is both antiquated and sorely missed today (by us, if no one else). This Rakesh Roshan film co-stars Kajol, Mamta Kulkarni, Amrish Puri, Rakhee Gulzar, Ashok Saraf, Johnny Lever, Ranjit, and other well-known and well-beloved actors.
This week our Top Bro, Beth of BethLovesBollywood is back – revealing herself to be a first-time viewer in our shocking revelation of the week.
We also discuss the brand-new release Dhadak and the many controversies it spawned, sparking some lively discussion. Here is an article and a video that caught our attention. We then look at some underwhelming new trailers for films we probably won’t watch.
Subscribers are reminded that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run. Please send your suggestions for movies of the Khans that you feel we must watch to upodcasting@gmail.com.
Note: The Khandaan podcast is an interactive experience! Please click here to vote for the next movie you think we should feature. For episode 17, we have Salman Khan’s early era.
Ep 15- Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar- Sanju- Sacred Games ft Mike McCahill
In Episode 15 of the Khandaan Podcast, we switch up our format for a special series: over the next few episodes, we will discuss movies nominated by our audience as their all-time favorites. We begin with 1992’s Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. Starring Aamir Khan, this was the second film made by cousins Aamir and Mansoor Khan, co-starring Ayesha Jhulka, Dipak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, and the always reliable Khulbhushan Kharbanda among others.
We are joined this week by The Guardian’s Mike McCahill, who was watching this movie for the very first time whereas Asim, Sujoy and Amrita grew up with this film and its soundtrack as a constant in their younger lives. This movie is also rich in Bollywood trivia, some of which might be found here in the reunion staged by Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand (yes, this is the same video that almost drove Amrita mad.)
We also discuss the brand-new release Sanju, the whitewash special directed by Raju Hirani starring an eerily excellent Ranbir Kapoor, who rebounds in style from a couple of years of less-than-successful films. Co-starring Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Karishma Tanna, Anushka Sharma, and Dia Mirza, this movie should have been a knockout but sadly isn’t.
Lastly, we look at Sacred Games, the first Indian original commissioned by Netflix. Starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead, ably supported by a large cast of pitch perfect actors (including Kubra Sait, Radhika Apte, Neeraj Kabi, Jitendra Joshi and others), it’s based on the Vikram Chandra novel and adapted to screen by Varun Grover, Smita Singh (not Bansal as Amrita says in the podcast, sorry), and Vasant Nath. Co-directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap, this series sparked quite a bit of conversation.
Subscribers are reminded that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run. Please send your suggestions for movies of the Khans that you feel we must watch to upodcasting@gmail.com.
Note: The Khandaan podcast is an interactive experience! Please click here to vote for the next movie you think we should feature. For episode 16, we have Shah Rukh Khan’s early era.
Ep 14- Race 3- Khamoshi The Musical
Episode 14 of the Khandaan Podcast brings you 1996’s Khamoshi the Musical which stars Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar, Seema Biswas, and a very lovely Helen.
However, Asim, Sujoy and Amrita begin the podcast with a raucous discussion of Salman’s latest blockbuster, (the widely and justifiably reviled) Race 3. A bro-laden movie so terrible, it drives Salman-lover Asim into enraged incoherence while Sujoy and Amrita try not to die laughing. Please excuse the f-bombs in this family-friendly podcast.
Tired out from all the emotion, we examine Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s debut feature: a sensitive depiction of a tragedy-magnet family. Featuring several themes Bhansali would go on to explore with better budgets, Khamoshi nevertheless manages to retain some of its charm at this long distance of 24 years. The songs have withstood the test of time and the performances are better than any of us expected. Amrita, however, maintains her irrational dislike of Manisha.
Subscribers are reminded that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run, which begins with our next episode, #15. Please send your suggestions for movies of the Khans that you feel we must watch to upodcasting@gmail.com.
Note: The Khandaan podcast is an interactive experience! Please click here to vote for the next movie you think we should feature. For episode 15, we have Aamir Khan’s early era.
Ep 13- Don 2- Khandaan Podcast
Welcome to Episode 13 (gulp!) of the Khandaan Podcast where we discuss 2011’s Don 2, starring Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, and Kunal Kapoor.
In this podcast, we talk about the consistently high production values of Excel Entertainment that allow it to make movies that don’t age as badly as other Bollywood product. However, how far can technical excellence take you when the writing is merely ho-hum? This episode left Asim, Sujoy and Amrita with more questions than answers – will Farhan ever make another movie? Were PC and SRK destroying Bharatiya Sanskriti during this film? How hot is Lara Dutta? Etc.
We also discuss the blockbuster new release "Veere di Wedding" and the amazing response it has received from male reviewers who are massively upset with its brand of female power. We also look at the many controversies that emerged from this film, including Swara Bhaskar’s infamous statement about Pakistan. A few words are also spared for "Bhavesh Joshi", a movie that dared but couldn’t bear (any fruit at the box office).
Asim looks forward to your outraged responses to this podcast! He would also like to remind you that Khandaan is currently accepting nominations for our special run, which begins with episode 15. Send us your listener choices at upodcasting@gmail.com
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Ep 12- Jann E Mann - Khandaan Podcast
Welcome to Episode 12 of the Khandaan Podcast! This week we’re discussing 2006’s Jaan-e-Mann, starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Preity Zinta.
While JEM has gained a bit of a cult following in the years since its release, it was a disastrous flop when it came out. An uneasy marriage between troubling Bollywood stereotypes and a whimsical ode to classic Hollywood musicals, JEM is by turns fantastic and repulsive. Asim, Sujoy and Amrita have plenty to discuss when it comes to the themes of the film, its reception, the stars, the makers and its place in Bollywood history.
Meanwhile, we discuss a few housekeeping items of interest to our loyal listeners and discuss a few current events such as the reactions to the Race 3 trailer, Salman Khan’s increasingly visible disinterest in song-and-dance routines, and a trio of remarkable interviews: one in which Madhuri Dixit can barely hide her disdain for Rajeev Masand; and two in which Anupama Chopra skillfully drew out Madhuri and Bobby Deol, who dominated the chatter cycle this week with a highly emotional response. Don’t miss the amazing gifs by Sujoy on our Upodcast Twitter feed!
We also recommend this fun Madhuri interview by AIB! Don’t forget to send your screenshots and requests to upodcasting@gmail.com.
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Ep 11- Hum Saath Saath Hain- Khandaan Podcast
Welcome to Episode 11 of the Khandaan Podcast and 1999’s Hum Saath Saath Hain, Sooraj Barjatya’s follow-up to his game-changing Bollywood classic, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...
Starring Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Sonali Bendre, and Mohnish Behl alongside the regular Rajshri cast of Reema Lagoo as Maa, Alok Nath as Babuji, Shakti Kapoor as lower income (Muslim) dost, and other assorted stereotypes, this film was the biggest hit of the year when it came out. Together, the reunited trio of Asim, Sujoy and Amrita investigate whether it has held up or indeed, if there is anything to hold up at all.
A remake of the Ramayana, this movie isn’t short on homilies on the ideal family – and it is an orgy of patriarchy upheld by traditional gender roles interrupted by mediocre songs laboriously staged for minutes on end. Others have brilliantly lampooned the cultural aspects of this film already, so we kept our discussion to the film itself. HSSH provides many a LOL, none of them intentional. It is not a film we would recommend to anyone, not even budding Salman Khan fans. Our audience might disagree – and we read out a few responses from our listeners on why they chose this movie.
The three of us also discuss exciting trailers for upcoming movies (Bhavesh Joshi, Veere di Wedding, and the Madhuri Dixit-starrer Bucket List) and defend Sujoy’s honor on the internet.
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Ep 10- Andaz Apna Apna- Khandaan Podcast
Welcome to Episode 10 of the Khandaan Podcast, where we come at last to the one movie we’ve constantly been quoting – 1994’s Andaz Apna Apna. Starring the rare movie combination of Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, this Khantastic film was a big flop when it came out but has attained cult status since then as seen in our poll where it beat out the most commercially successful film of 1994, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun…?
Costarring Karishma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, and Paresh Rawal in key roles, this Rajkumar Santoshi film offers a veritable who’s who of character actors who elevate the sketches that make this movie a classic. If you can make it past Asim, Sujoy and Amrita crying with laughter as they struggle to describe what they liked about this film, you might find old memories awakened.
However, is this a movie we can recommend to newbies and non-native speakers? Join us as we discuss weighty issues such as effectively translating comedy, self-referential comedy in Bollywood, Aamir Khan’s undercooked comedic chops, and whether we had the same tastes as children as we do now.
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Ep 9- Kal Ho Naa Ho ft Anisha Jhaveri
Welcome to Episode 9 of the Khandaan Podcast, where we turn our eagle eyes toward Kal Ho Na Ho (2003), starring Shah Rukh Khan at the height of his stardom. Commonly believed to be a remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s weepie Anand (1971), starring Rajesh Khanna at the height of his stardom, KHNH is a souped-up melodrama best remembered nostalgically than rewatched in the present according to podcast consensus.
This week we are joined by guest host and writer/journalist Anisha Jhaveri as Sujoy continues to chase success as influencer to the sundar, susheel, and thodi special. Asim, Amrita and Anisha initially approached KHNH with eagerness, especially since it beat out Tere Naam, an excruciating Salman Khan remake of an excruciating South Indian film, but their joy soon turned to ashes as they were forced to confront that their nostalgia was misplaced and this movie was basically a sporadically funny, racist, homophobic mess with extremely unfortunate costume design.
We recommend you read Molly Ringwald’s excellent essay on dealing with problematic faves in retrospect after listening to this episode.
Episode 9 also includes a short discussion of the short-lived Salman Khan sentencing saga and Asim’s inability to properly understand the visual appeal of SRK walking around aimlessly while dressed in white linen.
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Ep 8- Chandramukhi ft Tanvi Rastogi from @MovieWalaPod
Episode 8 of the Khandaan Podcast features Chandramukhi (1993), starring Sridevi as a celestial being and Salman Khan as her child lover. An uncomfortable mish-mash of Tom Hanks’ Big by way of Telugu blockbuster Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari, starring Chiranjeevi and Sridevi, this little viewed film was a disaster at the box office – surprising none of us.
This week we are joined by guest host Tanvi from the MovieWalaPod in the absence of Sujoy, who is off launching a new career as Instagram model. Asim, Amrita and Tanvi all agreed that this was hands down the worst movie they have had to watch for a podcast, featuring: graphic child abuse, a pedophiliac alien, ALL the bad guys, and incredibly shoddy production values. We also discuss other movies that released the same year, notably Darr, and Asim requested an anthropology lesson regarding the finer techniques of dancing for Shiva, thereby exposing Tanvi and Amrita as Bad Indians. Thanks, Asim.
For a more appreciative review of Chandramukhi’s nonexistent charms, we recommend Beth Watkins’ much more patient article. In the meantime, Asim would like you to know this is not Chand ka Tukda, the other Sridevi-Salman starrer with much better music.
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Ep 7- Paheli- Khandaan Podcast
Episode 7 of the Khandaan Podcast finds co-hosts Asim, Sujoy and Amrita reunited to discuss Paheli (2005), starring Shahrukh Khan in a double role, Rani Mukherjee and a whole host of cameos from Juhi Chawla to Amitabh Bachchan.
This Red Chillies Entertainment film was directed by Amol Palekar, the everyman of yesteryears’ parallel Hindi cinema, and was even India’s official entry to the Oscars for its year. Based on a short story about a bride and the ghost who loves her, Paheli made a lot of right noises about women’s empowerment and the right to choose. More than a decade on, we examine how those messages hold up.
Sujoy declares Paheli the best film we have watched on this podcast thus far, while many of our listeners call it their favorite film, but Asim and Amrita play spoilsport.
We also take a moment to discuss the passing of cinema legend Sridevi and the recent Bollywood release, the rather controversial hit Sonu ke Titu ki Sweety.
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Ep 6- Talaash ft @BethLovesBolly
Episode 6 of the Khandaan Podcast finds co-hosts Sujoy and Amrita joined by top friend Beth from BethlovesBollywood discussing our listener's 2012 pick Talaash starring Aamir Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Kareena Kapoor. The thriller was directed by Reema Kagti whose long awaited follow up is the Akshay Kumar starrer Gold of which we also discuss the trailer.
Our next episode is about 2005 so head over to our site to vote for which Khan movie we should review!
Ep 5- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke Review and Padmaavat Discussion
Episode 5 of the Khandaan Podcast finds co-hosts Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita discussing the first film voted to screen by their audience – 2001’s Salman Khan-starrer, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (CCCC). First, however, we make a short foray into current cinema with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s extremely controversial Padmaavat, starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, and Ranveer […]
Ep 4- Deewana – Khandaan Podcast - Upodcasting- Under Promise Over Deliver
Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita, co-hosts of the Khandaan podcast, wrap up their re-watch of the Khan-debuts with Deewana. This 1992 blockbuster is the movie we chose as Shahrukh Khan’s debut feature despite his earlier appearance as a supporting character in the artsy In Which Annie Gives It To Those Ones (1989) and his official debut […]
Ep 3- Maine Pyaar Kiya – Khandaan Podcast - Upodcasting- Under Promise Over Deliver
Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita, co-hosts of the Khandaan podcast, continue their Khan-journey with Maine Pyaar Kiya (MPK). This 1989 blockbuster romance is the movie we chose as Salman Khan’s debut feature despite his earlier ill-starred appearance as a supporting character in the Rekha-starrer Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988). (To read more about that experience as […]
Ep 2- Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak – Khandaan Podcast - Upodcasting- Under Promise Over Deliver
Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita, co-hosts of the Khandaan podcast, begin their foray into all things Khan-related with Qayamat se Qayamat Tak (QSQT). Almost a relic of another era, this 1988 romance is the movie we chose as Aamir Khan’s debut feature despite his earlier appearances as a child star as well as his lead performance […]
Ep 1- What is the Khandaan Podcast? - Upodcasting- Under Promise Over Deliver
Can one really overstate the Khan effect on Bollywood these past 25 years? Asim, Sujoy, and Amrita, co-hosts of the Khandaan podcast, don’t think so. The movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh are significant threads forming the rich cinematic tapestry that adorns the background of the lives of generations of South Asians – we sang […]
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