33: 2016 Year End Review

33: 2016 Year End Review

Author: Bollywood is For Lovers January 24, 2017 Duration: 1:28:04

In this episode we recap the back end of 2016′s Bollywood releases.

Show Notes:

We’re back!

Our episode on the first half of 2016 (https://audioboom.com/posts/4732056-episode-21-2016-mid-year-review?t=0)

The master list on Lettrboxd (http://letterboxd.com/mattbowes/list/bollywood-is-for-lovers-master-list/)

Bollywood (http://www.blue13dance.com/) at Disney’s California Adventure Festival of Holidays (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/events-tours/disney-california-adventure/festival-of-holidays/)

Sarbjit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbjit_(film))

Phobia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobia(2016film))

Udta Punjab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udta_Punjab)

There’s a lot to read out there on UP’s problems with the Censor Board, but for the sake of brevity here’s an article from the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/udta-punjab-and-bollywoods-battle-with-the-censors-a7113286.html)

Raman Raghav 2.0 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RamanRaghav2.0)

“Qatl-E-Aam (https://youtu.be/zK7RNRsXe8I)”

Sultan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan(2016film)) and Dishoom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dishoom)

Mohenjo Daro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MohenjoDaro(film)) and Rustom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustom_(film))

Hrithik Roshan’s unicorn dance (https://youtu.be/UiN3AY7bdBg)

A Flying Jatt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFlyingJatt) & Baar Baar Dekho (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BaarBaarDekho)

Erin doesn’t like time travel movies

(INTERVAL (“Bulleya (https://youtu.be/wTgrZE9RWNY)” from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

Pink (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink(2016film)), M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.S.Dhoni:TheUntoldStory), & Mirzya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzya_(film))

Mirzya’s chorus like dances (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangal_(film))

Shivaay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaay) & Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AeDilHai_Mushkil)

#ShivaayMidAirBangSesh with broken leg BTW

Lisa Haydon’s vatavaran

Dear Zindagi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Zindagi)

Stay away from guys who bring guitars to party (https://youtu.be/wHD6z0vuWiM)

Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahaani2:DurgaRaniSingh)

Befikre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befikre) Dangal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangal(film)) Fatima Sana Shaikh & Sanya Malhotra dancing to Beyoncé (http://beingindian.com/entertainment/dangal-girls-dancing/) The 62nd Filmfare Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/62ndFilmfare_Awards) Koffee With Karan on Hotstar (http://www.hotstar.com/tv/koffee-with-karan/1525) Split Screen Podcast: Episode 24 – The Most Anticipated Bollywood Movies Of 2017 (Part 1) (http://blankpagebeatdown.com/split-screen-podcast-episode-24-the-most-anticipated-bollywood-movies-of-2017-part-1/)

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#Sarbjit #Phobia #UdtaPunjab #RamanRaghav2.0 #Sultan #Dishoom #MohenjoDaro #Rustom #AFlyingJatt #BaarBaarDekho #Pink #M.S. DhoniTheUntoldStory #Mirzya #Shivaay #AeDilHaiMushkil #DearZindagi #Befikre #Dangal #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast #BollywoodIsForLovers


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