6: Episode 6 - Uprisings

6: Episode 6 - Uprisings

Author: Jolly Good Bollywood: Members Only June 22, 2020 Duration: 47:11
In this week's episode, we discuss representations of uprisings in Bollywood film through the decades as well as the importance of such films. 

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 9

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8: Episode 8 - Two of a Kind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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7: Episode 7 - Lost and Found [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:42
We are back with our new episode on 'lost and found' films. We take a tour through the history of films about families separated and reunited, discuss sub-genres like that of the star crossed lovers films, twin-separated…
5: Episode 5 - Irrfan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:27
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4: Episode 4: Unfulfilled Legacies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:58
In this week's episode, we discuss some of our favorite star kids who could not be quite the stars themselves. It also gave us a chance to talk about our true loves--Zayed Khan and Jackky Bhagnani.
Episode 3 - Stalking In Bollywood [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:41
We are back this week in a longish episode on a subject that is not quite "jolly good" but which we have really wanted to speak about and shed light upon: the portrayal of stalking and harassment in Bollywood films throu…
Episode 2: Travel in Bollywood Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:45
In Part 2 of our episode on 'Travel in Bollywood' we talk about travel in some of our favorite films from the '00s and '10s and about a special twist on the idea of 'travel'.We start off where Part 1 left off. If you hav…
Episode 2: Travel in Bollywood - Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:46
Thank you so much for your kind response to Episode 1. This week we are back to talking about 'Travel in Bollywood' (and Rishi Kapoor's ugly sweaters). Part 2 of this episode, where we talk about travel in some of our fa…
Episode 1: Bad Bollywood Ensembles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:02
This is our first time, so we're still learning. And because we recorded it over a Zoom call, there's a lot of talking over one another. We will work on that. If you have any suggestions about how we can do to improve a…