Bollywood is For Lovers

Join hosts Matt Bowes and Erin Fraser for a bi-weekly podcast that explores the wonderful world of Hindi Cinema through the lens of two Canadian cinephiles! Contact us at bollywoodisforlovers@gmail.com

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h7m. Bisher sind 194 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle zwei Wochen gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 13 hours 9 minutes

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episode 152: Madhuri Madness 2024: Mrityudand and Lajja


To celebrate International Women's Day, we are kicking off Madhuri Madness 2024 with two feminist consciousness raising ensemble dramas...


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Supplemental Episode 20: Rainbow Rishta Director Jaydeep Sarkar


We welcome filmmaker Jaydeep Sarkar, series director and executive producer of Rainbow Rishta, a new docuseries available now on Amazon Prime...


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 February 14, 2024  36m
 
 

episode 151: 2023 Year End Review


Somehow we made it through 2023, which certainly was a year in Bollywood...


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 February 7, 2024  1h56m
 
 

Supplemental Episode 19: Two Million Apologies!


It's hard for us to believe, but we've reached two million downloads! To celebrate, we wanted to look back at the evolution of the show and apologize for everything we have gotten wrong over the past eight and a half years...


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 January 5, 2024  44m
 
 

episode 150: Detective Vidya-chu: Bobby Jasoos and Neeyat


We are on the case with Bollywood's leading actress, the incomparable Vidya Balan, will we solve it before she does? Listen to find out!

Show notes:

  • Vidya Balan
  • Star power and acting prowess
  • Bobby Jasoos
  • Feminist themes
  • Many spinning plates
INTERVAL ("Sweety" from Bobby Jasoos)

  • Neeyat
  • Character actor cast
  • Anu Menon
  • Split diopter and split screen
NEXT TIME: 2...


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 December 15, 2023  53m
 
 

episode 149: Sujoy (Ghosh) Division: Kahaani and Jaane Jaan


To celebrate Noirvember this year, we delve into the catalogue of Sujoy Ghosh, director of potboilers like Kahaani and this year's Netflix release Jaane Jaan...


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 November 30, 2023  1h13m
 
 

Halloween IX: Interview With the Dentist, or Dedflix and Kill (Again)


Happy (belated) Halloween Lovers! We may be late but our tradition of exploring all things spooky that Hindi cinema has to offer lives on! This year we are sinking our teeth into Netflix's romantic horror-comedy Tooth Pari.

Show notes:

  • This episode is quite late as we were our of the country and Erin got sick
  • Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
  • Pratim D...


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 November 13, 2023  51m
 
 

Supplemental Episode 18: Sunny Singh's Bollywood State of Mind!


We welcome writer Sunny Singh to the show to discuss her fascinating new book A Bollywood State of Mind!

Show notes:

  • Thank you Sunny Singh for joining us!
  • A Bollywood State of Mind: A journey into the world’s biggest cinema
  • Heads up, we discuss some spoilers for Jawan if you haven't seen it yet
NEXT TIME: Hindi Horror Halloween

Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and audioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts! and...


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 October 19, 2023  1h11m
 
 

episode 149: Two wives, or two brothers? Daag and Deewaar


We return to the career of Yash Chopra with two iconic mid-70s blockbusters: one, the first film to carry the YRF name and the other, maybe the most influential Bollywood film ever made...


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 September 25, 2023  1h5m
 
 

Netflix and Dil: Girlzapur, or Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo


We go to the lawless deserts in Homi Adajania's blood-soaked Hotstar crime drama, Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, to find out who Dimple Kapadia will choose as her successor, and see if they will even make it out alive to enjoy their inheritance.

Show notes:

  • Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo
  • Homi Adajania
  • We Want To Be Dimple Kapadia’s Friend: Bobby, Saagar, and Rudaali
  • Netflix and Dil: Forget it, BiFL...


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 September 7, 2023  37m