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13/09/2020

Our new episode is one of many firsts.

1. It is our first episode about Bollywood film music. In it we have tried to map a history of music director duos from Husnalal Bhagatram to Meet Bros.

2. Perhaps, more importantly, it is our first episode with a guest star: Arshdeep, our dearest friend and truly a person with encyclopedic knowledge about most things (Bollywood included), joins us in discussing our favorite music director duos. We could not have chosen a better person to start what we hope will be a series of guest stars on the podcast.

Let us know in the comments what you thought of the episode, and who your favorite music director duo is.

Sachcha pyaar,
R and S

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03/08/2020

Here's our new episode on 'Lost and Found' in Bollywood: https://audioboom.com/posts/7647550-episode-7-lost-and-found

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-at-birth films, rebirth films, imposter films etc.

You can listen to it on your platform of choice. Don't forget to let us know in the comments what you thought of the episode, what your favorite film about losing and finding loved ones are, and what you would like for us to talk about next.

Please like, share, and subscribe!

Much sachcha pyaar for all. Here's hoping you never lose anyone at the kumbh ka mela.

-R & S

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03/08/2020

Good morning, it's Monday but we don't have the blues because our tech troubles have been resolved and the two of us have been reunited.

Sadly, our reunion was not quite as as this moment in Yaadon Ki Baarat, which is one of our most favorite films and is also one of the films we talk about in our new episode which drops soon.

What's your favorite film about families reuniting?

Yaadon Ki Barat Lyrics: http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Yaadon%20Ki%20Barat%20Nikhali.html Kishore: Yaadon Ki Baraat Nikjli Hai Aaj Dil Ke Dwaare, D...

13/07/2020

We have been having some tech difficulties lately, and tech being the all-important bridge that connects us during our cross-continental recording sessions, it's been quite a setback.

However, we will be back as soon we are back up again. In the meantime, take a gander at this remarkable piece on the importance of choreographer Saroj Khan in bridging Bollywood styles through the ages. In a summer of many losses, hers has been the most recent. May she rest In peace.

Hope you all are doing well. Leave us a word about what you've been watching.

Peace,
R & S

Writer and filmmaker Paromita Vohra on Saroj Khan’s role in bridging different styles and eras of Hindi film dance

22/06/2020

In this week's episode, we discuss representations of uprisings in Bollywood films through the decades as well as the importance of such films.

We discuss films on the Indian freedom struggle, the Angry Young Man and his discontents, uprisings in Parallel Cinema, and finally, the curious lack of depictions of certain kinds of uprisings in contemporary Hindi Cinema.

How many Bhagat Singh biopics have you seen? Please let us know in the comments (along with what you thought of the episode).

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14/06/2020

Rest In Peace, Sushant Singh Rajput

Ishaan Rising · Hitesh Sonik Celebrate Kai Po Che (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ℗ 2013 UTV under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment India P...

04/06/2020

Rest In Peace, Basu Chatterjee.

Here’s remembering him with his remarkable first feature film, Sara Akash, with this Jai Arjun Singh piece that came out in Film Companion last year: https://www.filmcompanion.in/opinion/bollywood-opinion/fc-flashback-why-you-should-watch-basu-chatterjees-sara-akash/amp/

Often hailed as one of the progenitors of a bold New Wave, Sara Akash is startlingly unconventional in its telling of a simple domestic story

31/05/2020

In our first ever tribute episode, we look back at the marvelous body of work of one of our favorite performers, Irrfan Khan: https://audioboom.com/posts/7595390-episode-5-irrfan

True to form, we have spent some time discussing not just the great films Irrfan was a part of, but also (and perhaps, more so) the bad or mediocre films that he elevated simply by being in them.

Let us know in the comments what you think of the episode. And please, like, share, and subscribe.

Further Reading for those who want it:
Rahul Desai, 'The Everythingship of Irrfan': https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/the-everythingship-of-irrfan-khan/

Vishal Bhardwaj, 'Irrfan and I': https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/75649735.cms

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31/05/2020

In anticipation of this week's episode (which is dropping in under an hour), here is Soumik Datta's fantastic tribute to Irrfan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1b9G-de1A

It's been a month, and this loss has still not sunk in. This episode has been our way of coping and remembering this wondrous performer.

We'd love to know your favorite Irrfan performances/moments, so let us know in the comments.

Tribute to Irrfan Khan through the music of PIKU - a haunting original score by Anupam Roy and played so beautifully in the film by my dearest brother and me...

18/05/2020

Who is your favorite? Let us know in the comments. You can also add your own to the list.

Also, if you haven't heard Episode 4 yet, do it now: https://audioboom.com/posts/7584113-episode-4-unfulfilled-legacies

17/05/2020

In this week's episode, we discuss some of our favorite star kids who could not quite become stars themselves, and take on the big 'N' word problem of the industry: Nepotism.

Naturally, our unabashed love for Zayed Khan and Uday Chopra is displayed in all their glory.

Please check us out in the platform of your choice, and let us know what you think of the episode. You can check out the full list on our Audioboom page: https://audioboom.com/posts/7584113-episode-4-unfulfilled-legacies

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17/05/2020

In anticipation of Episode 4, here is this emotional clip from one of our favorite films from our favorite film about brotherhood and fast cars, Om Jai Jagdish, feat. Abhishek Bachchan and Fardeen Khan

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15/05/2020

What would you like us to talk about next?

Let us know in the comments.

11/05/2020

We are now streaming on JioSaavn!

This is special for us in some ways because our name 'Jolly Good Bollywood' comes from the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Dir. Karan Johar, 2016), where Ranbir Kapoor has a playlist on Saavn by the same name.

Listen to Jolly Good Bollywood: Members Only, a English podcast exclusively on JioSaavn. We are two friends raised on (and arguably, by) Bollywood. After a decade of talking about doing this--first in classrooms and tea shops, and then, separated by continents, over video calls--we're finally starti...

04/05/2020

Spoilers without context for Episode 3, which you can check out here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7573749-episode-3-stalking-in-bollywood

You can also find us on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts / RadioPublic / Deezer / TuneIn / CastBox now.

If you enjoy our content, please like, share, and subscribe, and let us know what you think in the comments.

03/05/2020

Hello everyone!

We are back this week with an episode on a subject that is not quite "jolly good" but which we have really wanted to speak about: the portrayal of stalking and harassment in Bollywood films through the ages: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-3-stalking-in-bollywood

If you like our content, please like, share, and follow us. We are now streaming on every major podcast platform as well as on social media (you can find us on Twitter and Instagram as well )

Please let us know what you think about this episode as well as your ideas about future episodes in the comments.

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 B

02/05/2020

One half of Jolly Good Bollywood has driven the other half quite insane by singing this song over and over again as we recorded our new episode, so it's only suppose it's subjected upon you all as we countdown to the launch of Episode 3 this Sunday!

Fear not, someday we will release a video of our outtakes, which will no doubt feature multiple renditions of this song prominently.

Presenting 'Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo' Full Lyrical VIDEO Song in the voice of Udit Narayan from hindi movie Major Saab starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn...

30/04/2020

Rishi Kapoor was not an unproblematic man, but it doesn't take away from his body of work (both the boisterous days of his overstretched youth which make up so much of our early film memories--ugly sweaters and all--and the remarkable second innings where he became one of the best contemporary character actors). The loss of someone like him is quite complicated for this reason, because we have to balance our childhood memories of him romancing in the Alps and our respect for some of his later performances with our distaste for some of his real life shenanigans. Regardless, here's bidding farewell to the actor who screamed "KYA TUMNE KABHI KISSI SE PYAAR KIYA HAI?" at us while dancing on a revolving disc while wearing silver clothes.

Our well wishes to his family.

Movie: Bade Dilwala (1983) Song: Jeevan Ke Din Chhote Sahi Starcast: Pran, Sarika, Tina Munim, Jagdeep Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Music...

29/04/2020

As we mourn the loss of one of Hindi cinema's finest actors, here's a favourite interview of ours in which the illustrious Irrfan Khan talks to Naseeruddin Shah about the craft of cinema, acting and above all, his passion for an art form that drove him to love the camera and everything he did in front of it. Rest in peace, Irrfan Khan. Cinema would never be the same without Ashoke Ganguli and Saajan Fernandes. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvjLyUU6FG0

This edition of 'India Today Unforgettables' features veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah and actor Irrfan Khan. Both studied at the National School of Drama in N...

28/04/2020

Question of the day: What are some of your favorite (or least favorite, depending on the way you want to approach it) Bollywood films about stalkers?

Let us know in the comments.

26/04/2020

We have been busy with work this weekend, so we don't have an episode for you all yet, but here's a little randomness one of us worked on (what can we say, the lockdown is making us do strange things)--and as we have always done with each other's random ideas, the other encouraged it (like the rest of Badshah's detective agency).

Please let us know in the comments what your favorite Bollywood lalala is, and if we missed one we shouldn't have overlooked.

Just a bunch of lalalas from Bollywood songs, exactly as the title suggests We don't own any of the music, but we sure as hell love them to bits. Let us know...

24/04/2020

For those of you who prefer Apple Podcasts, we are now available at the iTunes Store as well, so please to listen to us crack each other up with our deep and abiding affection for Zayed Khan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jolly-good-bollywood-members-only/id1509530670

‎Film History · 2020

21/04/2020

Spoilers without context for Part 2 of our episode on 'Travel in Bollywood': https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-2-travel-in-bollywood-part-2

21/04/2020

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 haven't heard Part 1, where we talk about Travel in Bollywood cinema from the 60s to the 90s, you can check it out here: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-2-part-1

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

20/04/2020

For the love of Sunny Deol’s dance moves, please listen to Episode 2 Part 1 before Part 2 drops tomorrow: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-2-part-1

19/04/2020

As per the results of our poll, this week we're talking about 'Travel in Bollywood' (and Rishi Kapoor's ugly sweaters, among other things). Our conversation went so long that we had to split it in two episodes. Here is Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-2-part-1

Part 2 comes out first thing on Tuesday April 21st, so keep watching this space. Please comment and let us know what you thought of this episode. And please, like and share widely :)

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 tr

18/04/2020

Here are a few of the films we talk about in Episode 2, which comes out in a few hours.

17/04/2020

Rest in peace, Ranjit Chowdhry (September 19, 1955 – April 15, 2020)

What was your favorite performance of him?

Here's a song from one of our favorites: Chowdhry's debut, Khatta Meetha (Dir. Basu Chatterjee, 1978)

थोड़ा है थोड़े की ज़रूरत है जिंदगी फिर भी यहाँ खूबसूरत है जिस दिन पैसा होगा, वो दिन कैसा होगा ? उस दिन पहिए घूमेंगे और...

16/04/2020

Get ready! Episode 2 comes out in 2 days.

In the meantime, if you haven't heard Episode 1 yet--or have forgotten just how much we love Zayed Khan--go check it out now: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood

We are two friends raised on (and arguably, by) Bollywood. After a decade of talking about doing this, we're finally starting to put together our constant conversations about Bollywood into the form o

14/04/2020

What should we talk about in Episode 2? Vote by writing the number of your choice in our comments.

Option 1: Films about people in enclosed spaces
Option 2: Jolly Good Tribute Series: Dev Anand
Option 3: Films about travel
Option 4: Jolly Good Tribute Series: Manmohan Desai

You can also Like your favorite image in the comments. Vote now!

11/04/2020

Here's an insight into our inspirations for podcast titles. Have you heard our first episode on 'Bad Bollywood Ensembles' yet?

If not, go here:https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-1-bad-bollywood-ensembles

11/04/2020

Here's a list of films and other media by the minutes they show up in during episode 1:

03:48 - Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahaani (Dir. Rajkumar Kohli, 2002)
05:10 - Jaani Dushman (Dir. Rajkumar Kohli, 1979)
07:00 - "PRETENTIOUS MOVIE REVIEWS - Jaani Dushman - BEST VISUAL EFFECTS EVER" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfB0ZSyKtPY
08:00 - Lakeer--Forbidden Lines (Dir. Ahmed Khan, 2004)
09:00 - Paigham (Song from Lakeer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWL0J03aGIg
09:30 - Krishna Cottage (Dir. Santram Varma, 2004)
09:49 - Kuch Toh hai (Dir. Anurag Basu, 2003)
10:17 - Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (Dir. Sohail Khan, 2002)
11:05 - Amar Akbar Antony (Dir. Manmohan Desai, 1977)
11:07 - Naseeb (Dir. Manmohan Desai, 1981)
11:10 - Desh Premee (Dir. Manmohan Desai, 1982)
11:43 - Karma (Dir.Subhas Ghai, 1986)
12:03 - Tridev (Dir.Subhas Ghai, 1989)
12:12 - Tirchhi Topi Wale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3iJpUC65M
12:33 - Trimurti (Dir.Subhas Ghai, 1995)
12:47 - Saudagar (Dir.Subhas Ghai, 1991)
13:24 - Hum (Dir. Mukul S. Anand, 1991)
13:30 - Baashha (Dir. Suresh Krissna, 1995)
13:38 - Army (Dir. Raam Shetty, 1996)
15:18 - Border (Dir. J.P.Dutta, 1997)
15:39 - Tango Charlie (Dir. Mani Shankar, 2005)
15:50 - Sanam Teri Kasam (Dir. Radhika Rao - Vinay Sapru, 2016)
16:07 - Sooraj Barjatya films in the 90s - Maine Pyar Kiya(1989), Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! (1994), Hum Saath Saath Hai (1999)
16:12 - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaenga (Dir. Aditya Chopra, 1995)
17:23 - Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Dir. Sooraj Barjatya, 2015)
19:16 - Fight Club - Members Only (Dir. Vikram Chopra, 2006)
19: 19 - Dus (Dir. Anubhav Sinha, 2005)
19: 22 - Cash (Dir. Anubhav Sinha, 2007)
19: 28 - Rakht (Dir. Mahesh V Manjrekar, 2004)
One Love (Hindi) song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1gn_LiS4yA
20: 21 - Kaante (Dir. Sanjay Gupta, 2002)
20:22 - Musafir (Dir. Sanjay Gupta, 2004)
20:40 - Reservoir Dogs (Dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
20:58 - Ek Ajnabee--A Man Apart (Dir. Apoorva Lakhia, 2005)
21:00 - Oldboy (Dir. Park Chan-Wook, 2003)
21:03 - Zinda (Dir. Sanjay Gupta, 2006)
21:04 - Man on Fire (Dir. Tony Scott, 2004)
21:35 - Bhool Bhulaiyaa (Dir. Priyadarshan, 2007)
21: 46 - Hulchul (Dir. Priyadarshan, 2004)
21:47 - Chup Chup Ke (Dir. Priyadarshan, 2006)
21:54 - Virasat (Dir. Priyadharshan, 1997) - REMAKE OF Thevar Magan (Tamil; Dir. Bharatan, 1992)
22:23 - Bewafaa (Dir. Dharmesh Darshan, 2005)
22:52 - Gumrah (Dir. B.R.Chopra, 1963)
23:09 - Welcome (Dir. Anees Bazmee, 2007)
23:10 - Thank You (Dir. Anees Bazmee, 2010)
23:11 - No Entry (Dir. Anees Bazmee, 2005)
23:40 - Hungama (Dir. Priyadarshan, 2003)
24:04 - Hera Pheri (Dir. Priyadarshan, 2000)
25:01 - Housefull 4 (Dir. Farhad Samji, 2019)
25:51 - Awara Pagal Deewana (Dir. Vikram Bhatt, 2002)
26:13 - Khakee (Dir. Rajkumar Santoshi, 2004)
26:42 - Naksha (Dir. Sachin Bajaj, 2006)
27:33 - Zayed's debut, Chura Liya Hai Tune (Dir. Sangeeth Sivan, 2003)
27: 48 - Main Hoon Na (Dir. Farah Khan, 2004)
28:14 - Yuuvraaj (Dir. Subhas Ghai, 2008)
28:15 - Heroes (Dir. Samir Karnik, 2008)
30:45 - Raanjhanaa (Dir. Aanand L. Rai, 2013)
31:03 - Om Shanti Om (Dir. Fatah Khan, 2017) - Farah Khan's interview on Film Companion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz_ewc7DVao
31:13 - Deewangi Deewangi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzLG6OqOcn8
31:58 - John J***y Janardan (song from Naseeb) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WARsLa_AejY
33:52 - Baaz: The Bird in Danger (Dir. Tinnu Verma, 2003)
34:22 - Dilwale (Dir. Rohit Shetty, 2015)
34:45 - Sooryavanshi (Dir. Rohit Shetty, FORTHCOMING 2020)
35: 53 - Panipat (Dir. Ashutosh Gowarikar, 2019)
36:06 - Kalank (Dir. Abhishek Varman, 2019)
36:45 - Takht (Dir. Karan Johar, FORTHCOMING)
37:16 - Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Dir. S.S. Rajamouli, 2015 and 2017)
38:28 - Go Goa Gone (Dir. Raj and DK, 2013)

You can listen to the first episode at https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-1-bad-bollywood-ensembles

11/04/2020

The first episode of our podcast is on 'Bad Bollywood Ensembles' and is now available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-1-bad-bollywood-ensembles

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

11/04/2020

After years of talking about it in between classes, at tea stalls, over phone calls and chats (once we were separated by cities and continents and time zones), it took us being in social isolation for a few weeks to come up with the first episode of our podcast, 'Jolly Good Bollywood--Members Only.'