100: The Goddess Who Carries The Burden of The World, Mother India

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In our (canonical) 100th episode, we discuss one of the most iconic and influential Hindi films of all time, Mehboob Khan’s 1957 epic Mother India.  Show Notes: 100 Baby (https://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_may8yjnxBU1qd0d77o1_500.gif) ! Thank you to the Alberta Podcast Network, Audioboom, all of our past guests, all of our listeners, and especially Paul Matwychuk (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMyelbow&t=YmI0YTYwN2RiYWJlYzZlZTczNjAwNjc0ZGQxYmZmYTM4NjdlODIyNiw5MzEyMTdlZTU5YjM4YmE1YWE4MDRiYzFlMzdhMDc0NzQzYTE2YWZj&ts=1595990603) ! Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMishima%3A_A_Life_in_Four_Chapters&t=MjljNTZiMGE3NTdhODRhMjY5MTE4NGIwOWNlNTgxYmIzOWZlOTk2MSw5NzEzODgzOTM4NGMwNWIzYTFlNjVlMzNiNzkwMTk3ZmU4ODYxYzI4&ts=1595990603) thank you A.J. Devlin (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fajdevlinauthor&t=ODQ3NjJiZjgwMGE2ZWIxODgwYWM3NmE4MjlkYjJlZDU3ZGJmMDg0ZiwwMmYwMzk0NTJhMDg0NTM2ODBiNjZmOTc4MjM2ZWM3NmU1ZDk4NDQz&ts=1595990603) ! Our favourite episodes, biggest podcasting regrets, and reflecting on the podcast thus far Mother India (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMother_India&t=MjYzMjgyZDc2YjQ3NGE4NGZmYTg0YTAzMGZjNmI1MmM5ZGE1NDYzMiwwNGRkYmMzM2Q3MzJlMjNkNjk0ZDM1MzZhOWI3NTBjYzFmMjRlMDVl&ts=1595990603) Our experiences with the film in university (INTERVAL (“O Janewalo Jao Na (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FCXY48iyL8os&t=OGMwZjA2OTdlZmNiM2RmYmJiYjg5MGIwNTZkYTZlOGYyMzczNDZkMiw1MWYwOTg4MTk0NTFhMjY2ZjlkZjM2YTZhZGMxM2NiZDQ4Y2Q5NWE2&ts=1595990603) ” from Mother India) Katherine Mayo’s Mother India (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMother_India_%28book%29&t=ZGVhMjdhMWMyNTdmOWEzZWEwMmY5NDRhMGJiYWZkZWNhNjBjNjkzMywxOWU5MjllYjk2YjU4MmM3MWEwZTg1ZjQxNzE4ZTdjY2Q5MTYwZjAz&ts=1595990603) Fellini was nominated for 12 Oscars and won four Songs: “Matwala Jiya Dole Piya (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FP1wia1UrXcw&t=ODhmNDc5MDE0YTUwOGYyYzU0NTI0MjVkZGE2YjAyZDdjMDgyZjNkOSwyYWYwNmRkNGNlNThiYjNkYjE1MmUyYWI0OThlZTgzMTVlYzQ1NDky&ts=1595990603) ,” “O Gaadiwale (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FL2Egfdz1mOE&t=NjU5Yzk1ZGFiN2Q4NjMwMTdjODY0MDdiZjkwYzc1ODlkOGVkMWEzMCw1OTdiMWM5MGI0MWE2MjYzZGJhMGZmZWU1YjU1YjAxY2JlNWNmOTBh&ts=1595990603) ,” “Duniya Mein Aaye Hain (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FRjYhUk6M0iM&t=ODk2NDA4NTQzZjFmNGE5NjkzZGYxYjEzODMwZDRlYmE4MTA2NjQ3OSxjZjBmYTBlNGFjYmYwM2VlYjA4YWEyNzQ2YjI5MTQ3NDFlNzI2OWY5&ts=1595990603) ,” “Dukh Bhare Din Beete Re Bhaiya (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FSmPzpWQ5v_E&t=NDMwZWM2NTc4MzZlM2MyZTZjZmRjMDkxZmRmMjA1NDM2YjIyNjIzNixiMDQ2YmE2YTI1ZTY4MmI5YzE1NmQyOTFmZmQzZGY5NWNjOTQzZWFj&ts=1595990603) ,” “Ghunghat Nahin Kholoongi (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FHgxzXkuHfu0&t=NjM5YWM0NzkxOGZkYzZkMDgzMDE3M2MxNzZhNjBhZThjMDJhOTcwMyw0ZjlkODFkNzg5N2Y4ZTgzM2MxZjgwODk1NDcyNTgwYWI5N2QyZmNm&ts=1595990603) ,” and “Na Main Bhagwan Hoon (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FTfyFkhkiZOY&t=MGFhZTU0MzVlNWFmYmNiM2MxYTcyOGZhZjg5MWYyODA2M2I2YTkyNSxhMWFlZGY2MWFkZGZmN2ZmOThhNTY1YWUwZTA0NTMyOTkxZjY4YmI2&ts=1595990603) ” Soviet montage (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSoviet_montage_theory&t=NGNiM2YwMDk3ODA3ODcxZjViZTNlM2U2Y2ZmNTMwY2Y1ZjNjOTc3NSxlMjdjNDczYWQ0YjJmYWJlZjYxMjRlMGJiYTk1ZjBhODE4MjhiYzk3&ts=1595990603) and Constructivism (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FConstructivism_%28art%29&t=Nzg2MWE0ZjEwODIzMjA3NTBkYTRlOTA1NTJiNGM3NTIwOWY3NWFmZSxiZmI5M2Y1Y2RiZWU4M2IwODAzN2Y3ODM3NmNjMTc3YjQ2MWIxOTQ4&ts=1595990603) (we were kind of conflating the two movements, they are different but related) and the Kuleshov effect (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKuleshov_effect&t=YmI3YWM3YTllNGJkMWVhZDkzNDMxZjg1YjIzYjY5ZjU4Mzc0YzJlYywyY2QzMGQ3NTBmNzI3NDhkYjg4MDJmYTI1OWI1NDQzN2VlODUyMTcy&ts=1595990603) D.W. 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