46: Lovers In A Dangerous Time: Dil Se.. & Raavan with Piyush Patel

We welcome Piyush Patel (https://www.facebook.com/FHWGS/) to discuss two films by acclaimed South Indian director Mani Ratnam. Show Notes: Erin’s mother liked Talvar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talvar_(film)) CJSR (http://www.cjsr.com/) 70th anniversary of India’s Independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)) and Partition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India) Why doesn’t the Alberta Education curriculum teach anything about India? The Komagata Maru incident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komagata_Maru_incident) Rangeela (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeela_(film)) and film going in Mumbai India's Film Industry -- A $10 Billion Business Trapped In A $2 Billion Body (https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/10/23/indias-film-industry-a-10-billion-business-trapped-in-a-2-billion-body/#4a85609870d2) DDLJ at Maratha Mandir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratha_Mandir) We love our listeners! The appeal of Hindi cinema BFI Southbank India on Film (http://www.bfi.org.uk/india-on-film) and the “mindie” (http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/beyond-bollywood-survey-new-indian-cinema) Under-appreciated supporting actors Mani Ratnam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Ratnam) A.R. Rahman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Rahman) and Gulzar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulzar) Ratnam’s Terrorism Trilogy, Roja (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roja) and Bombay (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_(film)) (INTERVAL (“Chaiyya Chaiyaa (https://youtu.be/YOYN9qNXmAw)” from Dil Se…) Dil Se.. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_Se..) Sukhwinder Singh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhwinder_Singh) Sonnet 130 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet_130) Insurgency in Northeast India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Northeast_India) Perceptions on Independence Urban versus rural experiences Empathetic portrayals of a suicide bomber All India Radio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Radio) “Dil Se Re (https://youtu.be/YwfCMvo19s8),” “Satrangi Re (https://youtu.be/sAdnMmhg5gM),” and “Jiya Jale (https://youtu.be/M-2nlaOQQSQ)” Preity Zinta (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preity_Zinta) Raavan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raavan) Abduction of Sita (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sita#Exile_and_abduction) Negative critical and audience reaction Abhishak Bachchan’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhishek_Bachchan) maniacal performance So much eyeliner SO MUCH WATER The falling motif Pacing issues The Searchers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Searchers) “Behne De Mujhe Behne De (https://youtu.be/yWETUyQZmIo), “ “Thok Di Killi (https://youtu.be/u2H9b7Id4O8),” “Khilli Re (https://youtu.be/7s31RlMr-6E),” and Kata Kata (https://youtu.be/bTyW9t16KQU)” Sita Sings The Blues (http://www.sitasingstheblues.com/) From Here We Go Sublime on CJSR 88.5 (https://www.facebook.com/FHWGS/) NEXT TIME: Three iconic 1970s Amitabh Bachchan films Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial (http://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out ATB Cares here: https://www.atbcares.com/ Listen to Highlevel Showdown here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/highlevel-showdown/id1006308840?mt=2 Find us on (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and iHeartRadio (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928/)! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #ManiRatnam #ShahRukhKhan #PreityZinta #ManishaKoirala #ARRahman #Gulzar #SantoshSivan #Raavan #AbhishekBachchan #AishwaryaRai #Govinda #Vikram #SukhwinderSingh #Bollywood