This week the World Tour carries Alex and Jonathan to India and the world’s largest combined film market where we look at the Kollywood film Mughal-E-Azam (1960), the Bollywood film My Name is Khan (2010), and the Tollywood film Baahubali: The Beginning (2015). We talk the history and scope of Indian cinema, film rhetoric turned up to 11, and what Hollywood can learn from mainstream Indian film.
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Skip to: Mughal-E-Azam (13:54), My Name is Khan (33:19), Baahubali: The Beginning (51:34), Overall (1:12:54), Coming Attractions (1:24:53)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- A Study in Scarlet
- The Baahubali Music Video Playlist
- Sholay (1975)
- Further watching suggestions on Netflix:
- Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) – Starring Shah Rukh Khan
- Makkhi (2012) – Directed by S.S. Rajamouli
- Dangal (2016) – Modern biopic
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next stop, Japan!
We’ve spent time in Japan before with Akira Kurosawa, but this time we’ll be expanding our experience with:
- Tokyo Story (1953)
- Harakiri (1962)
- Nobody Knows (2004)
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick