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

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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