13: Love Nowadays: Three Romances by Imtiaz Ali

In this episode we discuss three romances from director Imtiaz Ali.  Show Notes: New review! Thank you Shah166! Big thanks to Manish Chandna for the episode suggestion.  Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar, and Highway Repression and the artistic temperament Manic Pixie Dream Girl We are not discussing Highway Jab We Met and the screwball comedy Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor Poo is the shit! Far-flung comparison to Cléo de 5 à 7 and Casa de Mi Padre “Yeh Ish Hai” shot in the Himalayas; Jab We Met songs Saawariya and The Movie Jerks  Heer Ranjha INTERVAL (”Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai” from Tamasha) Love Aaj Kal Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, and Rishi Kapoor Saif Ali Khan is awful to his Swiss girlfriend More obscure film references “Chor Bazari” and Saif Ali Khan’s Jack Kirby t-shirt in “Twist” Watch Cocktail Tamasha and Ranbir Kapoor “Why always the same story?” Asterix in Corsica  Indian censorship The problem with films about artists “Matargashti” falling in love in corsica vs. existential angst in “Wat Wat Wat” Buttrflicks NEXT TIME: We look Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.   Find us on iTunes!  and Stitcher! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #JabWeMet, #Tamasha, #LoveAajKal, #RishiKapoor, #ShahidKapoor, #DeepikaPadukone, #KareenaKapoor, #SaifAliKhan, #RanbirKapoor, #ImtiazAli, #Bollywood, #BiFL, #BollywoodIsForLovers