24: Sports!

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In honour of the Summer Olympics in Rio, we discuss three films featuring Olympics sports. Show Notes: We’re sorry this episode is late; a storm fried both our router and our computer The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics) We don’t like sports, but we like sports movies We’re not discussing Mary Kom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Kom_(film)), because we already did (https://audioboom.com/boos/4467735-episode-6-who-s-the-hottest-girl-in-the-world?t=0) Chak De! India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chak_De!_India) The unfortunate status of women’s sports Cultural diversity and sports/film as nation building Girl power and solidarity Erin’s plans for a Canadian remake (INTERVAL “Chak De! India (https://youtu.be/OSEw6kv70Xw)” from Chah De! India) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaag_Milkha_Bhaag) Milkha Singh, The Flying Sikh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh) Flashbacks in your flashbacks Partition of India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India) “Maston Ka Jhund (https://youtu.be/3_OKOmTC42A),” the army song and Bhangra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhangra_(dance)) “Slow Motion Angreza (https://youtu.be/_aPnHl68SaU),” the Australian Country Western song and “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Rock (https://youtu.be/hc7IJO7fD78),” the training montage Milkha Singh’s relationships with women Sultan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_(2016_film)) A meta-critique Matt’s far out Austen comparison Fight scenes and training montages (https://youtu.be/tzWLrPUnIwY) “440 Volt (https://youtu.be/y2i-QCubGZ0),” “Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai (https://youtu.be/aWMTj-rejvc),” and “Jag Ghoomeya (https://youtu.be/6TPcwWHZN_0)” Zodiac’s (https://twitter.com/ZODIAC_MF) film scoring system NEXT TIME: We shine the spotlight on Varun Dhawan and discuss his performances in Main Tera Hero, Badlapur, and Dishoom Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and audioBoom (https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/)! #chakdeindia #shahrukhkhan #chakdegirls #bhaagmilkhabhaag #farhanakhtar #sonamkapoor #sultan #anushkasharma #randeephooda #sportsmovies #bollywood #bollywoodpodcast #bollywoodisforlovers

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