39: The Great Epic: Mughal-e-Azam

We discuss the lavish 1960 epic Mughal-e-Azam Show notes: Mughal-e-Azam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal-e-Azam) Erin is nervous to discuss this film Comparisons to Gone With The Wind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)) and Cleopatra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_(1963_film)) K. Asif (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Asif) and production setbacks Every individual production element cost more than the entire budget of most other films Intolerance (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerance_(film)), Foolish Wives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foolish_Wives), and Greed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greed_(film)) Beautiful Ruins (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Ruins) Filmed thrice The set was too glittery (https://media.giphy.com/media/Kd9IQloZWxEEU/giphy.gif) Huge cast Technicolor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technicolor), “Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (https://youtu.be/6Au_J6jHKE0),” and colourisation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_colorization) Unknown Armies (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Armies) “Ae Mohabbat Zindabad (https://youtu.be/u0CIZv9Y5n4)” Dilip Kumar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilip_Kumar) and Madhubala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhubala) Bollywood Parks Dubai’s Mughal-e-Azam (https://www.bollywoodparksdubai.com/en/attractions/mughal-e-azam) Historical accuracy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarkali) (INTERVAL (“Teri Mehfil Mein” (https://youtu.be/TC7LyI1GVYw)” from Mughal-e-Azam) We still can’t speak Hindi Lean narrative, no excess characters There actually was a stage play before the film, and a film adapted from it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarkali_(1953_film)) Poetic dialogue “Impossible Dreams (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Dreams)” Spectacle and narrative Father/son tension The film as metaphor for India Execution methods NEXT TIME: Variant Edition (https://twitter.com/VariantEdmonton) owner and prolific podcaster Brandon Schatz (https://twitter.com/soupytoasterson) joins us to discuss the Krrish franchise Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #Mughal-e-Azam #K.Asif #DilipKumar #Madhubala #PrithvirajKapoor #DurgaKhote #NigarSultana #Bollywood #BollywoodPodcast #BollywoodIsForLovers