51: Deadlier Than The Male: Filmi Femme Fatales in Ishqiya and 7 Khoon Maaf

To celebrate #Noirvember, we discuss two contemporary neo-noirs that focus on the femme fatale archetype. Show Notes: Will we or won't we do an episode on Ittefaq (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittefaq_(1969_film)) Erin’s mother watched Dangal, and she loved it! We miss Neale (https://twitter.com/nealpolitan)! Listen to last year’s #Noirvember’s episode (https://audioboom.com/posts/5339719-dev-anand-s-bombay-noir-with-neale-barnholden) Film noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir) and Neo-noir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-noir) #Noirvember and @oldfilmsflicker (https://twitter.com/oldfilmsflicker) Bollywood noir What songs are they using in Ishqiya, let Matt know Femme fatale (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_fatale) Ishqiya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishqiya) LMFAO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMFAO) “Dil Toh Bachcha (https://youtu.be/_DosLkRn3xg)” Uttar Pradesh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh) Dedh Ishqiya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedh_Ishqiya) The Handmaiden (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaiden) (INTERVAL (“Darling (https://youtu.be/viBaS0fKPGc)” from 7 Khoon Maaf) 7 Khoon Maaf (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Khoon_Maaf) Ruskin Bond (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruskin_Bond) and The Blue Umbrella (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Umbrella_(2005_film)) Kind Hearts and Coronets (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_Hearts_and_Coronets), Truffaut’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Truffaut) Mississipi [sic] Mermaid (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Mermaid) and The Bride Wore Black (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bride_Wore_Black), and Cornell Woolrich (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Woolrich) Anna Karenina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karenina) versus Anna Karina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karina) Erin called the ending Bluebeard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard) Motivation for murder We bring up Fitoor again… and What’s Your Raashee Murder well How people change depending on who they are with The Love Witch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Witch) “O’ Mama (https://youtu.be/N4cG5OqjJZk)”, “Bekaraan (https://youtu.be/UBIXCrDO10w)”, and “Yeshu (https://youtu.be/4ERsA1_j9yY)” NEXT TIME: Maybe we’ll discuss Ittefaq, maybe something else? Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB Financial (http://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out ATB’s Branch for Arts and Culture (http://www.atb.com/business/experts/arts-and-culture-branch/Pages/default.aspx) Listen to Girl Tries Life (http://www.girltrieslife.com/) Find us on (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and iHeartRadio (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928/)! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #Noirvember, #NeoNoir, #FilmNoir, #Bollywood, #FemmeFatale, #Ishqiya, #VidyaBalan, #NaseeruddinShah, #ArshadWarsi, #AbhishekChaubey, #Gulzar, #7KhoonMaaf, #SaatKhoonMaaf, #VishalBhardwaj, #PriyankaChopra, #NeilNitinMukesh, #JohnAbraham, #IrrfanKhan, #VivaanShah, #KonkonaSenSharma