53: Controversy Loves Bollywood: Aarakshan, Madras Cafe, & Udta Punjab

Since we can’t see Padmavati, we discuss three Bollywood films that have been mired in controversy. Show Notes: Padmavati (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmavati_(film)) ‘Padmavati’: Incidents that made headlines about the Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh-Shahid Kapoor film (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/padmavati-incidents-that-made-headlines-about-the-deepika-padukone-ranveer-singh-shahid-kapoor-film/Ranveer-Singh-reveals-why-he-cried-during-Padmavati-shoots/photostory/62047771.cms) Historical Fiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction) Billu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billu), Aamir Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaa_(film)#Controversy), Gunday (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunday) Trends in Bollywood controversies (https://www.scoopwhoop.com/entertainment/controversial-bollywood-movies/) This Film Is Not Yet Rated (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated) Making sense of these controversies The Wind Rises (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Rises#Controversy) Bandit Queen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandit_Queen) Shekhar Kapur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shekhar_Kapur) and Phoolan Devi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoolan_Devi) “The Great Indian Rape Trick (http://arundhati-roy.blogspot.ca/2004/11/great-indian-rape-trick-i.html)” Roger Ebert’s Bandit Queen review (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bandit-queen-1995) Aarakshan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarakshan) Reservation in India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India) Equality versus equity (http://culturalorganizing.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/originalequityvsequality.jpg) Truth and Reconciliation in Canada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_(Canada)) Aligarh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_(film)) (INTERVAL (“Ud-daa Punjab (https://youtu.be/Ezsb5afVXQQ) from Udta Punjab) Madras Cafe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Cafe) Sri Lankan Civil War (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Civil_War) and the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi) Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam) M.I.A. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.I.A._(rapper)) The location of the titular café is not clear in the film Udta Punjab (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udta_Punjab) Traffic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_(2000_film)) and The Wire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wire) Matt on That Brown Guy podcast (http://bollycast.libsyn.com/episode-12-review-of-udta-punjab) Udta Punjab controversy: How a Bollywood film won a historic battle against Censor Board (http://www.catchnews.com/bollywood-news/udta-punjab-controversy-timeline-how-a-bollywood-film-won-a-historic-battle-against-censor-board-udta-punjab-movie-latest-news-1465824531.html) Interview with Pahlaj Nihalani (https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/clearing-indu-sarkar-without-cuts-main-reason-behind-my-sacking-says-pahlaj-nihalani-1739488) ‘Udta Punjab’ Censor Copy Leaks Online, Producers File Cyber-Crime Complaint (http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/06/15/udta-punjab-leaked_n_10480546.html) Puducherry cable channel airs pirated copy, HC bans 600 online links (http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/udta-punjab-updates-puducherry-cable-channel-airs-pirated-copy-hc-bans-600-online-links-2840376.html) Deglamourizing Punjab NEXT TIME: Katrina Kaif is a badass Pakistani spy in Ek Tha Tiger and the new Tiger Zinda Hai, also Salman Khan is there 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 the Well Endowed Podcast (https://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com/?utmsource=Publicate&utmmedium=embed&utmcontent=It%27s+Good+to+be+Well+Endowed+%7C+ECF&utmcampaign=Oct+2017+APN+members+and+affiliates) from the Edmonton Community Foundation (https://www.ecfoundation.org/) Listen to The Broadcast (https://thebroadcast.ca/) 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)! 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/) #Padmavati, #SanjayLeelaBhansali, #DeepikaPadukone, #BanditQueen, #Shekhar Kapur, #PhoolanDevi, #Aarakshan, #AmitabhBachchan, #SaifAliKhan, #PrakashJha, #PrateikBabbar, #ManojBajpayee, #MadrasCafe, #ShoojitSircar, #NargisFakhri, #RashiKhanna, #SiddharthBasu, #PrakashBelawadi, #JohnAbraham, #UdtaPunjab, #AbhishekChaubey, #ShahidKapoor, #KareenaKapoor, #AliBhatt, #DiljitDosanjh, #PahlajNihalani, #CBFC, #CentralBoardOfFilmCertification, #Censorship