60: Cops vs. Thugs: Shootout at Lokhandwala and Shootout at Wadala

In this episode we discuss a pair of films that dramatize deadly dealings between the Bombay police force and the criminal underworld. Show Notes: * [Mayaanadhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayaanadhi) * “[Tollywood goes to Texas](http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tollywood-goes-to-texas/article23331486.ece))" by Suchin Mehrotra * [Encounter killings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounterkillingsby_police) * [Sicario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicario(2015film)) * [Starlight tours](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoonfreezingdeaths) * [Shootout at Lokhandwala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShootoutatLokhandwala) * [1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991LokhandwalaComplex_shootout) * Police brutality propaganda * [Sanjay Dutt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt) * Processing how the film fictionalizes real life * Comparisons to Clint Eastwood * The ends justifying the means * Songs: “[Unke Nashe Mein](https://youtu.be/zs-UtDZQ4Uo),” “[Mere Yaar](https://youtu.be/nplGiE7Q9Ts),” and “[Ganpat](https://youtu.be/4BB-aKPyLe0)” * Narrative structure * Comparisons to other Hindi crime films (INTERVAL (“[Babli Badmaash](https://youtu.be/4NFrmvfoFsI)” from Shootout at Wadala) * [Shootout at Wadala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShootoutatWadala) * It takes A LOT of bullets to kill John Abraham * Item numbers: “[Laila](https://youtu.be/l6WMdmrEOq8)" and “[Aala Re Aala](https://youtu.be/tKBa64-w4XA)” * Criminal motivations * A kill or be killed world * (according to Matt, Mastizaade is still the worst film ever featured on this podcast) * Clichéd dialogues and one-liners * John Abraham’s “guns” * Mildly sexy sex * How much do these films assume we know about these events? * [imfdb](http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/ShootoutatLokhandwala) * The morality of enjoying violent movies and becoming desensitized to violence NEXT TIME: we return to our Amitach Bachchan series, maybe we’ll come up with a series name! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the [Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB](http://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out [The Well Endowed](https://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com/) podcast Listen to [Don’t Call Me a Guru](https://dontcallmeaguru.wordpress.com/) Find us on [Apple Podcasts](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/)! #ShootoutAtLokhandwala, #ApoorvaLakhia, #SanjayGupta, #AmitabhBachchan, #SanjayDutt #VivekOberoi, #SunilShetty, #TusharKapoor, #ShootoutAtWadala, #JohnAbraham, #AnilKapoor, #KanganaRanaut, #SonuSood, #ManojBajpayee, #RonitRoy, #RohitRoy #Bollywood