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OhLolo. Neither Pitu nor Beth really know how to place Karisma: is she a 90s queen or merely a princess? What is her legacy? Is she a worthy inheritor of the family name? And can you explain her stardom without it?

Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify or Apple Podcasts -ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram -vaughan

Perhaps nowhere in the history of Hindi cinema do two siblings have more divergent debuts, more unusual filmographies, or more unpredictable trajectories. We look at Akshaye in Himalay Putra (1997) and Rahul in 1947 Earth (1999) and then discuss their careers, including celebrity presence and lack thereof.

Beth has written extensively on all three of the Khannas; here's her essay on the character of Sid in Dil Chahta Hai -is-one-sid-whos-already-awake.html, her interview with Rahul in the Wall Street Journal -street-journal-india-part-1.html, and her study of how this particular family portrayed villainy (as of 2010) -look-at-face-of-evil-khanna.html .

A whole episode devoted to one of Pitu's favorites! ? We discuss the star-worthy performance by SRK and this point in his star trajectory, the lovable parents, the role of nostalgia, and the nothingness of some of the other people who shall remain nameless until you get to that part of the episode. Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify or Apple Podcasts -ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram -vaughan

Continuing our Kapoor series, we discuss Shashi Kapoor's family in this episode: wife and actress Jennifer Kendal and their children Karan, Kunal, and Sanjana. If you know anything about them at all, it's probably that they all launched in films and never went anywhere as actors, but we watched a film starring each of them to flesh out that story. Jennifer, of course, was an accomplished stage actor before her marriage to Shashi, and when she chose to dip her toes back in acting, you can see the talent!

Did you know there's no ketchup emoji?!? Beth didn't until she went looking for it to put in this episode title, but a can of soup will do nicely, given that we discuss Killer Soup (2024) - and a big mix of other things we've been watching lately, including Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), and Trimurti (1995).

In today's episode of Filmi Ladies, we continue discussing the Kapoor family. We've previously done episodes on Prithviraj Kapoor and his three sons - Raj, Shammi and Shashi. We now move on to the next generation - Raj's sons Randhir and Rajiv, plus we also discuss Babita Shivdasani, an actor and star in her own right before she became Randhir's wife and a Kapoor bahu. [Note: Pitu's phone initially autocorrected "bahu" to "baguette."]

This is our longest episode yet, and it had to be in order to give this often underappreciated Kapoor the respect he deserves. Masala, parallel, and international films: he did them all, and he did them all very well.

We watched a whopping 7 films for this episode, some parallel, some masala and she was fab in every single one. Beth watched Ankur, Lorie, Lahu Ke Do Rang, and Khoon Ki Pukaar. Pitu watched Arth, Mandi, and Swami.

We discuss her nuanced acting, her emotional scenes, her restraint, innate dignity, her power to the people song from Parvarish, her chemistry with her co-stars, her beautiful hair, and her funny hat from Amar Akbar Anthony. ?

We discuss the second son of Prithviraj Kapoor - Shammi, a giant superstar who brought flamboyance, giddy delight and uninhibited, joyous dancing to Hindi cinema.His career can be divided into two phases - his "hero" phase and his supporting actor phase where he played dad/cop/uncle or extremely skilled plastic surgeon.We discuss Mem Sahib (1956), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (1957), Brahmachari (1968), and Bundal Baaz (1976).What are your favorite Shammi Kapoor films?Do watch the puppy birthday song from Mem Sahib: =89TlgWMui0p4EcaQ

Greta (Memsaab Story)'s amazing Shammi blog posts! -movies/yahoo-shammi/Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify or Apple Podcasts -ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram -vaughan

We discuss Kiran Rao's second directorial venture "Laapataa Ladies", a film about two newlywed brides who are lost. We enjoyed this sweet, witty and heartwarming tale a lot, and couldn't stop raving about the story, direction and performances.Did you watch Laapataa Ladies? What did you think?Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify or Apple Podcasts -ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram -vaughan

On today's episode we discuss the Filmi Jodi of Amar Singh Chamkila and his singing partner and wife Amarjot. This Netflix biopic is a meeting of three genius minds: director Imtiaz Ali, music composer A R Rahman and actor/singer Diljit Dosanjh.

Our dear friend Amrita from Khandaan podcast joined us to talk about this effervescent and electric actress, a Filmi Ladies favorite! We focus on three of her Hindi hits: Amrita picked Chandni (1989), Pitu picked Mr India (1987) and Beth, for reasons she will explain, picked Jaani Dost?!?

We discuss the new murder mystery on Netflix - Murder Mubarak, and end up discussing nepo babies, why it's dangerous to go to the gym, Sara Ali Khan's haircut, which drunk socialite we'd get lunch with, and the tea that club managers have on everyone.

It's high time we took a closer look at podcast favorite Kabir Bedi, who never quite had the career in India that we think he should have. He did, however, have QUITE the career internationally, doing a fascinating range of projects in Europe and the US. Pitu read his autobiography and has many fascinating details to report, we both watched some of his 1970s Hindi work plus his huge Italian hit Sandokan, and Beth revisited his work in the 80s James Bond film Octopussy (where his role is basically Sandokan with more formal clothing and slightly less shouting).

We discuss the characters of Sharaabi (1984) and Udta Punjab (2016) - who are drinking and drugging themselves to death, all day every day, with no intention of stopping anytime soon. We also discuss Indian cinema's most infamous drunk - one Mr Devdas in all his filmi appearances.Tell us - which movies and movie characters do you associate with gluttony?Is Kareena Kapoor the second best Kapoor doctor after Pitu's favorite surgeon Shammi Kapoor?Do we need more Diljit Dosanjh movies?Is Thodisi jo pi li hai the best drunken party song?How much do we miss Bappida and his music?

And how do you feel about maple syrup?Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify or Apple Podcasts -ladies/id1642425062@filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on InstagramBeth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmailSee our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram -vaughan

Oh the irony: it took us a lot of brainpower to come up with two films that have much to do with sloth! Perhaps because lazy people are harder to make cinematically interesting? Hmmm. We went with two films from what sure seems like the peak era of slacker dudes in Hindi cinema: Wake Up Sid (2009) and Delhi Belly (2011).

Two masala gems came to mind when we thought about greed: Bluffmaster! (2005) and Judaai (1997). On the surface these stories are about wanting money, but both of them have more to say about material gain entices people to act out of line with what society demands. Both films are also full of great performances, but, unsurprisingly, we spend most of our time gushing over Sridevi and Urmila.

Both films are film adaptations of literary source material. Kalyug is based on the mighty epic Mahabharata and Raincoat is based on O Henry's short story The Gift Of The Magi. While Kalyug has giant egos, warring families and machinations, Raincoat explores the softer side of a bruised ego and the little fibs and lies we tell to soothe ourselves and others.

Pitu saw and loved Dunki; it's not playing near Beth, so she doesn't pipe up much until we get to a bigger discussion of Hirani's films. We also dip quickly into other things we've been watching and what's coming up on this podcast in 2024.

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