At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins talk about firangi films, aka, films made by foreigners set in India! “We’ve discussed Indians making films set elsewhere, and now it’s time to flip the script: foreigners making films set in India! Don’t worry, we steered very, very clear of the Eat Pray Love trap 🤢. We joined a Wes Anderson dysfunctional family in Darjeeling Limited (2007) and studied a fictionalized take on real-life drama in The Bengali Night (1988). Their characters may be lost and overwhelmed in India, but it’s less because of India and more because of their own baggage and foolish choices.”
Listen / watch here.
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