Spoilers for a key event in the first half of the film; if you’re experienced with Bollywood, it’s nothing you wouldn’t predict. ~~~ I can’t explain why I decided to revisit this time-travel flop from 2008. Maybe 2025 is making me empathize with flops. Maybe I hoped I […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of filmi superstar, Tabu! “We love Tabu! And so does everyone else apparently. What’s not to love? She’s strong, fearless, complex, talented and plays complicated characters with an […]
Even if you don’t watch Indian films, I can promise you that you’ve very probably seen, or at least heard, some of this movie. It gave the world an incredibly infectious song that crossed international borders to appear on tv with The Cramps, on stage with California band […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins focus on the color purple! “Wherever could we find purple prose in Hindi cinema??? The Dirty Picture (2011), that’s for sure. 💜 💜 💜 We also discuss the lavender marriage in the lovely queer rights film […]
This week, Guest Star Allan Mott writes about a Hindi adaptation of The Parent Trap! ~~~ There are a lot of things to love about Bollywood cinema, but for me its chief appeal has always been the irony of how its impulse to be as commercial and audience-friendly […]
At Filmi Ladies, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins consider the Bengali and Hindi versions of the same film. “We travel to colonial Bengal and encounter the idle rich, a bejeweled beauty, a perennially bemused bumpkin, and a sparkly, sprightly lady–and of course a crumbling haveli […]
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