At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the films of Bindu! “Bindu is the last and most wicked of our trio of vamps! If Helen is glamorous and amoral, and Aruna Irani is desi and moral, Bindu is scheming […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate filmi superstar Shashi Kapoor’s birthday! “No mere Merchant and Ivory for us: we’re going much further afield with Siddhartha (1972), based on the Herman Hesse novel and directed by American Conrad […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins conclude their Watching the Rainbow series with two movies and the color gold! “What’s at the end of the rainbow? This episode! We’ve reached the last stop in our series exploring colors […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins look at the career of filmi stuperstar Deepika Padukone! “Does her gobsmacking smile make her a superstar? Maybe–it totally works on us. Films discussed: Chandni Chowk to China, Cocktail, Race 2, and […]
After 21 years of watching lots and lots of Indian films, my life is still tragically underpopulated by Indian secret agent movies. Fortunately, there is at least one reliable purveyor: director Ravikant Nagaich, whom we haven’t seen around on the Gutter for ages (shame on me!). After debuting […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the phenomenal actress, Madhabi Mukherjee. “Both Beth and Pitu adore the incredibly talented Madhabi Mukherjee. Even if she had only worked in Satyajit Ray projects, hers would still be a phenomenal […]