I want to write this as a flowchart, dividing readers into those who are familiar with mainstream Hindi cinema, those who are not, those who have seen Merry Christmas (2024) already, and those who have not. Instead, please forgive me the list-y nature of this that I hope […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss the mighty Dharmendra! “This episode is straight out of the pind! Yes, it is time to appreciate the very garam Dharam! We discuss Dharmendra’s long and prolific career, his versatility, his […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins present another episode of “Bollywood for Beginners” with Sholay (1975) and Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)! “Welcome to the second episode of our Bollywood for Beginners series. We take you back in time […]
At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate Pride in filmi style! “To close out Pride month, we look at 3 Indian films that feature LGBTQIA+ characters: Fire (1996), Nil Nirjane (2003), and Arekti Premer Golpo (2010).” Listen / watch […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate filmi dads! “We would be remiss if we only talked about MAAs in Bollywood and ignored the PITAJIS. We bring two very different movies that depict different aspects of fatherhood–father as […]
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 […]
Find t-shirts, mugs, totes and more at our new Guttermart location at Teepublic!
The Cultural Gutter 