Tag: Shah Rukh Khan

Filmi Ladies: “Dunki!”

At the Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins disucss the recently released Dunki and the films of director Rajkumar Hirani! “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 […]

Darr: Frightfully Great

Of all the things to admire about Darr (1993) (trailer)—its uncompromising tension and insistence on menace, the superstar-confirming work by a young Shah Rukh Khan, its creative sequences of characters’ imaginations, the wonderful use of background score—my favorite is how this film disrupts its maker’s own persona. Respected, […]

Filmi Ladies: Baaziger 30th Anniversary

At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins on the classic Hindi film, Baaziger (1993): “We are celebrating Baazigar’s 30th Anniversary with this episode! 30 years of Machiavellian Shah Rukh Khan, vendetta, Abbas Mastaan’s clever direction, big hair, colored contact lenses, weepy Rakhee, race […]

“Filmi Ladies: Pathaan

Shah Rukh Khan is back and the Filmi Ladies (Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins) are here to discuss ! “We saw [Pathaan] and we loved it! Highlights of our conversation: • his hair • loving Dimple Kapadia • being pleasantly surprised by John Abraham • taking joy […]