Manzil is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Bas Chatterjee. The story of the movie starts with a young man (Amitabh Bachchan) having big dreams. He falls for a rich girl (Moushumi Chaterjee). She falls for him as well. He pretends to be rich not to disappoint her and takes help from his friend who was a Chartered Accountant, for suit, car and flat, claiming all as his own.  (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.    Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how Amitabh's character in the movie and wonder if he is meant to be written as a good person or a man with questionable morals? We talk about all the products in the 1970s that were mentioned in the movie We talk about India in the 70s Quotables: Other than the song, I did not remember the story - Tanvi Amitabh Bachchan really is flawless - Tanvi   This is my comfort movie- Flo The way Amitabh portrays vulnerability is just so good -Flo

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10: S06E10: Manzil (1979) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Suhaag is a 1979 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. A huge box office success, the film became the highest grossing film of 1979. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, and Parveen Babi in lead roles. Amjad Khan, Nirupa Roy, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, and Jeevan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.        Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how the magic of Amitabh elevates even a badly written movie We talk about why we sometimes pick movies that we are not a big fan of We talk about Parveen Bhabhi and how she shines on screen Quotables: The story is as thin as a papad - Tanvi   I was obsessed with her hair in this movie - Tanvi   My observational skills are zero, clearly - Flo   Nirupa Roy, in the first o-1.5 hours was a pretty cool mom - Flo

9: S06E9: Suhaag (1979) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Our special guest, Anshita Koul of Queens Of Comedy fame, joins us today as we talk about Muqaddar Ka Sikandar . It is a 1978 Indian drama film, produced and directed by Prakash Mehra, and written by Kader Khan, Vijay Kaul and Laxmikant Sharma. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date, along with Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Mayur Raj Verma and Nirupa Roy. The film tells of the story of Sikandar (played by Verma as a child and Bachchan as an adult), an orphan raised in the slums of Bombay.  (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how we just  could not get into the world of Muqadda Ka Sikandar We talk about all the one liners that will look great on a T shirt  We talk about how songs can elevate a movie and (sort of?) compensate for bad writing? Quotables: My first observation was that it is classic case of classism - Anshita   I do not even have Fashion written on my notes - Flo   This one song was a part of our family sangeet always -  Tanvi

8: S06E8: Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written by Salim-Javed, produced by Nariman Irani, and directed by Chandra Barot. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen, Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role, as Bombay underworld boss, Don and his lookalike Vijay. The film's plot revolves around Vijay, a Bombay slum-dweller who resembles the powerful criminal and underworld boss Don, being asked by law enforcement officer DSP D'Silva (Iftekhar) to masquerade as Don, in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organization. (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about Farhan Aktar's Don  We talk about Amitabh Bachchan's characters in all of his movies smoking and drinking and wonder if cinema influences people We talk about the story behind the song paan banaras wale Quotables: I think this has been my least favourite movie so far - Tanvi I love Amitabh, clearly - flo I am singing for a change- Flo  I don't have a favourite scene - Tanvi

7: S06E7: Don (1978) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Our twitter friends, Manish joins us as we talk about Trishul (1978) . Trishul (English: Trident) is a 1978 Indian drama film, written by Salim-Javed, directed by Yash Chopra, and produced by Gulshan Rai. It features music by Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. When Raj's (Sanjeev Kumar) mother refuses to allow her son to marry Shanti, he obeys her wishes, and leaves her in spite of her pregnancy. Years later, Shanti's son Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) returns to his father's family to avenge his mother. (Source:Imdb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the differences and similarities between Trishul and Kabhie Kabhie We talk about songs  We talk about 70s fashion and how this movie's characters were beautifully dressed Quotables: Once the kid grew up and he became Amitabh Bachchan..the story strated moving forward - Flo Growing up , I only kne wYash chopra as the Love story guy - Manish It had a good balance between romance and family drama - Tanvi

6: S06E6: Trishul (1978) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Join us as we talk about KAbhie Kabhie (1976) . Kabhi Kabhie (English: Sometimes) is a 1976 Indian Hindi romantic drama film, produced and directed by Yash Chopra, starring an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Simi Garewal. The film is about Kabhi Kabhie is a movie about the love story of generations and how a chain of events brings together old lovers as friends. (Source:Imdb). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the similarities between Silsila and Kabhie Kabhie We talk about all the shayari We talk about Rakhee's beauty and go on and on about Fashion in this movie Quotables:   This is my favourite movies set in yash chopra world - Tanvi She is thinking of her past, as we all do at midnight - Flo I liked ALL the sarees in this movie and would wear them in a heartbeat - Flo  It says you can't have it all - Tanvi

5: S06E5: Kabhie Kabhie (1976) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Joining us today is our friend, Yamini. And we are talking about Sholay. Sholay (lit. Embers) is a 1975 Indian action-adventure film written by Salim-Javed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim-Javed) , directed by Ramesh Sippy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesh_Sippy) , and produced by his father G. P. Sippy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._P._Sippy) . The film is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai (played by Dharmendra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmendra) and Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) respectively), hired by a retired police officer (Sanjeev Kumar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjeev_Kumar) ) to capture the ruthless dacoit, Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)) ). (Source:Wikipedia). You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about director Ramesh Sippy's perfectionism We give a special shout out to all the scenes that involve Amitabh and Jaya We talk about Gabbar Singh Quotables: As for the songs, there is nothing home to write about - Yamini   I loved ALL the songs - Tanvi  That scene could easily be on my top 10 best scenes ever - Flo

4: S06E4: Sholay (1975) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Deewaar (lit. The Wall) is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language action drama film[4] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deewaar#cite_note-5) [5] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deewaar#cite_note-6) [6] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deewaar#cite_note-7) written by Salim-Javed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim-Javed) , directed by Yash Chopra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Chopra) , and starring Shashi Kapoor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashi_Kapoor) , Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) , Nirupa Roy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupa_Roy) , Neetu Singh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neetu_Singh) and Parveen Babi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parveen_Babi) . Reflecting the tumultuous socio-political climate of 1970s India, Deewaar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive in the slums of Bombay, and eventually find themselves on opposing sides of the law. (Source:Wikipedia) You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how the over-done memes and mimicries of these iconic scenes are actually SO powerful We talk about Amitabh's swag (obviously;)) We talk about how secular India used to be (in movies and otherwise) Quotables: He deserves all of these accolades - Tanvi I think the villains were very well dressed - Tanvi There are these little scenes that stand out - Flo At least, let both of them go to school - Flo

3: S06E3: Deewar (1975) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Namak Haraam (English: Traitor) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrishikesh_Mukherjee) . The music is by R.D. Burman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.D._Burman) , the screenplay by Gulzar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulzar_(lyricist)) , and lyrics by Anand Bakshi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anand_Bakshi) . The film stars Rajesh Khanna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajesh_Khanna) and Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) . It also stars Rekha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha) , Asrani (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asrani) , Raza Murad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raza_Murad) , A.K. Hangal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.K._Hangal) , Simi Garewal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simi_Garewal) and Om Shivpuri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Shivpuri) . Two young men (Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna) from very different backgrounds, one from a shanty house in a Delhi slum, the other from a very wealthy Calcutta family, forge a friendship which is then put to the ultimate test.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the placement of all the songs in this movie We talk about Hrishikesh Mukherjee's world of cinema We talk about the title of the movie Quotables: The world this was set in was so different form that of Zanjeer - Tanvi Why is capitalism so bad again? - Tanvi The movie was so tightly written, that I don;t have any specific favourite scenes - Flo At no point are you really irritated by Amitabh, maybe because he is hot? - Flo

2: S06E2: Namak Haraam (1973) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

Zanjeer (English: Shackles) is a 1973 Indian Hindi-language action film written by Salim-Javed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim-Javed) (mostly by Salim Khan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim_Khan) , with assistance from Javed Akhtar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javed_Akhtar) ), directed and produced by Prakash Mehra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra) , and starring Amitabh Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan) , Jaya Bachchan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Bachchan) , Pran (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pran_(actor)) , Ajit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajit_Khan) and Bindu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindu_(actress)) . A tough and honest police officer(Amitabh Bachchan) clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer. (Source:IMdB) You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about the making of the angry young man We talk about the subtle but sizzling chemistry between Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan We talk about the iconic villains Quotables: Before this movie, he had given twelve flops - Tanvi My favorite song choice is hte popular mainstream choice - Flo I am not a class-ist - Flo Khuda Gawa could easily be a spinoff of Sher Khan's character -Tanvi

1: S06E1: Zanjeer (1973) - Sexy, Angry Amitabh Bachchan

We are back with Season 6, and we are talking about Amitabh Bachchan, when he was a hottie..both physically and metaphorically ;) Join us as we gush over him?  Give it a listen here and find out why we picked this particular genre and what you can expect in this series.

Introducing Season 6

In this supplement episode, we talk about Zoya Akhtar. Listen to us as we dive into her four movies Luck By Chance, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara, Dil Dhadakne Do and Gully Boy. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.     Podcast Episode Summary: We have strong feelings about the dog's voice over in Dila Dhadakne Do We talk about Zoya's placement of songs in her movies We talk about her unique point of view and how she refuses to compromise Quotables: I came at it a little skeptical, like she comes form this industry - Anisha All her movies make a comment on society without hammering it on your head - Tanvi I am just happy that Zoya exists - Flo

Zoya Akhtar, the director - Just Because We Can

In this supplement episode, we talk about Jaya Bachcan. Listen to us as we dive into his three movies Guddi, Piya Ka Ghar and Mili. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.         Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how movie stars in the 70s are different from movie stars now,  We talk about Jaya Bachchan's rockstar attitude off screen We talk about how they wrote more feminist movies in the 70s and how Jaya bachcha was a part of them   And we talk about her minimal makeup and her sarees. Quotables: She was the bigger actor in some of her movies and  she was credited before the actor - Upasna  She is much more fascinating than Amitabh Bachchan - Tanvi   She's like a chameleon, she just transforms like that - Flo

Jaya Bachchan, the actress - Just Because We Can

In this supplement episode, we talk about Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Listen to us as we dive into his three movies Parinda, 1942-A Love Story and Mission Kashmir. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.                 Podcast Episode Summary:   We talk about background score in his movies We talk about ho he shot his women and made the look flawless   We talk about how Tanvi's love for Javed Akhtar came about, thanks to Vidhu Vinod Chopra   Quotables:   I would call it a cult movie - Tanvi   Background score was the hero for me - Flo Some of the dialogues were so laughable - Flo   This time, when I re-watched this movie, I wasn't blown away - Tanvi

Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the director - Just Because We Can

We are wrapping up our Top 10 Love Triangles series with this episode. In this episode, we talk about the common thread running through all the movies, the reason we picked these movies and read out some of the lovely reviews you guys have left for us. You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.   Podcast Episode Summary: We talk about how our favourite meet-cutes We talk about our favourite women characters We talk about our favourite male characters   Quotables: You can escape ..see someone else fall in love - Flo   It is very easy to look in the rear view mirror and be like "oh we should have done this" - Tanvi   Who was your favourite woman character that you would be friends with? - Flo   The use of alcohol went down after the first few movies - Tanvi

11: S5E11:Top 10 Love Triangles - Wrap Up Episode

We are Flo and Tanvi! Join us as we talk about Hindi movies aka Bollywood. Each season, we will talk about specific categories like Marital Dramas, Family Saga etc. We are not critics (thank god for that!), we pick a movie and talk about our favorite songs, favorite scenes, gossip and why we picked that movie for that category - All served with a side of nostalgia!

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