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	Podcast:		Bollywood Is For Lovers
	Episode:		60: Cops vs. Thugs: Shootout at Lokhandwala and Shootout at Wadala
	Category:		Comedy
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	Publish Date:		2018-03-31 20:09:34
	Description:		In this episode we discuss a pair of films that dramatize deadly dealings between the Bombay police force and the criminal underworld. Show Notes: Mayaanadhi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayaanadhi) “Tollywood goes to Texas (http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tollywood-goes-to-texas/article23331486.ece)” by Suchin Mehrotra Encounter killings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounterkillingsby_police) Sicario (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicario(2015film)) Starlight tours (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoonfreezingdeaths) Shootout at Lokhandwala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShootoutatLokhandwala) 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991LokhandwalaComplex_shootout) Police brutality propaganda Sanjay Dutt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Dutt) Processing how the film fictionalizes real life Comparisons to Clint Eastwood The ends justifying the means Songs: “Unke Nashe Mein (https://youtu.be/zs-UtDZQ4Uo),” “Mere Yaar (https://youtu.be/nplGiE7Q9Ts),” and “Ganpat (https://youtu.be/4BB-aKPyLe0)” Narrative structure Comparisons to other Hindi crime films (INTERVAL (“Babli Badmaash (https://youtu.be/4NFrmvfoFsI)” from Shootout at Wadala) Shootout at Wadala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShootoutatWadala) It takes A LOT of bullets to kill John Abraham Item numbers: “Laila (https://youtu.be/l6WMdmrEOq8) and “Aala Re Aala (https://youtu.be/tKBa64-w4XA)” Criminal motivations A kill or be killed world (according to Matt, Mastizaade is still the worst film ever featured on this podcast) Clichéd dialogues and one-liners John Abraham’s “guns” Mildly sexy sex How much do these films assume we know about these events? imfdb (http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/ShootoutatLokhandwala) The morality of enjoying violent movies and becoming desensitized to violence NEXT TIME: we return to our Amitach Bachchan series, maybe we’ll come up with a series name! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network powered by ATB (http://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out The Well Endowed podcast (https://www.thewellendowedpodcast.com/) Listen to Don’t Call Me a Guru (https://dontcallmeaguru.wordpress.com/) Find us on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and iHeartRadio (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928/)! and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #ShootoutAtLokhandwala, #ApoorvaLakhia, #SanjayGupta, #AmitabhBachchan, #SanjayDutt #VivekOberoi, #SunilShetty, #TusharKapoor, #ShootoutAtWadala, #JohnAbraham, #AnilKapoor, #KanganaRanaut, #SonuSood, #ManojBajpayee, #RonitRoy, #RohitRoy #Bollywood
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