4 Stars. 4 Iconic Films of Madhubala, Bina Rai, Meena Kumari & Rekha

​In this baithak episode, we discuss four of our favorite female stars and an iconic film of each. ​Madhubala - Mughal-e-Azam ​Bina Rai - Anarkali ​Meena Kumari - Pakeezah ​Rekha - Umrao Jaan ​Fitting in the genre of Muslim musicals, each film showcases the star performance of these top Bollywood actresses. We discuss why we love these films, how they were made, and how each actress sparkled in her role - and we play some of our favorite songs & scenes. ​Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture. ​About the hosts: ​Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT,  took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.  ​Link : www.harishsaluja.com ​Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while. ​Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio) ​Link: www.anuragwadehra.com