Jawan - The Angry (Old) Man in a New, Massy Bottle | Review w/ Curioser Adithiyan #096

In this (much longer than planned) discussion of SRK's latest blockbuster, "Jawan" (2023), we spend half the episode setting up multiple contexts that help us each inform our disparate reactions to the film. Amartya, Aryan, and Dhruv talk about the Bollywood context -- the Angry Young Man films of the 70s, SRK, and the industry today. And our special guest, Adithiyan (@curioseradithiyan on Instagram), provides the bulk of the material to set up the Tamil Film Industry context -- from the 60s to Shankar to Murgadoss to Atlee (whose VIjay collaborations dominate a significant part of our discussion). After setting up all interrelated, industrial, socio-political, and aesthetic contexts, we discuss the merits and demerits of "Jawan" (w/ spoilers). Do listen to the full episode and tell us you agree/disagree with us! TIME CODES Introduction: [00:00 - 04:22] Context P1 - Bollywood & SRK - [04:22 - 19:01] Context P2 - The Tamil Film Industry - [19:01 - 32:34] Context P3 - Atlee's Cinema - [32:34 - 56:45] "Jawan" Review - [56:45 - 01:48:13] Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify and rate us if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people! Articles referenced in the ep: "Before Jawan" [Adithiyan]: https://theredsparrow.in/features/packaging-matters-a-look-back-into-atlees-filmography-before-srks-jawan/ "Dil Se to Jawan" [Aryan]: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw77wpuI-hW/?img_index=1 "Jawan Review" [Amartya]: https://theredsparrow.in/film-reviews/jawan-standard-atlee-mix-of-hodgepodge-but-the-chemical-x-is-definitely-srk/ "Indian Films and Western Audiences" [Jerzy Toeplitz]: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000134149 You can (should!) follow Adithiyan in these places: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curioseradithiyan/ Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/curioseradi/ Follow our Instagram page: https://instagram.com/queenisdead.filmpodcast You can also follow us on Instagram at: Aryan: https://www.instagram.com/aryantalksfilm/Amartya: https://www.instagram.com/amartya25/Dhruv: https://www.instagram.com/terminalcinema/ Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't already to help the podcast reach more people! Follow us on Letterboxd at: Dhruv: https://letterboxd.com/aterminalcinema/Aryan: https://letterboxd.com/aryantalksfilms/Amartya: https://letterboxd.com/amartya/