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Desis.Live Weekly Bollywood Show

by Desis.Live

We review, critique, discuss movies, shows & series for the North American Audience

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Episodes

  1. Season Four: Review of Dunki, Sajini Shinde ka Viral Video, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan and Koose Munisamy Veerappan

    Here it is! The last episode of this season. Today apart from Antara's dream featuring #AkshayKumar chasing her, we also review #shahrukhkhan's #dunki promoting open borders, #nimratkaur's #sajinishindekaviralvideo on @netflix, #siddhantchaturvedi, #ananyapandey and #gouravadarsh's…

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  2. Season Four: Review of Joram and The Freelancer

    Absolute fire content this week. Joram featuring #ManojBajpayee was riveting, gripping, and a movie that deserves an audience. #MohitRaina's #thefreelancer season 2 was a gripping finish to #Neerajpanday's espionage thriller. Well done. Streams on @hulu and #hotstar Enjoy our chatter this week....

  3. Season Four: Review of Kadak Singh and The Archies

    This week we speak about Pankaj Tripathi's #kadaksingh where a veteran detective loses his memories and tries to piece them back with the help of other people's narratives on @zee5global. #ZoyaAkhtar's #thearchies on @netflix was fun and class - yet the actors got trolled due to their acting...

  4. Season Four: Review of Animal and Sam Bahadur

    Two big Bollywood stars and two very different movies that released on the same day. #RanbirKapoor's #Animal and #VickyKaushal's #SamBahadur were variedly different not only in tone but format as well. Which one won our vote? Listen in. Download all podcast episodes at desis.live/podcasts Love,...

  5. Season Four: Review of Sukhee

    This week- just one movie. But #ShilpaShetty's #Sukhee rocked. Much to the dismay of her husband, a middle-class housewife, known for her rebellious attitude in high school, decides to attend her class reunion. How does the wild child in her bounce back? We had fun watching it On Netflix. Enjoy…

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  6. Season Four: Review of Tiger 3, Ghoomer and Pippa

    Tiger is back and this time he bites off the Pakistani patriotism train. In the number 3 sequel, #Tiger does international espionage with Zoya and lands in Pakistan to save their democracy. Hurrah to that. Is in theaters. R Balki's #Ghoomer is a delightful film of resilience and hope. Watch it on...

  7. Season Four: Review of Aarya 3

    Just Aarya this week. Sushmita Sen essays the epic transformation from Mommy to Mobster in the three seasons of this story based on the Dutch drama series Penoza. Continuing into this season, she is badass even in a narrative that is now getting a bit stretched. On Disney Hotstar and Hulu…

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  8. Season Four: Review of Tejas, 12th Fail, Duranga 2 and Koffee with Karan 8

    Yeah We even reviewed Karan Johar's goss show #koffeewithkaran, cuz we are such gossips ourselves. We also speak about #kanganaranaut's self-absorbed #tejas, #vikrantmassey's epic #12thFail and #gulshandeviah's #duranga2 on #zee5global Enjoy our fun gossip show. And don't forget to share your...

  9. Season Four : Review of Ganapath

    Oh boy, What it meant to watch this movie - the pain and the suffering. Let us tell you about the agony we went through. In this podcast - only #ganapath could inflict it. download at desis.live/podcasts Love Team Desis Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices....

  10. Season Four: Review of Dhak Dhak and Sultan of Delhi

    This week is short and sweet and you have Tapsee Pannu produced #DhakDhak in theaters. Four women from as stark backgrounds as possible ride bikes from Delhi to Leh and change the way they think about their lives. Adventures are life's pivots. hah. And then we enjoyed #sultanofdelhi on #hotstar...

  11. Season Four: Review of Khufiya, Country of Blind and Mumbai Diaries 2

    This week in Pod, Khufiya was a spy universe that didn't feel spyish- except Tabu. What a beaut. Country of Blind was a great attempt despite its low budget and limited resources and Mohit Raina comes back with another season of Mumbai Diaries facing a lot of media drama and Mumbai rains. Catch…

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  12. Season Four : Review of Fukrey 3,Tumse Na Ho Payega, Charlie Chopra and Mystery of Solang Valley and Choona

    This week, we cover two movies and two shows. #Fukrey3 was a damp squib. yes. Even Choocha can fall flat. Argh. What a disappointment. #hotstar's #tumsenahopayega sold old startup models in 2023. Crossing the chasm but a couple of decades late. #VishalBhardwaj's #charliechopra, an Agatha Christie...

  13. Season Four: Review of The Great Indian Family, Jaane Jaan and Jailer

    Three movies, three different genres. From the societal commentary of a son of a hindu priest who was born a Muslim in #TheGreatIndianFamily, to a murder mystery based on a book by Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino called #SuspectX or (#jaanejaan); to a mindless blood and gore Rajnikanth...

  14. Season Four: Review of Kaala and Bambai Meri Jaan

    Two great series this week. Kaala on Hotstar/ Hulu is a delight to watch, especially with its engaging screenplay, actors, screenplay and surprises. Avinash Tiwary shines. Another series where he shines is Bambai Meri Jaan on Prime Video, where along with K K Menon he chronicles the life of...

  15. Season Four: Review of Shahrukh Khan's Jawan

    When we say Shahrukh Khan, you bow. That's how much of fangirls we are and not afraid to show. It was an SRK fest for us with Jawan. So much so that we couldn't stop podcasting about it. We literally had to rein it in. Listen on. Love Desis Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show...

  16. Season Four: Review of Friday Night Plan, Freelancer and Scam 2003- The Telgi Story

    Woah! What a week it was. Firstly, we are both traveling, and in between all the time zones, we managed to watch, review, and bring this to you Friday Night Plan on @netflix was sooooooo coool. I loved the simple movie with no specific agenda, and Babil Khan shines through and through. Freelancer...

  17. Season Four: Review of Dream Girl 2

    Ayushmann Khurrana is back with Dream Girl 2 and boy is he the Pooja of our lives. While the movie carries on with the jokes from its last rendition, Ayushmann is a treat to watch. What Ananya is doing in the movie is not known as we could not figure out what was more wooden- the table or her...

  18. Season Four: Review of Guns and Gulaabs

    Have you watched "Guns and Gulaabs" on Netflix yet? We suggest that you take time to watch this quirky crime drama with eclectic performances from Raj Kummar Rao, Dulquer Salman and Adarsh Gorav. What an ensemble cast. Recommended. Love Team Desis Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and...

  19. Season Four: Review of Gadar 2, OMG 2, Billions, Heart of Stone and Made in Heaven 2

    A long pod this week and we got to cover Three movies and two series that hit the waves. Gadar 2 was not required but it seems people wanted to see SunnyDeol so bad that the movie made over 20crs in the first few days of its release. OMG2 is a beauty. Watch it. Billions is back and so is Axe and…

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  20. Season Four: Review of Hidden Strike, Make me a Match, Dayaa and TheHunt for Veerappan

    We are back with a long list of reviews this week. Starting with Jackie Chan, John Cena's #HiddenStrike on Netflix- anything with Jackie Chan in it - is never a waste. Rushi Kota brings an Indian flavor to Hallmark as his kurta replaces the quintessential flannel in #MakeMeAMatch. Hotstar's…

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  21. Season Four: Review of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani

    One movie was released this week. You heard that right. It seems everyone else moved their releases because the uninitiated King of Hindi Filmmaking KJo wanted to release his magnum opus after 25 long years. And guess what - he seems to have lost the plot. By a huge margin. Listen to us break…

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  22. Season 4: Review of Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Trial and Bawaal

    The famous Barbhiemer weekend and we got all the moves for you. For once, #Barbie and #Oppenheimer show us why going to the movies is such a treat. The reason we go to movies is to watch magnificent stories being told. Hotstar Special, The Trial, an adaptation of Alicia Florrick's The Good Wife…

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  23. Season 4: Review of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Kohraa

    Hola y'all This week we got a review for the movie of the year- the movie you should only watch in theaters and marvel about - and that is Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible. Have to tell you, Mr. Cruise is the reason why we should watch it in theaters. Another great series this week was Barun…

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  24. Season 4: Review of The Outlaws, Tarla and Adhura

    This week was a mixed bag of reviews. Adam Sandler's slapstick movie #TheOutlaws with Pierce Brosnan, Adam Devine, and our own Poorna Jaganathan was - well Sandlered. On Netflix. Tarla Dalal's biopic highlights her life on Zee5 Global's movie #Tarla and a horror show that asks you the...

  25. Season Four: Review of The Night Manager, Lust Stories, Afwaah and Hijack

    How was the 4th? We spend a lot of time watching shows and movies the weekend and wanted to tell you what we felt about them. Starting with #thenightmanager on @hulu @disneyplushotstar, Anil Kapoor is a force to reckon with. #LustStories2 on Netflix is a mixed bag. Check Konkana Sen Sharma's lust...

  26. Season Four: Review of Social Currency, Kafas, Tiku Weds Sheru and World's Best

    We started the week with Social Currency on Netflix where we struggled to keep our sanity, Kafas on SonyLiv was hard to watch yet gripping. Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru on Netflix was weirdly unsatisfying and World's Best on Disney was a joy to watch. This was our week. How was yours? Love…

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  27. Season Four: Review of Extraction 2, Black Mirror, Adipurush, Jee Karda, Tamilarasan

    This week we loved Chris Hemsworth in an action movie worth all the eyeballs it can get in Extraction 2 on Netflix. Black Mirror, in its Sixth Season mind- twisted its way into our lives with possibilities—streams on Netflix. Adipurush - the adaptation of the Hindu Mythology story of Lord Rama…

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  28. Season Four: Review of Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, Never Have I Ever S 4, Bloody Daddy

    We had a lot of fun reviewing for you this week because firstly, it was the holy moly everyones fav spidey on big screen and there was not just one of him. The new Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse movie is a must-see. Our fav desi trainwreck is back in her finale season of Never Have I Ever and…

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  29. Season Four: Review of Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Scoop and School of Lies

    Peeps, This week was a fun watch. Vicky Kaushal/Sara Ali Khan's Zara Hatke, Zara Bachke was fun to start with - and then it fell into senti mentis. Argh. Hate it when fun flies. Hansal Mehta's Scoop, on Netflix, is a must-watch. Highly recommended. And School of Lies on Hotstar is a psychological...

  30. Season Four: Review of Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai, Kandahar, City of Dreams 3 and Fubar

    If you haven't downloaded our podcast yet, what are you waiting for? Every week we work hard to watch whatever you might have ended up watching - had it not been for us warning you. Such social service. This week, it is movie vs Manoj Bajpayee for Zee5Global's Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai, Yes, this…

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  31. Season Four : Review of Zarna Garg's Original, Modern Love Chennai, Kathal and Land of Gold

    Peeps, Back with another episode of #redwhiteandbrown from #desislive. This week we talk about Zarna Garg's One in a Billion, a comedy special on Prime Video, Modern Love Chennai - also on Prime, fails to impress like its other versions. However, Netflix's Kathal was a wonderful surprise. This...

  32. Season Four: Review of Dahaad and Taj: Divided by Blood Season 2

    Hola Peeps, This week was busy with two series that we reviewed. Starting with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti's Dahaad, we were enthralled by the storytelling and actors ( Sonakshi Sinha, Vijay Verma) that portrayed these complex characters and issues on screen. This one is a gem on Amazon Prime. In...

  33. Season Four: Review of Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo and Love Always

    This week, it is a feisty Dimple Kapadia in Hotstar's Saas Bahu aur Flamingo. What a feast to see this cocaine queen. We also reviewed a disastrous Rom with Priyanka Chopra in its lead; what a massive disappointment Love Always was. In theaters, Hear our weekly review here and on every pod…

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  34. Season Four: Review of U-Turn, Citadel and What's Love Got to do with It

    This week we got a horror thriller called U-Turn, a remake of a Telugu movie by the same name on Zee5 - was it the one we deserved? Listen on. We also got the sexy decibel minus 70 Mrs. Chopra Jonas in Citadel with an absolute disaster of a start. Streams on Prime Video. The one for this week was...

  35. Season Four: Review of Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, Money Back Guarantee, Tooth Pari and Indian Matchmaking S3

    Full Paisa Vasool Podcast We bring that to you as we review Salman Khan's muscle-ripping Kisi Ka Bhai, Kisi Ki Jaan and celebrate the Salmanists in our midst. After that, we reviewed Fawad Khan's Money Back Guarantee, which did not guarantee our money back forsho'. Netflix's vampire loves dentist...

  36. Season Four: Review of Mrs Undercover, Rennervations and Obsession

    Another POD day Hear our review of Radhika Apte's housewife spy movie Mrs Undercover that streams on Zee5Global. Just a notch up from Real Housewives. No Jazz tho'. We then take a trip around the world with Jeremy Renner in his series Rennervations on Disney + and Hotstar/ Hulu where he and his...

  37. Season Four: Review of Gumraah, Jubilee, Rahul Talks to People and Joyland

    This week, we got two movies and two shows for you. Aditya Hot Bod Kapur's Gumraah is all about him (Actually two of him)- he rocked. Movie? Not so much. Vanshika loved Jubilee. Watch it on Amazon Prime and relive an era gone by. She is also worried about why Rahul Talks to people. We wonder why…

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  38. Season Four: Review of United Kacche, Bholaa, Gaslight and Murder Mystery 2

    Hello Hello Back with our reviews this week and lot of fun goss at it. Antara, Vanshika, Manushi and Mira review the not so funny United Kacche on Zee5, Ajay Devgn's Bholaa's was a remake done right but didn't hit a note. Sara Ali Khan's desperate Gaslight was - well gaslight on hotstar and hulu....

  39. Season Four: Review of Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga, Kanjoos Makhichoos,Bheed and Pop Kaun

    Hellow Hellow We have an explosive episode this week. And it seems to be a Kunal Kemmu week with one movie and a show releasing the same day! Both prove what an understated actor he is and how much more he deserves than what he gets. In Kanjoos Makhichoos he is a kanjoos guy who cuts corners and…

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  40. Season Four: Review of Mrs Chatterjee v Norway, Rocket Boys 2 and Storied Life of AJ Fikry

    yes yes yes, we are late this week but that is because of a slight change in our programming. We now will give you our review not one week late but just in time for the releases. With that, this week - lets talk about Mrs Chatterjee v Norway that was a hard hitter by Rani Mukherjee in theaters.…

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  41. Season Four: Review of Tu Jhooti Main Makkar, Rana Naidu and Happy Family Conditions Apply

    Hola Folks, A bit more of a multi-lingual podcast. Lots of Hindi and equal amounts of fun and frolick. Antara and Manushi are on a roll this week on our POD while they review #RanbirKapoor's #tujhoothimainmakkaar in theaters, #ranadugabatti's #rananaidu which is a remake of Liev Schrieber's...

  42. Season Four: Review of Taj Divided by Blood, Gulmohar, The Great Indian Kitchen

    Hola Hola We are back with another episode of our pod that you so love. We banter about a series and two movies this week. Taj:Divided by Blood starts with the story of Emperor Akbar but settles at Anarkali Lite. Streams on Zee5. Gulmohar is a stack of spectacular performances. Good watch on...

  43. Season Four: Review of Selfiee, Potluck 2 and The Elephant Whisperer

    Akshay Kumar is back with another bad movie. Yaas besties, it is a real bad copy of the Prithviraj Sukumaran's OG. Why Selfiee was made ? No clue. We also reviewed Sonyliv's Potluck and it was a really uncomplicated, simple story. We recommend for light watch binge. Academy nominated The Elephant...

  44. Season Four: Review of The Romantics, The Night Manager, Lost and Shehzada

    Hello Hello Besties, This week we present to you nostalgia in the form of #theromantics - the docuseries on #netflix that made all our growing up years so worth the exhilaration. #adityaroykapur is hot as hell in #thenightmanager's Indian adaptation on #hulu #hotstar. #yamigautam's #lost on...

  45. Season Three: Review of Farzi, Shiv Shastri Balboa, Vedha, Everything Everywhere all at Once and Your Place or Mine

    And we are back and we are loaded with reviews this week. Starting with #shahidkapur's web debut on #primevideo called #Fakes (#farzi) - it's a masterclass in counterfeiting albeit a bit long. #anupamkher's #shivshastribalboa is hoot. Watch it for the warm and fuzzy. #Vedha on #zee5 is a watch…

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  46. Season Four: Review of Faraaz, Class, Jehanabad of Love and War and Knock at the Cabin

    Hola Besties ! How was Super Bowl Weekend ? Did you see Rihanna slay? Did you know that her entire stage was built to save the grass. Now all that hangover is over and we are here to tell you what we thought about last week's releases. Here goes. Firstly #Faraaz was a masterpiece, Don't miss it....

  47. Season Four: Review of Pathaan, Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh, Dear Ishq and Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke

    Well well well It's been quite a week- hasn't it? Did you watch Shahrukh Khan's Pathaan. We did and here is what we have to say about it. We also watched Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh and our thoughts about it are here as well. Tasha reviewed Dear Ishq and didn't find it too dear. smdh. But she was...

  48. Season Four : Review of Mission Majnu, KungFu Panda, Chattriwali

    Besties! This week we watched #SiddharthHunkMalhotra's new netflick #MissionMajnu and we were kinda' sad for all the tropes that film makers have to rehashing in the name of patriotism. Desi and Chill ? Nah. #kungfupanda was super fun - Po does go to India. Also on @netflix. @zee5global's...

  49. Season Four: Review of Trial By Fire, Kuttey, Varisu and Thai Massage

    Peeps How's it going? Another weekend and here is your loot for the week. We present the review of #Netflix's #TrialbyFire - the series that follows grief-stricken parents who lost their children in the Uphaar cinema fire as they fight for justice. We then review #Kuttey, that was no bark, no…

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  50. Season Four: Review of Mumbai Mafia, Matilda, the Musical, Hit:The Second Case and Taza Khabar

    Hey Besties, We are having Hi-cap fun watching and reviewing movies and shows for you so dig in this week's stash. #MumbaiMafia was fun for Michael who always enjoys a good true crime watch. Careful eh? Tasha loved #Matilda- who didn't tho? #Hitthesecondcase takes off on another adventure after…

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How many episodes does Desis.Live Weekly Bollywood Show have?

Desis.Live Weekly Bollywood Show has 50 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 29, 2023.

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We review, critique, discuss movies, shows & series for the North American Audience

How often does Desis.Live Weekly Bollywood Show release new episodes?

Desis.Live Weekly Bollywood Show publishes irregularly, based on its 50 episodes since January 1970.

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