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Masala Zindabad
by Amrita Rajan and Beth Watkins
The podcast that celebrates vintage mainstream Hindi cinema! Occasional detours into current Hindi films, vintage Bengali, and whatever else catches our eye.
Episodes
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New Season! New Series!
Click the player above to listen to the latest episode! Download file here and catch old episodes of Masala Zindabad on iTunes! (We're working on getting it to iTunes again; please stand by.) We're back! This new season kicks off with a series on comfort movies. First up is the 1971 Sharmilee,...
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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
We love this movie! So much that we talk about it for almost an hour! (mp3 file) Join us in a conversation about Dibakar Banerjee's latest in which we discuss: detectives in Hindi films book adaptations Calcutta on film distributing Uttam Kumar-ness in a 2015 film the unibrow femme fatales white...
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Don!
Download file here Catch Masala Zindabad on iTunes Click the player above to listen to the latest episode Visit our Listen Online page to play all episodes online / get embed code Season 3 of Masala Zindabad kicks off just in time to speculate on one of the biggest releases of 2011. Join us as we...
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Aa Gale Lag Jaa, You Roller-Skating Demon!
Download file here Catch Masala Zindabad on iTunes Click the player above to listen to the latest episode Visit our Listen Online page (NEW!) to play all episodes online / get embed code What Every Woman Needs: stalkers in fancy dress! As regular visitors will have no doubt realized by now, this…
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No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast: The Wild, Wonderful World of ANIPALS!
Download file here Catch Masala Zindabad on iTunes Click the player above to listen to the latest episode Visit our Listen Online page (NEW!) to play all episodes online / get embed code Todd from Die Danger Die Die Kill and Teleport City is back to talk with us about filmi friends furry,...
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We Love the 80s: Disco, Glitz and Art
Download file here Catch Masala Zindabad on iTunes Click the player above to listen to the latest episode Visit our Listen Online page (NEW!) to play all episodes online / get embed code This week, we take on the mammoth froth of catchy music and bad fashion that is the 1980s in Hindi cinema with...
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Straddlers: Actors of Parallel and Mainstream Cinema, part 2
In the concluding part of our conversation with Carla of Filmi Geek about actors who have tried both mainstream and parallel cinema, we cover more key members of the cast who have been successfully straddling worlds for years as well as some newer performers: Rekha (Carla: "She's just so much...
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Straddlers: Actors of Parallel and Mainstream Cinema, part 1
Carla of Filmi Geek joins us to talk about actors past and present who have worked in parallel cinema as well as more mainstream films. And what a star cast it is! Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Shashi Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Sanjeev Kumar, Anupam...
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Manmohan Desai & the Women
Over the course of a career that spanned three vastly different decades, Manmohan Desai revolutionized Hindi cinema - not by inventing something new, but by knitting the most recognizable bits of the very old into a one-size-fits-all comforter dubbed a masala movie. His work at the pinnacle of…
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Iconic Female Characters in Hindi Cinema part 4
In the final episode of our series on iconic female characters with Ira of Old is Gold, we move from Sridevi in Chandni up to Konkona Sen Sharma's mature, modern working woman in Wake Up Sid. Despite both of these women making choices we don't quite understand - picking an irritating Kapoor...
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Filmistan High Class Reunion: Koffee with Karan Season 3 in Review
Maria of the blog Filmiholic returns to Masala Zindabad to review the rest of season 3 of Koffee with Karan. Just like your yearbook, we're giving out our own awards—Karan's were so predictable, darlings— to statement, moments, and performances on the show. The Good: guest we'd actually want to...
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Iconic Female Characters in Hindi Cinema part 3
In the third episode of our series on iconic female characters with Ira of Old is Gold, our discussion moves from Mother India to Seeta aur Geeta to Bobby. Beth wonders why the general term "Mother India" seems to connote something so much meeker and lamer than Nargis's character really is. Ira...
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the International Indian Film Academy awards in Toronto (insert joke about "I I F, eh?")
In this admittedly unpolished post, Beth reflects on her trip to Toronto for the IIFAs last weekend. Lots of pictures, too! Listen here, subscribe to our feed, or find us on iTunes. before IIFA day The lobby of the Fairmont Royal York hotel where many of the press and small events were held and...
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Iconic Female Characters in Hindi Cinema Part 2: Fearless Nadia, Chhoti Bahu, Sujata
In the second episode of Iconic Female Characters with Ira of Old is Gold, our discussion moves from Fearless Nadia to Chhoti Bahu to Sujata. We wonder if race played a role in the evolution of Nadia and her enduring effect on Indian cinema. Also, why does Beth hate the idea of a woman whose life...
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Tollywood in Oz
Temple of Cinema Chaat joins us to share her love for, among other masala marvels, Chiranjeevi. You know, this guy: WARNING! The following clips contain silver go-go boots, crocheted capes, a robot, sparkles, leg warmers, flying, reverse camera action, and lots and lots of lycra. More glitter...
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Iconic Female Characters in Hindi Cinema part 1: introduction
Ira of Old Is Gold joined us for a long—and we mean looong—conversation about iconic female characters in Hindi cinema. In this introductory segment, we discuss a few fictional filmi women who are icons to us, as well as cinematic iterations of the Bharatiya Nari ("Indian woman," for our...
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Doss the Boss: Action Films of Director KSR Doss
We're back, baby! This episode is worth the wait: with Thrills Coodinator Todd of Die Danger Die Die Kill and Teleport City on board, we romp and stomp through the films of director K. S. R. Doss. "Color! Action! Pure cinema!" raves Todd. If you've never seen any of Doss's 70s films (the focus of...
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Viva Vamps!
Greta of Memsaab Story returns to Masala Zindabad for a discussion of vamps in Hindi films. Far more than one-number dancers or silent eye candy, the Amazons of Bollywood are sexy, bad, in charge, and out of control. Often they pay the ultimate price for behaving outside the bounds of filmified...
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What. the. Frack?! The Films of 2010 - Part 2
In part two of our series on the films of 2010, Samrat is back with Amrita and Beth to talk about more oddballs, underdogs, and also-rans. Today's episode covers: A few more Unusuals: Striker, Robot Can you think of heroes more different than Siddharth and Rajnikanth? Neither could we. The Little...
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What. the. Frack?! The Films of 2010 - Part 1
Even as the stink on Tees Maar Khan begins to fade and voting for the Filmfare award nominations reaches a close, let's not say alvida to 2010 just yet. In a two-part series, Amrita and Beth are joined by friend and life-long film nut Samrat to review the fabulous, fine, foul, and completely...
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Inside the Halls of Filmistan High: Koffee with Karan
Hamper shamper! Karan Johar may be one of the most powerful people in the industry, able to wriggle longer, juicier answers out of directors and actors than even most practiced and reputable journalists, but we're not letting him or his ridiculous show off the hook. Join Amrita, Beth, and special...
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Kaala Pathhar (1979)
The featured movie for December is 1979's Kaala Patthar, directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim-Javed, and starring half of Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Shatrughan Sinha, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra, Mac Mohan, Parikshit Sahni, Poonam Dhillon, Iftekhar,...
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Women in Bollywood: What's Wrong with Current Actresses & How to Fix It
Women in Bollywood will be an ongoing, intermittent series on this podcast. In our premiere episode of the series, we discuss the current crop of female actors in Hindi cinema and whether the all-too-standard line that they're all looks and little talent is really true. We also have a few…
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The Forgotten: Character Actors in Hindi Cinema Part 2
In Part 2 of our conversation with Greta from Memsaab Story, we talk about her favorite finds and the man for whom she is searching desperately - The International Sombrero Man of Mystery. Please help if you can. Listen to the tale of her dinner date with Boman Irani (strictly platonic and very...
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The Forgotten: Character Actors in Hindi Cinema Part 1
In our first official episode of the Masala Zindabad podcast, we talk to the always lovely Greta from Memsaab Story about actors we all recognize but seldom know by name. Memsaab Story, for those few of you who don't already know, has fast developed into a go-to resource for fans of Hindi cinema,...
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The podcast that celebrates vintage mainstream Hindi cinema! Occasional detours into current Hindi films, vintage Bengali, and whatever else catches our eye.
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Masala Zindabad has 25 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Masala Zindabad?
Masala Zindabad is created and hosted by Amrita Rajan and Beth Watkins.
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