Seeing Double: Judwaa x2 with Asim Burney
We welcome Asim Burney of Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/) to discuss David Dhawan’s hit 1997 comedy Judwaa and his recent remake Judwaa 2.
Show Notes:
Upodcast (http://upodcasting.com/)
The London advantage
Interviewing Bollywood celebrities
A critic’s perspective versus a fan’s
Anupama Chopra (http://www.filmcompanion.in/) and Baradwaj Rangan (https://twitter.com/baradwajrangan)
Carving out a space on the Internet
The difficulty in translating comedy
Episode 25 – Varun Dhawan, Bollywood’s Next Leading Man (https://audioboom.com/posts/4955813-episode-25-varun-dhawan-bollywood-s-next-leading-man?t=0)
Everyone has a different idea of what’s funny
David Dhawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dhawan)
Aankhen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aankhen(1993film)) and Partner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partner(2007film))
Subtitling issues
(INTERVAL (“Oonchi Hai Building Lift Teri Bandh Hai https://youtu.be/eUhzDf9eRbM)” from Judwaa 2)
Judwaa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judwaa)
Hello Brother (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HelloBrother(1994film)) and Twin Dragons (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TwinDragons)
Karisma Kapoor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KarismaKapoor) and Rambha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambha(actress))
Sexism
The progression of Salman Khan
Cartoon logic
Songs: “Tan Tana Tan Tan Taara (https://youtu.be/qeOfhT44XWg),” “Duniya Mein Aaye (https://youtu.be/UOTem2lJjSk),” “Oonchi Hai Building (https://youtu.be/QmHTmr8Kazs),” “Tera Aana Tera Jaana (https://youtu.be/ipfa7I1HqyM),” “Tu Mere Dil Mein Bas Ja (https://youtu.be/zMBdfhMzhTw),” and “East Or West India is the Best (https://youtu.be/DqKMQeTNLT0)”
Judwaa 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judwaa_2)
Box office success
Bullying in Hindi films
Varun Dhawan impersonating others
BMX Bandits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMXBandits(film))
Laughter is contagious
Songs: “Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12 (https://youtu.be/E9OFaR2DSOI),” “Duniya Mein Aaye Ho (https://youtu.be/2LkiVE2VnY4),” “Aa Toh Sahii (https://youtu.be/vfXM9oApCm4),” and “Suno Ganpati Bappa Morya (https://youtu.be/m9LFPd2BRac)”
NEXT TIME: three films from B-horror auteurs the Ramsay Brothers
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