Age of Empires: Aśoka and Jodhaa Akbar
In honour of Padmaavat’s release, we discuss a pair of epic romances.
Show Notes:
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Erin invented a cocktail (https://www.instagram.com/p/BegwIBogvuY/?taken-by=erinefraser)
63rd Filmfare Awards (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63rdFilmfareAwards)
Padmaavat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmaavat)
The epic genre (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_film)
Our episodes on Lagaan (https://audioboom.com/posts/5083740-lagaan-ball-so-hard-the-british-wanna-fine-me) and Mughal-e-Azam (https://audioboom.com/posts/5855659-the-great-epic-mughal-e-azam)
Aśoka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Boka_(film))
Emperor Ashoka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka)
Darth SRK
Songs: “San Sanana (https://youtu.be/75mx2r5EC9k),” “O Re Kanchi (https://youtu.be/wCbOu0LSpy0),” and “Raat Ka Nasha (https://youtu.be/q7Mn3KrTrNg)”
Using violence to promote non-violence
Is historical accuracy important?
Let us know if you think There Will Be blood is an epic or not
(INTERVAL (“Roshni Se (https://youtu.be/sRVKz2LsBQk) from Aśoka)
Erin invented another cocktail (https://www.instagram.com/p/Beg1ttwgquf/?taken-by=erinefraser)
Jodhaa Akbar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodhaa_Akbar)
Akbar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar) and Jodhaabai (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariam-uz-Zamani)
“Azeem-O-Shaan Shanenshah (https://youtu.be/mVNdp_YyWRY)”
“In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein (https://youtu.be/zZe8yU23cTc)”
Sonu Sood is a dead ringer for a young Big B (http://images.indianexpress.com/2017/02/sonu-sood-759.jpg)
Romance versus politics
We forgot to mention Akbar’s love of taming elephants (https://youtu.be/sdRlqYWLXRk)
Jodhaa’s eunuch lady in waiting (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijra(SouthAsia))
Matt finally mentions Crusader Kings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrusaderKings(video_game))
“Star Wars Undercover Boss” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOSCASqLsE)
Costuming
NEXT TIME: Padmaavat, finally
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