Sriram Raghavan, Pulp Auteur: Johnny Gaddaar and Agent Vinod

With his latest movie, Andhadhun, in theatres, we discuss two films from critically acclaimed crime auteur Sriram Raghavan.

Show Notes:

• Matt invents BiFL Points

• Shaktiflow and Amarjeet Sohi

• Canada Post strike

• Sriram Raghavan

• Raman Raghav 2.0

• Ek Hasina Thi and Badlapur

• Listen to Episode 25 - Varun Dhawan, Bollywood’s Next Leading Man for our thoughts on Badlapur

• Johnny Gaddaar

• Vijay Anand and James Hadley Chase

• Johny Mera Naam

• Matt imagines a Bollywood remake of Johnny Guitar

• Parwana

• Loose ends

• The truth about Canada

• Neil Nitin Mukesh

• Trash, Art, and The Movies on The Long Good Friday

(INTERVAL (“Raabta” from Agent Vinod)

• Agent Vinod

• Agent Vinod 1977

• “Raabta” and Raabta

• “I Will Do The Talking” and “Rasputin”

• In and As

• How important is the plot?

• “Some days you just can’t get rid of a bomb”

• Comparisons to Ek Tha Tiger

• End credits song, “Pyar Ki Pungi”

• Comparisons to Phantom

• “Raabta”

• Do we even want a sequel?

• “Dil Mera Muft Ka”

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