Adventures in the Public Domain: Aladin and Arjun: The Warrior Prince
Ahead of the release of Walt Disney’s new live-action Aladdin, we discuss the Bollywood version alongside Disney’s own animated Hindi-language fantasy, Arjun: The Warrior Prince.
Show Notes:
Thank you Anshita Makwana! 10 BiFL points!
Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin
Disney loves Alan Tudyk
Comparisons to Bollywood & Naomi Scott in Entertainment Weekly
Fancasting Disney with Matt
“Aladdin”
Brief digression on Aladdin the animated series and Mozenrath
The Adventures of Prince Achmed and The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Sahil Khan, India’s Rob Lowe?
Aladin’s birthday party: “Tak Dhina Din”
Genius grants Aloo’s first wish: “O Re Saawariya”
Genius sings for Aladin, Cyrano style: “You May Be”
The school’s costume party: “Bachke O Bachke”
(INTERVAL ( “Genie Rap” from Aladin)
Disney’s most violent movie?
The Mahabharata
Grant Morrison’s 18 Days
Too simple and yet too complicated
Animated Rajinikanth: Kochadaiiyaan
Please tell us about the best animated films from India!
We are out of our depth and we know it
NEXT TIME: Manish Mathur drops by to school us on Yash Chopra
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