52: Rajkumar Hirani, Gully Boy, A Lesbian Love Story And The Problem With Favs

Alisa Rivera returns to the show on this episode to recap the latest Bollywood news for January 2019, as we look at the latest #MeToo moment in Bollywood as well as the problem with ‘stanning’ favourites in the industry. We also gush about the Gully Boy & Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga trailers. 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Our last episode looked back at the #MeToo moments of Bollywood in 2018.

• Rajkumar Hirani, director of P.K., 3 Idiots and Sanju is the latest to be accused of sexual misconduct.

• Alisa & I react to the silence of Bollywood in this instance. 

• Is it really hard to separate the art from the artist?

• I say ‘Woody Harellson’ when I mean ‘Woody Allen’. 

• The real problem with ‘faving’ or ‘stanning’ stars we admire. 

• Is Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Hai To Asia Laga the Black Panther or Wonder Woman of Bollywood when it comes to representation?

• We discuss the nuances of Ranveer Singh’s haircut in the Gully Boy trailer.

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