It's the largest movie industry in the world with the most new movies produced every year, and yet, neither of us have ever taken the time to sit and watch one. It was a glaring gap in our Top 10: Foreign Films episode, and we knew we had to make amends. So we found 10 highly-recommended movies spanning different genres, regions, and time periods in Indian cinema history. We were prepared for some foreign language movies but what we got can only be described as culture shock. We learned Bollywood is only a fraction of the industry, and some of these 10 aren't "Bollywood" at all. We learned some history of the country, people, and culture. We picked up on some major movie stars and different long running box office models. We even learned about how to play cricket and avoid taxes. Join us on this journey, and let us know what Indian films we should watch next!
Before that, Dustin gives spoiler-free first impressions of Deadpool & Wolverine, Lisa Frankenstein, and Love Lies Bleeding. Jake shares thoughts on Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, A Quiet Place: Day One, and his wife pressured him into watching most of Grease.
Spoilers:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:40 - Why Bollywood?
- 5:18 - Fan Club Promo
- 6:18 - Movie Draft update
- 12:46 - New Movies We've Seen
- 26:55 - Indian Movie list reasonings, history, and disclaimers
- 33:10 - Pyaasa (Thirst) (1957)
- 41:43 - Sholay (1975)
- 48:33 - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
- 57:14 - Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
- 1:04:42 - Koi…Mil Gaya (2003)
- 1:13:35 - 3 Idiots (2009)
- 1:19:28 - Enthiran (Robot) (2010)
- 1:27:00 - Ugly (2013)
- 1:34:20 - Tumbbad (2018) 1:41:25 - Roudram Ranam Rudhiram (RRR) (2022)
- 1:49:30 - Wrap-up and how our expectations/opinions changed
- 1:55:54 - Indian movie recommendations we almost watched (honorable mentions)
- 1:59:04 - Next Episode preview
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