Our second in the “In Dialogue” series! Our guest for this week is Beth Watkins, a museum professional and popular Bollywood blogger and film enthusiast. She goes by @bethlovesbolly on Twitter.
Beth is a treasure trove of film trivia and Bollywood films in general. We talk to her about how she got into Bollywood, what you should watch if you want to start watching Bollywood films, and we play our “Guess the inspiration” game with her.
But most importantly, we talk about her amazing Bollywood family trees — the Kapoors, the Mukherjees, and many others — in which she finds links between several big Bollywood families and dynasties. Also, Satyajit Ray.
As always, show notes and references are on our website.
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