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13/09/2020

Our new episode is one of many firsts.

1. It is our first episode about Bollywood film music. In it we have tried to map a history of music director duos from Husnalal Bhagatram to Meet Bros.

2. Perhaps, more importantly, it is our first episode with a guest star: Arshdeep, our dearest friend and truly a person with encyclopedic knowledge about most things (Bollywood included), joins us in discussing our favorite music director duos. We could not have chosen a better person to start what we hope will be a series of guest stars on the podcast.

Let us know in the comments what you thought of the episode, and who your favorite music director duo is.

Sachcha pyaar,
R and S

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03/08/2020

Here's our new episode on 'Lost and Found' in Bollywood: https://audioboom.com/posts/7647550-episode-7-lost-and-found

We take a tour through the history of films about families separated and reunited, discuss sub-genres like that of the star crossed lovers films, twin-separated-at-birth films, rebirth films, imposter films etc.

You can listen to it on your platform of choice. Don't forget to let us know in the comments what you thought of the episode, what your favorite film about losing and finding loved ones are, and what you would like for us to talk about next.

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Much sachcha pyaar for all. Here's hoping you never lose anyone at the kumbh ka mela.

-R & S

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03/08/2020

Good morning, it's Monday but we don't have the blues because our tech troubles have been resolved and the two of us have been reunited.

Sadly, our reunion was not quite as as this moment in Yaadon Ki Baarat, which is one of our most favorite films and is also one of the films we talk about in our new episode which drops soon.

What's your favorite film about families reuniting?

Yaadon Ki Barat Lyrics: http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Yaadon%20Ki%20Barat%20Nikhali.html Kishore: Yaadon Ki Baraat Nikjli Hai Aaj Dil Ke Dwaare, D...

13/07/2020

We have been having some tech difficulties lately, and tech being the all-important bridge that connects us during our cross-continental recording sessions, it's been quite a setback.

However, we will be back as soon we are back up again. In the meantime, take a gander at this remarkable piece on the importance of choreographer Saroj Khan in bridging Bollywood styles through the ages. In a summer of many losses, hers has been the most recent. May she rest In peace.

Hope you all are doing well. Leave us a word about what you've been watching.

Peace,
R & S

Writer and filmmaker Paromita Vohra on Saroj Khan’s role in bridging different styles and eras of Hindi film dance

22/06/2020

In this week's episode, we discuss representations of uprisings in Bollywood films through the decades as well as the importance of such films.

We discuss films on the Indian freedom struggle, the Angry Young Man and his discontents, uprisings in Parallel Cinema, and finally, the curious lack of depictions of certain kinds of uprisings in contemporary Hindi Cinema.

How many Bhagat Singh biopics have you seen? Please let us know in the comments (along with what you thought of the episode).

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14/06/2020

Rest In Peace, Sushant Singh Rajput

Ishaan Rising · Hitesh Sonik Celebrate Kai Po Che (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ℗ 2013 UTV under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment India P...

04/06/2020

Rest In Peace, Basu Chatterjee.

Here’s remembering him with his remarkable first feature film, Sara Akash, with this Jai Arjun Singh piece that came out in Film Companion last year: https://www.filmcompanion.in/opinion/bollywood-opinion/fc-flashback-why-you-should-watch-basu-chatterjees-sara-akash/amp/

Often hailed as one of the progenitors of a bold New Wave, Sara Akash is startlingly unconventional in its telling of a simple domestic story

31/05/2020

In our first ever tribute episode, we look back at the marvelous body of work of one of our favorite performers, Irrfan Khan: https://audioboom.com/posts/7595390-episode-5-irrfan

True to form, we have spent some time discussing not just the great films Irrfan was a part of, but also (and perhaps, more so) the bad or mediocre films that he elevated simply by being in them.

Let us know in the comments what you think of the episode. And please, like, share, and subscribe.

Further Reading for those who want it:
Rahul Desai, 'The Everythingship of Irrfan': https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/the-everythingship-of-irrfan-khan/

Vishal Bhardwaj, 'Irrfan and I': https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/75649735.cms

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31/05/2020

In anticipation of this week's episode (which is dropping in under an hour), here is Soumik Datta's fantastic tribute to Irrfan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1b9G-de1A

It's been a month, and this loss has still not sunk in. This episode has been our way of coping and remembering this wondrous performer.

We'd love to know your favorite Irrfan performances/moments, so let us know in the comments.

Tribute to Irrfan Khan through the music of PIKU - a haunting original score by Anupam Roy and played so beautifully in the film by my dearest brother and me...

18/05/2020

Who is your favorite? Let us know in the comments. You can also add your own to the list.

Also, if you haven't heard Episode 4 yet, do it now: https://audioboom.com/posts/7584113-episode-4-unfulfilled-legacies

17/05/2020

In this week's episode, we discuss some of our favorite star kids who could not quite become stars themselves, and take on the big 'N' word problem of the industry: Nepotism.

Naturally, our unabashed love for Zayed Khan and Uday Chopra is displayed in all their glory.

Please check us out in the platform of your choice, and let us know what you think of the episode. You can check out the full list on our Audioboom page: https://audioboom.com/posts/7584113-episode-4-unfulfilled-legacies

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17/05/2020

In anticipation of Episode 4, here is this emotional clip from one of our favorite films from our favorite film about brotherhood and fast cars, Om Jai Jagdish, feat. Abhishek Bachchan and Fardeen Khan

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15/05/2020

What would you like us to talk about next?

Let us know in the comments.

11/05/2020

We are now streaming on JioSaavn!

This is special for us in some ways because our name 'Jolly Good Bollywood' comes from the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Dir. Karan Johar, 2016), where Ranbir Kapoor has a playlist on Saavn by the same name.

Listen to Jolly Good Bollywood: Members Only, a English podcast exclusively on JioSaavn. We are two friends raised on (and arguably, by) Bollywood. After a decade of talking about doing this--first in classrooms and tea shops, and then, separated by continents, over video calls--we're finally starti...

04/05/2020

Spoilers without context for Episode 3, which you can check out here: https://audioboom.com/posts/7573749-episode-3-stalking-in-bollywood

You can also find us on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts / RadioPublic / Deezer / TuneIn / CastBox now.

If you enjoy our content, please like, share, and subscribe, and let us know what you think in the comments.

03/05/2020

Hello everyone!

We are back this week with an episode on a subject that is not quite "jolly good" but which we have really wanted to speak about: the portrayal of stalking and harassment in Bollywood films through the ages: https://soundcloud.com/jolly-good-bollywood/episode-3-stalking-in-bollywood

If you like our content, please like, share, and follow us. We are now streaming on every major podcast platform as well as on social media (you can find us on Twitter and Instagram as well )

Please let us know what you think about this episode as well as your ideas about future episodes in the comments.

We are back this week in a longish episode on a subject that is not quite "jolly good" but which we have really wanted to speak about and shed light upon: the portrayal of stalking and harassment in B

02/05/2020

One half of Jolly Good Bollywood has driven the other half quite insane by singing this song over and over again as we recorded our new episode, so it's only suppose it's subjected upon you all as we countdown to the launch of Episode 3 this Sunday!

Fear not, someday we will release a video of our outtakes, which will no doubt feature multiple renditions of this song prominently.

Presenting 'Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo' Full Lyrical VIDEO Song in the voice of Udit Narayan from hindi movie Major Saab starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn...

30/04/2020

Rishi Kapoor was not an unproblematic man, but it doesn't take away from his body of work (both the boisterous days of his overstretched youth which make up so much of our early film memories--ugly sweaters and all--and the remarkable second innings where he became one of the best contemporary character actors). The loss of someone like him is quite complicated for this reason, because we have to balance our childhood memories of him romancing in the Alps and our respect for some of his later performances with our distaste for some of his real life shenanigans. Regardless, here's bidding farewell to the actor who screamed "KYA TUMNE KABHI KISSI SE PYAAR KIYA HAI?" at us while dancing on a revolving disc while wearing silver clothes.

Our well wishes to his family.

Movie: Bade Dilwala (1983) Song: Jeevan Ke Din Chhote Sahi Starcast: Pran, Sarika, Tina Munim, Jagdeep Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Music...