43: 2017 Midyear Review

We summarize the big hits and many misses that have come out so far this year. Show Notes: Erin’s mom has been listening to the show and she’s going to watch Talvar Ok Jaanu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ok_Jaanu) Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor are inexplicably popular Kaabil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaabil) Matt pitches a Bollywood remake of Elle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(film)) Dangal is still crushing it (https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/28/like-a-true-champ-dangal-is-making-a-miraculous-fight-to-the-finish-in-china/#76cad2632b5d) Raees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raees_(film)) Note: Nawazuddin Siddiqui has more films coming out in the second half of the year, we were planning on discussing them but the episode ran long Sunny Leone’s item number: “Laila Main Laila (https://youtu.be/95I5VaR7GeU)” Jolly LLB 2 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_LLB_2) We still don’t understand the Indian legal system Running Shaadi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Shaadi) Rangoon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangoon_(2017_Hindi_film)) Miss Julia (https://youtu.be/o7TOBuJTQ20) Badrinath Ki Dulhania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badrinath_Ki_Dulhania) Toxic masculinity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_masculinity) (INTERVAL (“Tamma Tamma Again (https://youtu.be/EEX_XM6SxmY)” from Badrinath Ki Dulhania) India Film Festival of Alberta (http://www.indiafilmfestival.ca/) Phillauri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillauri_(film)) Naam Shabana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naam_Shabana) Begum Jaan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begum_Jaan) Noor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_(film)) Pretentious Movie Reviews and Kanan Gill (https://www.youtube.com/user/knngill) Meri Pyaari Bindu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meri_Pyaari_Bindu) Sarkar 3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarkar_3) Half Girlfriend (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Girlfriend_(film)) Why is the romantic lead assaulting the heroine? The only thing worse than the girl getting cancer is fake cancer Hindi Medium (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_Medium_(film)) Raabta (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raabta_(film)) Tubelight (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubelight_(film)) “Naach Meri Jaan (https://youtu.be/xbAEUGhAubU)” Angamaly Diaries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angamaly_Diaries) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baahubali_2:_The_Conclusion) NEXT TIME: The films of Anurag Basu Find us on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2)! and Stitcher (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! Follow us on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/bollywoodpod) Like us on Facebook! (https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers/) #Raees #ShahRukhKhan #OkJaanu #AdityaRoyKapur #ShraddhaKapoor #Kaabil #HrithikRoshan #YamiGautam #NawazuddinSiddiqui #MahiraKhan #JollyLLB2 #AkshayKumar #HumaQureshi #SayaniGupta #RunningShaadi #AmitSadh #TapseePanu #Rangoon #KanganaRanaut #ShahidKapoor #SaifAliKhan #BadrinathKiDulhania #VarunDhawan #AliaBhatt #Phillauri #AnushkaSharma #DiljitDosanjh #NaamShabana #BegumJaan #VidyaBalan #NaseeruddinShah #Noor #SonakshiSinha #KananGill #MeriPyaariBindu #AyushmannKhurrana #ParineetiChopra #Sarkar3 #AmitabhBachchan #ManojBajpayee #JackieShroff #HalfGirlfriend #ArjunKapoor #HindiMedium #IrrfanKhan #SabaQamar #AmritaSingh #Raabta #SushantSinghRajput #KritiSanon #JimSarbh #RajkummarRao #Tubelight #SalmanKhan #SohailKhan #AngamalyDiaries #Baahubali2TheConclusion