67: Young, Adult: Gippi and Secret Superstar with That's a Thing?!

We welcome Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland of That’s A Thing?! to discuss two films about teen girls, and their moms. Show Notes: * Thanks Sri Rao for the Nimbu Pani recipe, get his book [Bollywood Kitchen](http://www.newyorksri.com/books/) (sorry for all the noise our metal straws make) * [That’s A Thing?!](https://thatsathing.transistor.fm/?utm_source=Publicate&utm_medium=embed&utm_content=That%26%2339%3Bs+a+Thing%3F%21&utm_campaign=Member+podcasts+-+NEW) * Erin knows nothing about teens * Do teenagers even watch movies anymore? * [The Lobby](http://www.thelobbymovies.com/) * [Are today’s teen movies as good as the ones from the ‘90s?](http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Alicia-Silverstone-As-If-Reaction-Gif-In-Clueless.gif) * [The YA genre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_fiction) * Why aren’t there a lot of Bollywood films about teenagers? * [The best joke](https://youtu.be/zcZ-jg670bE) * [Gippi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gippi) * SO MUCH SMOKING * Fat jokes * “It’s nice to watch a movie” * Twilight parallels? * [Blackface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface)… (more here on [Bollywood and blackface](https://splinternews.com/bollywood-s-shameful-history-of-blackface-1793856198)) * Realistic portrayal of teen life? * [The Kraz](https://youtu.be/XIGAsK0newk) (INTERVAL (“[Main Kaun Hoon](https://youtu.be/XyZ0aXrpJIc)” from Secret Superstar) * [Secret Superstar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Superstar) * [Meghna Mishra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghna_Mishra) * Age appropriate songs * Songs: “[Nachdi Phira](https://youtu.be/90csu7Y-zzA),” “[Meri Pyaari Ammi](https://youtu.be/z4I2H6Mulc0),” and “[Sapne Re](https://youtu.be/tQZdmF3VZyg)” * Box office and [popularity in China](https://www.forbes.com/sites/suparnadutt/2018/02/12/indias-aamir-khan-is-the-secret-superstar-of-chinas-box-office/https://www.forbes.com/sites/suparnadutt/2018/02/12/indias-aamir-khan-is-the-secret-superstar-of-chinas-box-office/) * Domestic violence * Daughters supporting mothers * An inaccurately positive portrayal of the Internet * Young love * Shakti Kumar’s first YouTube video: “[Sexy Baliye](https://youtu.be/-2VZsMrWbag)” * The human right to dream NEXT TIME: road trip movies! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the [Alberta Podcast Network](https://www.albertapodcastnetwork.com/) powered by [ATB](https://www.atb.com/listen/Pages/default.aspx) Check out [ATB’s The Branch for Arts and Culture](https://www.atb.com/business/experts/arts-and-culture-branch/Pages/default.aspx) Listen to [The UnDad Podcast](https://theundad.com/) Find us on [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/bollywood-is-for-lovers/id1036988030?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4)! and [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/matt-bowes/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and [audioBoom](https://audioboom.com/channel/bollywood-is-for-lovers)! and [iHeartRadio](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928/)! and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3)! and [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ2OTg2OTAucnNz)! Follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BollywoodPod)! Like us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BollywoodIsForLovers)! #YA, #YoungAdult, #TeenComedy, #Bollywood, #Gippi, #RiyaVij, #JayatiModi, #TaahaShah, #DivyaDutta, #MrinalChawla, #DoorvaTripathi, #KaranJohar, #SecretSuperstar, #AamirKhan, #ZairaWasim, #MeherVij, #RajArjun, #MeghnaMishra