163: Madhubala Madness 2025: Mrs and Mrs ’55 and Barsaat Ki Raat

March may be over, but we are still mad, mad for Madhubala!

Show notes: 

• Thanks to tommydan
• Noir '58: Howrah Bridge and 12 O'Clock
• The Great Epic: Mughal-e-Azam
• Bollywood Drafts
• A brief aside on Mahal
• Tragically struck down too soon

INTERVAL ("Thandi Hawa Kali Ghata" from Mr. & Mrs. '55)

• Mr. & Mrs. '55
• The Orson Welles of India/The Guru Dutt of Hollywood
• Limitations of the of the auteur theory
• Our limited of our knowledge of the Hindu code bills
• Cleo, don’t get on that plane
• Romantic comedy tropes
• General Jinjur and feminist parody
• Matt mansplains feminism
• Barsaat Ki Raat
• Roshan songs

NEXT TIME: Takarazuka Om Shanti Om

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Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!