Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing one of the greats — RANG DE BASANTI (2006).

Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, this movie stars Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, and Madhavan among others. With music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, this is also one of the great albums of the past 20 years.

In this episode we discuss the impact of this movie and what has changed in the time since it released. We examine how we feel about this movie as a piece of cinema as well as a piece of politics after these many years.

Chapters

00:00- Introduction and Twitter Discussions

08:04- The Role of Rang De Basanti in Indian Cinema

13:51- The Changing Political Landscape and Social Media

30:22- Transitional Politics and Co-opting of History

49:51- Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics

56:31- Cost-Cutting and Filmmaking Choices

01:07:52- Queer Coding and LGBTQ+ Representation

01:09:15- The Impact of the Music

01:22:20- Political Commentary and Contemporary Relevance



Shownotes:

Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:

Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast

Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood

Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood

Follow us on Socials:
Amrita, Sujoy, Asim
YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok
Sujoy's Instagram
Amrita's YouTube Book Channel- Amrita By The Book

You can listen to Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast episodes on the following apps:
Apple Podcast
Spotify
Jio Saavn
Deezer
Audible
Amazon Music
Omny
iHeart
TuneIn

Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where we’re discussing one of the greats — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHhnhqxB4E8">RANG DE BASANTI</a> (2006).
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, this movie stars Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, and Madhavan among others. With music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, this is also one of the great albums of the past 20 years.
In this episode we discuss the impact of this movie and what has changed in the time since it released. We examine how we feel about this movie as a piece of cinema as well as a piece of politics after these many years.
Chapters
00:00- Introduction and Twitter Discussions
08:04- The Role of Rang De Basanti in Indian Cinema
13:51- The Changing Political Landscape and Social Media
30:22- Transitional Politics and Co-opting of History
49:51- Cinematography and Visual Aesthetics
56:31- Cost-Cutting and Filmmaking Choices
01:07:52- Queer Coding and LGBTQ+ Representation
01:09:15- The Impact of the Music
01:22:20- Political Commentary and Contemporary Relevance
 
Shownotes:
Here are some of the other podcast we have been on recently:
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-4-asim-burney-on-making-things-happen/id1734111402?i=1000657024652">Hanisha's Making Things Happen Podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zpgw">Asian Network Bollywood Ultimate 90s Bollywood</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001zmdr">Asian Network News Presents: 90s Bollywood</a>
Follow us on Socials:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/amritaIQ">Amrita</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/9e3k">Sujoy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/asimburney">Asim</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9z_FuNSQZU">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/upodcasting/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/khandaanpodcast?igshid=c656tur1v7k6">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@khandaanpodcast?_t=8WdLoS0bKYX&amp;_r=1"> Tik Tok</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/9e3k/">Sujoy's Instagram</a> </li>
<li>Amrita's YouTube Book Channel- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmyb1ZvLmaDLBsen6QQrO4A">Amrita By The Book</a></li>
</ul>
You can listen to Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast episodes on the following apps:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/khandaan-a-bollywood-podcast/id1362881501">Apple Podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3bZLrLZHCuLDmJzgm9MPm0">Spotify</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/khandaan--a-bollywood-podcast/1/QGrexa3J1J0_">Jio Saavn</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.deezer.com/en/show/56661">Deezer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Khandaan-A-Bollywood-Podcast-Podcast/B08K56T6ZR?ipRedirectOverride=true&amp;overrideBaseCountry=true&amp;pf_rd_p=e0f1b2a1-b9b2-4b18-b9cc-f9ac778e0357&amp;pf_rd_r=GJ6H492V6H4PN8B3NCH6&amp;pageLoadId=qjvB8LmJYKze1DdC&amp;creativeId=b50d3acf-bf15-400e-8f43-f1ebd0e505ca">Audible</a></li>
<li><a href="https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/d979f98a-043b-4fe6-9636-98df3264b35e/khandaan--a-bollywood-podcast">Amazon Music</a></li>
<li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/khandaan-a-bollywood-podcast/playlists/podcast">Omny</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/270-the-khandaan-podcast-29185125/">iHeart</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Film/Khandaan--A-Bollywood-Podcast-p1116815/">TuneIn</a></li>
</ul>

Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast A nostalgic deep dive into the movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh Khan, three global superstars of enduring interest. Additionally, on alternate weeks, we cover current events in Bollywood, new/interesting streaming content in English and other Indian languages, plus other news in film. Hosted by three Bollywood-loving millennials with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hindi film, Khandaan is your one stop shop for nostalgia, laughter, and distraction.

#Bollywood #Podcast #BollywoodPodcast #SRK #SalmanKhan #AamirKhan



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Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast A nostalgic deep dive into the movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh Khan, three global superstars of enduring interest. Additionally, on alternate weeks, we cover current events in Bollywood, new/interesting streaming content in English and other Indian languages, plus other news in film. Hosted by three Bollywood-loving millennials with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hindi film, Khandaan is your one stop shop for nostalgia, laughter, and distraction.
#Bollywood #Podcast #BollywoodPodcast #SRK #SalmanKhan #AamirKhan
 
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Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast

Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast A nostalgic deep dive into the movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh Khan, three global superstars of enduring interest. Additionally, on alternate weeks, we cover current events in Bollywood, new/interesting streaming content in English and other Indian languages, plus other news in film. Hosted by three Bollywood-loving millennials with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hindi film, Khandaan is your one stop shop for nostalgia, laughter, and distraction. #Bollywood #Podcast #BollywoodPodcast #SRK #SalmanKhan #AamirKhan

Millions of listeners seek out Bingepods (Ideabrew Studios Network content) every day. Get in touch with us to advertise, join the network or click listen to  enjoy content by some of India's top audio creators.
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Khandaan- A Bollywood Podcast A nostalgic deep dive into the movies of Aamir, Salman, and Shahrukh Khan, three global superstars of enduring interest. Additionally, on alternate weeks, we cover current events in Bollywood, new/interesting streaming content in English and other Indian languages, plus other news in film. Hosted by three Bollywood-loving millennials with an encyclopedic knowledge of Hindi film, Khandaan is your one stop shop for nostalgia, laughter, and distraction. #Bollywood #Podcast #BollywoodPodcast #SRK #SalmanKhan #AamirKhan
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