95: The Medium is The Message: Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Love Sex Aur Dhokha, and Shanghai
As promised, we catch up with the work of one of Hindi cinema’s most interesting and inventive auteurs, Dibakar Banerjee. Show Notes: There’s a pandemic going on Welcome Felix! Dibakar Banerjee (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDibakar_Banerjee&t=ZTZiNzYyZWVhZDQ2ZmM4ZDVlOWE1MzJhMDNhYzZiOWI4MDg1NjgwNSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Khosla Ka Ghosla (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKhosla_Ka_Ghosla&t=MjU0ZmI1NmE3OWU0OThlNTZlZmFmNzE5OTBiYWEzOTUwNDg5N2ZiNSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDetective_Byomkesh_Bakshy%21&t=YjQ5ZGQ5MmVhNDJhOWYxNmMwNWFhNGRjOGFjNGNjMmJmNjIzZmY4Nyw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Episode 18 - Bollywood as Cannes: Masaan, Titli, and Miss Lovely (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fposts%2F4545814-bollywood-at-cannes-masaan-titli-and-miss-lovely&t=NjQ3YTVjMmU4ZjY2ODNlYTU5NDA3ZGYwMDYwMzljOGE1NTY2NDQ4Nyw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSandeep_Aur_Pinky_Faraar&t=NTdiNDg3ZjgzMGY5Mjc5NTQxYTQ1Y2ZmM2JlZWVmZjkxOWVkNmVhNSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Comparisons to Steven Soderbergh (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSteven_Soderbergh&t=ODJjNDYwY2FmYmY2ZjVkOGUzZTkzN2U5ZTM0NWJjOTNlZDQ1ZmYyYSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FOye_Lucky%21_Lucky_Oye%21&t=MzM0M2Y5NjJhOGVlOTZlMzEyNWIzMTkyODRlMjlhYWFiM2RlN2MwYyw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Devinder Singh aka Bunty (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Findia%2Fnorth%2Fstory%2Fbackground-super-thief-bunty-devinder-singh-89294-2012-01-11&t=MWZhMzY4NTg4NTE2NmRkYmY0MTFiNzljNjExZWYyMWJiMDZiYWFmYSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Catch Me If You Can (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FCatch_Me_If_You_Can&t=Y2FlMzEzMjYzOTA3MDQ4YmVjNjEyNzcwNzI1MTA3MDhhZmUyMTVhNiw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) and Lupin III (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLupin_the_Third&t=N2Q2ODQzZGE4NDNmMzk1YTczMzE4NzMzY2U0YmQ5Y2JlMzQyZjM0Miw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) (INTERVAL (“Bharat Mata Ki Jai (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F0zNtLN6UPzY&t=MTFiYzBiYjVlZGZjZDc3ZmRjYTU0YzYzZjI4YzA4YTRkYmMwZGRhMSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) ” from Shanghai) Love Sex Aur Dhokha (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLove_Sex_Aur_Dhokha&t=MzllNzZkNzYwOTA0Y2EwNGJiODBkOTYwMGJkODhmYWU1Y2M4MzQ4OCw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) DPS MMS scandal (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDPS_MMS_scandal&t=Yjg5OTUzNDM3OGVkYTUwYWI5ZDE0OGUzOGQ3ODBlN2FiODU1YTRiYSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) and Tehelka Sting operations (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FTehelka%23Sting_operations&t=OTllYzhjZTNlMzVkN2JmMjgwNjliNzA2MTJmYTA4M2NhMGE5YjVkNCw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Digital cameras “Love Sex Aur Dhokha (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FhJ5JnA3lrWg&t=OTI4ODAwZWVhMmMzZDFmY2ZhNGY4YzZhYTQ2ZjhiMTE0MWU5MzU3YSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) ” Shanghai (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FShanghai_%282012_film%29&t=MWEwNThmOGJiNDQ3Yjk2ZTE5NmJmZDQ4YmQwODA3MWZjMDY3YWVhZiw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) Z (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZ_%281969_film%29&t=ZTlhYTU1Yzk2MGM2NDMxYTlmZjJkYmEyYTQ5YTIwNTY0YjhjODU5ZSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) and Vassilis Vassilikos (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVassilis_Vassilikos&t=ZTNjYTI2Y2EyODcwZTg5MDk1ODEzOWNmYmEyMzE3YTNiYzVmNTAxNSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) (and Mikis Theodorakis (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMikis_Theodorakis&t=OWRhNjc4ZDc2NWRlODhjNWZkY2I3ZTg3MTAzMTFjYzUxNDRjYTlkOSw2cmQ5cGlmdQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F613166359480795136%2Fepisode-95-the-medium-is-the-message-dibakar&m=1) ) NEXT TIME: Disco! 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