98: Anil Kapoor’s 90s: Beta, 1942: A Love Story, and Rajkumar

Picking up our Anil Kapoor series, we discuss three of his films from the 1990s: two well loved hits and an epic flop.   Show Notes: Our episode on Taal (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fposts%2F6832432-rhythm-nation-dil-to-pagal-hai-and-taal-with-i-don-t-get-it&t=ZjIwNjI2OWNkODNkMmE4OTdiY2RhZjZmNmJkMzNkZGQ0YjJlYTYwYyw1N2Y4ZmE4OTk1OWYzZGU0YmZkZTAzZjdhYzg4ZjVkMmJmM2NmNDk5) and our episode on Lamhe (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fposts%2F7268791-yaasssh-chopra-lamhe-veer-zaara-with-manish-mathur&t=ZjkxNDY0YjNjNjYwOGJjOGE1NTNkN2YyZDEzZjFjYjM4ZTc4ZTViZCxkMzdkMzg5NGFjOTExM2I2M2EwZmNjYjVlNTU3MjZhYWE3M2EzYTZi) Thanks JustGivemeTheReboot (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fchartable.com%2Fpodcasts%2Fbollywood-is-for-lovers%2Freviews%2FEdTGWaRo&t=ODM0N2ExMjNmNjQxOGY1Njk4YjZlMzUzNGU3NjUwZDVkNmI0OGY1MCxjNzViMjNjYmEzOTBjZGY3YTIxOTllMGJjOTRhZGQ0M2YzMmY1MDM2) ! 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Parinda on the Split Screen Podcast (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fposts%2F6612737-the-hollywood-remake-of-parinda&t=MzVmMWNlMjg5YzkwZTM5MDE5NWIzZWQzZjUyYjMwZmNhYjM1Y2Q0ZixiNTYwMGYxMjFiODM0MjllM2JkMGE3YjNjOWIwNGI5ZThlNzE4YzQ2) Virasat  (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVirasat_%281997_film%29&t=ZDY2NzdiN2Q5YjA5OTk2ZWY2NTg2NmU0NjM0Y2ZmODc4MDE1NGQzZCxiNDk1MGZlZWFhODUxN2U1MDdiYzU3OWMxOTRhZDk0NTAwYjYzNzZi) and Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHum_Aapke_Dil_Mein_Rehte_Hain&t=YzM3YmIwNzFjZGFhNTAyZDNmZGRkODJhZjI4YzRmZGY3OTFkYjIwYiw1M2RhNDQwMDU4NDJjM2FkODlmMzMwNTZkZTY4ZWI0N2ViNzAyMzU3) Beta (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBeta_%28film%29&t=M2Y1YjhiYjVmYTZmNjNjOWVmMTFmZTVkZmJlZWVkOTk3NTI3NGEyOSwxZWJhYzI1OGRmZTM5NGI1OWJiMWMyZjE3MjBlZDIzNDcwNmZlZmVk) Madhuri Dixit just had sex aka “Saiyya Jee Se Chupke 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(https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJane_Eyre&t=MTVjZTBkNDJlYjI2ODkyNWIwNTc5YzZlYTA2ZGY4ZWUyY2EwZjk0MCw0ZGU1ZTdkOTMzOGQwNmFlOWNiZjczNjgzZTVjMjM4NzhmMjJiZmZl) Is that a Jojo’s reference?  (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTI7OrMu.jpg&t=YjQ3OTdhODc2NTU4MjlkZjdjMTMyZTYyYjEzMDA3ZDYwZTlkMmMwNSxiZjBlMjRkMmYyNDQyM2JmMDVhYjhiMTI2OTRiYTY4MzFmZmIwMjBl) (INTERVAL (“Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCZ5a69wwg5k&t=NThjYjc5YWU1YjNiZjJhMmI2N2ZmYWM2ZmMxZGQ0M2EzODdhMTdiMywyZjBmOTE1ZGM4ZGZlOWJjYjczOGMyYTEwMDI3MDFhYmQwNDAxODA2) ” from 1942: A Love Story) 1942: A Love Story (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F1942%3A_A_Love_Story&t=YzFiY2U2NmY3OGVlNzQwMTE1ZWU5NTU4OWNkODIyY2U0NTA5MmZkMyw0ZmY4NTU0NWNkM2IyNDk3NjJhM2E1YTllMDBiZTA5NjVjZjkzY2M3) “Mars, the Bringer of War 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