S05E1: Andaz (1949) - Top 10 Love Triangles


Andaz (English: Style) is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film, directed by Mehboob Khan, with music by Naushad. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Raj Kapoor in a love triangle, with Cukoo and Murad in supporting roles. Nina (Nargis) is the rich and spoiled daughter of a rich businessman. One day while horse-riding she loses control of her horse and is rescued by a young man named Dilip (Dilip Kumar). Dilip falls in love with her but Nina is already engaged and gets married to Rajan (Raj Kapoor). Would this cause a strain in their relationships? You can listen and subscribe to our podcast on iTunes / Stitcher / TuneIn or on YouTube. You can also listen to this episode right here on this player below.

Podcast Episode Summary:


  • We talk about depiction of modern India
  • We talk about character arcs that took the easy way out
  • We talk about if it is ok to cut out problematic dialogues and re-release them

Quotables:

This movie released two years after the independence..let that sink in - Tanvi

The decor was so classily and elegantly done - Flo

And all of them talk to each other in riddles - Tanvi

And then..the story took a deep dive - Flo

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