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Filmi Ladies episode 147: merry Meena

Meena Kumari is famously known as the tragedy queen of Hindi cinema, and she's an actress whose filmography we've mostly avoided so far. Inspired by a subscriber's comment, we decide to give Meena's light-hearted movies a shot, and discuss Miss Mary (1957) and Kohinoor (1960). Pitu has seen the er…

1972: Bollywood’s Best Films, Evergreen Songs & Timeless Moments

Step into the dazzling world of 1972 — a year when Bollywood hit a creative high with unforgettable films, legendary songs, and rising stars that would shape Indian cinema forever. From the elegance of Pakeezah to the comic genius of Seeta Aur Geeta, the screen sizzled with diversity, emotion, and …

Season 6 Episode 15: When Seeking Safety Makes You More Vulnerable: Migrant Survivors' Dilemma

The weaponisation of immigration status has become a powerful tool in the arsenal of domestic abusers. For migrant survivors, the choice between enduring abuse or risking deportation represents an impossible dilemma that traps them in dangerous situations.Meena Kumari, a domestic abuse practitioner…

1972: Bollywood’s Best Films, Evergreen Songs & Timeless Moments

Step into the dazzling world of 1972 — a year when Bollywood hit a creative high with unforgettable films, legendary songs, and rising stars that would shape Indian cinema forever. From the elegance of Pakeezah to the comic genius of Seeta Aur Geeta, the screen sizzled with diversity, emotion, and …

Rajesh Thakur Presents: 1955 – A Year That Shaped History and Bollywood Magic

Step back into 1955 with host Rajesh Thakur as we explore the pivotal moments that shaped the world. This was the year rock ‘n’ roll swept across the U.S., revolutionizing music culture, and when technology took major leaps with breakthroughs in computing and the development of the polio vaccine, a…

Meena Kumari: The Tragic Queen of Bollywood | Tune India Radio Podcast

Discover the life and legacy of Meena Kumari, Bollywood's Tragic Queen. Tune in to Tune India Radio with Rajesh Thakur for fascinating facts, career highlights, and personal stories of this iconic actress.

Filmi Ladies episode 195: Dil Apne Aur Preet Parai (1960)

A doctor and a nurse having a romantic moment at the hospital, drinking coffee in the moonlight...this romantic drama from 1960 ticks a lot of boxes (and we literally keep count). Meena Kumari, Nadira, and Raaj Kumar star. Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ib9C1X5…

Postcolonial India, Jewish Bollywood, and Lessons for Today: Yahudi (1958), Directed by Bimal Roy

Our latest episode dicusses one of the finest and heavily overlooked Hindi film Yahudi (English: The Jew) from 1958. Starring Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Modi, and Nazir Hussain, the film is a testament of postcolonial ethnic solidarity that shaped Bollywood. It is based on the play Yahudi Ki…

Filmi Ladies episode 201: Meena Kumari

It's a new series, fully embracing the RETRO LADIES we are at heart! (Some of these people should have been in our superstars series the first time through, and we beg their forgiveness.)Where better to start than Meena Kumari, one of the great queens of all time? We look at Azaad (1955), Sharada (…

Gene research with Understanding Society

In the first of our new season of podcasts, we’re looking at research using Understanding Society’s biological data which examined how some genes work differently in different people. Our guests are Leo Schalkwyk, an emeritus professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Essex, and …