Netflix and Dil: The Roshans and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, or The Little Family That Could

Bollywood is For Lovers

We watched the latest in the ongoing series of Bollywood family-based puff pieces, Netflix's The Roshans, as well as the debut film of Hrithik Roshan, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.
Show notes:

• Thank you Señorita for the review!
• Previously on Bollywood Family History Story Time: our episodes on The Romantics, and Angry Young Men
• Three generations, four guys: Roshan, Rajesh Roshan, Rakesh Roshan, and Hrithik Roshan
• As non-Hindi speakers who didn't grow up with these songs, it can be a little tough for us to understand the significance of music, especially outside of the movies
• Pop vs. classical music
• People they should have interviewed: Rekha, Salman Khan, Jadoo
• Plagiarism allegations for Rajesh
• Extortion in late '90s-early 2000s Hindi film
• Our episode on Koi... Mil Gaya: Dancing on Hoodoos: Bollywood in Alberta
• Our episode on the Krrish films: A Little Bit of That Jadoo Magic: Krrish with Brandon Schatz
• Why didn't they talk about Kites (apart from the obvious reasons)

INTERVAL: ("Ek Pal Ka Jeena", from Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai)

• Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
• Being replaced by a better, richer version of yourself, this is basically The Substance
• The double role gimmick works better when there's reincarnation or direct family ties
• We want more Ameesha Patel movie recs

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Thank you to Becca Dalke for the artwork!