Young, Adult: Gippi and Secret Superstar with That's a Thing?!
We welcome Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland of That’s A Thing?! to discuss two films about teen girls, and their moms.
Show Notes:
Thanks Sri Rao for the Nimbu Pani recipe, get his book Bollywood Kitchen (sorry for all the noise our metal straws make)
Erin knows nothing about teens
Do teenagers even watch movies anymore?
Why aren’t there a lot of Bollywood films about teenagers?
SO MUCH SMOKING
Fat jokes
“It’s nice to watch a movie”
Twilight parallels?
Blackface… (more here on Bollywood and blackface)
Realistic portrayal of teen life?
(INTERVAL (“Main Kaun Hoon” from Secret Superstar)
- Secret Superstar
Age appropriate songs
Songs: “Nachdi Phira,” “Meri Pyaari Ammi,” and “Sapne Re”
Box office and popularity in China
Domestic violence
Daughters supporting mothers
An inaccurately positive portrayal of the Internet
Young love
Shakti Kumar’s first YouTube video: “Sexy Baliye”
The human right to dream
NEXT TIME: road trip movies!
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