Totally Filmi

Totally Filmi Episode 005 - 99

Episode 005 - 99 (audio file format: 192 Kbps mp3 - duration: 13:03 [mm:ss] - size: 17.9 MB)

Shownotes:

The tagline for the film "99" is:  "Part Fact.  Part Fiction.  Pure Fun."  And it is -- it's one of the most entertaining films we've seen in a while.  In fact, if you're reading this or listening to this episode in May, 2009, you should be running to a cinema to see this film.

 

"99" (2009) Directed by Krishna DK and Raj Nidimoru.  Written by Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK and Sita Menon.  Music by Ashu.  Starring Kunal Khemu, Cyrus Broacha, Soha Ali Khan, Boman Irani, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vinod Khanna, Amit Mistry and Simone Singh.

(Seriously, did I not say you should run to see this film?  You should...)

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Attributions:

Soundtrack for the movie "99" on iTunes Music Store  (I'd like a copy of the CD, myself, but it's NOT available through my usual source for CDs and DVDs.  What's up with that?  It's a terrific soundtrack, and I'm grateful I found it on iTunes, but really, I'm old-fashioned, yaar.)

Interval music:

Pardesi
"Pardesi Pind Wich Ageya" (mp3)
from "Pump Up The Bhangra"
(OSA)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
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Radio promo clips are from the media kit at 99 - The Official Website.

Theme music and intro voiceover by John Meadows, host of the podcast "On The Log"

Totally Filmi Episode 004 - Luck By Chance

Episode 004 - Luck By Chance (audio file format: 192 Kbps mp3 - duration: 11:10 [mm:ss] - size: 15.3 MB)

Shownotes:

In this episode, an insider's look at the Hindi film industry with Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut, "Luck by Chance".  And although I mentioned that she's the daughter of famed dialogue writer Javed Akhtar, I failed to note that Javed Akhtar penned the dialogues and song lyrics for this film, so it's no surprise they are as sharp as the story itself.

 

The songs in "Luck By Chance" integrate seamlessly into the plot, since they're all from the film that Romy Rolly is producing.  One of the film's particularly visually stunning moments is this number, "Bawaare", performed by Hrithik Roshan:

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Attributions:

1001 Ways
"Dream Come True" (mp3)
from "Gandhi"
(1001 Ways Productions)

Buy at iTunes Music Store
Buy at Puretracks
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"Tablas-Very Sharp" recorded by hammerklavier and uploaded to The Freesound Project

Theme music and intro voiceover by John Meadows, host of the podcast "On The Log"