14: Bollywood’s Bro, Salman Khan

In this episode we discuss Salman Khan’s three most profitable films to date.  Show Notes: List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide The popularity of the three Khans Baahubali: The Beginning (Which Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions released, but maybe didn’t have much to do with the production?) Franchise power versus star power Deepika Padukone, the secret weapon to box office success?  Genre diversity and social issues Kick  Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nargis Fakhri The 100 Crore Club Salman Khan A controversial and divisive figure Jai Ho versus “Jai Ho” “Jumme Ki Ratt” and “Hangover” Kathy Gibson’s review in Access Bollywood INTERVAL (”Devil- Yaar Naa Miley” from Kick) Bajrangi Bhaijaan Kareena Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Harshaali Malhotra Monkey God Hanuman Indo-Pakistani relations/ Hindu-Muslim relations Missing children in India and reliability of public institutions  Superfluous romance Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Sonam Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh The Prisoner of Zenda Too many songs  “Jab Tum Chaho” and “Prem Leela” Jodi: a perfect pairing Is Salman Khan Bollywood’s Elizabeth Taylor of Richard Burton? (and should he be cast as Freddie Mercury?) Fun soccer/football scene Should Neil Nitin Mukesh be cast in Game of Thrones? NEXT TIME: Three films from Kabir Khan on real life acts of terrorism  Find us on iTunes! and Stitcher! Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook! #SalmanKhan, #Kick, #BajrangiBhaijaan, #PremRatanDhanPayo, #JacquelineFernandez, #RandeepHooda, #NargisFakhri, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #KareenaKapoor, #HarshaaliMalhotra, #SonamKapoor, #NeilNitinMukesh, #Bollywood, #BollywoodIsForLovers, #BiFL