Bollywood Drafts

S3E5 - Favorite Directors Top 10

FAVORITE DIRECTORS TOP 10 This episode, Bollywood Drafts is taking a break from the usual format. Your host and moderator Manish welcomes Aahil for a casual ranking of their 10 favorite directors. They each picked ten and chose a film to represent that director's career. The conversation includes heavyweights and more lowkey filmmakers, and brings up nostalgia, innovation, and just pure emotions around film! The players: Aahil (@vertigay314 [https://x.com/aahildayani]) Manish (@vertigay314 [https://x.com/vertigay314]) Follow @BollywoodDrafts [https://x.com/bollywooddrafts] on Twitter, TheManish89  [https://letterboxd.com/TheManish89/]on Letterboxd, and @manishm89 on Instagram. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms. Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil) Intermission/outtro music: "Dhoom tana," Om Shanti Om (2007, T-Series, music by Vishal Shekhar and lyrics by Javed Akhtar) Find out more at https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

S3E4 - Women's Wrongs Top 10

WOMEN'S WRONGS TOP 10 After celebrating inspiring stories about women's perseverance in the previous episode, Bollywood Drafts is flipping the coin. It's time for the Women's Wrongs Top 10, with movies about bad girls, women committing crimes, and taking their lives in their own hands. Through any means necessary! Join host and moderator Manish (@vertigay314 [https://x.com/vertigay314]) in finding the top 10 "women's wrongs" movies as we close out International Women's History Month! The players: Erin (@erinefraser [https://x.com/erinefraser]) Erin on Instagram: @balconycocktails Bollywood Is for Lovers podcast [https://www.tumblr.com/bollywoodisforlovers] Trash Art and the Movies podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/trash-art-and-the-movies/id352420040] Meher (@meherness [https://x.com/meherness]) Meher on Instagram: @mehermanda linktr.ee/mehermanda [https://linktr.ee/mehermanda] Nim (@MapleBrownie [https://x.com/MapleBrownie]) Nim on Instagram: @MapleBrownie Up next: Action/Crime Top 10 Follow @BollywoodDrafts [https://x.com/bollywooddrafts] on Twitter, TheManish89  [https://letterboxd.com/TheManish89/]on Letterboxd, and @manishm89 on Instagram. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms. Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil) Intermission/outtro music: "I want to make love to you," Aitraaz (2004, Sony Music/Tips, music by Himesh Reshamiya and lyrics by Sameer) Find out more at https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

S3E3 - Women's Rights Top 13

WOMEN'S RIGHTS TOP 13 For Women's History Month this March, Bollywood Drafts is doing a two-part episode celebrating women's stories: both the inspiring and the salacious! For part 1, host and moderator Manish looks for the top 13 "women's rights" movies. These are films about liberation, independence, freedom, and survival. With movies across all genres, this category is wide open and expansive! The players: LLN (@ThisIsLLN [https://x.com/ThisisLLN]) LLN on Letterboxd: thisislln Shivani (@shivani510 [https://x.com/Shivani510]) Shivani on Letterboxd: Shivani_T Stacey (@bollywriter [https://x.com/Bollywriter]) Stacey @ BollySpice: https://bollyspice.com/ [https://bollyspice.com/] Stacey on Instagram/Threads: @staceybollywriter1111 BollySpice on Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@bollyspicemagazine [https://m.youtube.com/@bollyspicemagazine] Yamini (@pappuchaaru [https://x.com/pappuchaaru]) Yamini on Instagram: @ya.minute Up next: Women's Wrongs Top 13 Follow @BollywoodDrafts [https://x.com/bollywooddrafts] on Twitter, TheManish89  [https://letterboxd.com/TheManish89/]on Letterboxd, and @manishm89 on Instagram. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms. Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil) Intermission/outtro music: "Kangana re," Paheli (2005, T-Series, music by MM Kreem and lyrics by Gulzar) Find out more at https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

S3E2 - NRI Movies Top 10

NRI MOVIES TOP 10 On Bollywood Drafts, we're ranking movies based outside of India! Whether it's the US, the UK, Australia, Canada or South Africa, or anywhhere, we're looking at the NRI experience. What are some similarities these movies have? What do they say about the life outside of India, the connection to back home, and the divide between the past and the future? Join host and moderator Manish (@vertigay314 [https://x.com/vertigay314]) to find the top 10! The players: Aaditya (@stelladillli [https://x.com/stelladilli]) Aaditya's writing: https://medium.com/@aadiagg [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co/episode/d1368bf3/undefined] Aaditya on Instagram: @intnlmnlgue Kitty (@FilmyKitty [https://x.com/FilmyKitty]) Melanie (@melaniejeaston [https://x.com/MelanieJEaston]) https://melaniejeaston.com/ [https://melaniejeaston.com/] Up next: Women's Rights Top 13 Follow @BollywoodDrafts [https://x.com/bollywooddrafts] on Twitter, TheManish89  [https://letterboxd.com/TheManish89/]on Letterboxd, and @manishm89 on Instagram. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms. Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil) Intermission/outtro music: "Salaam namaste," Salaam Namaste (2005, YRF Music, music by Vishal Shekhar and lyrics by Jaideep Sahni) Find out more at https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

S3E1 - Marriage Stories Top 10

MARRIAGE STORIES TOP 10 Happy Valentine's Day from Bollywood Drafts! For the 3rd season premiere, we are ranking marriage stories on the podcast! What happens after happily ever after? These movies track the ups and downs of marriage, 'til death--or an affair or unemployment or in-laws--do us part! Join host and moderator Manish in finding the top 10 marriage movies in Bollywood! The players: Manish (@vertigay314) Melanie (@PardesiYT) https://www.youtube.com/@PardesiReviews [https://www.youtube.com/@PardesiReviews] Shah (@theshahshahid) Shah at The Movie Blog: https://www.themovieblog.com/author/shah-shahid/ [https://www.themovieblog.com/author/shah-shahid/] Follow @BollywoodDrafts [https://x.com/bollywooddrafts] on Twitter, TheManish89  [https://letterboxd.com/TheManish89/]on Letterboxd, Manish on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/vertigay314.bsky.social], and @manishm89 on Instagram. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms. Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil) Intermission/outtro music: "Saathiya," Saathiya (2002), YRF Music/Saregama, music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Gulzar) Find out more at https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co [https://bollywood-drafts.pinecast.co] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].