Filmi Ladies episode 99: The Kapoors: Rishi and Neetu Singh
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We continue with our Kapoor family series and discuss Rishi, the most famous and successful Kapoor of his generation, and his onscreen and offscreen hit jodi with Beth's favorite Neetu Singh. Points discussed: • Rishi's sequin jumpsuits in Karz • his Qawwali king status • his disappointed sadface in many movies, • his sweater wardrobe • his moppety effervescent energy and cuteness with Neetu in Khel Khel Mein and elsewhere • what Neetu brought to 70s films that other women didn't • his frankness in interviews and social media Brother Randhir makes a brief appearance as a rickshawala in this episode. Our other Rishi-centric episodes include • qawallis (https://youtu.be/wTINpaD0Htc?si=BSgC1UgDu_yRn-Iq) (with guest Sujoy from @khandaanpodcast), • his autobiography Khullam Khulla (https://youtu.be/pWpWG1nSJmo?si=5HHZwGXLrmIpPGZ4), and • playing against type (https://youtu.be/Y81uvvKEefc?si=LozMNNOrebCqmltl) And please watch the mind-bending song Main Haseen Hoon Main Jawan Hoon from Rickshawala and tell Beth WHAT IS GOING ON?!?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbdsrUBm-A0 Subscribe to Filmi Ladies on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7Ib9C1X5ObvN18u9WR0TK9 or Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/filmi-ladies/id1642425062 @filmiladies on Instagram and Twitter Pitu is @pitusultan on Instagram Beth is @bethlovesbolly on Twitter Email us at filmiladies at gmail See our letterboxd for everything discussed on this podcast. https://boxd.it/qSpfy Our logo was designed by London-based artist Paula Ganoo @velcrothoughts on Instagram https://www.art2arts.co.uk/paula-vaughan
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