Bollywood Drafts
Come join host and moderator Manish Mathur as he seeks out to find the best of the best of Bollywood cinema (and beyond!)

Season 3

S3E2 - NRI Movies Top 10

Ranking the top 10 movies that take place out of India

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) to find the top 10!

The players:

Aaditya (@stelladillli)

Aaditya's writing: https://medium.com/@aadiagg

Aaditya on Instagram: @intnlmnlgue

Kitty (@FilmyKitty)

Melanie (@melaniejeaston)

https://melaniejeaston.com/

Up next: Women's Rights Top 13

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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)

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S3E3 - Women's Rights Top 13

"I believe in women's rights...and women's wrongs"

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)

LLN on Letterboxd: thisislln

Shivani (@shivani510)

Shivani on Letterboxd: Shivani_T

Stacey (@bollywriter)

Stacey @ BollySpice: https://bollyspice.com/

Stacey on Instagram/Threads: @staceybollywriter1111

BollySpice on Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@bollyspicemagazine

Yamini (@pappuchaaru)

Yamini on Instagram: @ya.minute

Up next: Women's Wrongs Top 13

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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)

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S3E4 - Women's Wrongs Top 10

"I believe in women's rights...and women's wrongs"

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) in finding the top 10 "women's wrongs" movies as we close out International Women's History Month!

The players:

Erin (@erinefraser)

Erin on Instagram: @balconycocktails

Bollywood Is for Lovers podcast

Trash Art and the Movies podcast

Meher (@meherness)

Meher on Instagram: @mehermanda

linktr.ee/mehermanda

Nim (@MapleBrownie)

Nim on Instagram: @MapleBrownie

Up next: Action/Crime Top 10

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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)

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S3E5 - Favorite Directors Top 10

Ranking the top auteurs

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)

Manish (@vertigay314)

Follow @BollywoodDrafts on Twitter, TheManish89 on Letterboxd, and @manishm89 on Instagram.

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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)

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Bollywood Drafts is a rankings podcast where friends come together to rank movies based on a category. Episodes can be about actors, directors, genre, or a general theme. With vetoes and limited picks, the rankings can get heated. Come join in the fun and see if your favs make it onto the official ranking! Hosted and moderated by Manish Mathur