104: Babytown Frolics: Badhaai Ho and Good Newwz with Julie-Anne Weaver

To celebrate our new nephew, we welcome his mother Julie-Anne Weaver on to discuss a pair of pregnancy comedies. 

Show Notes:

The mountains are full of Jadoo!
Welcome Julie-Anne! She has actually been to India. 
Why are both of these movies about how men feel?
Badhaai Ho
Our Ayushmann Khurrana episode
News flash: parents have sex too
How the film discusses abortion
What it’s like to have a baby during a pandemic
Songs: “Badhaaiyan Tenu” and “Morni Banke”

(INTERVAL (“Zumba” from Good Newwz)

Good Newwz
Baby’s Day Out
We don’t hate Julie-Anne
The film’s problematic aspects
We have found the plot for the sequel!
Why do women have to put up with the invasive questions?
Songs: “Laal Ghaghra,” “Sauda Khara Khara,” and “Chandigarh Mein”

NEXT TIME: the sixth annual Hindi Horror Halloween with special guest Matthew Stepanic 

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