Ep862: Spotlight India: PADMAAVAT (2018)

Published: March 24, 2023, 1 p.m.

Our "Spotlight India" series continues with a LIVE look at Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2018 historical epic, Padmaavat!

Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.

In this round-table-of-one, Ian talks about what he loves about Padmaavat, and Indian cinema in general, and responds to live viewer comments. Also, he addresses a minor controversy stemming from his review of Sardar Udham!

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  • Watch the Padmaavat trailer.

  • Bonus: As mentioned in the show, Ian was recently interviewed by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Film Society about film criticism!

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