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Oct 2021
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027. Mani Ratnam: Bombay (featuring Than...

Wilson, Ben, and Eli
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Strap in for a conversation on one of the greatest romantic epics put to screen and Deep Cut’s first foray into South Asian Cinema. Our special guest Thanmye Lagudu baptizes the three hosts into the “Church of Mani Ratnam” by bringing his 1995 historical fiction epic Bombay based on the Bombay riots. Wilson theorizes how this film probably served as inspiration for Alfonso Cuaron, Eli ventures into the muddy waters of representing real life events on a fictional screen, and Ben zeroes in on all the horny parts of the movie.  

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