The Weirdest Era In Bollywood- Part Two

Our deep dive into the early 2000s Bollywood era continues in this one! On this week's episode, we look at some of the biggest production houses (Yash Raj vs Dharma vs Vishesh Films), how Ram Gopal Varma was on top of the game, the battle for the best music director and much more. Don't forget to check part one out before checking out part two! 00:00 Cold open & what's in Part 2 02:11 Yash Raj Films: Dhoom, Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste & the Uday Chopra problem 05:11 Love stories for the multiplex era 06:43 Dharma Productions: Karan Johar's big-star playbook & Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 08:37 Kaal: Tiger hype, theater memories & the roast it deserves 11:41 Excel Entertainment: Dil Chahta Hai, Lakshya & the lost-youth generation 15:27 Vishesh Films: Raaz, Murder, Jism & the Emraan Hashmi launchpad 19:11 Why the Bhatts were the biggest ROI winners of the era 20:26 Ram Gopal Varma 26:12 Ashutosh Gowariker 27:41 What's Your Raashee RANT 28:21 Farah Khan & Main Hoon Na 29:29 Rakesh Roshan, Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai & Hrithik: the prototype 31:27 MUSIC 32:01 Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy: Kal Ho Naa Ho & the sound of the era 34:30 KANK is a slightly worse KHNH album 35:30 Mission Kashmir, Lakshya & Bunty Aur Babli soundtracks 37:19 A.R. Rahman's run: Lagaan, Yuva, Satya, Swades 38:56 Ranking Rahman's albums 43:42 Ismail Darbar: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam & Devdas 47:54 Himesh Reshammiya: Tere Naam & what Aashiq Banaya Aapne took from us 50:08 Vishal-Shekhar, Dus & Bluffmaster 51:58 Jhankaar Beats is SO DAMN GOOD 52:57 Dhoom Doom 55:06 K3G, Mohabbatein, Hum Tum & Veer-Zaara's lost Madan Mohan music 59:21 FINAL VERDICT: biggest winners of the early 2000s 01:03:22 State of the industry today & outro Follow us on Instagram:   / twopleasepod