Anand | Has It Aged Well? ft. @KumarVarunOfficial

This week on ‘Has It Aged Well?’ Abbas and Urjita are joined by one of our favourite guests, comedian and quizzer Kumar Varun. We’re discussing one of the most beloved Hindi films of all time, ‘Anand’ from 1971 directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and starring Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, and Johnny Walker. Topics discussed include: Rajesh Khanna’s superstardom, our relationship with Hrishi da’s ‘middle of the road’ cinema, Anand’s impact on hindi films and hindi film characters, the humanism of the story and what we would do if faced with the dilemma of the central character of this film. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Highlights 2:41 Opening quote/intro 4:26 The Rajesh Khanna "theme music" 5:59 Hrishikesh Mukherjee: The man, the myth, the legend 11:05 Potboiler cinema vs 'Middle of the road' cinema of the 70s 12:48 Rajesh Khanna's unparalleled stardom and pre 'angry young man' Amitabh Bachchan 16:20 Longevity of Anand/Gratitude 24:34 Portrayal of male bonding 27:27 How Raj Kapoor was the inspiration for Anand 28:39 A funny Kishore Kumar story 30:25 The beauty of Anand's songs 31:43 The supporting cast 35:00 The unpretentious inclusivity of Anand 37:58 Break 39:32 Urjita's quiz 45:12 Did Anand ruin optimistic characters in Hindi cinema? 48:52 Lata Mangeshkar's secret career as a music composer/Music and lyrics of Anand 53:02 A brief discussion on the FIlmfare awards 58:54 Iconic actor-playback singer pairs 1:03:16 What would you do if you found out you had a terminal disease? 1:09:48 What's aged the best/worst? 1:12:50 Double feature 1:17:07 Rating scale 1:20:52 Alternate endings Check out the ‘Yuva’ episode of HIAW ft. Kumar Varun here:    • Yuva | Has It Aged Well? Ep. 09 |  Ft. @Ku...   Follow Kumar Varun on instagram here:   / randomvarun   Subscribe to KV’s Youtube channel:    / @kumarvarunofficial   Follow Abbas here:   / abbasmomin88   Follow Urjita here:   / urjitawani   Get early access to ‘Has It Aged Well?’ audio episodes on Amazon Music, Subscribe to the feed: https://music.amazon.in/podcasts/24d5... Subscribe to IVM Pop’s Youtube Channel here:    / @ivmpop   Follow IVM Pop on Instagram:   / ivmpop