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!
CHAPTERS:
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
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