Join Bollywood Drafts in celebrating the legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra in his birthday month with an epic 2-part ranking of all 22 of his films! For over 50 years, Yash Chopra defined the Bollywood aesthetic with intense, subversive, but still massively entertaining movies. In part 1, host and moderator Manish (@vertigay314) invites a panel of Yash Chopra fans to rank the bottom 9 movies of his iconic career. From his early hits to a few rare misses, they explore which films land at the bottom of the list and why. Stay tuned for the next episode, where we’ll reveal the top 13 Yash Chopra films!

The players:

Yamini (@pappuchaaru)

Yamini on Instagram: @ya.minute

Sal (@Salandthebadpun)

Sal on Instagram: @thesalamanderchicago

Nim (@MapleBrownie)

Nim on Instagram: @MapleBrownie

Aaditya (@stelladillli)

Aaditya's writing: https://medium.com/@aadiagg

Aaditya on Instagram: @intnlmnlgue

Up next: Yash Chopra Top 13 (part 2)

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Theme music: Yash Raj Films logo theme

Intermission/outtro music: "Zindagi ittefaq hai," (1969, Saregama, music by Ravi and lyrics by Sudhir Ludhianvi)

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40 years ago, Madhuri Dixit made her debut in Bollywood. Since then, she's reigned as THE queen of Bollywood for movie fans all over the world. Winner of 6 Filmfare Awards (out of a record 17 nominations), Dixit has appeared in numerous classic films by legendary filmmakers. Celebrated for her dancing, honored for her acting, and respected for her enduring cultural influence, Madhuri Dixit will always be our Dhak Dhak girl. Join host and moderator Manish (@vertigay314) in finding the top 13 for this icon of cinema.

The players:

Akash (@fagittarius_jd)

Ru (@djrubot)

Shivani (@shivani510)

Stacey (@bollywriter)

Akash's writing: https://ajswrites.wordpress.com/

Ru on Instagram: @RuBhatt

Shivani on Letterboxd: Shivani_T

Stacey @ BollySpice: https://bollyspice.com/

Stacey on Instagram/Threads: @staceybollywriter1111

BollySpice on Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/@bollyspicemagazine

Khandaan Podcast video essay on Madhuri Dixit by @amritaIQ

Up next: Yash Chopra part 1 - Bottom 9

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Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil)

Intermission/outtro music: "Choli ke peeche," Khal Nayak (1993, Tips/Warner Music, music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi)

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We're doing something a little different here on Bollywood Drafts: ranking movies made by South Asian creators outside the Bollywood industry. Think directors like: Satyajit Ray, M. Night Shyamalan, and Mira Nair, and actors like Kal Penn, Parminder Nagra, and Suraj Sharma. And your usual host and moderator Manish (@vertigay314) gets to participate this time!

The players:

Manish

Shah (@theshahshahid)

Shah at The Movie Blog: https://www.themovieblog.com/author/shah-shahid/

Up next: Madhuri Dixit Top 13

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Theme music: "Yeh ishq hai," Jab We Met (2007, T-Series, music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil)

Intermission/outtro music: "The Gravel Road," The Village (2004, Hollywood Records, music by James Newton Howard)

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