Maqbool | Has It Aged Well? Ep. 18 | Ft.

This week on ‘Has It Aged Well?’ Abbas and Urjita tackle Shakespeare by revisiting the first film In Vishal Bharadwaj’s Shakepeare trilogy: Maqbool, based upon Macbeth. Joining them for the episode is writer and content creator Aditya Kulshreshtha aka Kullubaazi. Despite Urjita having mistakenly rewatched the other Shakespeare adaptation ‘Omkara’ for this episode the trio manage to stick the landing by keeping the conversation more or less Maqbool centric. Topics covered include: The stellar casting, references to The Godfather, the role of lust in the story, why Lady Macbeth is one of the best villains, the trio’s respective history with the bard, the fantastic use of Urdu and Hindi, Bharadwaj’s inspirations and a lot more.
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[@vasavapr]

For someone who is being made fun of for someone from Bhopal, Kullu seems a very well-read person.

[@nikitagidwani5644]

Please get Kullu to do more podcasts with you guys on different movies of the 2000s 😊

[@ash1m]

+1

[@amodhsaxena6103]

He can't articulate his thoughts very well though

[@2HN.]

@@amodhsaxena6103 ye Nikita naamke buddhe bakwas hi karte hain. Kruschev bhi chutya thha.

[@dr.anjalisingh1253]

@@amodhsaxena6103i agree

[@ElizabethFord-vu4xp]

Wish Urjita saw this movie cause something she might have picked up on that the guys missed was 1) Nimmi absolutely has motivation and 2) Abbaji was not so innocent. The only reason Nimmi is with Abba ji is because she wanted to be a heroine, which Abbaji promised her he would make her... She keeps asking about her movie and he keeps saying later but he has no intention of doing this, because he wants to keep her as his plaything. She's clearly aging out of that heroine age bracket, and she fully knows this (Lady Macbeth's age is also a big theme in the play, particularly bc she does not have a child). This is a big cause of resentment in her. There's this one scene where Nimmi goes to Maqbool after she's just had to sleep with Abba ji and says something like "abba ji ko kabhi nanga dekha hai?" with such disgust and embarrassment.... Main uske jagga hota main bhi hot boyfriend Maqbool ko bolti maar de buddhe ko

[@floppy_hands1770]

Also how are you forgetting abbaji has his eyes on a dancer girl near the end of his life. That was kind of the last straw where nimmi says she has now seen the other woman that how abbaji doesn't love her he is just a horned up grandpa who will leave her he pleases for the other woman.

[@vishalv271]

I don't think Nimmi was with Abbaji by choice. It was a compromise for her and then she gets replaced by a new younger girl. So she had enough reasons to have him killed and thats where Bhardwaj gave this character more dimensions. BTW i loved how she says "Ghar mein to kutte bhi paley jaate hain" challenges both his masculinity and his existence as a human.

[@anannyamusale1923]

Such a great point!!

[@floppy_hands1770]

Nice thought

[@cinegog2100]

38:35 Loved the reference to The Godfather; but the Maqbool scene was a mix of two separate scenes 1. Vito Corleone (Brando) reprimands Sonny (Caan) for speaking in the drugs meeting with Sollozzo; 2. Michael Corleone (Pacino) says to Fredo "never take sides against the family" during a Vegas casino meeting

[@vijaymore5650]

Please cover all three of adaptation, cant wait to see your commentary on Haidar 😂

[@daiwadnya]

Oh man.. i cried when Kullu described the Omkara scene towards the end of podcast

[@tarabrara1350]

I love the scene from Kullu's date night. The conflict depicted on Irrfan's face when Nimmi hugs her is brilliant. So many emotions without saying a word.

[@noopurrane3415]

best 'has it aged well?" episode ever

[@himanshumani8262]

I like Irrfan Sir acting more than anybody in these film. Even though we all have watched this much later and expected him to be this good but he was new in these whole cast.He has done such amazing job.There is no reference for him the way he played it.

[@cinegog2100]

Wow!! One of the best episodes of Has it aged well. Ended up watching and loving the movie because of Kullu's passion for it!! Should definitely invite guests like him who have a genuine appreciation for the movie and can bring the funny quotient along with it. Very insightful and funny episode @kullubaazi

[@amusingwordplay7298]

Please do the 1971 film, Anand. One of my favorites. It has one of the best third acts ever written for a movie, where the audio recorder acts as a brilliant Chekhov's gun! Something, that Urjita will really appreciate. Also, since you guys have already covered KHNH in this series, you guys can draw parallels. Where, KHNH, which was clearly "inspired" by this movie, did a complete 180, going for a "funny" ending as opposed to Anand's dramatic climax.

[@urjitawani.]

Chekhov's gun bola hai toh ab dekhna hi padega :D

[@BreadOmeletteBhai]

So they finally did "Anand" episode 🎉❤

[@B1it3krieg]

watched this podcast. Remembered what a masterpiece the movie was. went back to watch the movie again watching the podcast again now!

[@amusingwordplay7298]

Get Cyrus and discuss the 2009 film, Raj & DK's 99. Starring Kehmu, Cyrus, Soha, Vinod & Boman. Based on the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal!

[@RB-ey5se]

Great episode, but a few major factual inaccuracies. It's absurd (and sexist) to say Lady Macbeth has no motivation - she clearly wants to be Queen of Scotland, and not just an 'ordinary' part of the nobility. Also, saying Macbeth was written at a time when women couldn't be queen is laughable - Shakespeare spent the bulk of his life under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was preceded by Mary I.

[@please.chriss]

Kullu OP, watched maqbool last night just love it ♥️♥️

[@devikalakhote351]

This guy is quite cute!

[@sattvi]

Good job on the video editing👍 I usually listen to these episodes, first time watching and it's seamless

[@fibicreations]

You have to get kullu for Haider and omkara again

[@ahdityuh]

What a great episode. Need Kullu back for another one soon.

[@please.chriss]

Thanks abbas and urjita ♥️♥️♥️

[@lazyhippo4818]

बहुत ही शानदार वीडियो

[@MDH045]

Kullu OP bhai wapas bulaooo

[@manozr]

just by kallu's description i have watehed the movie again

[@manozr]

even i cant remember a movie so detailed by its dialouge

[@zohaibanwar5986]

yar i watch twice this video its great yar loots of love from pakistan❤

[@mitesh07]

Best episode. ❤Kullu.

[@2HN.]

Kullu said he didn't slap her but they did rest of the scene. So, he called her "rakhail" and made her react submissive like Tabbu does in the film. No wonder she's ex.

[@AmnolGupta]

Arre kyu pakda TC ne Urjita ko ? yeh toh batao !

[@rohanmalekar1209]

Suggestion for next movie: CHACHI 420!! CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED MOVIE in terms of pop culture. Each and every actor has KILLED IT in their roles and it's a shame that even though the movie has several top notch comedic and meme worthy moments, it still doesn't get the attention it deserves!! Do consider it, pretty please? ❤️

[@floppy_hands1770]

It's a Hollywood remake. Let's not 🚫

[@Oldschoolguy25]

Kullu is ❤

[@naikvinit]

Great episode. Kullu bhai should have used urdu more during the podcast, maybe next time :)

[@ankitview246]

New Deewar which contain kay kay menon and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan was not the remake of old classic deewar, new one was a fresh story of some prisoners who evade from Pakistan jail. Not a bad movie at all, do make one podcast for that movie.

[@jayeshagrawal9472]

Zuban khinch leta bolta hai, aag laga deta nahin 🫣

[@citizenkane4243]

All bodies are beautiful some are more beautiful 1:04:43

[@lebowskithedude]

Kullu op

[@ssiddarth]

Great episode 👌

[@devynkumar1997]

7 Khoon Maaf wasn't his worst film Rangoon is

[@vamshicompany8547]

Please do on rgv movie company also

[@vijaydwivedi8544]

PANKAJ KAPUR WON NATIONAL AWARD (SILVER LOTUS AWARD) FOR MAQBOOL.

[@gauravratan884]

really liked this...

[@lazyhippo4818]

Abbas bhai, Kullu J sath omkara bhi karwa do

[@IndianMonk94]

Urjita mujhe kaafi cute lagti hai ❤️ I like her smile and her way of talking. And in general also I really really really like her. Obsession ho Gaya hai. But she was interrupting a lot. Koi baat nahi she'll improve in due time.

[@MohammadAdnan-do1ie]

Why this guy sounds like irfan 😭

[@eliecher7559]

got the godfather reference wrong. Don corleone gets up from his chair , comes near sollozzo and refuses the deal. Abbaji does the same. I don't think the "never take sides with anyone against the family" was referenced.

[@lipikamit]

OK we get Urjita has watched Omkara and some jokes in the beginning is funny but it is irritating to see her interrupt Kullu's and Abbas flow of thoughts on Maqbool. This episode was celebrating Maqbool but spare us her unwanted comments.

[@rockingishan12345]

Favorite podcast! You guys better than smartless

[@nikk796]

Nimmi got so many slaps from maqbool in this movie. That's my take on this movie.

[@darshanshettynow]

When is Omkara with Kullu coming ?

[@cinegog2100]

Abbaji ki jaan lega kya 😂😂😂

[@manishmishraji]

Irrfan khan ke directors cut wale stories best thhe

[@tejaswishenoy3786]

More power to urjitha

[@manozr]

kallu ka maza aaya. oh ho ho

[@jineshudani401]

Who called this Has it aged well and "arey wo wala dialogue yaad hai?"

[@abbasmomin]

Creative ke liye bohot lamba ho raha tha woh title.

[@maheshmenon1363]

Dear Urjita and Abbas , mere “India Pod Day 2023” ke comments ke liye maafi. Now I have seen this 2nd episode after Dev D

[@personaldata1270]

Teen me se ek. Ne movie hi ni dekhi hai. She shudnt have participate d in the conversation. Or shud have watched it na.

[@SwarupGupta-sc1dg]

None of you film geeks know this is a ripoff from Men of Respect (1991)😅

[@sunilbhatt3236]

Looks like urijita is here only for some giggle effects...she lacks depth when she tried to ridicule the creative process being explained by kullu

[@Juss169]

could it be more obvious that kullu is not over his ex? 😕

[@ankit19jha]

Looking at Kundli and predicting is not religious. It is the use of astrology which is not religious. It is however based out of mathematics

[@divyanshi1996]

Kullu is kuul

[@shadabahmed579]

23:51 bad editing

[@manishmishraji]

Kullu se english kyun bulwa rahe ho yaar? Itni acchi zabaan hai ladke ki.. Use apni zabaan me baat karne bolna chahiye

[@neelthakkar862]

Yaar don't have a female perspective just for the sake of female perspective If that perspective is uninformed, has no opinions about the content and if it just representation for the sake of representation, I wouldnt want to watch it. Urjitah is not adding any sort of value to the discussion whatsoever.

[@floppy_hands1770]

There are plenty of all male movie discussion podcasts you're free to leave and watch those

[@neelthakkar862]

@@floppy_hands1770 Nope, why should I? 1. I am all for the female representation and the female perspective, but by her own account, she did not watch the film she is here to discuss. In fact she has never seen the film in question (her own words). 2. I value this podcast, hence I am subscribed to this. But just because I am subscribed to this doesn't mean I can't criticize what I believe is a wrong move by the creator of the podcast. I don't leave negative comments on other videos by the same team! I like them to be honest 3. Your correlation of "if you don't like it, go away" is very crude and doesn't apply everywhere

[@floppy_hands1770]

@@neelthakkar862 ok i concede

[@bharatmedsare571]

The girl keeps interrupting without watching movie and its irritating

[@debolina19]

Urjita should study movies and then talk... Please its really irritating going off topic... The discussion on Maqbool actually starts after 15mins🤷‍♀️

[@NEKHALOVlogs]

Kullu is a sensible and the lady is total opposite … bad combination

[@samziee69]

1st hum

[@kahininagar1495]

The interruptions are so irritating 😢

[@sharam5614]

That girl is really annoying 🙄

[@bhaskardas4995]

Urjita or Tabbu ? :p

[@floppy_hands1770]

@@bhaskardas4995 all of them

[@gladkunder3312]

The concept of the show is good but it lacks depth in its execution, @ Urjita, how can you discuss on a movie which you haven't watched at all... plus too much giggling and off topic discussions... You have to fine tune your act to gain more fans ... Even if you have to reduce the length of the show, its fine as long as you stick to the topic only.. Also the 2004 Deewaar movie wasn't a remake of the 1975 classic. This one had a story related to POW's. Shows how good or bad cinephiles you are.

[@shrikantshingate2283]

[@missysassypants8133]

Human nature hasn't changed in the system, since the garden of eden.