At long last, Shah Shahid and I reunite for another episode of the Split Screen Podcast, this time comparing the films Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania. We were inspired to tackle the “Dulhania” franchise in Episode 28 because of how wildly the two films differ in their representations of gender equality in romantic relationships. In short, everything great about the main characters and their relationship in Humpty goes straight down the crapper in Badrinath. Shah and I also discuss what differentiates Bollywood franchises from true sequels.

You can subscribe to the Split Screen Podcast at iTunes, or you can listen to Episode 28 in your browser on this page at Shah’s website, Blank Page Beatdown. Every episode of the Split Screen Podcast can be found here, including Shah’s take on the recent Hollywood reboot of Power Rangers. I’m featured in the following episodes:

• Episode 0— an introduction to the podcast
• Episode 1 — Memento vs. Ghajini
• Episode 2 — Knight and Day vs. Bang Bang
• Episode 8 — Warrior vs. Brothers
• Episode 10 — Seven Days vs. Jazbaa
• Episode 11 — Stepmom vs. We Are Family
• Episode 12 — The Man From Nowhere vs. Rocky Handsome
• Episode 16 — Rahasya vs. Talvar