Tollywood in Oz
Temple of Cinema Chaat joins us to share her love for, among other masala marvels, Chiranjeevi. You know, this guy: WARNING! The following clips contain silver go-go boots, crocheted capes, a robot, sparkles, leg warmers, flying, reverse camera action, and lots and lots of lycra. More glitter planets? Coming right up!Mythological!Pleather!Hitched-up lunghi means business!And Beth's favorite.What started with Magadheera (go on, ask her how many times she's seen it) has quickly spiraled into passion for the Megastar family, crowned by the dancing king himself. Temple also tells amazing tales of movie-watching in Melbourne, Australia, including her stint as an extra in the stands of the big matches in Chak De India or being a 5'10" gori in the cinema hall during the latest Tollywood releases.other audience members, at interval: Do you understand what's going on?Temple: Sort of.other audience members: Do you speak Telugu?Temple: No.other audience members: Are you going to learn Telugu?Temple: No.other audience members: Oh. You speak Tamil, then.Temple: No, but she [gestures at film-watching and blog-writing companion Heather] knows a bit.other audience members: Hmm. Hindi?Temple: A bit.other audience members: Ah. But you don't speak Telugu?Temple: [sigh]Almost lost amidst all this fabulousness is a throwaway reference to house favorite and famed dance demon Shashi Kapoor (the dancing starts around 4:00 in the clip below):You can listen to Masala Zindabad: Tollywood in Oz by clicking the player above, subscribing to our feed, on iTunes, or downloading here.
