Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about abusive husbands, musical numbers, young lovers, and comic butlers. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “Mist” (Dhund) the 1975 Bollywood adaptation of “The Unexpected Guest.”

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

2:12 Did incorporating music into the movie work?

6:20 The unexpected guest arrives

11:02 Getting the characters straight

11:27 An unexpected appearance by Isaac Hayes

13:41 The Indian police arrive

19:13 The cultural relevance of a nude shower scene

24:16 The trial of the attorney for murder

30:24 Murder as a way of determining someone’s fate

36:01 The value of foreign movies