🐒 Borders, Bollywood, and a Chicken Dance in Bajrangi Bhaijaan! 🐔

In this episode of Fear of Stairs: Desi Films Decoded, we tackle the heart-tugging, occasionally ridiculous journey of Bajrangi Bhaijaan—Salman Khan’s 2015 crowd-pleaser about a sweet, slightly dim devotee who will stop at nothing (including crossing international borders the most inconvenient way possible) to get a lost, mute Pakistani girl back home.

We cover:

・ Why this might be Bollywood’s last big “India-Pakistan friendship” film—and how it somehow won over audiences on both sides.

・ The wild tonal shifts from brothel escapes to slapstick border smuggling.

・ How a chicken-themed musical number became a plot point (yes, really).

・ The film’s surprisingly balanced portrayal of Pakistani charact ...