 You ever seen Old Boy? Korean film. No. No. I don't even know it. That doesn't even ring a bell. A lot of people say it's one of the greatest films of all time. Really? Old Boy. Apparently it's going back in theaters in August. Directed by... I forget his name. Okay. Old Boy. And they're gonna do a theatrical release. Re-release of of Old Boy. It's like it's 20 year anniversary or something. Oh, wow. How have I not heard of this? People love this film, man. Well, you know what I hope? Well, it doesn't matter. No, it doesn't. Because it's your... Yeah, it's something you said. Exactly. Hey, welcome back to our Steve Bader X's course. I'm not Old Boy. You know, you're an Old Boy. Ha ha ha. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and more juicy content. Thank you to our Bruce Portsons Patreon, follow us on Instagram, and like button. Today we have a video. It's from Time. Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin' Into the future Counting the slipper slipper slipper slipper slipper in the future. Because they did a interview and the cover of the current Time Magazine is the Picapattical. It's true. And so they did a little, I think, interview with her. Great. On the Times website. It's not a YouTube, so I'm having to record this on Twitter. So, if I don't know what Twitter video is gonna do here. Hopefully nothing weird. Charge him. Um, no, I don't have Twitter blue, so, uh, here we go. And it's called, uh, The Peacoboticon is bringing the world to Bollywood. Okay. It should actually be Indian cinema, because she was actually the presenter for RRR, which is not a Bollywood film. We'll get there. We will get there. Here we go. Growing up, my mother says that you never found me at ground level. I was always, you know, climbing on sofas and jumping off tables and sounds like Ashley teenager. I think I was, I was naughty. When I think back, I was like, okay, at least I had a personality, you know, so yeah, I think that's awesome way, but I think the one constant was that I was always very sure of what I wanted for myself. Oh, that was great. In March, 2023, The Peacoboticon took to the biggest stage in the film industry as she introduced the live performance of Natu Natu. That is Academy Award winner for Best Original Song. Her debut at the awards solidified her status as a Bollywood icon and introduced Indian cinema icon. She was already a Bollywood icon. Yeah, she didn't need the Oscars to validate that. The world is waking up to India beyond just the movies. But if I want to zoom out a bit, whether it's medicine, whether it's technology, whether it's innovation, the arts, music, it's India's moment. I asked Ibuka to tell us which of her films she recommended to someone who's never watched a traditional Bollywood film. One movie that I'm in. Good question. I'd recommend a movie called Piku. Us too. I know it's different from the perception that we have of this. Where she floored us with her thespianatic muscles. Yes, it's very, very different from, you know, the perception that we have of song and dance and music and color. But it's truly a special, special movie. Yes, it is. When watching Piku. Agreed. Ibuka started her career as a pro badminton player following in the footsteps of her father and former badminton champion. Wow. I played professional sport. But even my time on the badminton court, I always knew that eventually I want to be an actor. I'm so glad you did that. Can just breeze past that. Like you didn't say what you just said. You don't realize these values. You don't realize these things that you're learning silently. You don't realize it while you're at it. It's something I've realized much later on in life, whether it's how to handle fame, how to handle success, how to handle failure, how to be competitive, but in the right spirit. I mean, there's so many things that I don't think I'd learn if I hadn't been an athlete. Self-care is also one of the things I really enjoy doing and exercise is very much a part of that routine. And maybe it's to do with the fact that I was an athlete and I've always been sort of into physical fitness, you know. So whether I need it for a movie or whether I need it for a brand shoot, all of that is secondary for me. It's always about how I feel. Yo, I'm in the middle of my interview. This is Ranveer, isn't it? It's Ranveer. We got a surprise visitor. From Padukarn's other movie star, her husband, Ranveer Singh. The questions about you, she was segmenting into married life. Oh, wow. You're a cosmic girl. You think you'll have it? Ask me. Ask me now, ask me now. Now, yeah. Oh, yes. One hour please. And behind this here. What are we doing? I love them. I just want to say to everyone that this is truly cosmic. We didn't plan for him to be here, but he is. I'll answer the question. Don't worry. Bye. Soft-core porn right there. It was. Her husband. I mean, there's a lot of things I love eating. I'm a huge foodie. I love eating. I just love something in food. The part of, you know, the world that I come from. So whether it's idlies and dosas and rasam and rice and even the typical Mangalorean food. If I really had to choose. I'm the kind of person that my mother always says this. She's like, you've not even finished breakfast. And apparently I was like this evening when I was in school. Like we've had dinner and I'm already like, Mom, what are we having for breakfast? Yes, ma'am. What are we having for lunch? So I'm always thinking about food. Yep. What else? I mean, I love spending time with my husband and I. I married my best friend. As you should. We're just so... What is that video? I can feel like... Why have I not seen that? My most vulnerable... Send it to me. Now. My most clumsy, my most expressive... Yeah, we've known each other now 10 years almost. So it's my happy place. Oh, bummer. Boy, that went fast. 15 more minutes. I could have done a full mini-series on her life. I've been with my wife almost 15 years. That's awesome, by the way. Congratulations. Which would be coming up, so it's... We've been married how many? 11? 11. 12 years. 11 or 12 years. 11 or 12 years this year. We've been married that long. But then we've been together almost 15. So by the time it turns 18, I will have been with her as long as I lived with my parents. That's weird to think about. And at that point, there will be a point very soon here where you'll be able to say you've spent more time on Earth living with her than without her. Yeah, yeah. It's crazy. Anyways, on to the lovely, lovely Dibicapada gone. It was a wonderful little moment. Not to talk about Ranveer, but I love to. He just comes in and he wasn't there to take over. Of course not. He's like, I just wanted to say hi. Yeah, I didn't realize you were doing what you're doing. This is your thing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So he's always such insupportive of her and not there to overshadow or do anything like that. No, and as valuable as Oscar recognition is, because there is a value to it, that didn't solidify her as anything. The Oscars are blessed to have had her be there. And that just opened up a door for more people to know about who she is. And they're not knowing about her. And now knowing about her doesn't make her any more important or influential because she's already far more important and influential than the majority of actors on the planet. She's in the upper echelon of influential... In terms of influence, in terms of... Actors and celebrities. You're following in terms of what people listen to you for? Yeah. I can't think of an actress outside of India. Obviously, there's a bunch in India that have this. But outside of India, there's musicians, maybe. Taylor Swift, obviously, that has an insane following. Tom Cruise, he's talking an actresses. Zendaya, probably. It would have more just because she's a global figure now. But very few. She'd probably be in the top five actresses to have... That's why she's on the cover of Time. Influenced. That's why she's on the cover of Time. She's right. India's taken over. I mean, if you just saw... It was just announced today. Ali announced that she's the brand ambassador for Gucci. Oh, I didn't see that. Yeah. Good for her. It's now the brand ambassador. Oh, is that what that was on that post? I just thought it was great pictures that were done. I believe it was Gucci. Okay. It was brand ambassador for Gucci. Good for her. It just keeps coming. And I love that... Because that would be one of our recommendations. And I'm not saying that as a pat on the back. I'm saying it as it makes me happy that we're on the same pages to Pika in regard to letting people know if you recommended a film you're in that you would like people outside of India to see. Yeah. What would you like them to see? Pika's a good choice. Well, now, there are great films that you could immediately... I mean, you could... There's a ton of them that I've loved. There's Tamasha. There's Ramleela. There's Padmavat. There's Bajaramastani. Yeah. But my favorite film, if someone said to me, what's your favorite film with Deepika where she flexes her thespianatic muscles? There was nothing more impressive than Pika. Nothing. For her to hold her own opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Irfan Khan that way in a beautiful story that is driven by relationships and dialogue, I wholeheartedly agree. I've always disagreed with you on that point. I've seen her thespianatic muscles way before you did. In what? Padmavat. Oh, they're there. Ramleela. Like all the ones you mentioned? Well, they're there. I'm not saying they're not there. I'm saying that they're not demonstrated on a level that is... Yeah, that's where I disagree. I think she would be far more likely to be nominated for an Oscar for Piku than anything else that she's ever done. I don't think she'd be nominated for any of those other films, although she did solid performances. I don't know. Yeah, I disagree. But yeah, this is... Well, you could have been even longer, obviously. Oh, my... I feel like it should be... For sure. I'm so excited for... It's kind of crazy how our trajectory has kind of lined up with how India is getting on the global page. It's really awesome. Not that I'm going to take all the credit, but I will. It's sarcasm. But the fact that now, hopefully, we're going to see... I would love this year to have five great films that we are struggling to figure out which one they should send to the Oscar. Absolutely. Right? Yes. Especially, like, LGP film, Anurag film. Yes. The Malayalam films. Yes. The Vikram film. Like, there's so many of these films that I would love for them to be so good that the world just needs to see them. Agreed. And they're struggling. Agreed. And you're like, oh, yes, I wanted this option, but that's another great option I think could really make the final cut. Yeah. I think we're getting there. I think we're getting there pretty quickly. I agree. Obviously, last year, it was more on just the global fun scale of our art with how that took over. And maybe it'll happen again with the film this year. And my favorite thing about that, which was what we were hoping for the minute we saw our art, is the fact that while it was an extremely beautiful entertainer at the top notches of entertainment, right? A buddy story that for me is my favorite buddy story of all time now. And in cinematic history is our art. Yeah. But there was an artistic level of excellence within that, that we saw in Natu Natu, where, remember when we saw it, said, it's one of the greatest musical numbers in cinematic history. That's up there with, I'm not kidding, that's up there with Singing in the Rain. As far as you see it and you know when you're watching it, I will never forget this and I want everybody to see it. And in 50 years, I will never forget Natu Natu, what it meant and that level of, it's very rare to find a film that's so commercially successful and an entertainer but also includes within it, artistic excellence that's at the level that people at the academy who are looking to honor artistic excellence, give a nod to it. So it's so exciting. Fantastic. Do more of these. Yes. Congrats to the pick up. Congratulations. And look at, what's our next film? Is it Fighter? I don't know. Are they in production yet for the sequel to Patan? That would be with Tiger. But isn't, I would anticipate she's going to be in that as well. She might be. If I were making the film, I'd want her in it. I'm pretty sure Tiger III that's coming out, I don't know if it's this year next year with Salman, his third of that. And how about Badminton? Yeah, I didn't even discuss that. She was a fucking professional Badminton player? Can anybody tell me that? How are we just finding this out? Also, they're a professional Badminton player. How are we just finding this out? I don't know, man. Project K. Oh, she's in jaw one. But I think it's a smaller role. I don't think it's a massive role. But Project K, which is I believe a post-apocalyptic. What's the intern? I think it's the remake of the one with Anna. Yeah, she's producing. I think it's the remake of the one with Anne Hathaway. Big B. Yeah. Awesome. Yeah, I believe it's. Oh. It's that. Fantastic. Perfect. Perfect casting to have it be her and Big B. Oh, that's exciting. Can't wait. If you haven't seen that, that's a fun, cute. Oh, it's a cute, really well done movie with a lot of heart. Very cute, well done. It's Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. That's exactly, if someone were to say to me, who would you cast in those roles? They'd be the first people to come to mind. I'm excited. 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