Episodes

Every movie we’ve decoded — one dance break, action scene, and family drama at a time.

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Koi… Mil Gaya (2003)

01 Apr 2025
Bollywood’s most lovable alien crash-lands into childhood nostalgia, dance battles, and low-budget sci-fi weirdness.

3 Idiots (2009) 

 21 Jan 2025
Bollywood’s ultimate college comedy that turns exams, engineering, and rebellion into an emotional rollercoaster.

PK (2014)

26 Nov 2024
An alien with no concept of shame crash-lands into India’s religious chaos — and asks all the awkward questions nobody wants to answer.

Disco Dancer (1982)

18 Feb 2025
The blueprint for every over-the-top Bollywood underdog story — featuring disco balls, revenge, and a song about a guitar.

Dhoom (2004)

04 Mar 2025
Fast bikes, louder music, and a cop-vs-thief chase that feels like Bollywood’s loudest love letter to style over logic.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

12 Nov 2024
A luxury soap opera disguised as a family drama — where love means never saying sorry (but always saying it in slow motion).

Sarpatta Parambarai (2021)

04 Feb 2025
A bruising, beautiful boxing epic set in 70s Madras, where the real fight is about identity, pride, and legacy.

Angamaly Diaries (2017)

24 Dec 2024
A hyper-local crime story that barrels through small-town Kerala like a drunken street brawl — filmed in one insane take.

Delhi Belly (2011)

10 Dec 2024
A foul-mouthed, grimy, anti-Bollywood comedy about three guys, one cursed package, and the world’s worst case of food poisoning.

Jawan (2023)

01 Oct 2024
A star-powered action spectacle where Shah Rukh Khan becomes every genre at once — and somehow pulls it off.

Tumbbad (2018)

29 Oct 2024
A slow-burn horror fable about greed, curses, and monsters lurking just beneath the earth (and your conscience).

Chennai Express

2013
A loud, colorful action rom-com where the train ride is long, the goons are everywhere, and Shah Rukh Khan just wants to go home.

Dev.D (2009)

15 Oct 2024
Anurag Kashyap’s messy, chaotic breakup movie — drowning in neon, alcohol, and self-loathing.

Happy New Year (2014)

07 Jan 2025
The most expensive dumb idea ever — a Bollywood heist movie that forgets it’s supposed to steal something.

All We Imagine As Light (2024)

18 Mar 2025
A quiet, gorgeous Mumbai story about women, loneliness, and finding small pockets of freedom.

Nadaaniyan

17 Apr 2025
A chaotic, misguided mess of a movie about nepotism, bad decisions, and even worse acting.

About Fear of Stairs

Fear of Stairs: Desi Films Decoded is a podcast where logic takes a backseat to dance numbers — and every staircase could be a death trap.

We’re four wildly different movie nerds diving into the chaos of Indian cinema. Sometimes we’re charmed. Sometimes we’re confused. Always entertained.

New episodes drop regularly covering the boldest, weirdest, and most unforgettable films from across Indian cinema — not just Bollywood.

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