This podcast describes how kids in the 1970s and 80s would get excited by the mere mention of travelling in a train to anywhere be it a holiday or be it a visit to their maternal grandparents.

The Sunday Subzee Mandi Trip

Jan 10th, 2021 11m 51s

Every every middle class household in the 1970 and 80s had a secret ritual where daddy jee and mummy jee would leave on the family scooter to the sabzee mandi to buy vegetables and fruits for the whole week.

1975 - The Golden Year

Jan 6th, 2021 20m 12s

1975 was Popular Hindi Cinema's golden year where a lot of films found phenomenal success. This year also heralded a tectonic shift in viewers' preference.

Vintage Radio Ads from India from 1970s and 1980s

Jan 4th, 2021 12m 33s

One more little nugget from the past from my vault of memories.

The culture of going to the cinema hall.

Oct 2nd, 2020 16m 36s

Going to watch a film in the 70s was an experience like no other. It was full of feverish excitement and something the entire family looked forward to for weeks. The excitement continued before and after the watching of the film.

R D Burman - the king of sound.

Sep 27th, 2020 22m 35s

There is no one quite like RD who coaxed sound from any instrument or just about anything under the sun. He produced not just music but also superlative background music. Truly the king of sound.

Hare Rama Hare Krishna

Sep 26th, 2020 14m 40s

Hare Rama Hare Krishna, produced and directed by Dev Anand was perhaps the only Hindi film based on the hippie culture and flower power revolution. The film released in December 1971.

Andaz Apna Apna - The Cult Classic

Sep 25th, 2020 15m 57s

Andaz Apna Apna which released in 1994 is considered a cult classic today, thanks to its zany, madcap spoofing that produced lots of laughter.

The making of the film Don (1978)

Sep 24th, 2020 16m 8s

This podcast narrates how the film Don, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman, was conceived and created and why it is considered as a cult classic today.

A tribute to Vijay Goldy Anand

Sep 22nd, 2020 22m 58s

The life and times of the best directors of popular Hindi cinema; the one who invented the grammar of the popular cinema of 1970s.

Rajesh Khanna The Superstar Part 3

Sep 20th, 2020 18m 5s

This concludes my trilogy on popular Hindi cinema's first Superstar. In this episode I cover the beginning of the end of Khanna's superstardom.

Rajesh Khanna The Superstar Part 2

Sep 19th, 2020 14m 50s

Episode 2 is about the years 1970 and 1971 when Rajesh Khanna was at the peak of his popularity and started losing his balance. It's also how he bagged that role in Anand.