As part of the preview for my screening of Last Film Show (2021), I spoke to its writer, director and producer, Pan Nalin. I was familiar with Nalin’s previous work but this film connected on a deeper level. One reason was that it’s set in Kath

KK Interview with Vidhi Salla

Jun 18th, 2022 27m 54s

This is my first podcast episode and couldn’t have been a better start than with an interview of Bollywood playback singer, KK. It’s heartbreaking to share this interview after his death but all the more reason to listen to his voice and rememb

Introspection Special (Hello 2022)

Jan 4th, 2022 1h 41m

Let’s begin 2022 with gratitude for all that the previous year gave us. In this episode, I talk about the various reasons to have an internal celebration, interspersed with songs from Bollywood. The year 2021 was characterised by the beginning

Playback Singers in Bollywood

Nov 29th, 2019 1h 59m

This episode features excerpts from Vidhi’s phone interview with Bollywood singer KK and songs of other great playback singers from Hindi cinema. Playback singing is unique to Bollywood the way a singer lends voice to the emotions and how t

Bollywood Antakshari (a sing song game)

Sep 1st, 2019 1h 58m

In India, a group singing game called Antakshari is extremely popular. Participants either sit in a circle or form groups and begin the round with one Bollywood song. The next participant or team picks a word or the last syllable of this song a

Sufism in Bollywood

Aug 27th, 2019 1h 57m

Sufi poems and music styles have had a huge influence on Bollywood. The quality of addressing the God or the divine as the beloved in Sufism appeals to the inherently romantic sensibilities of Bollywood music. In this episode, I invited Sufi s

Dream Sequence Songs

Aug 21st, 2019 1h 59m

Songs are an important part of Bollywood and filming songs, even more so. There are many songs in Bollywood that have been shot as dream sequences, allowing the director to take the film’s characters to exotic locations. Oftentimes, the lead pa

Mountains Special: Dedicated to Vermont

Aug 19th, 2019 2h 2m

The first time I visited Vermont, it was at the peak of summer. The verdant mountains, rows of towering pine trees and fresh mountain air reminded me of the mountains in India. That memory, invariably led me to Bollywood songs filmed in the mou

Bollywood in America

Jul 8th, 2019 1h 53m

Bollywood films shot overseas is not a new concept at all. Right from the sixties, you can see glimpses of Alpine mountains, Swiss meadows, hip European cities and even parts of Japan featured in Hindi movies. The United States of America, thou

The Melodies of Rain

Jul 3rd, 2019 1h 49m

Monsoons in India bring with them a multitude of memories and of course monsoon songs. Bollywood’s fascination for rain is well known; be it to depict the longing between two lovers or their union. Songs and song situations in Hindi cinema have

My Movie Recommendations

Jun 3rd, 2019 1h 47m

Season 3; Episode 4This week, I decided to host a show about my movie recommendations: movies I’ve grown up watching, those I’ve admired and those films that have inspired me. Below is the complete list followed by a link to the podcast

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