Love of Cinema
Interviews and conversations centered on cinema and streaming shows. Discerning conversations; organic interviews.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 39: Monsoon Wedding (2001) - with Rakhee Sandilya
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Rakhee Sandilya co-wrote and directed the engaging 2017 drama Ribbon, starring Kalki Koechlin and Sumeet Vyas. She joins us fo…
Episode 38: A R Rahman of 90s - with Karthik Srinivasan
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A look back at A R Rahman of 90s with popular music blogger and Rahman super-fan, Karthik Srinivasan.
We revisit 16 songs from…
Episode 37: Ghulami (1985) - with Atul Sabharwal
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This season, a small series of deep dives with directors/screenwriters on personal favorites, where I asked a small group of d…
Episode 36: Gautham Vasudev Menon
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Writer-director Gautham Vasudev Menon joins us on the season's last episode to talk about his writing, straddling the genres o…
Episode 35: Shakti (1982) - with Gautam Chintamani
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Film historian and writer Gautam Chintamani joins us for a deep dive into Ramesh Sippy's Shakti (1982).
A film that Sippy is …
Episode 34: Ritesh Shah (D-Day, Pink and Raid)
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An hour with screenwriter Ritesh Shah on D-Day (2013), Pink (2016) and Raid (2018).
We dissected scenes from those films and …
Episode 33: Gulzar's Ijaazat (1987) - with Pavan Jha
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Gulzar's poetically cinematic Ijaazat (1987) is perhaps Hindi cinema's most mature exploration of divorce and live-in relation…
Episode 32: Tere Ghar Ke Samne and Vijay Anand - with Karan Bali
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One of our absolute greats and arguably the most versatile Hindi filmmaker of all-time, Vijay Anand, left behind a legacy wort…
Episode 31: Watching Bachchan on big screen in the 70s and 80s
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Chances are, if you love Hindi cinema, you love Amitabh Bachchan and his films.
Having grown up in the 90s, well past peak Bac…
Episode 30: Ram Jaane (1995) - with Vinay Shukla
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Early in his career, Shah Rukh Khan did a series of films where he played the anti-hero. One of those films was Ram Jaane (19…
Episode 29: Satyajit Ray's documentaries - with Subha Das Mollick
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Satyajit Ray made an absolutely moving documentary on Rabindranath Tagore.
He also made documentaries on — the blind artist, …
Episode 28: Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) - with Sanjay Khanduri
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Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007) is packed with quirk.
A delightful crime comedy, pulling off one improbable scene after another…
Episode 27: Remembering Kader Khan - with Sukanya Verma
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Kader Khan was an extraordinary writer and actor.
He was also one of the primary architects of, what I like to call, the Bachc…
Episode 26: Kamlesh Pandey (Tezaab, Aatish, Aks, Delhi 6)
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Kamlesh Pandey has written upwards of 45 films, including Tezaab, Saudagar, Aatish, Aks, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, and Yalgaar…
Episode 25: Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) - with Kaveree Bamzai
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In conversation with columnist, author and former editor of India Today, Kaveree Bamzai on Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983).
Superfan …
Episode 24: Pankuj Parashar
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2 cult comedies, 2 massively entertaining blockbusters, and an iconic TV show...
In conversation with director Pankuj Parashar …
Episode 23: Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri at 50 - with Amitava Nag
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In conversation with independent film critic and author Amitava Nag on one of Satyajit Ray's magnificent films, Arranyer Din R…
Episode 22: YZ, Double Seat - with Sameer Vidwans (in Marathi)
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**My first podcast episode in Marathi**
In conversation with director Sameer Vidwans on — Double Seat (2015) and YZ (2016), pre…
Episode 21: Nayakan (1987) - with Baradwaj Rangan
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In conversation with Baradwaj Rangan on Mani Ratnam's modern classic, Nayakan (1987).
We chat about the landmark film's craft, …
Episode 20: Manorama Six Feet Under - with Navdeep Singh
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In conversation with Navdeep Singh on Manorama Six Feet Under, NH10, and Laal Kaptaan
Navdeep shared interest…