Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Aditya Sarpotdar is here! His horror comedy Munjya is one of the biggest hits of 2024 and his next film Vampires of Vijay Nagar is one of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2025. Before making his Hindi debut with Munjya, Aditya made some of the more interesting and refresh…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do puts the fun in dysfunctional. Vanita Kohli-Khandekar and I revisit the 2015 comedy drama that happens to be one of our favortie films by Zoya. Join us! If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/s…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Aatish: Feel the Fire turns 30 this year. Avneesh Prashar, Saurabh Nair, Vikram Bondal and I celebrate Sanjay Gupta's 1994 action drama, a film that all four of us are fond of. Join us as we look back on — the bromance of Baba and Nawab; Gupta's eye for style, music, action an…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Sharaabi (1984) turns 40 this year. Superfans Alok Sharma, Diptakirti Chaudhuri and Shiva Krishnamurthy join me as we celebrate the Prakash Mehra film that gave us one of Amitabh Bachchan's top performances, Bappi-da's ace soundtrack, and some of the most incisive and clear-ey…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Hemanth M Rao joins us to chat about his gripping, noir-ish investigative thriller Kavaludaari and the stirring Sapta Sagaradaache Ello (Side A and Side B). Hemanth also shared his experiences assisting Girish Kasaravalli and co-writing with Sriram Raghavan. Joins us! If you e…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Randeep Jha joins us for a long chat on his excellent debut feature film Halahal, Netflix's Kohrra, his equally uncompromising short film Kartaa, and Trial by Fire which he co-directed. If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/25778…

In the last and final episode on Season 4, we discuss one of the iconic films from the 90's directed by Maniratnam. Many who are 80's or 90's kids must have watched this film at least once in their lives and in this episode, we had one such 90's kid, Rajesh Kumar aka Ronin Raj who talks about 90's nostalgia on his Podcast. Do check out his Podcast …

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! For cinephiles, cinema halls are like places of worship. Following the long and harsh Covid winter, cinema halls had a massive sunny run in 2023 thanks to Pathaan, Gadar 2, Jawan and Animal. Exhibitor and friend of the podcast, Akkshay Rathie joins us for a chat on — the banne…

In the 16th Episode of Season 4, I talk about a 2003 Assamese Children's movie directed by Jahnu Barua. The movie starts with Kukoi and why he is sent to the Juvenile home, along with the Warden of the Juvenile home we also travel to unravel Kukoi's story and that forms the crux of this beautiful film. The Movie is available on YouTube with Subtitl…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Aditya Bhattacharya's Raakh (1989) is a powder keg of a film. The kind of film which you can't stop thinking about for a day or two, every time you watch it. Aditya joins me for almost a 2-hour long chat on his remarkable debut film, the story behind the film, Aamir Khan, and …

In the 15th Episode of Season 4, We discussed the 2018 Kannada Movie directed by Sathya Prakash. In this episode, we had Subha J Rao a very known Film Critic. This episode is extra special because Subha J Rao mam interviewed the Director and also gave us the translation of the entire interview. In this episode, we discussed: A short Synopsis of the…

In the 14th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2008 Japanese (Anime) Movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki. In this episode, we had Sriram Selvan, a Fellow Podcaster at Being Scenius Podcast. In this episode, we discussed: Sriram's experience watching first ever Anime A Synopsis About the Movie What is a Children's Movie according to him? About Ponyo W…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! One of my favorite Arshad Warsi films turns 20 this week. Writer-director Shashanka Ghosh joins me to talk about Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part 2, a film that was an absolute trip and had banger of a soundtrack that included Kailash Kher's chartbuster Allah Ke Bande. Crazy stories ab…

In the 13th Episode of Season 4, We discussed a 2022 Polish Movie directed by Kristoffer Karlsson Rus. In this episode, we had Aravinth Rajagopalan, a Fellow Podcaster at The Aravinth Rajagopalan Audio Experience Podcast. We discussed: What do Movies mean to Aravinth? How he used to watch Movies before Netflix? What is a Children's Movie according …

In the 12th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2009 Marathi movie directed by Raj Pendurkar. We had the Podcast regular Sudarshan Rajagopalan as our guest for this episode. We Discussed: What is Children's cinema according to Sudarshan? Book Adaptation into the Movies/ Visual Medium. Some intricacies of the Storytelling method used in the movie. E…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Bejoy Nambiar (Shaitan, David, Solo, Taish) joins us for a deep dive of one of his all-time favorites, Padmarajan's Thoovanathumbikal. We talked about the complex characterizations, Mohanlal's terrific performance, Sumalatha's fascinating Clara and Johnson's timeless backgroun…

In the 11th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 2012 Kurdish Film Bekas directed by Karzan Kader. In this episode, we had Jayesh, the Host of the Butter Biscuit Podcast. In this episode, we discussed: The movie About Superman and other Superheroes The impact they had on the guests and the Movie Similarities this movie had with one of the Tamil Movi…

Hello Makkale, I hope all are doing fine. We actually recorded this episode the week after the movie was released, however, due to my personal engagements couldn't release it at that time. But, I'm glad that I'm releasing it this week especially when the movie has premiered on Amazon Prime. In this episode, I had two guests Sanjeev and Vignesh with…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Hansal Mehta joins us for a chat on two of his early films, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar and Chhal. One's a black comedy about end of innocence. The other's a sharp action drama centered around betrayal. Both films had compelling story lines, terrific cast, great music and both attempte…

In the 10th episode of Season 4, we discussed a 1958 Bengali Film Bari Theke Paliye directed by prolific Bengali Director Ritwik Ghatak. In this episode, we had Gopal, the biggest fan of the Director discuss so many things about the movie and the Director. Movie Herald Podcast - https://www.movieherald.com/ You can follow Gopal on his Instagram pag…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul, who co-created Scoop and wrote Thappad, joins me for a deep dive of one of her favorite films, Rangeela! We talked about Rangeela's charming old-school writing, the strong lead female character, women in RGV's films, Aamir Khan's method performance, Rah…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Fanboy moment! On the eve of Satya's 25th anniversary, a 2-hour-long chat with RGV on everything from Shiva and Raat, to Satya and Company, to Sarkar and Bhoot, to Nishabd and Mast. Unfiltered and unabashed as always, RGV shared some cool insights, stories and anecdotes. Join …

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Vikram Bhatt's Ghulam, a key 90s film and one of Aamir Khan's most popular film, turns 25 this year. Vikram joins me for a wide-ranging chat on Ghulam, music in his films, Raaz and the horror genre, his early days assisting Mukul Anand and Mahesh Bhatt, his streaming platform,…

Hello Makkale, Hope you're doing well. In this week's episode, we talk about Mani Ratnam's directional Ponniyin Selvan 2 which is the second part of the epic Drama Ponniyin Selvan 1 (PS1) released last year. In this episode, we had two guests Bharathi Srinivasan and Cranberry with us who had mixed feeling about the movie as much as I did. In this e…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Amitabh Bachchan's breakout film was Zanjeer (1973). The film not only proved to be the breakout vehicle for India's biggest superstar and cultural icon, but it also ushered in the Bachchan-Salim-Javed era and the trend of action dramas. Diptakirti Chaudhuri, a lifelong Hindi …

In the Ninth Episode of Season 4, we discussed Klaus, a (2019) Spanish-American adventure Christmas Movie written and Directed by Sergio Pablos. It is technically a Christmas movie but it can also be a Children's film because of the good vibes and message this film brings to the Kids. We had CK as our guest on this show and he was the one who recom…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! I really enjoyed the new period drama Jubilee, set in the 40s and 50s, and centered on the aspiration and ambition of a group of people from the world of Hindi cinema. I got a chance to pick the brains of writer Atul Sabharwal (Powder, Aurangzeb, Class of 83) and director/show…

Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well. In this 62nd Episode of the Podcast, we have Vignesh as our guest and we discuss Vetrimaaran's latest movie Viduthalai Part - 1. Although the movie is based on True incidents, Vetrimaaran took Jayamohan's "Thunaivan" short story. The movie talks about many things right from Police Brutality, How the system t…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Tashan (2008) turns 15 this year. Writer-director Vijay Krishna Acharya joins me as we look back on the YRF film that tried to break new ground and tried to do it in style. We chatted about writing the film, the terrific soundtrack, the nods, the action, and its reception. An …

June & Kopi (2021) Indonesian is one of the heartwarming films from Indonesia and in this episode, we discussed the movie, about pet animals, What constitutes a Children's movie, and much more. We had Sundar Jayanth, host of Bro on the flow! podcast and was an amazing guest who had so many things to discuss about this movie and many other things. H…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Imtiaz Ali's exploration of romance and relationships stands out among his peers. Kanika Katyal, a freelance culture writer and Imtiaz Ali superfan joins me as we try to deconstruct the filmmaker's storytelling, focussing on his debut film, Socha Na Tha (2005). Join us! Now, y…

Hello everyone, I hope all are well. In this 60th Episode of the Podcast, I share my thoughts on the recently released Zee5 Tamil Web Series Ayali directed by Muthukumar. The show is set up in the early 1990s. The show focuses on a girl and how she tries to defy the patriarchal norms of her village. If you like to support my work, You can buy me a …

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! National Film Award-winning author Amborish Roychoudhury joins me for a deep dive of one of my favorite films produced by Dharma Productions, Agneepath (1990). Directed by Mukul Anand, Agneepath was ahead of its time and was never fully appreciated. This episode is our small a…

Capernaum, the highest Grossing Lebanese Film, also the most critically acclaimed movie talks about a Young boy's struggle in the Modern day Lebanon. The Movie is based on a True incident where he sued his parents for "Child Neglect" Although we assumed it to be a Children's movie but it really isn't. Having a Lead actor as a Child doesn't make it …

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Listeners join in to chat about some of our favorite films of 2022! Sandeep Padhi, Amey Pandit and Anirudh Somani join me as we reflect on RRR, Gangubai, Me Vasantrao, Kantara, Monica O My Darling, Jhund, Laal Singh Chaddha, Toolsidas Jr., and Jersey. We also chatted about Raj…

Iranian films are known to take a simple idea and get that out to be a beautiful movie. On that line, the White Baloon by Prolific Director Jafar Panahi (This is also his Debut film) takes a simple tale of a girl wanting to buy a fish where the Director explores the inherent nature of human kindness and the trivial (Or is it?) issue of a child want…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Sanjay Gadhvi directed Dhoom and Dhoom 2, two of the biggest action films of last 20 years. Sholay is not just the biggest film but probably the biggest action film of all-time as well. (More than) an hour on Sholay with Sanjay Gadhvi! Feedback/comments/questions: loveofcinema…

Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2017 Nepali movie Pahuna: The Little Visitors. We had Narayanan as our guest on this episode who share so many things about the movie. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2CaCM4FNGg824uL1mOvcw/featured and follow my writing on www.…

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Hello hello, check out the latest Podcast episode where we discuss the 2011 Hindi movie Stanley Ka Dabba. We had Sri and Vineeth as our guests on this episode who share so many things about the movie and some nostalgic things that happened during their School and College days. You can also check videos on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Nishikant Kamat's Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008) is a story of a city, grappling with paranoia and prejudice, that somehow always manages to muster the courage and show good sense in conquering its fears and prejudice. Upendra Sidhaye, who co-wrote (with Yogesh Vinayak Joshi) the fil…

Hello Hello makkale,I I hope all are doing good.In this Podcast episode, I talk about the recently released Tamil Movie Ponniyin Selvan which has mixed opinions but mostly it is a 50 Years of Tamil Cinema dream that Mr. Mani Ratnam got a chance to fulfill it. If you like to support my work, You can buy me a Coffee using this link:https://www.buymea…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Bombay Fables is one of the more interesting production houses. Their first two projects, Serious Men and Decoupled, both, have tasted critical acclaim and wide popularity. Their slate looks equally interesting with the recently released second season of Delhi Crime and the se…

Hello hello, check out the third episode of Season 4 In this episode, we talk about 1996 Telugu Movie Little Soldiers directed by Gangaraju Gunnam. . We had Kumudha and Ram Venkat as our guests this time and we discussed many nuances in the movie. Do check this episode out. If you'd like to support my work, you can buy me a Coffee from this website…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Writer-director Abhishek Chaubey joins us for a chat on his films (Ishqiya, Dedh Ishqiya, Udta Punjab, Sonchiriya) as well as Omkara and Maqbool, films which he co-wrote/assisted on. Abhishek and I chatted about adapting classics, writing good story endings, and prioritizing s…

Hello hello makkale, Hope you are all doing good. Going forward you might see such non-season episodes on the show. This will be more of me ranting on some, or the other topics around Films, TV Shows, Comics, or anything related to Pop culture. In this episode, I talk about DC Comics, especially their new Parent company, and the future of Animated …

Hello hello makkale, Hope you are all doing good. Going forward you might see such non-season episodes on the show. This will be more of me ranting on some or the other topics around Films, TV Shows, Comics, or anything related to Pop culture. In this episode, I talked about Tamil Movie Writer, a Sony Liv Exclusive Web Series, Meme Boys, MX Origina…

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Writer Sudip Sharma (NH10, Udta Punjab, Paatal Lok, Laal Kaptaan) joins us for a Sonchiriya deep dive. Sonchiriya is one of my favorite films of last 10 years. It's also my favorite Sushant Singh Rajput film. I believe his performance, much like the film, remains underrated an…

Hello hello, check out the second episode of Season 4. Poovarasam Peepee is a 2014 Tamil film directed by debutant Halitha Shameem. We had Karthik as our guest where we discussed many nuances in the movie. Do check this episode out. If you'd like to support my work you can always buy me a Coffee from this website. Until next time, Ciao.…

Hello hello, check out the first episode of Season 4 and the 50th episode on the Podcast. My Dear Kuttichathan is a 1984 Malayalam Cinema that is also the first Indian 3d Film. It still is a favorite 880's and 90's children film. We had @Blue Sister and @Gokoulane as our guests, which turned out to be more fun than we expected. We have a giveaway p…