Love of Cinema

Mar 11 2025 72 ep. 69 mins 125

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Interviews and conversations centered on cinema and streaming shows. Discerning conversations; organic interviews.

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Episode 72: Covering Hindi Cinema in 80s and 90s - with Dilip Thakur

Mar 11 2025 69 mins

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Senior film journalist and author Dilip Thakur joins us to recount memories of covering Hindi cinema in the 80s and the 90s. The excitement of muhurat shots, the glitz of premiere parties, the charm of single screen cinemas, Bachchan media boycott, access to stars, and Mumbai of the old — it's all here. Join

Episode 71: Deewaar turns 50 - with Alok, Dipta and Shiva

Jan 23 2025 103 mins

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Deewaar (1975) turns 50 this year. The Bachchan Coolies (Alok Sharma, Diptakirti Chaudhuri and Shiva Krishnamurthy) are back to celebrate the film that proved to be a landmark film not just for Bachchan, Salim-Javed and Yash Chopra but Hindi cinema itself. We discussed how Deewaar is a goldmine of quotable as

Episode 70: Mithun in the 80s - with Avijit Ghosh

Dec 14 2024 57 mins

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Mithun is among the actors who have become an integral part of Indian pop culture. Author Avijit Ghosh joins me as we look back on Mithun's career in the 80s, when he broke through as a star, not just in India but across the globe, including countries as far as Russia and Egypt. Amazon link for all the books a

Episode 69: Aditya Sarpotdar - Part 2

Sep 13 2024 113 mins

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! The second part of my conversation with Aditya Sarpotdar where we talked about his favorite films and shows, his A R Rahman fandom (including an anecdote which he has never shared publicly until now), and much more! If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/su

Episode 68: Aditya Sarpotdar - Part 1

Aug 16 2024 122 mins

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 refreshing Marathi cinema of recent years

Episode 67: Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) - with Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Jul 16 2024 54 mins

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/support Feedback/comments/questions

Episode 66: Aatish (1994) - with Avneesh, Vikram and Saurabh

Jun 16 2024 86 mins

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 and locations; and all other thing

Episode 65: Sharaabi (1984) - with Alok, Dipta and Shiva

May 16 2024 100 mins

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-eyed dialouge penned by Kader Khan.

Episode 64: Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, Kavaludaari - with Hemanth M Rao

Apr 15 2024 81 mins

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 enjoy the podcast, do consider supp

Episode 63: Kohrra, Halahal - with Randeep Jha

Mar 15 2024 85 mins

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/257788/support Feedback/comments/questi