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Merry Christmas
Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 12:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 19 seconds
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Films & Writing #27: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Jan. 13, 2024, 6:57 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 16 seconds
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2023 Wrap: Best of Hindi cinema
Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 12:07 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 1 second
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Dunki, Priscilla
Published: Dec. 23, 2023, 11:11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 37 seconds
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Films & Writing #26: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 43 seconds
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The Archies, Joram
Published: Dec. 9, 2023, 1:07 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 8 seconds
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Sam Bahadur, Animal
Published: Dec. 4, 2023, 10:02 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 58 seconds
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Films & Writing #25: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Nov. 29, 2023, 7:31 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 4 seconds
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Apurva, The Railway Men
Published: Nov. 22, 2023, 1:13 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 59 seconds
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Tiger 3, The Killer
Published: Nov. 14, 2023, 10:25 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 24 seconds
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Films & Writing #24: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Nov. 9, 2023, 2:34 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 seconds
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Wrap: The best of MAMI 2023
Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 9:59 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 14 seconds
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Khufiya, Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley
Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 2:04 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 30 seconds
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Films & Writing #23: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 11:11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 48 seconds
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Jaane Jaan, The Great Indian Family
Published: Sept. 23, 2023, 8:40 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 51 seconds
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Films & Writing #22: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 2:27 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 45 seconds
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Friday Night Plan, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story
Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 12:19 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 seconds
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Films & Writing #21: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 4:37 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 22 seconds
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Gadar 2, Dream Girl 2
Published: Aug. 26, 2023, 12:05 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 56 seconds
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Kohrra: Writers Gunjit Chopra & Diggi Sisodia
Published: Aug. 23, 2023, 10:34 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 30 seconds
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Made In Heaven 2
Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 3:03 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 24 seconds
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Films & Writing #20: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Aug. 7, 2023, 7:49 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 57 seconds
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Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani
Published: July 31, 2023, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 43 seconds
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Oppenheimer, Barbie
Published: July 24, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 40 seconds
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Films & Writing #19: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: July 20, 2023, 6:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 50 seconds
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2023 Mid-year review
Published: June 25, 2023, 9:58 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 42 seconds
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Adipurush, Extraction 2
Published: June 19, 2023, 8:26 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 9 seconds
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Bloody Daddy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Published: June 12, 2023, 10:37 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 41 seconds
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Films & Writing #18: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: June 11, 2023, 5:12 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 3 seconds
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Films & Writing #17: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: May 24, 2023, 8:25 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 58 seconds
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Afwaah, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Published: May 9, 2023, 8:51 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds
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In memory of Irrfan
Published: May 3, 2023, 9:07 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 10 seconds
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Salman Khan
Published: April 26, 2023, 9:07 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 43 seconds
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Films & Writing #16: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: April 15, 2023, 5:52 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 31 seconds
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Films & Writing #15: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: March 29, 2023, 7:44 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 56 seconds
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Films & Writing #14: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 7:59 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 7 seconds
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The Fabelmans, Farzi
Published: Feb. 20, 2023, 1:27 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 14 seconds
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Films & Writing #13: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 7:42 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 33 seconds
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Kuttey, Aftersun
Published: Jan. 13, 2023, 10:32 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 9 seconds
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The Banshees of Inisherin, Decision to Leave
Published: Jan. 7, 2023, 9:40 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 40 seconds
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2022 Wrap: Rahul Desai & Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Dec. 30, 2022, 9:45 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 54 seconds
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Govinda Naam Mera
Published: Dec. 26, 2022, 5:29 a.m.Duration: 25 minutes 46 seconds
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Avatar: The Way of Water
Published: Dec. 18, 2022, 9:55 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 54 seconds
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Qala, An Action Hero
Published: Dec. 3, 2022, 10:48 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 20 seconds
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Drishyam 2, She Said
Published: Nov. 21, 2022, 11:04 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 20 seconds
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Monica O My Darling, Uunchai, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Published: Nov. 14, 2022, 9:49 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 2 seconds
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Films & Writing# 12: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 8 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 29 seconds
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Doctor G, Ram Setu
Published: Oct. 26, 2022, 12:25 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 39 seconds
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Films & Writing #11: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 4:13 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 31 seconds
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Athena, Everything Everywhere All At Once
Published: Oct. 8, 2022, 11:09 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 52 seconds
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Brahmastra
Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 2:34 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 3 seconds
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Films & Writing #10: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Aug. 27, 2022, 6:08 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 27 seconds
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Laal Singh Chaddha
Published: Aug. 15, 2022, 8:33 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 47 seconds
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Shamshera, The Gray Man, RK/RKay
Published: July 27, 2022, 10:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 20 seconds
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Jaadugar, Shabaash Mithu
Published: July 18, 2022, 10:06 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 45 seconds
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Films & Writing #9: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: July 18, 2022, 7:27 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 56 seconds
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Jugjugg Jeeyo, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Published: July 4, 2022, 10:27 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 27 seconds
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Films & Writing #8: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: June 28, 2022, 7:18 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 15 seconds
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Films & Writing #7: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: June 10, 2022, 8:02 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 seconds
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Samrat Prithviraj, Top Gun: Maverick
Published: June 6, 2022, 9:54 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 10 seconds
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Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Modern Love: Mumbai
Published: May 17, 2022, 8:50 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 43 seconds
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Films & Writing #6: Rahul Desai & Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: May 14, 2022, 1:16 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds
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Jersey, Runway 34
Published: May 1, 2022, 6:51 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 13 seconds
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Films & Writing #5: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: April 18, 2022, 7:19 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 50 seconds
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Sharmaji Namkeen, Kaun Pravin Tambe?
Published: April 5, 2022, 11:20 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 2 seconds
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Films & writing #4: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: March 17, 2022, 7:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 2 seconds
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Gangubai Kathiawadi
Published: March 1, 2022, 10:27 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds
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Badhaai Do, Tahir Raj Bhasin
Published: Feb. 21, 2022, 10:56 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 48 seconds
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Gehraiyaan
Published: Feb. 15, 2022, 2:57 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 40 seconds
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The Tender Bar, All That Breathes
Published: Feb. 8, 2022, 8:03 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 35 seconds
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Film Writing #3: Rahul Desai & Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Feb. 7, 2022, 8:02 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 15 seconds
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The Lost Daughter
Published: Jan. 14, 2022, 10:45 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 3 seconds
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Film Writing #2: Rahul Desai & Pankaj Sachdeva
Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 11:36 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 43 seconds
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Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Published: Oct. 31, 2021, 7:03 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 56 seconds
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Sardar Udham
Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 2:14 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 32 seconds
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In conversation with Hemant Gaba
Published: Oct. 9, 2021, 3:42 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 28 seconds
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Break Point
Published: Oct. 7, 2021, 12:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 13 seconds
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Indie Parishad: Harshajit Goyary
Published: Sept. 25, 2021, 4:08 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 12 seconds
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Indie Parishad: Megha Chakraborty
Published: Sept. 20, 2021, 4:19 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
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Bhoot Police
Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 10:43 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 51 seconds
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Mumbai Diaries 26/11
Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 4:10 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 15 seconds
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Indie Parishad: Falah Faisal
Published: Sept. 14, 2021, 8:14 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 12 seconds
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Film writing: Pankaj Sachdeva & Rahul Desai
Published: Sept. 5, 2021, 4:12 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 49 seconds
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Shershaah, Bhuj: The Pride of India
Published: Aug. 17, 2021, 12:13 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 4 seconds
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Indie Parishad: Sayantan Bose
Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 5:50 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes 21 seconds
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Sarpatta Parambarai
Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 12:25 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds
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Indie Parishad: Samya Mukt Kavita
Published: Aug. 3, 2021, 6:07 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 31 seconds
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Bullets Over Bombay: The film-book podcast
Published: July 30, 2021, 4:15 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 19 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Jayasmita Dutta Roy
Published: July 23, 2021, 2:02 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 34 seconds
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Haseen Dillruba
Published: July 6, 2021, 1:25 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 47 seconds
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Audio essay: The real F.R.I.E.N.D.S
Published: June 22, 2021, 7:38 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 24 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Roopkatha Das
Published: June 15, 2021, 7:20 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 33 seconds
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Vidya Balan
Published: June 14, 2021, 11:22 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 55 seconds
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The Family Man 2
Published: June 9, 2021, 11:27 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 12 seconds
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Manoj Bajpayee
Published: June 2, 2021, 3:37 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 32 seconds
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"Alma Matters" Interview: Prashant Raj
Published: June 2, 2021, 8:30 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 41 seconds
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The Ray Podcast: HIRAK RAJAR DESHE (1980)
Published: May 17, 2021, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds
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Milestone (Meel Patthar)
Published: May 11, 2021, 9:51 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 2 seconds
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The Disciple
Published: May 2, 2021, 10:45 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 57 seconds
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The Ray Podcast: NAYAK
Published: May 2, 2021, 6:37 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 40 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Syed Habeeb Tehseen
Published: April 14, 2021, 5:16 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 27 minutes 16 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Shivani Dixit
Published: April 6, 2021, 5:48 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 51 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Nabanita Kundu
Published: March 25, 2021, 10:27 a.m.Duration: 59 minutes 43 seconds
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Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
Published: March 22, 2021, 1:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 27 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Mohit Chomal
Published: March 15, 2021, 2:31 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 36 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Angad Singh
Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 7:21 a.m.Duration: 48 minutes 7 seconds
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Pieces of a Woman
Published: Jan. 13, 2021, 5:11 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 25 seconds
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Film criticism and Hindi cinema in 2020
Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 9:23 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 36 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Cinemapreneur founder Gaurav Raturi
Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 5:47 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes
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Movies Are Us: Milind Kelkar
Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 6:33 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 17 seconds
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IIF Podcast: SIR
Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 2:56 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 33 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Mirzapur 2, Scam 1992
Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 9:46 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 48 seconds
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IIF Podcast: "Scam 1992" co-writer Saurav Dey
Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 6:45 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds
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Interview: "Scam 1992" actor Jaimini Pathak
Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 9:05 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 31 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Rakshitha Madhusoodan
Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 2:06 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 40 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Ayushi Anand
Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 4:54 a.m.Duration: 41 minutes 16 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Madhuram Aparajita
Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 7:52 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 10 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Halahal, Serious Men
Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 5:20 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 34 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Kruti Kattige
Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 8:15 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 32 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare
Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 1:21 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds
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Movies Are Us: Chandni Sethi
Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 9:49 a.m.Duration: 45 minutes 31 seconds
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IIF Podcast: CARGO
Published: Sept. 12, 2020, 11 a.m.Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Class of '83
Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 7:10 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 37 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Writer-improviser Rohit Nair
Published: Aug. 23, 2020, 3:45 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 38 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Gunjan Saxena
Published: Aug. 16, 2020, 5:39 a.m.Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Shakuntala Devi, Raat Akeli Hai
Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 50 seconds
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IIF Podcast: The music of Manas Ullas
Published: Aug. 2, 2020, 6:53 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 50 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Indian Matchmaking
Published: July 22, 2020, 7:17 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 23 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Breathe (Into the Shadows)
Published: July 19, 2020, 7:59 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 50 seconds
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IIF Podcast: The legend of Tom Hanks
Published: July 18, 2020, 7:47 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 22 seconds
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IIF Podcast: The art of casting
Published: July 13, 2020, 8:10 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 2 seconds
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IIF Podcast: The art of cutting trailers
Published: July 4, 2020, 5:59 a.m.Duration: 44 minutes 1 second
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IIF Podcast: AARYA & BULBBUL
Published: June 27, 2020, 6:24 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 43 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Gulabo Sitabo & Da 5 Bloods
Published: June 19, 2020, 6:31 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 27 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Chintu Ka Birthday
Published: June 9, 2020, 6:57 a.m.Duration: 54 minutes 30 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Equipment Rentals and Coronavirus
Published: May 31, 2020, 6:21 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 57 seconds
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IIF Podcast: The Sports Movie Nuts
Published: May 15, 2020, 7:54 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 34 seconds
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IIF Podcast: A Dubbing Artist Speaks
Published: May 10, 2020, 6:28 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 57 seconds
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IIF Podcast: Remembering Irrfan
Published: May 1, 2020, 6:21 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 53 seconds
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