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By IIF Podcasts
IIFDec 27, 2021
Srikanth, Challengers
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss the new Hindi biopic Srikanth and the film everyone is talking about: Challengers.
Maidaan, Amar Singh Chamkila
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss two contrasting Hindi biopics: Amit Sharma's MAIDAAN and Imtiaz Ali's AMAR SINGH CHAMKILA.
Films & Writing #30: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva do their 30th podcast together – discussing 1990s Bollywood, including Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Anil Kapoor and David Dhawan.
Crew
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss CREW, the heist comedy starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu and Kriti Sanon.
Lootere, Madgaon Express
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the fascinating new action series LOOTERE, and Kunal Kemmu's hilarious buddy comedy, MADGAON EXPRESS.
Yodha, Murder Mubarak, Ae Watan Mere Watan
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia take on a Triple Threat discussion: Two Dharma productions and two Sara Ali Khan movies at once.
Films & Writing #29: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss this year's Oscars, and the acting legacy of Aishwarya Rai.
Laapataa Ladies, Fairy Folk
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies and Karan Gour's indie, Fairy Folk.
All India Rank, Poacher
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Varun Grover's debut film ALL INDIA RANK and Richie Mehta's new series, POACHER.
The Iron Claw, The Holdovers
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Sean Durkin's bleak wrestling biopic The Iron Claw, and Alexander Payne's warm Christmas movie, The Holdovers.
Bhakshak
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the interesting new Netflix drama, BHAKSHAK, starring Bhumi Pednekar.
Films & Writing #28: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
In the latest IIF podcast, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss their favourite Hindi cinema from the 2000s.
Fighter
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Siddharth Anand's latest actioner, FIGHTER.
Merry Christmas
Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss their differences about Sriram Raghavan's latest film, Merry Christmas. (No critics were harmed in the making of this podcast). This is a *spoiler-filled discussion*.
Films & Writing #27: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva do the first IIF podcast of 2024. The topics: Hindi black comedies, Bhumi Pednekar and Vikrant Massey.
2023 Wrap: Best of Hindi cinema
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss their standout Hindi films of the year – along with a few of their favourite moments and performances.
Dunki, Priscilla
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Rajkumar Hirani's DUNKI, followed by Sofia Coppola's PRISCILLA.
Films & Writing #26: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss the year that was.
The Archies, Joram
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss two Hindi films: Zoya Akhtar's The Archies and Devashish Makhija's Joram.
Sam Bahadur, Animal
Film critics Rahul Desai, Ishita Sengupta and Uday Bhatia discuss the two big Bollywood releases: a dull biopic (Sam Bahadur) and an expensive Sandeep Reddy Vanga rant (Animal)
Films & Writing #25: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva return to chat about the following topics: Fantasy films, Emraan Hashmi, Juhi Chawla.
Apurva, The Railway Men
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the survival thriller Apurva (Disney+ Hotstar) and the YRF limited series, The Railway Men (Netflix).
Tiger 3, The Killer
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss the new Salman Khan starrer Tiger 3, and David Fincher's The Killer (Netflix).
Films & Writing #24: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
They're back! Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss topics like the 2023 Mumbai Film Festival, directors Ashutosh Gowarikar, Meghna Gulzar, R. Balki, Rajkumar Santoshi and actress Sania Malhotra.
Wrap: The best of MAMI 2023
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss their experience of the 2023 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival – their favourite films, moments, anecdotes and rants about unruly moviegoers.
MAMI 2023
The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival returns for a physical edition for the first time since 2019. Critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia go down memory lane and discuss their favourite fest experiences over the years – and also drop a few MAMI 2023 tips and reccos.
Khufiya, Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Khufiya (Netflix), Vishal Bhardwaj's latest film. It starts with a brief chat about his long-form debut, Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley (SonyLiv).
Films & Writing #23: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva continue their nostalgic 1990s Bollywood dash – featuring Sunny Deol, Karishma Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Kapoor and more.
Jaane Jaan, The Great Indian Family
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss Sujoy Ghosh's Jaane Jaan and Vijay Krishna Acharya's The Great Indian Family.
Films & Writing #22: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
In this episode, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss Priyanka Chopra and 1990s Bollywood.
Jawan
Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss the new Shah Rukh Khan starrer, JAWAN.
Friday Night Plan, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the Netflix film "Friday Night Plan" and the Sony Liv series "Scam 2003: The Telgi Story".
Films & Writing #21: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, Mani Ratnam's Hindi cinema and Abhishek Bachchan.
Gadar 2, Dream Girl 2
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta gather the courage to discuss two terrible Bollywood sequels.
Kohrra: Writers Gunjit Chopra & Diggi Sisodia
Film critic Rahul Desai discusses the hit Netflix series "Kohrra" with its two writers, Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia.
Made In Heaven 2
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss their feelings about Season 2 of Made In Heaven.
Films & Writing #20: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva do their 20th podcast together – discussing topics like Karan Johar, Ram Gopal Varma, Abhay Deol, and Mumbai on celluloid.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani
Film critics Rahul Desai, Ishita Sengupta and Uday Bhatia discuss Karan Johar's latest, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani.
Oppenheimer, Barbie
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the summer phenomenon that is Barbenheimer.
Films & Writing #19: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva return to discuss varied topics: Christopher Nolan, Hansal Mehta and a little bit of the classic Satya.
Kohrra
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss and rave about Netflix's KOHRRA, one of the best Indian shows in recent memory.
2023 Mid-year review
At the midway point of 2023, film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the year in Hindi cinema so far.
Adipurush, Extraction 2
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the Indian mythological drama ADIPURUSH and the Netflix actioner EXTRACTION 2.
Bloody Daddy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Film critics Rahul Desai, Ishita Sengupta and Uday Bhatia discuss the almost-there Hindi film "Bloody Daddy" and the pathbreaking "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse". (Bloody Daddy: until 43:20)
Films & Writing #18: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
In this episode, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss the legacies of Vicky Kaushal, Jab We Met, Kareena Kapoor (Khan) and more.
Scoop
Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss SCOOP, the new Netflix series directed by Hansal Mehta.
Films & Writing #17: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva
In their latest episode, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva overcome some technical issues to discuss Vishal Bhardwaj's Shakespearean trilogy and actor Rajkummar Rao.
Dahaad
Film critics Rahul Desai, Ishita Sengupta and Uday Bhatia discuss DAHAAD, the solid new social procedural created by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar.
Air
Film critics (and sports-movie dorks) Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss AIR, Ben Affleck's new film starring Matt Damon as the architect of the pathbreaking Nike 'Air Jordan' deal.
Afwaah, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Sudhir Mishra's Afwaah and James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.