Podcast
Episode 16 : The Bombay Film Story ft. Boman Irani
How did Boman Irani go from waiting on Shashi Kapoor and Dilip Kumar at the Taj, to co-writing with an Oscar winner? How did he begin his third career, acting, at 40 and fourth, direction, in his 60s? Plug in as Irani talks about his love for movies that began at Alexandra Cinema and took him to the big screen
25 February,2025 07:01 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 15 : The Bombay Film Story ft. Rakesh Roshan
Who suggested that Rakesh Roshan name all his films with the letter ‘K’? Why did the director travel around the world before beginning the shoot of Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai with son Hrithik Roshan? Plug in as Roshan traces his journey from a not-so-successful actor to a blockbuster filmmaker and star maker
11 February,2025 08:00 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 14 : The Bombay Film Story ft Manoj Bajpayee
From Bhikhu Mhatre in Satya (1998) to Joy Bag in Despatch (2024), actor Manoj Bajpayee takes you through his Mumbai madness — both personal, and onscreen; especially exploring this city as the crime scene, from his first hit, to his last film. Plug in, as we have fun with the Family Man, discussing everything, including the good ol’ Delhi-Mumbai debate!
07 January,2025 08:17 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 13 : The Bombay Film Story ft Guneet Monga Kapoor
Did you know that a "broke" Guneet Monga Kapoor had e-mailed Richard Branson and Ratan Tata, requesting them to sponsor her maiden trip to Oscars in 2010? Or that she had sold her Delhi house to finance Monsoon Shootout? Plug into our latest episode as she breaks down the hustle, heartbreak and jugaad it takes to go from indie producer to two-time Oscar winner.
26 September,2024 07:36 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 12 : The Bombay Film Story ft Hansal and Jai Mehta
Did you know that Hansal Mehta was to direct Gangs of Wasseypur before Anurag Kashyap? Or that he left Mumbai after a spate of flops and resurrected his flagging career with Shahid from the outskirts of Lonavala? Plug in as Lootere creator Hansal, with his filmmaker-son Jai, charts his journey from helming TV’s most popular cookery show to delivering one of Indian OTT’s biggest series in Scam 1992.
18 June,2024 08:24 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 11 : The Bombay Film Story Ft. Sonali Bendre
How did a home in a rough Mumbai neighbourhood propel Sonali Bendre’s acting career? How did she land Humma humma, the mother of all item songs? Plug into our latest episode as the actor takes us back to the ’90s when a star’s X-factor was as important as talent, and actresses sometimes needed to “dumb themselves down” as a survival tactic.
14 June,2024 06:57 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 10 : The Bombay Film Story Ft. Prosenjit Chatterjee
Which director was the first to call Prosenjit Chatterjee after watching Jubilee? Which Hindi film did he turn down, only for it to be picked up by Salman Khan? Plug in to our Durga Puja special episode where we have an “adda” with Bengal’s biggest star, as he takes us from Kolkata’s Park Street to Chembur’s RK Studios and Juhu’s Sun-n-Sand
22 October,2023 01:15 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode 9 : The Bombay Film Story Ft. Smriti Mundhra
How did filmmaker Jag Mundhra’s daughter reveal Yash Chopra’s son, Yashraj scion, Aditya, actually exists? What was it like to be the last to interview Rishi Kapoor, for the Netflix series, The Romantics? How did Oscar nominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra find ‘Sima Aunty’ for Indian Matchmaking? Plug in for more!
02 March,2023 06:00 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode No 8 : The Bombay Film Story Ft.Vasan Bala
There are movies, and then there are 'B' movies. What's the difference between the two? Vasan Bala, film-buffs' ultimate filmmaker, and director of docu-series, Cinema Marte Dam Tak, walks us through secret bylanes, the stars, and the auteurs of Bollywood's C-grade cinema, that peaked in the late 1990s!
08 February,2023 06:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Episode No 7 : The Bombay Film Story with Mayank Shekhkar Ft. Kabir Bedi, India’s first truly international star-actor
One of the very few Indian actors to become an international star, Kabir Bedi engages in a candid conversation about his journey in Bollywood, stardom in Italy, his friendship with the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and more!
14 August,2021 07:44 AM IST | Mumbai