Best iif Podcasts (2025)

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.

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Films & Writing #30: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:02:08

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva do their 30th podcast together – discussing 1990s Bollywood, including Karishma Kapoor, Govinda, Anil Kapoor and David Dhawan.

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Crew 37:12

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss CREW, the heist comedy starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Tabu and Kriti Sanon.

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Lootere, Madgaon Express 52:28

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the fascinating new action series LOOTERE, and Kunal Kemmu's hilarious buddy comedy, MADGAON EXPRESS.

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Yodha, Murder Mubarak, Ae Watan Mere Watan 55:41

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia take on a Triple Threat discussion: Two Dharma productions and two Sara Ali Khan movies at once.

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Films & Writing #29: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 59:34

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss this year's Oscars, and the acting legacy of Aishwarya Rai.

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Laapataa Ladies, Fairy Folk 1:08:19

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Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss Kiran Rao's Laapataa Ladies and Karan Gour's indie, Fairy Folk.

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All India Rank, Poacher 1:02:18

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Varun Grover's debut film ALL INDIA RANK and Richie Mehta's new series, POACHER.

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The Iron Claw, The Holdovers 57:34

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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.

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Bhakshak 44:18

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the interesting new Netflix drama, BHAKSHAK, starring Bhumi Pednekar.

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Films & Writing #28: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:02:51

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In the latest IIF podcast, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss their favourite Hindi cinema from the 2000s.

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Fighter 52:58

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Siddharth Anand's latest actioner, FIGHTER.

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Merry Christmas 1:09:19

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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*.

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Films & Writing #27: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:02:16

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva do the first IIF podcast of 2024. The topics: Hindi black comedies, Bhumi Pednekar and Vikrant Massey.

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2023 Wrap: Best of Hindi cinema 1:24:01

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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.

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Dunki, Priscilla 1:20:37

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss Rajkumar Hirani's DUNKI, followed by Sofia Coppola's PRISCILLA.

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Films & Writing #26: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 56:43

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss the year that was.

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The Archies, Joram 1:13:08

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss two Hindi films: Zoya Akhtar's The Archies and Devashish Makhija's Joram.

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Sam Bahadur, Animal 1:12:58

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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)

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Films & Writing #25: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:09:04

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva return to chat about the following topics: Fantasy films, Emraan Hashmi, Juhi Chawla.

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Apurva, The Railway Men 51:59

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the survival thriller Apurva (Disney+ Hotstar) and the YRF limited series, The Railway Men (Netflix).

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Tiger 3, The Killer 1:10:24

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Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss the new Salman Khan starrer Tiger 3, and David Fincher's The Killer (Netflix).

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Films & Writing #24: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:00:17

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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.

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Wrap: The best of MAMI 2023 1:02:14

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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.

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MAMI 2023 42:39

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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.

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Khufiya, Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley 57:30

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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).

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Films & Writing #23: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:06:48

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva continue their nostalgic 1990s Bollywood dash – featuring Sunny Deol, Karishma Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Sanjay Kapoor and more.

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Jaane Jaan, The Great Indian Family 1:11:51

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Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss Sujoy Ghosh's Jaane Jaan and Vijay Krishna Acharya's The Great Indian Family.

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Films & Writing #22: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:07:45

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In this episode, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss Priyanka Chopra and 1990s Bollywood.

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Jawan 1:20:53

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Film critics Rahul Desai, Uday Bhatia and Ishita Sengupta discuss the new Shah Rukh Khan starrer, JAWAN.

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Friday Night Plan, Scam 2003: The Telgi Story 1:00:06

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the Netflix film "Friday Night Plan" and the Sony Liv series "Scam 2003: The Telgi Story".

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Films & Writing #21: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 58:22

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, Mani Ratnam's Hindi cinema and Abhishek Bachchan.

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Gadar 2, Dream Girl 2 46:56

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta gather the courage to discuss two terrible Bollywood sequels.

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Kohrra: Writers Gunjit Chopra & Diggi Sisodia 1:17:30

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Film critic Rahul Desai discusses the hit Netflix series "Kohrra" with its two writers, Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia.

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Made In Heaven 2 1:04:24

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss their feelings about Season 2 of Made In Heaven.

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Films & Writing #20: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:01:57

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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.

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Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani 1:07:43

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Film critics Rahul Desai, Ishita Sengupta and Uday Bhatia discuss Karan Johar's latest, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani.

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Oppenheimer, Barbie 1:28:40

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the summer phenomenon that is Barbenheimer.

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Films & Writing #19: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 1:04:50

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Writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva return to discuss varied topics: Christopher Nolan, Hansal Mehta and a little bit of the classic Satya.

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Kohrra 53:02

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss and rave about Netflix's KOHRRA, one of the best Indian shows in recent memory.

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2023 Mid-year review 1:24:42

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At the midway point of 2023, film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the year in Hindi cinema so far.

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Adipurush, Extraction 2 1:02:09

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Film critics Rahul Desai and Uday Bhatia discuss the Indian mythological drama ADIPURUSH and the Netflix actioner EXTRACTION 2.

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Bloody Daddy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 1:14:41

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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)

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Films & Writing #18: Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva 57:03

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In this episode, writers Rahul Desai and Pankaj Sachdeva discuss the legacies of Vicky Kaushal, Jab We Met, Kareena Kapoor (Khan) and more.

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