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In this episode of Chasing Creativity, host Kiran Manral chats with Swastika Mukherjee, who has in recent times delivered some of the most memorable performances we've seen with Qala, Paatal Lok, and more. She has a career full of unconventional and power packed roles in films like Bhooter Bhabishyat, Sahib Bibi Goolam and Shah Jahan Regency, amongst the many in her two decade long career. They chat about her father's influence on her career, playing roles that are completely antithetical to what she is, what she looks for in a role, the pressures of setting expectations with each performance and more. 

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Sound Engineer- Siddharth Adhicary

Show Producer- Jyoti Chaurasiya

Qala's mesmerizing 'Shauq', written by Varun Grover is our song of the moment, because it points out the very need for various 'shauq', meaning desires and passions, in our lives. However, it also poses a question - are our desires killing us or building us? 

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed reads poets like Parveen Shakir, Faiz, and Sahir, among others, who help us figure out what our 'shauq' in our life could be. 

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Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast where today we have plenty to say about AN ACTION HERO, BHEDIYA, QALA, and FREDDY. 

It’s raining new releases and your friendly neighbourhood podcast has a lot to say about them. Join us as we ponder the lack of enthusiasm for An Action Hero starring Ayushman Khurana and Jaideep Ahlawat; the outright failure of Bhediya starring Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon; the lukewarm response to Freddy starring Kartik Aryan; and the return of one of our favorite debutant directors, Anvita Dutt, and muse, Tripti Damri in Netflix’s Qala.

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Qala is the tale of a daughter desperate for her mother's approval and love, and this is a theme seldom explored in films, especially Bollywood. There are some international films like Everything Everywhere All At Once and Turning Red as well as animated films like Encanto, which talk about fractured relationships between family members. 

So, in this episode, I'm talking how these films portray and deal with this conflict and how similar or dissimilar is Qala. Tune in!

Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast brings to you the first of its Patreon specials with KHUDA GAWAH (1992). 

But first, we discuss the Indian content revealed during Netflix’s Tudum event. Our picks range from KHUFIYA by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Tabu and Ali Fazal, to QALA starring house favorite Tripti Dimri who teams up with Baabil Khan (in his feature debut), Swastika Mukherjee, and director Anvita Dutt Guptan whose BULBBUL was one of our favorite pandemic films. 

Our main review this week, however, is Khuda Gawah, a grand Bollywood extravaganza set in Afghanistan. Directed by Mukul Anand, this movie is a step back into time with Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna, and Sridevi in leading roles with a maniacal Danny Denzongpa and meek Shilpa Shirodkar bringing up the rear. Our choice of this film was fuelled by our Patreon channel — select subscription tiers are able to choose movies for us to watch. If you would like to become a Patreon for this and other benefits, check out patreon.com/khandaanpodcast

This week's Patreon members have access to the extended cut of this episode with 30 extra content as well as Vikram Vedha video interviews with director duo Gayatri and Pushkar as well as the awesome and amazing Radhika Apte!

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As many of you are aware the floods in Pakistan have devastated the country.

Here are a list of charities:  https://www.floods.pk/

And these are the ones we usually donate to:

Edhi Foundation: https://donate.edhi.org/product/flood-relief-campaign/

Al Khidmat: https://alkhidmat.org

Muslim Hands: https://muslimhands.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods-emergency

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Follow us for some masti over there too!

Follow and subscribe to Amrita's new Youtube Book channel by going here!

Find us on Apple Podcasts! and Stitcher! and AudioBoom! and iHeartRadio! and Spotify! and Google Podcasts!

And now you can also listen to us on Hubhopper!Follow us on Twitter! Like us on Facebook!

You can follow all of us on @AmritaIQ, Sujoy on @9e3k and @asimburney
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