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A podcast that looks to dismantle the idea that there's only one kind of great art and offer a broader perspective... so to speak. Complete with corny jokes, feminist film theory, and some incredible guests. Host, Megan Cruz, digs deep with trailblazing women and marginalized voices in the film industry and discovers the unique films and influences that shaped them and their approach to making art that defies the odds today.
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The HrishiKay Sessions

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I’m a Radio & Podcast Producer plus Host, Voice Over Artiste / Voice Actor & MC. These sessions are conversations with people whom I find very interesting. Either their personality or their work / cause shines through & in most cases both! Most whos celebrity value amongst Indians or internationally cannot be questioned, some who have risen to the occasion & despite personal & professional pressure have shown the light to us. Some speak on very relevant & topical themes, others speak about t ...
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the beautiful cynthia addai robinson plays the blind queen miriel and she tells me about vital tools she used as an actor to portray a blind character. the good humoured welsh actor trystan gravelle takes a trip down memory lane and recounts his audition for `the lord of the rings : the rings of power`, for us. charlotta brandstrom the swedish dire…
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we all miss naz thats the gorgeous iranian actress nazanin boniadi - who excused herself from this second season of the lord of the rings : the rings of power. however, tyroe who plays `theo` her son and ismael who plays `arondir` her lover miss her like hell, of that there is no doubt. it is no surprise then that this conversation spends quality t…
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JD Payne has the widest smile in hollywood and hes always smiling! helps that hes cowritten `Star Trek Beyond`, `Godzilla vs Kong`, `Jungle Cruise` and now is Showrunner & Executive Producer on The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power seasons one and two. Markella Kavenaghs `nori` is easily the most loved character over two seasons of the amazon …
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i was really looking forward to my 2nd meeting with the very accomplished charles edwards after my 1st tryst with him in mumbai when `the lord of the rings : the rings of power` season 1 released and the asia junket was held in mumbai city. this time it was destination singapore where amazon prime video india flew a few of us senior journalists dow…
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i know sumeet raghavan from a time when we were both voice artists going in and out of a historic dubbing / recording studio in the late 90s and early 2000s called `radiowani` in mumbais worli area. we met after ages and exchanged so many notes and stories from the days gone by. hes now a stand up comedian and actor extraordinaire and if anyone nee…
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this is an epic interview. `manthan` the iconic film was financed by 500,000 milk farmers in rural #Gujarat (paying Rs 2 each) in 1976 as their mark of gratitude towards the milk cooperative that dr kurien helped them form! Today the print has been restored by the `film heritage foundation` and shown at the `cannes classics` section at `festival de…
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this is one of those rare series that emanate north of the vindhyas that has been filmed entirely in the city of bangalore. which in itself is refreshing. it predominantly deals with the trials and tribulations of gen z and how genz navigate their own insecurities and needs in a society where their parents and grandparents still call the shots. inf…
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this is an annual ritual for us. tanya bami series head netflix india and me to sit down at the beginning of a calendar year after netflix india has announced its slate for whats coming up and do a deep dive. shes most kicked about the comedy genre and in all honesty netflix doesnt get enough kudos for its work in the genre. `mamla legal hai` was a…
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It's been awhile since we've had a good old fashioned Hollywood showdown with twin films from competing studios this similar and close in release. Host Megan Cruz, along with horror connoisseur, Max, from the Roughtake Podcast break down both Immaculate and The First Omen and how they address sexy nuns, religion, and patriarchy with varying levels …
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Gaurav Banerjee has always impressed me with his eloquence at press conferences & trailer launches. considering the terrific year that disney plus hotstar have had in terms of content i simply had to get him in for an interview. he is passionate about animation as.a category and a big believer in creating a robust multilingual content catalog. the …
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The Oscars are almost upon us and host, Megan Cruz, finally gets to wax poetic about two of her personal favorite Best Picture nominees this year, Poor Things & Anatomy of a Fall. Journalist and cohost of the podcast This Ends At Prom, BJ Colangelo joins to discuss the themes that run across both of these films in their depiction of feminine identi…
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my wife swears by rujuta diwekar & in our house the reverence that rujutas food thery, concepts & practicies have been taught to us for years via aanchal (my wife) so even though i had never met rujuta i felt i knew her for a decade atleast! even then there was so much to talk about. im constantly encouraging people to deep dive into the wonderful …
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What is the deal with modern rom coms? Anyone But You has set box office records for the genre but is it the kind of film we really need right now? Host, Megan Cruz, and rom com aficionado, Chelsea Garlock, give extremely thorough reasonings for the case against Anyone But You, and try to get to the bottom of how rom coms got here. We talk some of …
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Madame Web might be the worst superhero movie of all time but what are its similarities to other female centric comic book movies? Is it indicative of a pattern unique to the super-heroine genre that predestined it to be bad or is there something much more sinister at play with the reception and creation of these films? Host, Megan Cruz, unpacks th…
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Hell is a teenage girl... Jennifer's Body has become a cult classic in the 15 years since it released to majority negative reviews in 2009. In honor of Valentine's Day, host Megan Cruz and guest Chelsea Garlock discuss the film Megan describes as both a horror comedy and a tragic romance for the ages. They go over everything from the overtly queer …
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Host Megan Cruz is joined by guests Tayler Scriber, a phd candidate in film studies at Northwestern university, and friend of the pod, Chelsea Garlock, to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon and American Fiction! We get into so many topics from the ethics of human exploitation in storytelling to seeing movies alone.…
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The Oscar nominations are finally and host Megan Cruz reacts to the surprises and snubs with guest Chelsea Garlock. We're counting down to the Oscars with deep dives on every best picture nominee and starting out with what else but Barbenheimer, very different films that created a shared cultural phenomenon. We talk our thoughts on Oppenheimer and …
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what an enjoyable coming of age movie that put a smile on all our faces. some genz issues & some deep rooted abuse issues also dealt with in a healthy positive manner & a trio who we couldnt have imagined in a moive together till producers & co writers zoya akhtar and reema kagti made it happen! zoyas directors assistant from the epic `gully boy` a…
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the series doesnt have any major names but the fact that they would take cyber crime expert amit dubeys book & turn it into a potent force i felt deserved a careful & close looksee. parmeet sethi directs `hack crimes online` on amogh dusads platform amazon mini tv & it is produced by shital bhatia from friday filmworks & acted in, with great profic…
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Hello and welcome to The Broad Perspective with Megan Cruz, the podcast that looks to dismantle the idea that there's only one kind of great art and offer a broader perspective... so to speak. Complete with corny jokes, feminist film theory, and some incredible guests. Subscribe now because I can't wait to share more of what we have in store for yo…
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Laura Karpman entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an animation series that she scored called `what if?` , then she went onto do music for the critically acclaimed `miss marvel` last year & now here comes the coupe de resistance... shes music composer for this years magnum opus theatrical release `the marvels`. laura understands the sanctity …
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jim sarbh met me at the zubin mehta concert watching the maestro conduct the symphony orchestra of india for the very first time in 2023 & shortly after we were back doing one of our interviews. and what an interview this is! we waft from made in heaven 2 to mrs chatterjee vs norway & then gangubai kathiawadi & rewind briefly to padmaavat & malik k…
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this is the epitome of laid back and chill...this interview. with no impending release to promote it just ended up being about the gorgeous tara sutarias life & times. her homage to tushna dallas her late ballet teacher & taras own advice to fearful parents, encouraging them to get their kids to learn ballet. her tryst with kathak to discover her d…
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neeraj pandey has an entire industry full of actors and i suspect that includes a fair share of actors from abroad too - who are ever willing to work with him. his grasp of the action, thriller drama is unprecedented in the modern era. as anupam kher and me joked - all the actors walk with a lilt, a certain brisk pace in a neeraj pandey film. his p…
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raell padamsee is an old friend of mine but despite having so many common friends this is the first time i was meeting lushin dube. momentous occasion. raells create foundation turns 20. underprivelaged kids are put through language skills, training, theatrical productions, life skills training. they empower girls from orphanages & get the hearing …
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Manushi Chhillar is on a roll! Sometimes it’s better to just catch up with a star when there’s no agenda, no impending film release or with nothing to promote looming over us. This was just Manushi & me doing a heart to heart ❤️🤗 loved it! We spoke about a childhood spent in DRDO campuses across this country which helped shaped the person she’s bec…
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a working single moms world turns upside down when her inquisitive son demands a new papa on a 30 day `trial period`. now just think of that premise! wow. and when u have the eternally cute genelia playing the young single mum u know shes gonna keep it real and fun. i love that genelia tells me she ONLY wants to play mothers on screen now cuz she f…
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Boys born and raised in canada who are brought back by their Punjabi parents to get married to girls from rural punjab. The patriarchy with which fathers and husbands unfortunately lord over their daughters and wives. Punjabi rappers, the drug lords , the lady cops... Kohrra buids the fantastic world of small town punjab where a murder unfolds. The…
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im constantly on the quest for knowledge & when writer director ananya banerjee tells me that there exists a 40 minute horror film called ``moni hara`` which is based on a story by gurudev rabindranath tagore directed by satyajit ray i go woah! this director duo are articulate, intelligent & driven. with gauravv k chawla & ananya banerjee no topic …
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theyve worked on large canvas films like brahmastra & drishyam 2 and also offbeat ott series like jamtara 3 & the class. so much so that their 360 degree creative agency attractively titled `feed the wolf` is now the go to place for cutting edge movie marketing and creation of promos, teasers & trailers. theyve branched out into motion poster desig…
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mukesh chhabra is a luminary of the casting world. his office is considered a haven for those who have made it & a prospective pilgrimage spot for all those coming into mumbai to make a career in the movies as an actor. lesser known fact , hes also an actor himself, and a very fine one at that. wed been exchanging notes and shoutouts on social medi…
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the mild mannered, kind sharman joshi has a naughty, sometimes wicked sense of humour! director sahil sangha is so well spoken and listening to him speak is an experience. mona singh is all happiness, positivity & love. they were joined in this interview by two adoloescent / teen actors mikhail & tejasvi. their series kafas on sony liv is genre def…
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there are so many myths & so called taboos floating around lupus & systematic lupus erythematosus that i had to get the experts and the patients and the support group involved. dr aneesa kapadia has been working with patients for a while now & has had some remarkable breakthroughs. karishma khemlani is very active in the lupus support group in mumb…
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i love talking to crime reporters & investigative journalists. they are such interesting minds, such brave voices. and my conversations in the past with people like vinod kumar menon at the mid-day & s. hussain zaidi have been gripping & impactful. when sidhu moosewala the rising star of punjabi hip hop was gunned down by gangsters last year it sen…
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Film maker nagesh kukunoor... look at his filmography - hyderabad blues, Rockford , iqbal, dor, mod, dhanak! Sameer Nair ceo of applause entertainment look at the stuff he’s produced... scam 1992, avrodh, hostages, rudra, mind the Malhotras, tanaav, criminal justice , the office, Your honor. these two titans and their coming together has resulted i…
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prajakta koli equals genuine. the chirp, the smile, the eyes (even when they are tired) are genuine. thats the reason for her resounding success as a youtuber and now actor and voice artiste. being genuine. i pray she never ever loses it. jaideep ahlawat comes with the confidence and swag of a trained actor at the ftii ( film & television institute…
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shes gorgeous and instead of me pampering her & giving her star treatment the lovely nushrratt bharuccha is constantly looking out for me & taking care of me & for that i am forever blessed. before this interview for example she insisted on ordering the most amazing vegan cold coffee for me 😍 im not vegan but nushrratt was confident id love it and …
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hes wolverine who cant die but is deeply traumatised over his failure to protect his fellow x-men. shes a young mutant in hiding and wolverine now vows to protect & transport her to safety. what a premise for marvels wastelanders : wolverine ! and all of this plays out in a world 30 years after the super villains won.. killing almost all ``the aven…
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tigmanshu dhulia aka tishu has made his mark making gritty thrillers set out of uttar pradesh , chattisgarh , uttaranchal, madhya pradesh. student politics which was the bedrock of his very 1st film , a classic called `haasil` starring the great irrfan is back in the ott series `garmi` thats set to release on sony liv. i love the fact that tishu ha…
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monika shergill has such a dazzling personailty thats its easy to be enamoured by her. her humility added to her drive makes for a potent combination. small wonder then that she has had the midas touch ever since she took over the reigns at netflix. i for one share a very warm relationship with & unabashed admiration for netflix indias vice preside…
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a truly wonderful snapshot of the bombay film studios in the 40s & 50s prepartition, during & post partition. when actors & writers received monthly salaries & were employees of the studio. the dazzle of the black & white era & the advent of playback recordings & singing as opposed to actors singing live on screen & ofcourse the history of radio & …
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