Episode 87: RGV 1995-2005 - with Mayank Shekhar

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Right from its opening scene, Dhurandhar's sound is unmistakably striking. The Ramba Ho action sequence, Rehman Dakait's entry, the bike chase, elimination of Babu Dakait's gang, and so many more scenes where you are absolutely blown away by the sound.I was delighted to host Bishwadeep Chatterjee, the four-time National Award winning sound designer of Dhurandhar. Bishwadeep walked us through all those cult scenes from the film and shared very cool behind-the-scenes production stories. Join us!If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Rangeela. Satya. Kaun. Company. Bhoot. Sarkar. Ram Gopal Varma was belting out solid films almost one after another for ten years, between 1995 and 2005. Film critic and Entertainment Editor at Mid Day, Mayank Shekhar, joins me to jam on RGV and the movies he made during those ten years when he was at the peak of his powers. Join us! If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Delighted to have Chandan Arora on the pod to chat about one of my favorite films of 2010s, Striker. Striker is a Mumbai story, a sub-culture film, and a coming-of-age story, all rolled into one. Chandan talked about the genesis of the film, the film's world-building, the casting process, and shared some terrific stories including the story behind the stellar Sonu Nigam song, Cham Cham. Join us!If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar The Revenge have stormed into the history books of Indian cinema, broken all box office records, challenged hierarchies, swept into pop culture, and disrupted Hindi cinema. Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande (Ani... Dr Kashinath Ghanekar, Natasamrat, Wazir, Breathe) joins me as we try to deconstruct and decode the Dhurandhar phenomenon. Join us!If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Vishek Chauhan is here. Hailing from a family that's been in the business of film exhibition(theaters) for more than six decades, Vishek's got strong informed opinions and isn't afraid to voice them! The historical success of Dhurandhar and the reasons behind it, why Netflix should release their original films in theaters before landing them on their platform, parallels between F1 and Dhurandhar, and much more. Join us!If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! 2025 was a great year for Indian cinema! We had massive blockbusters, sleeper hits, and indie-arthouse darlings. And then in the last month of the year, we got a film that might very well turn out to be one of the biggest milestones in the history of Hindi cinema — Dhurandhar.Was delighted to have friends of the podcast and fellow 90s boys, Saurabh Nair and Vikram Bondal, back on the pod to look back on the year that was 2025. Join us!If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2026Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Suparn Varma is here! A true-blue film nut turned film journalist turned film critic turned filmmaker. We talked about everything from Feroz Khan and Mukul Anand to Weapons and Sinners, and from Karam and Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena to Manoj Bajpayee and Haq.If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2025Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva (1989) is a tremendous action drama. Everybody from Ashutosh Gowariker to S. S. Rajamouli to Anurag Kashyap to Sandeep Reddy Vanga count Shiva among their personal favorites. RGV is back on the pod for a deep dive of his stunning debut film. If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2025Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Omkara, Vishal Bhardwaj's critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, is unarguably one of the best Hindi film adaptations of all-time. Jamie Alter joins me as we look back on one of our favorite films of last 25 years.If you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2025Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Raj Khosla, one of the absolute greats, made films across genres. His films were often marked by outstanding music, well-written women characters, and self-referential nods. National Award-winning writer Amborish Roychoudhury has written a fantastic new biography of the man. I was delighted to host Amborish on the pod, for the second time, to take a closer look at Khosla and his films. Join us!Amazon link for Amborish's book: https://www.amazon.in/Raj-Khosla-Authorized-Amborish-Roychoudhury/dp/9357317708/f you enjoy the podcast, do consider supporting the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/supportFeedback/comments/questions: [email protected]:Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)Editor: Devika JoglekarMusic: Nakul AbhyankarCopyrights © Love of Cinema 2025Support the showIf you liked the episode and found value, please considering supporting the show. Your support will help me continue making good content for fans of Indian cinema everywhere across the world: https://www.buzzsprout.com/257788/support