Unfiltered by Samdish

For this episode, we went to a lush green MP's bungalow in Lutyens' and sat down with Rajeev Shukla, Member of Rajya Sabha, Vice President of BCCI, Member of Congress Working Committee, and Former Chairman of IPL. So brace yourselves for a rollercoaster ride of wit, wisdom, and anecdotes as Shukla Ji spills the beans on politics, cricket, and everything in between. We had a fun and insight...

For this episode, I sat down with Sitaram Yechury, Secretary-General of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), wearing a 'borrowed' safari suit and chilled with him over lunch. We discussed his thoughts on political violence in India, the time he was put behind bars (not just once), his thoughts on China and press freedom, what is his idea of Godmen and the attraction that Indians have to...

For this episode, I sat down with Dibakar Banerjee to have Delhi's most iconic dish, Chole Kulche, and had a multi-layered conversation about his films, school days, the star system in Bollywood, and why he seems to be disowning his earlier works. We also discussed the current state of affairs in India and society at large, his involvement in edits and his flaws. From disagreeing on some topic...

In this interview I sit with Nagaland 's Minister of Higher Education & Tourism in the Capital city Kohima, where Mr Along talks about humour, Home Minister Amit Shah, his early life in Nagaland, culture and food, BJP's grassroots politics and Manipur. He speaks about corruption and liquor ban, viral dance video, black pink, his opinion on Bageshwar dham, Bhupesh Baghel and obviously h...

For this episode, I flew to the 'gateway to the south', the city of Hyderabad, where I sat down with Mr KTR and had a multi-layered conversation about Telangana Politics, his idea of religion, what he thinks of the BJP's command in the centre and what is his idea of the newly emerged I.N.D.I. alliance. We also discussed his relationship with his father and Telangana CM, K Chandrashekha...

For this episode, I got to interview Vishal Bhardwaj and what could be a better location than one of Delhi's most iconic performance theatres? We discussed his time in Delhi, working with Ram Gopal Verma, the Emergency, the legacy of Gulzar Sahab and his 'Khayals' on life and death (Khayal from the~ epiglottis). From Maachis to Makdee and Makdee to Maqbool, this episode has some real h...

For this episode, Hansal graciously agreed to cook for us and that too, in front of the camera. It was a crazy conversation featuring Scoop, Scam 1992, his love for cinema, cooking, his time in Fiji and how he got into filmmaking. From his movies Shahid and Omerta, his favourite directors and their works to his memories of the Emergency, we discussed quite a lot. PS: Hansal also revealed his conne...

A crazy conversation that features Pooja Bedi, Sukhbir Badal, James Bond, (diet) coke addiction, the Pawars, Omar’s thrilling experience of being stuck in Lahore, his desire to see Modiji run a coalition government, the decision to not contest the next Vidhan Sabha elections (will they ever happen?), a special appearance by Henry Abdullah (oooh, who’s that?) and much much more. Presenting the late...

For this episode, I drove around the streets of Delhi with Manoj Bajpayee. I also managed to get some breakfast after looking at Manoj’s plate with Tirchi Nazar. We discussed his acting, Irrfan Khan, his friendship with Vijay Raaz, The Family Man and why he is not paid enough. There’s a lot more in this episode. Presenting Unfiltered by Samdish ft. Manoj Bajpayee.

Finally that my team succeeded in convincing a real politician to sit down with me, I took a much needed break from the (sometimes excruciatingly boring) world of the Hindi Film Industry and got back to doing what I love the most. To iss baar, watch me kill some time with another Member of Parliament who very graciously decided to hang out with me. Watch me beat Priyanka Chaturvedi in badminton, d...

For this episode, I sat down with a charming and chatty Divya Dutta for an unfiltered conversation. We spoke about her experience on the sets of Shyam Benegal, the role of partition in her life, Indian cinema, her dating life,  growing up in Punjab and a lot lot more! Get ready to watch this power-packed episode! Presenting Unfiltered by Samdish ft. Divya Dutta. Mazze karooo!

For the latest unfiltered episode, I sat down with a legendary actress. This one is a deep dive into all things personal and professional on Rohini Hattangadi. The BAFTA winner spoke to me about her role in the Oscar-winning film Gandhi, her love for theatre, Amitabh Bachchan's films, and much much more. Araam se dekhiye aur mazze kariye!

For this one, I sat down with another talented member of the Pahwa family, Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Idhar-Udhar ki hazaaro baatein karne k ilawa we also discussed working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, her relationship with her husband and children, the goal of being a producer, her opinion on dating apps and much more.

After following Pradyot Manikya for the whole day during his campaign, Bubagra and I sat down for a candid chat. The mimicry expert talks about his party, TIPRA, the outcome of the Tripura elections, Indian politics and much more.

For this one, I sat down with the movie maestro himself, Anurag Kashyap. For hours, we chatted about cinema, the craft of filmmaking, life, Anurag's arrest in Saudi Arabia, food reels and much more. Grab yourself a beverage and some popcorn for this unfiltered episode. Presenting, Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Anurag Kashyap

For this one, I hung out with (and irritated) the leader of NCP in the Lok Sabha, Supriya Sule. MP ji and I gossiped about her family, Maharashtra politics, motivational speaking, and much more.

For this one, I went on a morning walk with Rahul Gandhi at the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana. We talked about his belief in God, his "perfectly average" looks, the need to jodo Bharat and much more. Here's my day at the Bharat Jodo Yatra in a Southern state where I hang out with Rahul Gandhi, Congress politicians, Bharat Yatris, and the citizens taking part in the yatra. Presenting...

A man with decades of experience in Indian Cinema shares his philosophy on life, filmmaking and never wanting to die. Presenting Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Sudhir Mishra.

For this one, Vineet and I had a candid chat where he opened up about his experience in the Hindi film industry as an outsider, the hunger to work, growing up in Varanasi and much more.

In the latest episode of Unfiltered By Samdish, Baghel sahab and I hung out at his home where we spoke about governance, films, Chhattisgarh, politics and a lot more. Watch the episode till the end to get a glimpse of CM sahab’s singing.

For this one, I chilled with a BJP politician who is not Manoj Tiwari. Watch what the new entrant to the BJP, Hardik Patel had to say about his IPL win, why he left the Congress, and his dislike for chicken sandwich. Video juvo and majja karo!

Entering yet another new state, I travelled to Gujarat for this one to interview the formerly independent and now Congress MLA, Jignesh Mevani. From his decision to join Congress to gossip about Hardik Patel and the upcoming Gujarat elections, there’s a lot in store in this episode.

For this one, both Bhatia jis sat down to chat about life, food, Delhi and much more. Watch Manoj Pahwa narrate stories of his younger days, family, acting, theatre and his favourite whiskey on Unfiltered By Samdish.

For this episode of Unfiltered By Samdish, I spoke at length with Anurag Basu who is known for directing films like Barfi, Ludo, Murder, Life In A Metro and Jagga Jasoos. He opened up about his family and children, how he battled blood cancer, his entry into television and all things cinema! Sit back with some popcorn and a beverage to enjoy this hour-long chat!

In this episode, I decided to sit down and have a candid chat with one of the youngest members of the Rajya Sabha. Raghav Chadha and I spoke about issues concerning the youth, the making of laws in India, Raghav being the ultimate gunda of Rajinder Nagar and me (not) joining politics.