CineInk Mulaqat

Ghazala Amin has spent more than 40 years in radio, television and theatre as an actress, broadcaster and news reader. And, at the same time she enjoyed working at the Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi where she taught history for about 35 years as an Associate Professor.  She reminisces how she passed her first audition with a passage starting "Joseph Apni Zoja Ko Lekar Jab Jahaz Se Jazeere Par...

Broadcaster, Playwright and Academic, Prof. Danish Iqbal is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam.  Danish Iqbal joined All India Radio as a Programme Executive and went on to head AIR’s National Drama Unit where he produced radio plays, winning national awards. He was instrumental in shaping AIR’s FM channels after their launch in the early 1990s. Based in NCR Delhi, Danish Iqbal is currently a profe...

Saba Naheed Arshad  was not a celebrity. She was not even famous. But she was a trailblazer in her student days and played a significant role in enriching the literary and theatre activities in the Aligarh of the 1970s. She became the first woman secretary of the Aligarh Muslim University Drama Club. In conversation with Pervaiz Alam, Saba shared memories of her time at the university and people w...

Rama Pandey, Writer, Theatre Director, TV Producer and Broadcaster is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam, sharing her life, work and siblings, including advertising giants Piyush Pandey, Prasun Pandey, actress and musician, Ila Arun and writer, Tripti Pandey. Her younger brother Piyush Pandey of Ogilvy fame is credited with campaign- ‘Abki Baar Modi Sarkar’ - for the Bharatiya Janata Party and its...

One of India’s best known psychiatrists, Dr Vinay Kumar, is in conversation with broadcaster Pervaiz Alam. Former President of the Indian Psychiatric Society and author of several books, Dr Kumar explains what India needs to do to meet the challenges posed by an increasing number of mental illness cases in the country. He also suggests five steps that could keep you away from the common ailments o...

Saba Zaidi, a graduate of the National School of Drama in New Delhi, joined Doordarshan as a Drama Producer in 1976. She was instrumental in introducing some of the best known film actors of our time such as Anupam Kher and Irfan Khan to the television screen in 1970s and 1980s. Saba Zaidi, in conversation with Pervaiz Alam, shares incredible memories of her working with Doordarshan when it was ju...

Dr Anamika is a professor of English literature in Delhi. She is also a prominent contemporary Indian poet, social worker and novelist writing in Hindi. Multi-faceted Dr Anamika is a recipient of the Sahitya Academy Award for her book of poems in Hindi, Tokri Mein Digant- making her the first and only female poet to have won the prize in the award's 65-year history. Dr Anamika is in conversation w...

Vijayalaxmi Chhabra is a renowned Instagram Influencer, award-winning radio producer and former Director General of India’s state broadcaster, Doordarshan. She is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam who worked with her at All India Radio in New Delhi. Vijayalaxmi talks about her life as a broadcaster and storyteller on Instagram. The Mulaqat is a Hindi/Urdu podcast produced by Cine Ink in London.

Veteran BBC Broadcaster Rajni Kaul, 91, says her husband Mahendra Kaul, former BBC broadcaster, had a heated verbal dual with India's late Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, during the course of an interview in the late 1970s. In conversation with Pervaiz Alam, she candidly admits that her husband Mahendra Kaul used to flirt with the then British Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher.

Former BBC broadcaster Rajni Kaul, 91, opens up about her life in conversation with her fellow broadcaster, Pervaiz Alam. She shares amazing stories about Hindi cinema legends, Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Balraj Sahni, and political personalities, Fatima Jinnah, Sheikh Abdullah and Nikita Khrushchev. Born in Peshawar, Rajni got married to Kashmiri Pandit, Mahendra Kaul, OBE and a legendary broadcaster....

Laxmi Tendulkar Dhaul recounts the extraordinary story of her father AG Tendulkar, whose life crossed paths with German filmmaker Fritz Lang, Screenwriter Thea Harbou, Hollywood actor Gregory Peck, Moti Lal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi. AG Tendulkar had four wives, one of them a filmmaker with Nazi links, another former wife's daughter got married to Hollywood legend Gregory Peck. But th...

Neelima Dalmia Adhar, author and novelist, discusses her bitter and complex relationship with her father RK Dalmia, former owner of the Times of India Group, who had six wives and eighteen children. In conversation with Pervaiz Alam, she reveals her father, one of the most powerful persons in India, excluded her, the only child among 18, from his will. And, she kept believing that he loved her mos...

Indian journalist, author, lawyer, diplomat, and former member of parliament, Khushwant Singh (2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was famous for his peculiar sense of humour. His son, journalist and author, Rahul Singh shares some real anecdotes from Khushwant Singh's life to characterise his sense of humour. This interview was recorded outdoor at King's College in London (2019).

Humra Quraishi has co-authored seven books with Khushwant Singh, India's legendary writer and journalist. In conversation with Pervaiz Alam, she shares interesting anecdotes about Khushwant's life and work, candidly, including his love for women, Scotch and his worst fears. This interview was recorded outdoor at the King's College in London (2019).