Unfiltered by Samdish

Bihar isn’t just a stop on the map anymore; it’s beginning to feel like a second home. I sat face to face with Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD’s young face, to talk about the issues that weigh heavily here: corruption, migration, politics, and the scars and triumphs that come with them. Our conversation drifted to Bihar’s larger political mood, the frustrations and the glimpses of hope. And somewhere betw...

When we last met, Prashant Kishor opened up about his big dreams and tough choices. Now, as Bihar heads into a make-or-break election, we return with Part 2, from the heart of Patna. What’s changed? What hasn’t? In this frank and unfiltered conversation, PK goes deep: the ground reality of Bihar, Jan Suraaj as organisation, his “actual” role in the party, Nitish Kumar’s health versus political wil...

78 years of Independence, 78 years of Freedom & 78 years of Partition. Team Unfiltered travelled to Jaipur to meet a survivor of the divide who also happens to be the best storyteller we have ever met. From stories of '46 conflict on the lines of religion to the war stories of '65, from leaving Urdu behind in his school to the current longing to go back and visit Khyber Pakhtun, this 9...

1947 — a year etched in both gold and blood in the shared history of two nations: India and Pakistan. But Since then, from cricket pitches to political punches, from loud headlines to quiet graveyards — the rivalry has only grown louder. However, beneath all the noise, as young Indians, deep down, we all wish to understand our neighbouring country. And who better to talk to than a man who's ca...

भाइयों, बहनों एवं मित्रों,आदाब, प्रणाम, सत श्री अकाल, हैलो।आपने नोटिस किया ही होगा कि एक लंबे अंतराल के बाद (जिसको YouTube अपनी लुटिया डुबा देना भी कहता है) हम वापसी कर रहे हैं. और इस श्रृंखला में आपके समक्ष पेश-ए-ख़िदमत है डॉक्टर जॉन ब्रिटास (Dr. John Brittas) का एक धमाकेदार, बवाल इंटरव्यू।अब आप कहेंगे कि ये जनाब हैं कौन?Dr. John Brittas is an ex journalist, media executive, and politician from Ke...

This is the first-ever UF Concert — an honest space for sound, silence, and everything in between. For those who know me, experimenting with new art forms has always been one of my endeavours. Today, I am proud to announce one such endeavour that has been in the making for a while. This is not your regular Unfiltered by Samdish video. This is UF Concerts. For our very first episode, The Aahvaan Pr...

Tum log pehchaane ye kaun hai? Nahi?? Arey yaar ye bohot bada aadmi hai. Ye wohi hai jiske chakkar me desh ke kuch mazdooro ko unke haq ka paisa aur kaam waqt pe mil jata hai. FYI, this man is a Trade Unionist who also happens to be the General Secretary of the CITU (Centre of Indian Trade Unions). Hereby Introducing Comrade Anurag Saxena. In an extremely detailed conversation with Anurag, he took...

Happy new year dosto! Kicking off 2025 with some serious dope content! For this wild experience —I hopped on a train to Chandigarh (don’t even get me started on my trust issues with that ride) and decked myself out in some top-tier athletic gear. Why? To meet none other than the man who calls himself The Lion, The Emperor of the Universe, and the man who gave us two world cups — Yograj Singh. We d...

Hola Amigos, Kaise ho, thik ho? It's a wrap for the year 2024. Just before you take a vacation and go on a chill vibe (feeling extremely sorry for those who have to work till the 31st), we are wrapping this year with the interview of a legend (in his own right) in the journalism scene of India. Yes, Rajdeep Sardesai has carved out his fanbase in his career spanning several decades. One day (when R...

For this episode, I decided to sit with one of the 'supremes' of Indian Politics, one of the lead decision-makers in the current ruling party, and the ultimate highway king of India, Mr. Nitin Gadkari. Mr Gadkari hosted me in his Delhi residence on a wintery evening where we talked about his love for food, his early life as a mediocre student and his journey of becoming one of the most powerful le...

For this episode, I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with the filmmaker whose movies I've been watching since childhood, the films that have inspired me throughout the years, the G.O.A.T - Mr. Shyam Benegal. Witnessing the man whose contribution to Hindi cinema is nothing short of a legacy, who discovered gems like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi and many more, truly felt like a...

For this episode, I flew to the city of joy only to fanboy around the incredible Shoojit Sircar at his Kolkata home. From discussing his films and anecdotes from his sets to how he plays cameraperson in all his films, from constipation to smoking, from Amitabh Bachchan to Irrfan, from his love for Rajma Chawal to him being a ‘Jat-Bengali’, not to forget the football game that we played, we hardly...

For this episode, I sat down with the “Badass Babuaa” Mr. Rajkummar Rao and we got into a heartwarming conversation in the thodi-thodi thandi, thodi-thodi garmi kinda mahaul aka autumn of Delhi. We talked our hearts out about his first film with Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Basu’s set, FTII days, losing his mother and his undying love for her, his dream girl and his first play's “Afsos”. I didn't let...

भाइयों, बहनों और इस मुल्क की संजीदा आवाम... For this episode, we went all the way to Handwara, جموں کشمیر ( Jammu & Kashmir) and sat down with Sajad Gani Lone at his "donated" office cum residence. For the uninitiated, Sajad Lone is the chairman of Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC), a key political figure in the region. His late father, Abdul Gani Lone, was a prominent separatist...

This time I parachuted from Delhi to land right in the middle of the ongoing (fiery) Jammu & Kashmir Elections to witness the madness that comes along when a state(?) experiences elections after a 10-year-long interlude! I spent a day with Omar Abdullah, my close friend, former J&K Chief Minister and Vice President of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference for this episode. Before sit...

In a conversation that felt like a dream, I sat down with the legendary actor Rajit Kapur. His name might not ring a bell, but his contribution to Hindi Cinema is nothing less than art. Whether it's his portrayal of detective Byomkesh Bakshi in the 90s TV series or his role as a father of the spy in the 2018 film Raazi, Rajit has never failed to impress his audience. Rajit talks about it all,...

Yo Yo Yo!! Sat Sri Akal, Namaskar, Assalamualaikum, Good Morning/Evening. Arshad Warsi was in Delhi and so were we. One fine afternoon, we picked him up in our Range Rover (yeah, yeah, yeah, it was rented) and landed up in a Japanese restaurant. और बातों का सिलसिला जो शुरू हुआ तो चलता ही गया. We talked our hearts out over Sushi and 'Japan ka glamorous bhajia'. Those 3-4 hours were a deep d...

मेहरबान, क़द्रदान, साहिबान, रास रचिईया, मुरली बजईया के परम भक्त श्री श्री तेज प्रताप यादव के कर कमलों के साथ पंजा लड़ाने से लेकर मम्मी से थप्पड़ खाने की गाथा लेकर आये हैं हम. जी हाँ, मज़े ही मज़े, 100% Unfiltered तेजू भईया के साथ. For those who don't know Teju Bhaiya aka Tej Pratap Yadav, is the elder son of Padma Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav. He is also an MLA, and a former minister of Environment, Fore...

In the middle of the heated campaigning, I went to Hyderabad to spend a day with four-time sitting MP Asaduddin Owaisi for this episode. Before we sat down for a chat, Mr Owaisi offered me a ride on his fancy Triumph bike to witness his door-to-door campaigning in his constituency. We discussed how tough this election is for him, the new BJP candidate contesting against him and how hopeful he is i...

For this episode, I flew down to Mumbai only to be left starstruck by the incredible Vidya Balan. From her latest release Do Aur Do Pyaar to her surprise box-office hit Kahaani, from Gobi Manchurian to gutkha, from international cinema to Baba Ram Rahim, we hardly left any topic undiscussed, *cough cough* well, apart from politics! I also got to know about her journey with her healer, her relation...

On the first episode of 'The GOAT Show' we give you acclaimed and internationally respected documentary filmmakers (drumrolls!) Rintu Thomas, Pankaj Rishi Kumar, Vinay Shukla, Sushmit Ghosh and Khushboo Ranka. Samdish sat down with this bunch of amazing storytellers and discussed how one sustains themselves being a documentary maker, the current scenario of Indian documentaries, Bigg Boss,...

For this episode, I went to Bihar’s Begusarai to interview Prashant Kishor during his ongoing Jan Suraaj Padyatra.  PK, who has left the path of political strategy, is now claiming to be on a mission to help the people of Bihar, fix its politics and transform the condition of Bihar.  On the sides of his Padyatra, I sat down with PK to discuss his vision for Bihar, his intimate relationships with P...

For this episode, I picked up Delhi’s Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and drove around Delhi before reaching the Delhi Secretariat. While driving through the bustling streets of Delhi, and later on in his swanky office, we discussed Delhi's pollution problem, religion and politics, issues with MCD, cleaning of Yamuna and why he thinks the Delhi government is a glorified NGO. We also sat down...

For this episode, I got to interview Vikrant Massey while driving around Delhi streets discussing his latest release 12th Fail, his days as a TV actor, relationship with his family, and his feelings about becoming a new dad! We also sat down for ‘hydration’ shots and spoke about spirituality and religion, the importance of money, politics & cinema and how he aspires to leave behind a kinder wo...

For this episode, I sat down with Nawazuddin Siddiqui in his beautiful white Mumbai bungalow, where our discussion went from Mozart's symphonies to Vishal Bhardwaj's music, from his aspiring European lifestyle to his actual life spent in Delhi, from his learnings in NSD to his unlearning through crazy improvs (Trust me you'll be blown). Nawaz talked about the love he holds towards his...