The Pooja Bhatt Show
Join actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt as she hosts intimate conversations with influential figures from Bollywood and beyond. The weekly podcast explores the highs and lows of the Indian film industry, covering topics like love, loss, addiction, healing, fame, and failure. Guests include directors, actors, musicians, producers, and stylists who share candid stories and rare insights. Pooja also reflects on her own journey, offering an authentic look at both reel and real life.
Episodes
A Conversation With Dabboo Ratnani
There’s something strange about old photographs. Sometimes they capture a fleeting moment and sometimes… they capture a future.Long before cinema and fame, a little girl held the hand of a sweet, fair-haired boy under a Christmas tree at a kindergarten called Babyland in Shivaji Park. Then, life happened. The school was demolished. The city changed. The children forgot.Years later, st
A Conversation With Nigam Bomzan
"The first image a cinematographer captures is never on film. It is captured deep within memory."For cinematographer and musician Nigam Bomzan, that image was his infant sister in a polka-dot frock, bathed in soft Himalayan light and mountain mist. Decades later, that childhood memory still dictates how he shapes light and longing in cinema.In this evocative and free-flowing episode of 'The Pooja
A Conversation With Vinod Guruji
“Before a character speaks… the walls have spoken. Before the emotion erupts… the room has already betrayed the soul living inside it.” In this episode, Pooja Bhatt pays tribute to a silent titan of the cinematic frame: the legendary art director Vinod Guruji. In an industry dazzled by stars, Vinod Guruji is the man who builds the worlds they inhabit. He is a practitioner
A Conversation With Danish Husain
Between Karbala and the Stage: The Intersection of Longing and Logic with Danish HusainIn this evocative episode, Pooja sits down with Danish Husain-A man whose life and work exist at the intersection of longing and logic.From the calculated world of economics and banking to the visceral, ancient art of Dastangoi, Danish’s journey is not one of mere career change, but of spiritual homecoming
A Conversation With S.M.M. Ausaja
In this episode, Pooja Bhatt sits down with film archivist S. M. M. Ausaja for a conversation that traces the fragile, often forgotten journey of Indian cinema’s memory. From wandering through dusty godowns and discarded collections to building one of the largest private archives of film memorabilia, Ausaja reflects on a life spent rescuing fragments that the film industry - and time - have
A Conversation With Kaustav Narayan Niyogi
A chest cut open, a heart repaired, and a bottle left behind. Does a taste of death ignite a passion for life? In this episode Pooja sits across Kaustav Narayan Niyogi, a man who lived the fast-paced life of an advertising "alchemist" before life forced him to slow down. From becoming India’s youngest creative director at age 29 to becoming one of its "oldest debutant" film directors at 50 w
A Conversation With Aadhya Anand
In this episode, Pooja Bhatt sits down with Aadhya Anand for a conversation that traces the journey of a young actor coming of age in the glare of an industry that rarely pauses. From her early years in Singapore to stepping into the volatile, demanding world of Indian cinema, Aadhya reflects on the experiences that shaped her instinct, resilience, and sense of self.Thrust into the deep end with B
A Conversation With Ronnie Lahiri
In this episode, Pooja Bhatt sits down with producer Ronnie Lahiri for a conversation that traces the journey of a true cinematic nomad. From his early years in Shillong - surrounded by music, nature, and quiet observation - to navigating the dynamic landscape of Indian filmmaking, Lahiri reflects on the experiences that shaped both his worldview and his storytelling voice.They trace Lahiri’
A Conversation With Hemant Chaturvedi
In this episode, Pooja sits down with acclaimed cinematographer Hemant Chaturvedi, the visual force behind Company and Maqbool, for a conversation that unfolds as a profound meditation on memory, loss, and preservation.They trace Hemant’s epic 70,000-kilometre ‘pilgrimage’ across 21 states - an unwavering race against time to document over 1,300 single-screen theatres before they
A Conversation With Mohit Suri
This episode features a deeply personal conversation between Pooja and filmmaker Mohit Suri, moving beyond the mechanics of cinema to explore memory, loss, and the unspoken family bonds that shape their lives.They revisit their shared legacy and discuss how the early loss of his mother acted as the silent engine behind the melancholic, high-emotion tone and texture of his films. They dive into the
A Conversation With Vickey Lalwani
In this episode Pooja Bhatt and seasoned journalist Vickey Lalwani deconstruct the glamour to expose the friction between Bollywood, the nature of fame and tough reporting. A warhorse of the industry, Lalwani operates on a singular, blunt principle: real news is exactly what the industry wants to hide. Together, they critique how modern celebrity culture has traded grit for sanitized, PR-controlle
A Conversation With Zareen Khan
In this vibrant episode that radiates sun-drenched energy and laughter, Pooja Bhatt and Zareen Khan wipe away the greasepaint to reveal the bare-faced realities of stardom. The duo dives deep into the industry’s obsession with the next big thing, a volatile cycle that demands a luminous, unshakeable spirit. They candidly call out the film Industry and a relentless media for enforcing narrow
A Conversation With Nitinn R Miranni
"Sometimes you laugh because you cannot cry. Sometimes you laugh so you don't go mad." In this deeply honest episode, Pooja Bhatt and Nitinn R Miranni peel back the mask of the 'funny man' to reveal the quiet storm behind the laughter. Despite a global career alongside icons like Trevor Noah and Eddie Griffin, Nitinn shares that his most defining act of bravery was not a punchline, but a determine
A Conversation With Samara Tijori
In this episode, Pooja Bhatt speaks with Samara Tijori about identity - what it’s like to grow up with a known name, step into the spotlight, and still find your own voice. It’s a conversation about being seen not just for where you come from, but for who you truly are.Samara traces her journey from a childhood shaped by cinema to the quiet, uncertain years of auditions and near-misses
A Conversation With Dino Morea
In this revealing episode of The Pooja Bhatt Show, Dino Morea strips away the 'heartthrob' veneer to reveal the grit and vulnerability behind the glamour.He retraces his roots to his childhood in Bengaluru, where his foundation was built on discipline, etiquette and the importance of being a team player. Early lessons that served as the anchor that kept him steady through the later turbulenc
A Conversation With Theia Tekchandaney
In this episode, Pooja unpicks the seams of cinematic style with Theia Tekchandaney - a quiet powerhouse whose understated brilliance has shaped the iconic aesthetics of Jism, Paap and Neerja, to name a few.Theia joins Pooja to reveal how she uses fabric and fit to broadcast a character's soul before they ever speak a line of dialogue.They journey through the creation of Bipasha Basu's sultry, noi
A Conversation With Gunjan Augustine Sah
What does cinema sound like when we truly listen? In this episode of The Pooja Bhatt Show, Pooja talks to sound maestro Gunjan Augustine Sah who pulls back the curtain on the invisible force that shapes our movie-going experience. From his nomadic childhood as an army kid where a life on the move taught him to listen to India’s unique rhythm to the high-stakes sets of Gully Boy and A Suitabl
A Conversation With Shagufta Rafique
What happens to a writer when the Film Industry stops listening? In this stark & achingly honest episode, Pooja sits down with screenwriter Shagufta Rafique, whose words once powered some of Hindi cinema’s most successful films - Aashiqui 2, Murder 2, Jannat 2, Raaz 2 & 3, Jism 2, Awarapan, and many more. This is not a victory lap. It is a survival story. Shagufta speaks of a l
A Conversation With Meet Ashar
In this forthright and informative episode of The Pooja Bhatt Show, Pooja sits down with Meet Ashar - lawyer, animal rights advocate, Legal Advisor & Director of Cruelty Response at PETA India. Ashar reminds us of something very basic: life matters. Not just human life - all life.He emphasizes that animals are not problems to be managed, but lives to be protected, and why the manner in which w
A Conversation With Faraz Arif Ansari
Human suffering is the womb of great art.And sometimes, grace arrives disguised as grief. This conversation between Pooja Bhatt and award-winning filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari is not assembled for comfort. Not shaped to soothe. But to awaken. What unfolds on this episode of The Pooja Bhatt Show is not grief revisited, but life awakened—a meeting where pain has already done its work. Where loss
A Conversation With Vicky Ratnani
Some conversations don’t leave you impressed. They leave you nourished. This episode of 'The Pooja Bhatt Show' feels like coming home — to a warm meal, familiar aromas, and stories that sit gently with you long after they’re told. Pooja sits down with Chef Vicky Ratnani — chef, author, television personality — not to dazzle, but to listen, remember, and reflect. The j
A Conversation With Marijke Desouza
In this intimate conversation, Pooja Bhatt sits down with producer Marijke Desouza to explore a career shaped as much by mentorship as by quiet perseverance. What emerges is the portrait of a filmmaker who learned her craft from the ground up—by observing, absorbing, and carrying forward knowledge passed down through experience rather than formal instruction.Marijke reflects on her journey f
A Conversation With Kunal Kapoor
In this intimate conversation, Pooja Bhatt sits down with Kunal Kapoor to trace the living legacy of Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre—not as an institution, but as a home shaped by memory, ritual, and artistic discipline. What emerges is a portrait of a family for whom theatre was never merely performance, but a way of life.Kapoor reflects on deeply personal traditions—from legendary Chr
A Conversation With Mohan Kapur
In this episode, Pooja sits down with actor and voice artist Mohan Kapur, a performer who has mastered his craft by simply living life. The episode sees the two friends trace Mohan’s journey: from being paid ₹500 an episode on Saanp Seedi - money he jokingly refers to as for “cigarettes and booze” - to finding himself inside the Marvel universe. He laughs about being “a man
A Conversation With Abbas Ali Moghul
In this episode, Pooja meets Abbas Ali Moghul, the award-winning action director behind more than 300 films and shows, and the son of actor Habib, who fled Iran at seventeen to chase his dream of working in Hindi cinema. Habib went on to appear in more than 150 films, yet passed away with little recognition. Abbas carries that legacy forward with quiet pride, and has become one of India&rsquo
A Conversation With Amruta Subhash
In this moving conversation, Pooja meets Amruta Subhash, a National Award-winning actor and theatre director. This conversation is one between soulmates: it starts with tears, ends with tears and wanders through many worlds that have shaped Amruta’s life.Amruta speaks with candour and vulnerability: about directing and acting in her brilliant play, Asen Me Nasen Me — a gift from her hu
A Conversation With Avtar Gill
Pooja sits down with the ever-unassuming yet endlessly fascinating Avtar Gill—a man who insists he’s “ordinary” despite a career spanning 350 films. In this episode, filled with sardonic humour and candid reflections, Avtar looks back at the quiet strength of his truck driver father, jokes about being labelled Mahesh Bhatt’s third wife, and reflects on the lessons he
A Conversation With Rahul Bose
In this episode, Pooja sits down with Rahul Bose - actor, director, writer, activist, sportsman, sports administrator and dear friend. In a conversation marked by candid admissions, warm banter and thoughtful reflections, the two revisit the Bombay they grew up in and what it means to embrace singledom. Rahul speaks openly about the arc of his life: the early hunger for money, success and fame, an
A Conversation With Jayesh Sheth
In this episode, Pooja talks with Jayesh Sheth, who has spent over four decades chronicling the industry and its stars by bringing his sense of spontaneity and soul into his photographs.From being a wedding photographer to being chosen to shoot Richard Gere, Jayesh takes Pooja through his journey marked by vivid encounters with India’s biggest stars. He recalls Rishi Kapoor’s first les
A Conversation With Shreya Dhanwanthary
In this episode, Pooja meets Shreya Dhanwanthary, actor, author and someone who believes in seeking validation within, and holding onto your true self. Shreya, best-known for her roles in Scam 1992, The Family Man and Chup, opens up about how she navigates lean times and keeps the fire burning, despite it all. Shreya tells Pooja why travel keeps her rooted, and why failure still scares her. The tw
A Conversaion With Suhrita Das
Pooja sits with writer-filmmaker Suhrita Das, a woman who had to lose everything she was before she could finally become who she is. Das, the director of Tu Meri Poori Kahaani, and Pooja speak of the price of awakening —a motherhood lived in absence, a marriage left behind, a body changing before the world was ready to see her, and a film born through fire instead of applause. Two women &mda
A Conversation With Afroz Shah
In this episode, Pooja sits down with Afroz Shah — lawyer, activist, UN Champion of the Earth, and friend — whose quiet determination transformed a one-man beach clean-up into a global movement for change. Shah has led what the UN calls the world’s largest beach clean-up, steering it with unwavering commitment for over 550 weeks and counting.Afroz shares why action matters more t
A Conversation With Anu Malik
In this episode, Pooja has a heartfelt conversation with Anu Malik, one of the most prolific music composers of the Hindi film industry, a man with nearly 300 Hindi films and a National Award under his belt. In an industry where you are crowned one day and crucified the next, Anu has relentlessly pursued his craft for over nearly five decades and is the genius behind the music of films like Border
A Conversation With Tanuja Chandra
In this episode, film-maker and writer Tanuja Chandra takes Pooja through the many lives she’s lived in cinema and beyond it. From facing down a mob to creating films that broke new ground, she opens up about the making of Tamanna and Zakhm, sharing behind-the-scenes stories with MM Kreem, Anand Bakshi, and Kajol. She reflects on the lessons learned from failure, making Dushman, the quiet wi
A Conversation With Denzil Smith
This episode features the versatile and talented Denzil Smith, a theatre stalwart and screen actor who has featured in Paap, Lunchbox, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, Delhi Crime and most recently, Ba***ds of Bollywood, among many others. In this bare and heartfelt conversation, Pooja and Denzil talk openly about addiction, recovery, processing pain, navigating sobriety and reminiscing about the
A Conversation With Mahesh Bhatt (Part 2)
In this episode we continue the unfiltered and heartfelt conversation with acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter and author, Mahesh Bhatt. Enduring intoxicating success and belittling failures. The blooming and withering of love. Acknowledging and fighting alcoholism. Meeting one’s idols. Holding onto the capacity to gamble it all away, and hilarious insights on how to deal with critics. The con
A Conversation With Mahesh Bhatt (Part 1)
The first guest on The Pooja Bhatt Show is none other than her father - acclaimed filmmaker, screenwriter and author, Mahesh Bhatt. This rare and intimate conversation between a daughter and her father, is searingly honest, sparklingly insightful, irreverent, and hilarious in turn. In this first of a two-part special, Mahesh Bhatt opens up like never before. Deeply personal revelations and a walk
Introducing: The Pooja Bhatt Show
Join iconic actor and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt as she takes you behind the scenes of the Indian film industry. A new weekly podcast, where she sits down with some of the most remarkable people from Bollywood and beyond, sharing inspiring stories and rare insights, through conversations with directors, actors, musicians, producers, stylists, singers and more. From the highs and lows of her journe
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