TOLLY FOLLY SEASON 2 EPISODE 3: HAR HAR BYOMKESH & OTHER BENGALI ADAPTATIONS

Season 2 of the Tolly Folly Podcast features a Bengali icon: Byomkesh Bakshi. The various adaptations of Byomkesh, starring some of the best talents of the day, span decades of not just Bengali cinema but also Hindi film and television. Rooted in a uniquely Bengali aesthetic, the Byomkesh murder my…

TOLLY FOLLY S2 EP2: DETECTIVE BYOMKESH BAKSHY!

Season 2 of the Tolly Folly Podcast features a Bengali icon: Byomkesh Bakshi. The various adaptations of Byomkesh, starring some of the best talents of the day, span decades of not just Bengali cinema but also Hindi film and television. Rooted in a uniquely Bengali aesthetic, the Byomkesh murder my…

Ep 242: Evil Eye Interviews with writer Madhuri Shekar and directors Elan and Rajeev Dassani

This episode we got a chance to speak with the team behind Amazon Studio’s Blumhouse collaboration with Priyanka Chopra Jonas called "Evil Eye" - no streaming on Amazon Prime Video.First we speak with writer Madhuri Shekhar who is mainly a playwright who wrote the Audible play the movie was then ad…

TOLLY FOLLY S2.E1 SATYAJIT RAY’S CHIRIYAKHANA (1967)

Season 2 of the Tolly Folly Podcast features a Bengali icon: Byomkesh Bakshi. The various adaptations of Byomkesh, starring some of the best talents of the day, span decades of not just Bengali cinema but also Hindi film and television. Rooted in a uniquely Bengali aesthetic, the Byomkesh murder my…

Tolly Folly Ep 3 - Aandhi - Nayak

Tolly Folly, our limited run podcast about Bengali film, anchored by Sujoy, Beth, and Amrita, concludes with this third episode featuring two separate performances by Suchitra Sen in AANDHIi and Uttam Kumar in NAYAK. Aandhi (1975) is counted as one of the most successful films helmed by Gulzar and…

Tolly Folly Ep 2 - Saptapadi - Chaowa Pawa

Tolly Folly, our limited run podcast about Bengali film, anchored by Sujoy, Beth, and Amrita, is back for its second episode.  Join us as we discuss two vastly different performances that live and die on the basis of the famed Uttam-Suchitra chemistry. First up is Saptapadi (1961), a classic melod…

Tolly Folly Ep 1 - Agni Pariksha

Tolly Folly is a brand-new limited run podcast about Bengali film, anchored by Sujoy, Beth, and Amrita. The first series focuses on the legendary movies of Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen. Episode One is on Agni Pariksha (1954), one of their earlier efforts that was later remade into Chhoti si Mulaqat…

"We're not judging people or interested in vilifying communities" - Raj Nidimoru talks The Family Man

This episode we have a chat with one half of the writer, producer, director duo Raj and DK.You might know their work be it Shor In the city, Go Go Goa Gone, Happy Ending or Stree.Their new show "The Family Man" which is now streaming on Amazon Prime and stars Manoj Bajpayee, Priyamani and Gul Panag…

Ep 240- "The priviliged have to question the priviliged..." Anubhav Sinha talks Article 15

This episode we had the opportunity to speak with director Anubhav Sinha whose new film Article 15 is having it’s worldwide premier at the London Indian Film Festival tonight – 20th June.It is on general release next week and it stars Ayushmann Khurana, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayub, Sayani Gupta and Isha …

Ep 239- “I’m coming back to the movies I want to do…” Parineeti Chopra talks Kesari

This episode we’re talking to Parineeti Chopra who is starring with Akshay Kumar in this week’s Hindi release Kesari. Kesari is about The Battle of Saragarhi in 1897 between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen. Parineeti’s debut was in 2011 with Ladies vs Rick…