Baithak: A South Asian Soiree

By Anurag Wadehra and Harish Saluja

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion

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The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.

Baithak: A South Asian Soiree episodes:

August 25, 2024 Lag Ja Gale Se... Memorable Melodies of Madan Mohan - Part 2
In this baithak episode, we discuss our favorite songs of the composer Madan Mohan. In second of two episodes, we cover select songs from Woh Kaun Thi, Bhai Bhai, Aakhri Dao, Sharabi, Gateway of India, and many others. We also play a few favorites requested by our audience.
Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify ⁠here⁠
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : ⁠www.harishsaluja.com⁠
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: ⁠Play⁠, ⁠Documentary⁠, ⁠Poetry Translation⁠ (⁠audio⁠)
Link: ⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠
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1h 47min
July 07, 2024 Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si... Madhubala, the Eternal Star of Hindi Cinema
In this baithak episode, we discuss the life and career of Madhubala, the highest paid actress of Hindi films in 1950s. We share our favorite music and performances from her films, such as Mr. & Mrs '55, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Howrah Bridge, Kala Pani, Barsat Ki Raat and Mughal e Azam..
Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify here
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio)
Link: www.anuragwadehra.com
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1h 46min
June 03, 2024 Diwana Hua Badal...O.P. Nayyar, the Rhythm King of 1950s
In this baithak episode, we discuss the music of O.P. Nayyar. who was considered the rhythm king of 1950s and early 60s in Hindi cinema. With his unique style, he gave hit music for films like C.I.D., Kashmir Ki Kali, Mere Sanam and many more. Asha Bhonsle, Mohammad Rafi and Geeta Dutt sang some of their best songs on his tunes. We cover our favorite songs of this composer.
Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify here
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio)
Link: www.anuragwadehra.com
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2h 15min
April 28, 2024 Bimal Roy, The Iconic Filmmaker Who Straddled Art & Commercial Cinema
In this baithak episode, we discuss Bimal Roy, the Indian filmmaker who successfully straddled both the art and commercial cinema in the 1950s, with such hits as Do Bhiga Zamin, Parineeta, Madhumati, Sujata, Parakh, Bandini.
We delve into his filmmaking, stories he told and why they were important and cover our favorite music from his films, given by S.D. Burman and Salil Chaudhry.

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
Watch or listen to all the previous episodes, on Spotify here

About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio)
Link: www.anuragwadehra.com
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2h 11min
March 25, 2024 Tum Pukar Lo...Hemant Kumar, the Inimitable Composer - Part 2
In this baithak episode, we discuss Hemant Kumar, the Bengali singer and composer, popularly known as "the voice of God"
Tum Pukar Lo is part 2 of 2 part series on Hemant Kumar.

In this episode, we cover his contributions as a Music Director, where he composed unforgettable songs for other singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, while also singing many of his own songs.

In Part 1, we covered our favorite songs of Hemant Kumar that he sang for other composers like S.D. Burman, Salil Chaudhry, Shankar Jaikishan and others.
Together in the two episodes, we take you on a journey through his inimitable talent - stopping on our favorite songs along the way.

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : ⁠⁠⁠www.harishsaluja.com⁠⁠⁠
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: ⁠⁠⁠Play⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Documentary⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Poetry Translation⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠audio⁠⁠⁠)
Link: ⁠⁠⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠⁠⁠
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1h 41min
February 28, 2024 Na Tum Hamen Jano...Hemant Kumar, the Inimitable Singer - Part 1
In this baithak episode, we discuss Hemant Kumar, the Bengali singer and composer, popularly known as "the voice of God"
Na Tum Hamen Jano is part 1 of 2 part series on Hemant Kumar.

In Part 1, we cover our favorite songs of Hemant Kumar that he sang for other composers like S.D. Burman, Salil Chaudhry, Shankar Jaikishan and others.

In Part 2, we cover his contributions as a Music Director, where he composed songs for other singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, while also singing many of his own songs.
Together in the two episodes, we take you on a journey through his inimitable talent - stopping on our favorite songs along the way.

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : ⁠⁠www.harishsaluja.com⁠⁠
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: ⁠⁠Play⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Documentary⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Poetry Translation⁠⁠ (⁠⁠audio⁠⁠)
Link: ⁠⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠⁠
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1h 26min
February 02, 2024 Musafir Hoon Yaron.. Journey through R. D. Burman's music - Part 2
In this baithak episode, we discuss the music of Rahul Dev Burman from 1971-1994. We cover his later hits and share songs from 1970s classics such as Amar Prem, Aandhi, Yadon Ki Baraat to. 1980s hits of Saagar and Ijazzat to 1942: Love Story
Musafir Hoon Yaron is part 2 part of 2 part series on R.D. Burman.
In Part 1, Yeh Shaam Mastani, we cover R.D. Burman's early years from 1961-1970.
Together in the two episodes, we take you on a journey through his inimitable style from early years to his last album - stopping on our favorite songs along the way.

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : ⁠www.harishsaluja.com⁠
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: ⁠Play⁠, ⁠Documentary⁠, ⁠Poetry Translation⁠ (⁠audio⁠)
Link: ⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠
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1h 41min
January 02, 2024 Yeh Shaam Mastani... Journey through R. D. Burman's music - Part 1
In this baithak episode, we discuss the music of Rahul Dev Burman from 1961-1970. We cover his early influences from S.D. Burman and others and share songs from his first set of hits in the 60s with such classics as Teesri Manzil, Padosan and Kati Patang.
Yeh Shaam Mastani is part 1 of a 2 part series on R.D. Burman.
In part 2, Musafir Hoon Yaron, we cover his music from 1971-through end of his life 1994.
Together in the two episodes, we take you on a journey through his inimitable style from early years to his last album - stopping on our favorite songs along the way.
Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio)
Link: www.anuragwadehra.com
...more
1h 30min
September 28, 2023 4 Stars. 4 Iconic Films of Madhubala, Bina Rai, Meena Kumari & Rekha
In this baithak episode, we discuss four of our favorite female stars and an iconic film of each.
Madhubala - Mughal-e-Azam
Bina Rai - Anarkali
Meena Kumari - Pakeezah
Rekha - Umrao Jaan
Fitting in the genre of Muslim musicals, each film showcases the star performance of these top Bollywood actresses. We discuss why we love these films, how they were made, and how each actress sparkled in her role - and we play some of our favorite songs & scenes.
Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.
About the hosts:
Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: Play, Documentary, Poetry Translation (audio)
Link: www.anuragwadehra.com
...more
1h 45min
September 17, 2023 Guru Dutt, The Tortured Soul of Desi Cinema
In this baithak episode we discuss Guru Dutt - the famous film director who produced and directed some of the classics of Hindi cinema in the 1950s: Pyasa, Kaagaz Ke Phool and many more. We shall discuss his life, his filmography, play some of our favorite songs & scenes, and discuss why we think he was a great filmmaker - but a tortured soul.

Baithak (salon) is a series on South Asian Music, Poetry, Film & Literature, where Anurag Wadehra & Harish Saluja explore significant people and stories that have shaped the fusion of music, poetry, film and literature into the unique khichdi of South Asian culture.

About the hosts:
Anurag Wadehra, after graduating from IIT, took a scenic tour through tech entrepreneurship - ending up in some weird places - but the view was always good. He has many creative itches that he scratches once in a while.
Creative Works: ⁠Play⁠, ⁠Documentary⁠, ⁠Poetry Translation⁠ (⁠audio⁠)
Link: ⁠www.anuragwadehra.com⁠

Harish Saluja, after graduating from IIT, took a wrong turn and ended up chasing Art, Film and Music, thereby ruining his life instead of making money.
Link : www.harishsaluja.com
...more
2h 7min

FAQs about Baithak: A South Asian Soiree:

How many episodes does Baithak: A South Asian Soiree have?

The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.