Listen with Irfan

A 1984 recording.

An exclusive interview with the actor Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 - 12 June 2005) 

Interviewer Pratibha Agrawal

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Recorded in Delhi, 2018 this TV interview was first shown on Rajya Sabha TV.

Irfan talking to the Singer Narendra Chanchal (16 October 1940 – 22 January 2021) in the longest running celebrity talk show Guftagoo

About Guftagoo

Guftagoo (Conversations) is India’s only uninterrupted, unscripted and unhurried celebrity talk show. Running since 2011 the show has a rich repository of 400+ TV shows varying from 30 to 160 minutes.

It’s a unique show interviewing distinguished personalities from various fields of arts and culture. The celebrated anchor Syed Mohd Irfan is host of the show whose distinctive style of conversation forms the essence of the show allowing guests to express their raw emotions. The in-depth interviews provide the viewers an intimate look in the inner worlds of the guests invited to the show. It helps them understand the guest`s life experiences, emotional conflicts, inspirations and struggles that brought out the artist in them and shaped the way they perceive the world.

This documentation of the life journeys of various artists, also serves as a popular audio-visual archive for anthropological studies.

Earlier aired on Rajya Sabha TV for a decade by the name of Guftagoo, show presented to its viewers, the journeys of  personalities from various fields, such as Tom Alter, Gulzar, Javed Akhtar, Irrfan Khan, Jaya Bachchan,Naseeruddin Shah, John Abraham, Jackie Shroff, Nandita Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Milkha Singh, and Shyam Benegal to name a few. Stay tuned.

Audio bounce of a TV interview.

The entire Guftagoo playlist on YouTube Link

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Recorded on 25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

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यहाँ आपको मिलती हैं वो दुर्लभ आवाज़ें खुद बोलती, गाती और बहस करती। मनोहर श्याम जोशी, कमलेश्वर, कृष्णा सोबती, बी वी कारंत, शमशेर बहादुर सिंह, बलराज साहनी, अज्ञेय, रसूलन बाई, निर्मल वर्मा, मंगलेश डबराल, राजेंद्र यादव, चंद्रकांत देवताले, भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र, इस्मत चुग़ताई, सत्यदेव दुबे, त्रिलोचन, अमरीश पुरी, इब्राहीम अल्क़ाज़ी, मोहन उप्रेती, गोरख पांडेय, नैना देवी, वीरेन डंगवाल, मन्नू भंडारी, भीष्म साहनी, देवकी नंदन पांडे आदि के अलावा अनगिनत भारतीय और विदेशी समकालीन विचारक, कलाकार, लेखक, कवि और सांस्कृतिक लड़ाके। किताबों पर चर्चा के पॉडकास्ट, संगीत, फिल्म रिव्यू और स्ट्रीट रिकॉर्डिंग्स का एकमात्र पॉडकास्ट मंच। 

25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

Kedarnath Agrawal's poem Sung by Sudarshan Juyal

धूप की चादर सिमट कर खो गई,

खेत, घर, वन, गाँव का

दर्पण किसी ने तोड़ डाला,

शाम की सोना-चिरैया

नीड़ में जा सो गई,

पेड़-पौधे बुत गए जैसे दिये,

केन ने भी जांघ अपनी ढाँक ली,

रात है यह रात, अन्धी रात,

और कोई कुछ नहीं है बात!

25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

Sung by Sanjay Pathak 25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

Recorded on 19 February 2005, New Delhi

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Meena Kumari's nazm recited/sung by vimal Verma 25 July 2021 Clubhouse SSG Live in 8 by 8

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