May 18, 2026 — "The Setup — Why Dhurandhar Matters"

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Episode 534

ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand's Monday show opens Dhurandhar Week — four days inside the third-highest-grossing South Asian Cinema franchise of all time. The hour plants the week's central thesis in song. Sammy opens with Diljit's Morni — №1 on last week's chart — then drops the receipts: Na De Dil Pardesi Nu, the 1995 Punjabi folk classic by Muhammad Sadiq and Ranjit Kaur. Then the modern reinterpretation back-to-back — the Dhurandhar Title Track with Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, and Shashwat Sachdev — and the audience finally hears the bones underneath the franchise's biggest song. From there the hour becomes a deep listen on Shashwat Sachdev's catalog. His work runs through six of today's tracks across registers — Gehra Hua with Arijit Singh, Lutt Le Gaya with Simran Choudhary, Naal Nachna with Afsana Khan and Reble, Ramba Ho with Madhubanti Bagchi and Bappi Lahiri, and the hour-closing Ez-Ez with Diljit and Hanumankind — the same trio that built the title track. Sammy also interviews Kubbra Sait in a substantial conversation in the middle of the hour, plus the Allstars: Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma on the Mindful Minute, Daniel Johnson from the UN, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight today on Shashwat Sachdev himself.


FEATURED MUSIC

Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
Na De Dil Pardesi Nu — Muhammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur (1995)
Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
Teri Ni Kararan — Diljit Dosanjh
Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC
Bangles — Sanju Rathod
Lutt Le Gaya — Simran Choudhary, Shashwat Sachdev
Naal Nachna — Afsana Khan, Reble, Shashwat Sachdev
Ramba Ho — Madhubanti Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri, Shashwat Sachdev
Ez-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat Sachdev


FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS

Kubbra Sait — Actress and Bridge regular. Interview at 35:30
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute
Daniel Johnson — UN News
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight on Shashwat Sachdev, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment


RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Opening Remarks
2:30 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
5:18 Sammy
6:02 Na De Dil Pardesi Nu — Muhammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur
8:30 Sammy
9:47 Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
11:34 Sammy
12:09 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue
13:21 Sammy
13:45 Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
18:50 Sammy
20:04 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute
20:56 Sammy
21:10 Teri Ni Kararan — Diljit Dosanjh
24:34 Sammy
25:06 Daniel Johnson delivers the UN News Report
29:20 Sammy
29:32 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC
31:50 Sammy
32:20 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
35:30 Sammy Chand interviews Kubbra Sait
47:18 Lutt Le Gaya — Simran Choudhary, Shashwat Sachdev
50:22 Sammy
50:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight on Shashwat Sachdev
52:14 Sammy
52:30 Naal Nachna — Afsana Khan, Reble, Shashwat Sachdev
54:42 Sammy
55:20 Ramba Ho — Madhubanti Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri, Shashwat Sachdev
57:22 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
59:24 Ez-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat Sachdev


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Sammy Chand's daily radio show on Rukus Avenue Radio is the leading Indian music and culture show in the world. The one hour show airs daily worldwide.


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