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May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
"American Desi Week — The Star & The Storyteller"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 527
ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's weeklong tribute to the 25th anniversary of American Desi comes to a culminating end as Sammy interviews Deep Katdare, the star of the film, and Piyush Dinker Pandya, the director and writer. Sammy talks to Deep about his role as the lead and also delves into his work as a producer of the film, asking about his time on Wall Street and how that path led to making this movie. Then Sammy closes the week with Piyush — the director and writer — and walks through the genesis of the film, the 25-year legacy it built, and the question every fan has asked at some point: why was there never a sequel, and did he ever think about it. Sammy thanks Piyush for his work, his contribution to film, and for essentially birthing a genre. The hour also brings Talwiinder's Haseen, AP Dhillon and Shreya Ghoshal on Thori Si Daaru, Seedhe Maut and OG Lucifer on Pickup, the Panjabi MC classic Mundian To Bach Ke, Ritviz's Dha, Diljit's Morni, and Arijit Singh and Shekhar Ravjiani on Raina. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue. The show ends fittingly with the closing credit song of American Desi — Karmacy's Passage to India, Sammy's own.
FEATURED MUSIC
Haseen — Talwiinder Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC Dha — Ritviz Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani Passage to India — Karmacy
FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Deep Katdare — Star and producer of American Desi. Today: his role as the lead, his path from Wall Street to filmmaking, and producing the film Piyush Dinker Pandya — Writer and director of American Desi. Today: the genesis of the film, its 25-year legacy, and why there was never a sequel Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Haseen — Talwiinder
5:25 Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
8:10 Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer
11:41 Dr Roy brings you the Word On The Avenue
13:15 Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC
16:18 Sammy Chand interviews Deep Katdare
30:49 Dha — Ritviz 34:00 Sammy Chand interviews Piyush Dinker Pandya
50:44 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 53:41 Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani
55:54 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on American Desi Week
57:54 Passage to India — Karmacy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.
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.
"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".
"American Desi Week — The Star & The Storyteller"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 527
ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's weeklong tribute to the 25th anniversary of American Desi comes to a culminating end as Sammy interviews Deep Katdare, the star of the film, and Piyush Dinker Pandya, the director and writer. Sammy talks to Deep about his role as the lead and also delves into his work as a producer of the film, asking about his time on Wall Street and how that path led to making this movie. Then Sammy closes the week with Piyush — the director and writer — and walks through the genesis of the film, the 25-year legacy it built, and the question every fan has asked at some point: why was there never a sequel, and did he ever think about it. Sammy thanks Piyush for his work, his contribution to film, and for essentially birthing a genre. The hour also brings Talwiinder's Haseen, AP Dhillon and Shreya Ghoshal on Thori Si Daaru, Seedhe Maut and OG Lucifer on Pickup, the Panjabi MC classic Mundian To Bach Ke, Ritviz's Dha, Diljit's Morni, and Arijit Singh and Shekhar Ravjiani on Raina. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue. The show ends fittingly with the closing credit song of American Desi — Karmacy's Passage to India, Sammy's own.
FEATURED MUSIC
Haseen — Talwiinder Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC Dha — Ritviz Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani Passage to India — Karmacy
FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Deep Katdare — Star and producer of American Desi. Today: his role as the lead, his path from Wall Street to filmmaking, and producing the film Piyush Dinker Pandya — Writer and director of American Desi. Today: the genesis of the film, its 25-year legacy, and why there was never a sequel Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Haseen — Talwiinder
5:25 Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
8:10 Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer
11:41 Dr Roy brings you the Word On The Avenue
13:15 Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC
16:18 Sammy Chand interviews Deep Katdare
30:49 Dha — Ritviz 34:00 Sammy Chand interviews Piyush Dinker Pandya
50:44 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 53:41 Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani
55:54 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on American Desi Week
57:54 Passage to India — Karmacy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.
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.
"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".
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By Sammy ChandMay 7, 2026
"American Desi Week — The Star & The Storyteller"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 527
ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's weeklong tribute to the 25th anniversary of American Desi comes to a culminating end as Sammy interviews Deep Katdare, the star of the film, and Piyush Dinker Pandya, the director and writer. Sammy talks to Deep about his role as the lead and also delves into his work as a producer of the film, asking about his time on Wall Street and how that path led to making this movie. Then Sammy closes the week with Piyush — the director and writer — and walks through the genesis of the film, the 25-year legacy it built, and the question every fan has asked at some point: why was there never a sequel, and did he ever think about it. Sammy thanks Piyush for his work, his contribution to film, and for essentially birthing a genre. The hour also brings Talwiinder's Haseen, AP Dhillon and Shreya Ghoshal on Thori Si Daaru, Seedhe Maut and OG Lucifer on Pickup, the Panjabi MC classic Mundian To Bach Ke, Ritviz's Dha, Diljit's Morni, and Arijit Singh and Shekhar Ravjiani on Raina. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue. The show ends fittingly with the closing credit song of American Desi — Karmacy's Passage to India, Sammy's own.
FEATURED MUSIC
Haseen — Talwiinder Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC Dha — Ritviz Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani Passage to India — Karmacy
FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Deep Katdare — Star and producer of American Desi. Today: his role as the lead, his path from Wall Street to filmmaking, and producing the film Piyush Dinker Pandya — Writer and director of American Desi. Today: the genesis of the film, its 25-year legacy, and why there was never a sequel Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Haseen — Talwiinder
5:25 Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
8:10 Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer
11:41 Dr Roy brings you the Word On The Avenue
13:15 Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC
16:18 Sammy Chand interviews Deep Katdare
30:49 Dha — Ritviz 34:00 Sammy Chand interviews Piyush Dinker Pandya
50:44 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 53:41 Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani
55:54 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on American Desi Week
57:54 Passage to India — Karmacy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.
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.
"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".
"American Desi Week — The Star & The Storyteller"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 527
ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's weeklong tribute to the 25th anniversary of American Desi comes to a culminating end as Sammy interviews Deep Katdare, the star of the film, and Piyush Dinker Pandya, the director and writer. Sammy talks to Deep about his role as the lead and also delves into his work as a producer of the film, asking about his time on Wall Street and how that path led to making this movie. Then Sammy closes the week with Piyush — the director and writer — and walks through the genesis of the film, the 25-year legacy it built, and the question every fan has asked at some point: why was there never a sequel, and did he ever think about it. Sammy thanks Piyush for his work, his contribution to film, and for essentially birthing a genre. The hour also brings Talwiinder's Haseen, AP Dhillon and Shreya Ghoshal on Thori Si Daaru, Seedhe Maut and OG Lucifer on Pickup, the Panjabi MC classic Mundian To Bach Ke, Ritviz's Dha, Diljit's Morni, and Arijit Singh and Shekhar Ravjiani on Raina. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue. The show ends fittingly with the closing credit song of American Desi — Karmacy's Passage to India, Sammy's own.
FEATURED MUSIC
Haseen — Talwiinder Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC Dha — Ritviz Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani Passage to India — Karmacy
FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Deep Katdare — Star and producer of American Desi. Today: his role as the lead, his path from Wall Street to filmmaking, and producing the film Piyush Dinker Pandya — Writer and director of American Desi. Today: the genesis of the film, its 25-year legacy, and why there was never a sequel Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Haseen — Talwiinder
5:25 Thori Si Daaru — AP Dhillon, Shreya Ghoshal
8:10 Pickup — Seedhe Maut, OG Lucifer
11:41 Dr Roy brings you the Word On The Avenue
13:15 Mundian To Bach Ke — Panjabi MC
16:18 Sammy Chand interviews Deep Katdare
30:49 Dha — Ritviz 34:00 Sammy Chand interviews Piyush Dinker Pandya
50:44 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 53:41 Raina — Arijit Singh, Shekhar Ravjiani
55:54 Sammy Chand delivers his closing remarks on American Desi Week
57:54 Passage to India — Karmacy
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.
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.
"South Asian music podcast," "Punjabi music show," "Bollywood commentary," "Indian diaspora radio", "Indian Music", "Top Indian Radio Show", "Punjabi Radio Show", "Indian Radio Host", "Punjabi Radio Host".