May 20, 2026 "The Revenge & The Cut"
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Episode 536

ON TODAY'S SHOW
Sammy Chand's Wednesday show is day three of Dhurandhar Week — and today the focus widens out. With Saturday's Raw and Undekha extended cut now in front of the audience, Sammy reflects on what the cut added and what the franchise has proven about the role of music in Hindi cinema. The hour spans the chart and the catalog: Dhee's Tamil Vari Vari, Darshan Raval's Only Mine, the Panjabi MC classic Panj Lakh, three more Shashwat Sachdev productions — Gehra Hua with Arijit Singh, Main Aur Tu with Jasmine Sandlas, and Phir Se with Arijit Singh — plus Wazir Patar and Pav Dharia on Hassa Ni Hassa, Rawme Hooda's Total, Talwiinder and Push Kahlon on Miss Me With That, Karan Aujla and MerciBeats on Tom Fella, and a closing run of three chart-toppers — Diljit's Morni, Bangles by Sanju Rathod. Sammy interviews Reshma Dordi in a substantial conversation in the back half of the hour. Rohit from Know Gurbani drops in to preview his show. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.FEATURED MUSIC
Vari Vari — Dhee
Only Mine — Darshan Raval
Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC
Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
Hassa Ni Hassa — Wazir Patar, Pav Dharia
Total — Rawme Hooda
Miss Me With That — Talwiinder, Push Kahlon
Morni — Diljit Dosanjh, Tru Skool
Tom Fella — Karan Aujla, MerciBeats
Bangles — Sanju Rathod

FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS
Reshma Dordi — Interview at 38:27
Rohit — From the show Know Gurbani, previews his show
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Vari Vari — Dhee
5:22 Sammy
5:54 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
9:31 Sammy
10:22 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC
12:41 Sammy
13:03 Dr Roy delivers today's Word On The Avenue
14:13 Sammy
14:35 Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
19:48 Sammy
21:02 Rohit from the show Know Gurbani
22:48 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
25:48 Sammy
26:29 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
31:53 Sammy
32:18 Hassa Ni Hassa — Wazir Patar, Pav Dharia
34:45 Sammy
35:08 Total — Rawme Hooda
38:27 Sammy Chand interviews Reshma Dordi
46:35 Miss Me With That — Talwiinder, Push Kahlon
49:04 Sammy
49:27 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight
50:51 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh, Tru Skool
53:52 Sammy
54:22 Tom Fella — Karan Aujla, MerciBeats
57:17 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
59:14 Bangles — Sanju Rathod

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May 19, 2026 "Decoding Part 1"
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Episode 535

ON TODAY'S SHOW
Sammy Chand's Tuesday show is day two of Dhurandhar Week — and today the focus shifts to the music itself. The hour opens with Aari Aari, a Shashwat Sachdev production stacking Bombay Rocker, Reble, Jasmine Sandlas, and Khan Saab — the kind of cross-generational, multi-language collaboration that defines the Dhurandhar sonic universe. From there the show threads through the new pulse: Jai Dhir's Moon, Sanju Rathod's chart-topping Marathi cut Bangles, Dhee's Tamil Vari Vari, Sahib Samra's 1 Day. Sammy plays five more Shashwat Sachdev productions across the hour — Aakhir Ishq with Jubin Nautiyal, Jaiye Sajana with Jasmine Sandlas and Satinder Sartaaj, Hum Pyar Karne Wale (a multi-generational reimagining featuring Queen Herby, Anuradha Paudwal, and Udit Narayan), Main Aur Tu with Jasmine Sandlas, and a fresh cut Destiny featuring Token, Vaibhav Gupta, and Shahzad. Plus Sammy's daily Indian cinema correspondent Anushka Arora stops in with a substantial conversation — perfectly placed during Dhurandhar Week when Indian film is everyone's beat. Neesh previews his show. Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue. Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. The hour closes with Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai and Shubh's Bounce — both chart presences keeping the countdown momentum alive going into Wednesday.

FEATURED MUSIC
Aari Aari — Bombay Rocker, Reble, Jasmine Sandlas, Khan Saab, Shashwat Sachdev
Moon — Jai Dhir
Bangles — Sanju Rathod
Aakhir Ishq — Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev
Vari Vari — Dhee
1 Day — Sahib Samra
Phir Se — Arijit Singh
Destiny — Token, Vaibhav Gupta, Shahzad
Jaiye Sajana — Jasmine Sandlas, Satinder Sartaaj, Shashwat Sachdev
Hum Pyar Karne Wale — Queen Herby, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Shashwat Sachdev
Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
Bounce — Shubh
FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS
Anushka Arora — Indian cinema correspondent. Conversation at 39:54 — Dhurandhar Week timing puts her squarely on her beat
Neesh — Previews his show
Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment
Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Aari Aari — Bombay Rocker, Reble, Jasmine Sandlas, Khan Saab, Shashwat Sachdev
5:44 Sammy
6:16 Moon — Jai Dhir
8:45 Sammy
9:05 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
12:14 Sammy
12:45 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue
14:01 Sammy
14:06 Aakhir Ishq — Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev
18:06 Sammy
18:59 Neesh
20:12 Sammy
20:34 Vari Vari — Dhee
23:31 Sammy
23:52 1 Day — Sahib Samra
26:57 Sammy
27:28 Phir Se — Arijit Singh
32:57 Sammy
33:10 Destiny — Token, Vaibhav Gupta, Shahzad
36:24 Sammy
36:54 Jaiye Sajana — Jasmine Sandlas, Satinder Sartaaj, Shashwat Sachdev
39:54 Sammy Chand interviews Anushka Arora
45:40 Hum Pyar Karne Wale — Queen Herby, Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Shashwat Sachdev
48:42 Sammy
49:00 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight
50:24 Sammy
50:48 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev
53:54 Sammy
54:05 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
56:32 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks
58:06 Bounce — Shubh

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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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May 15–18, 2026 "Top 20 Countdown — Weekend Edition"

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Episode 534

ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand's weekend Top 20 Countdown carries forward from a week that argued the album is back, the chart is missing, and the collaborations are the proof. Today's countdown shows what the diaspora is actually moving — and the chart story this week is a story of climbers. Diljit Dosanjh's Morni holds No1 for a second week. Sanju Rathod's Bangles — the new Marathi cut Sammy planted on Monday — debuts at No2, the highest debut of the week. Dhee's Tamil-language Vari Vari lands at No3, making the top three the most linguistically diverse it's been all year. Wazir Patar's Rabab climbs into the top ten. New entries from Kanwar Gill (From The Bay, with Fateh Doe), Sahib Samra (1 Day), and Karan Aujla (Top Fella). Sammy counts down from No20 to No1 with chart commentary, climbs, falls, and the songs the diaspora is moving most this week. The hour closes fittingly with the new No1.FEATURED MUSIC

No20 Aroma — Diljit Dosanjh
No19 Laiyaan — Arijit Singh
No18 Wang — Ranjit Bawa
No17 Na Jaaney Kyun — Midival Punditz
No16 Sideways — Zayn Malik
No15 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu
No14 Ya Subah — Sameer Rahat
No13 Bulletproof — King
No12 Top Fella — Karan Aujla
No11 Rabab — Wazir Patar
No10 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd
No9 Quality — Rawme Hooda
No8 Bounce — Shubh
No7 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
No6 1 Day — Sahib Samra
No5 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe
No4 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
No3 Vari Vari — Dhee
No2 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
No1 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh



RUNDOWN

0:00 Sammy Opening
1:40 No20 Aroma — Diljit Dosanjh
4:02 Sammy
4:30 No19 Laiyaan — Arijit Singh
7:36 Sammy
7:56 No18 Wang — Ranjit Bawa
11:04 Sammy
11:42 No17 Na Jaaney Kyun — Midival Punditz
13:30 Sammy
13:46 No16 Sideways — Zayn Malik
16:34 Sammy
16:52 No15 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu
19:28 Sammy
19:48 No14 Ya Subah — Sameer Rahat
22:42 Sammy
23:24 No13 Bulletproof — King
25:40 Sammy
25:56 No12 Top Fella — Karan Aujla
28:52 Sammy
29:12 No11 Rabab — Wazir Patar
31:02 Sammy
31:52 No10 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd
33:27 Sammy
33:48 No9 Quality — Rawme Hooda
36:41 Sammy
37:10 No8 Bounce — Shubh
38:58 Sammy
39:10 No7 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
40:46 Sammy
41:02 No6 1 Day — Sahib Samra
43:36 Sammy
43:54 No5 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe
45:50 Sammy
46:34 No4 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
49:54 Sammy
50:10 No3 Vari Vari — Dhee
53:20 Sammy
53:38 No2 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
56:22 Sammy
56:52 No1 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh

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May 14, 2026 — “The Great Negotiation of the Collaboration”
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Episode 533

ON TODAY'S SHOW
Sammy Chand's Friday show is a special collaborations edition — an hour of East-West collaborations between Indian and non-Indian artists, with each record carrying its own story. The hour opens with Diljit Dosanjh, David Guetta, and Sia on Ranjha, then threads through Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh on Sapphire, Karan Aujla and OneRepublic on Tell Me, Nas with Sid Sriram and Steel Banglez on Times, Jackson Wang and Diljit on Buck, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne on Down, AR Rahman with Shuba, Mayssa Kara, and Brandon Diaz on Jamal, Ed Sheeran and Karan Aujla on Symmetry, Coldplay and Jasleen Royal on We Pray, Stefflon Don and Sidhu Moosewala on Dilemma, Tesher and Jason Derulo on Jalebi Baby, King and Nick Jonas on Maan Meri Jaan, Sammy Chand's own collaboration with Tisha Campbell on Don't Walk Away, AP Dhillon and Stormzy on Problems Over Peace, Diljit and Sia on Hass Hass, Karan Aujla and OneRepublic on Admiring You, and Panjabi MC and Jay-Z on the closer — Beware of the Boys. In his closing remarks, Sammy makes the case from inside the rooms — what an East-West collaboration actually costs, why each one is an act of trust, and why the songs that live in that math are the future of this music business. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.

FEATURED MUSIC
Ranjha — Diljit Dosanjh, David Guetta, Sia Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic Times — Nas, Sid Sriram, Steel Banglez Buck — Jackson Wang, Diljit Dosanjh Down — Jay Sean, Lil Wayne Jamal — AR Rahman, Shuba, Mayssa Kara, Brandon Diaz Symmetry — Ed Sheeran, Karan Aujla We Pray — Coldplay, Jasleen Royal Dilemma — Stefflon Don, Sidhu Moosewala Jalebi Baby — Tesher, Jason Derulo Maan Meri Jaan — King, Nick Jonas Don't Walk Away — Sammy Chand, Tisha Campbell Problems Over Peace — AP Dhillon, Stormzy Hass Hass — Diljit Dosanjh, Sia Admiring You — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic Beware of the Boys — Panjabi MC, Jay-Z

FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Ranjha — Diljit Dosanjh, David Guetta, Sia 5:20 Sammy 5:34 Sapphire — Ed Sheeran, Arijit Singh 8:22 Sammy 8:51 Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic 11:24 Sammy 11:47 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue 13:06 Sammy 13:22 Times — Nas, Sid Sriram, Steel Banglez 16:10 Sammy 16:54 Buck — Jackson Wang, Diljit Dosanjh 19:31 Sammy 20:36 Down — Jay Sean, Lil Wayne 23:34 Sammy 24:22 Jamal — AR Rahman, Shuba, Mayssa Kara, Brandon Diaz 27:54 Sammy 28:17 Symmetry — Ed Sheeran, Karan Aujla 31:07 Sammy 31:44 We Pray — Coldplay, Jasleen Royal 34:50 Sammy 35:16 Dilemma — Stefflon Don, Sidhu Moosewala 38:11 Sammy 38:41 Jalebi Baby — Tesher, Jason Derulo 41:03 Sammy 41:31 Maan Meri Jaan — King, Nick Jonas 44:15 Sammy 44:48 Don't Walk Away — Sammy Chand, Tisha Campbell 48:16 Sammy 49:06 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight 50:05 Sammy 50:36 Problems Over Peace — AP Dhillon, Stormzy 52:34 Sammy 53:01 Hass Hass — Diljit Dosanjh, Sia 55:06 Sammy 55:41 Admiring You — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic 57:31 Sammy Chand Closing Remarks 59:24 Beware of the Boys — Panjabi MC, Jay-Z

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May 13, 2026 — “The State of the South Asian Hip Hop Space”
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Episode 531

ON TODAY’S SHOW
Sammy Chand’s Wednesday show centers on a state-of-the-union conversation about South Asian hip-hop — and who really built the global movement. The thesis: Mumbai and Delhi’s scenes have mass, but the Punjabi machine kept the pipeline hot, and now the breakouts — Hanumankind at the front of the line — are going global entirely on their own terms. The diaspora conversation, Sammy argues, still under-tells the story. The hour is structured like a map. Mumbai opens the show with Yashraj’s Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai, setting the tone for where the new wave lives. Delhi carries the middle run through Seedhe Maut’s Pickup, Jadu by Fateh Doe and Mickey Singh, Uniyal’s Vartmaan, and Total by Rawmee Hooda — a sequence built to show the underground becoming the mainstream. Punjab and diaspora bridges arrive with Sidhu Moosewala and The Kidd on The Last Ride, Mani Longia and Fateh Doe on Hot Boys, and Sultan’s Challa. At 40:16, Sammy sits down with E The First for a 6-minute feature interview on the state of the South Asian hip-hop space — who’s doing the work, who’s getting the credit, and what the diaspora conversation keeps missing. The final stretch lands the thesis: Rawal’s Eiffel Tower, Doyeeta Das Gupta’s Artist Spotlight, Hanumankind’s Big Dawgs, and Karmacy’s Music Knows closing the hour with the argument already made. Plus Dr. Roy stops by with Word On The Avenue, DJ Geet drops into Dhurandhar, and Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight.

FEATURED MUSIC Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Pickup — Seedhe Maut Jadu — Fateh Doe, Mickey Singh Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe Vartmaan — Uniyal Total — Rawmee Hooda Challa — Sultan The Last Ride — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy Times — Has, Steel Banglez, Sid Sriram Vibrate — KRNA, Badshah Dhurandhar (Title Track) — Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas Eiffel Tower — Rawal Big Dawgs — Hanumankind Music Knows — Karmacy

FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS E The First — FEATURE INTERVIEW. Conversation on the current state of South Asian hip-hop, the people doing the foundational work, and the global direction of the movement Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment DJ Geet — Drops into Dhurandhar for a Bollywood-meets-hip-hop transition moment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 5:06 Sammy 5:30 Pickup — Seedhe Maut 7:52 Sammy 8:12 Jadu — Fateh Doe, Mickey Singh 10:56 Sammy 11:27 Dr. Roy delivers Word On The Avenue 12:47 Sammy 13:00 Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe 15:22 Sammy 15:53 Vartmaan — Uniyal 17:22 Sammy 17:50 Total — Rawmee Hooda 20:59 Sammy 21:31 Challa — Sultan 23:47 Sammy 24:03 The Last Ride — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd 27:58 Sammy 28:56 Mudda — Seedhe Maut, Yung Sammy 30:54 Sammy 31:13 Times — Has, Steel Banglez, Sid Sriram 34:05 Sammy 34:38 Vibrate — KRNA, Badshah 37:22 Sammy 37:41 DJ Geet drops into Dhurandhar 37:58 Dhurandhar (Title Track) — Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas 40:16 Sammy Chand interviews E The First 46:22 Eiffel Tower — Rawal 48:32 Sammy 48:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta Artist Spotlight 49:50 Big Dawgs — Hanumankind 51:57 Sammy Closing Remarks 53:52 Music Knows — Karmacy

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May 12, 2026 — "Ground Zero: Kanwar Gill"
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Episode 530

ON TODAY'S SHOW
Sammy Chand's Tuesday show centers on a long-form conversation with Kanwar Gill. Sammy makes the case that the canonical history of Punjabi hip-hop is wrong — it skips a step, and that step lives in California, and his name is Kanwar Gill. The hour is a full Kanwar retrospective: his solo cut Aaj Kal Dhe Mundhey (which Sammy produced), his collaboration with Jazzy B on Rambo, his work with Fateh Doe on From The Bay, and a deep cut closer with Bunita Sawhney on Aashiqui. Sammy interviews Kanwar about how it all started — when he first heard hip-hop and decided to rap in Punjabi, what the recording infrastructure looked like in early-90s California, what audience he was making the music for, and what he thought when Bohemia broke out a decade later. Around the conversation, the hour also brings Mani Longia and Fateh Doe on Hot Boys, Sidhu Moosewala and The Kidd on Eyes On Me, Azaad 4 Life's Roses and Blood, Otaal's Saun Di Jhadi, Shubh's Baller, Jassi Gosal and Jagan Randhawa on Safeway, YoYo Honey Singh's Phurr, Karmacy's Blood Brothers (Sammy's own group, with Sammy on the track), and Divine's Jungli Sher with Sez On The Beat. Plus Neesh stops by from The Garage Mahal with a preview of his show, Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.

FEATURED MUSIC
Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe Eyes On Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd Roses and Blood — Azaad 4 Life Saun Di Jhadi — Otaal Baller — Shubh Aaj Kal Dhe Mundhey — Kanwar Gill, Sammy Chand Safeway — Jassi Gosal, Jagan Randhawa Rambo — Jazzy B, Kanwar Gill From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe Phurr — YoYo Honey Singh Blood Brothers — Karmacy, Sammy Chand Jungli Sher — Divine, Sez On The Beat Aashiqui — Kanwar Gill, Bunita Sawhney 

FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS
Kanwar Gill 

FEATURE INTERVIEW
Punjabi hip-hop pioneer. Today: how he started rapping in Punjabi in California in the early 90s, building the lane before there was a lane, and his perspective on the genre 30 years later Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Neesh — Previews his show, The Garage Mahal Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment 

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Hot Boys — Mani Longia, Fateh Doe
4:52 Sammy
5:18 Eyes On Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd
7:32 Sammy 7:50 Roses and Blood — Azaad 4 Life
10:10 Sammy
10:48 Dr Roy delivers The Word On The Avenue 
11:54 Sammy
12:08 Saun Di Jhadi — Otaal 
14:40 Sammy
15:10 Neesh previews his show The Garage Mahal
16:08 Sammy 16:18 Baller — Shubh
18:16 Sammy
18:40 Aaj Kal Dhe Mundhey — Kanwar Gill, Sammy Chand
20:38 Sammy
21:36 Safeway — Jassi Gosal, Jagan Randhawa 
24:46 Sammy
25:08 Rambo — Jazzy B, Kanwar Gill
28:24 Sammy Chand interviews Kanwar Gill
44:06 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe
45:52 Sammy 46:06 Doyeeta Das Gupta Artist Spotlight
47:10 Sammy 47:24 Phurr — YoYo Honey Singh
50:06 Sammy
50:46 Blood Brothers — Karmacy, Sammy Chand
54:14 Sammy
54:52 Jungli Sher — Divine, Sez On The Beat 
56:48 Sammy Chand Closing Remarks
58:44 Aashiqui — Kanwar Gill, Bunita Sawhney

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May 11, 2026 — "The Chart We Don't Have"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 529

ON TODAY'S SHOW

Sammy Chand's Monday show opens the week by naming the problem the South Asian music industry hasn't wanted to talk about — we don't have a chart. No transparent, weekly, trusted ranking of what's actually moving. And now Billboard is on its way to India, which could be the moment that changes — if they get it right. Sammy makes the case for what a real chart needs and points out that until somebody builds one honestly, the closest thing to it is the Top 20 he counts down every Friday on this show. The hour spans the genre's geography: Diljit's Morni opens the show, carrying over from the weekend countdown's No1, then new music from Marathi singer Sanju Rathod (Bangles) and Tamil singer Dhee (Vari Vari) — showing the chart problem isn't just Hindi-Punjabi. Darshan Raval's Only Mine, Kanwar Gill and Fateh Doe's From the Bay (a tease into tomorrow's interview), Yashraj's Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai, Chani Nattan / Inderpal Moga / Miss Pooja on Canadian Dream, Phir Se from Arijit and Shashwat Sachdev, Karan Aujla, OAFF and Savera, Rashmeet Kaur, and more. Daniel Johnson stops by from the UN with today's news. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.

FEATURED MUSIC Morni — Diljit Dosanjh Bangles — Sanju Rathod Vari Vari — Dhee Only Mine — Darshan Raval From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe Bairan — Banjaare Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Superstar — Josh Brar Wang — Ranjit Bawa Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh Doobey — OAFF, Savera Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur Haaniya — Rumii FEATURED

GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS 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, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
2:30 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh
5:54 Bangles — Sanju Rathod
9:22 Vari Vari — Dhee
12:52 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue
14:16 Only Mine — Darshan Raval
19:02 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute
20:00 From the Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe
22:16 UN News Report with Daniel Johnson
27:38 Bairan — Banjaare
30:12 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 32:58 Canadian Dream — Chani Nattan, Inderpal Moga, Miss Pooja
35:22 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev
41:19 Superstar — Josh Brar
44:12 Wang — Ranjit Bawa
47:40 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight
48:44 Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh
51:02 Doobey — OAFF, Savera
54:44 Faqeeran Live — Rashmeet Kaur
57:01 Sammy Closing Remarks 58:55 Haaniya — Rumii

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"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".

May 8, 2026
"The Top 20 Countdown"
The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app
Episode 528

ON TODAY'S SHOW It's Friday on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown from the week of American Desi. Big chart movement: Diljit's Morni — the song he just performed on Jimmy Fallon — finally takes No1, knocking last week's No1 Shubh's Bounce all the way down to No7. Wazir Patar's Rabab climbs to No2. The biggest mover of the week is Sahib Samra's 1 Day, leaping from No13 to No3 in a single week. New entries from Karan Aujla and OneRepublic on Top Fella (debuting at No5), Rawme Hooda with Quality at No9, and King's Bulletproof at No13. The biggest fall: Talwiinder's Blues, the No1 from two weeks ago, drops twelve places to No18 — collapsing under the weight of the new releases. And Shubh's other cut, Ace, falls eight places to No15. Three songs from last week's chart fell off entirely — Jaiye Sajana, Jind Kalli, and Mere Humnaava. Sammy counts down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora is moving the most this week.

FEATURED MUSIC

No20 Wang — Sukha No19 2 AM in London — Talha Anjum No18 Blues — Talwiinder No17 Lucky — Jordan Sandhu No16 Still in Love — Jassa Dhillon No15 Ace — Shubh No14 Yeh Subah — Sameer Rahat No13 Bulletproof — King No12 Na Jaane Kyun — Midival Punditz No11 Aroma — Diljit Dosanjh No10 Sideways — Zayn Malik No9 Quality — Rawme Hooda No8 Laiyaan — Arijit Singh No7 Bounce — Shubh No6 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd No5 Top Fella — Karan Aujla No4 1 Day — Sahib Samra No3 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj No2 Rabab — Wazir Patar, Kiran Sandhu No1 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 

RUNDOWN
0:00 Sammy Opening
1:32 No20 Wang — Sukha
3:52 No19 2 AM in London — Talha Anjum
6:48 No18 Blues — Talwiinder 10:02 No17 Lucky — Jordan Sandhu
12:48 No16 Still in Love — Jassa Dhillon
15:00 No15 Ace — Shubh
17:38 No14 Yeh Subah — Sameer Rahat
20:50 No13 Bulletproof — King
23:44 No12 Na Jaane Kyun — Midival Punditz
26:52 No11 Aroma — Diljit Dosanjh
30:01 No10 Sideways — Zayn Malik
33:10 No9 Quality — Rawme Hooda
36:42 No8 Laiyaan — Arijit Singh
40:04 No7 Bounce — Shubh
42:22 No6 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd
44:52 No5 Top Fella — Karan Aujla
48:12 No4 1 Day — Sahib Samra
51:24 No3 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj
54:10 No2 Rabab — Wazir Patar, Kiran Sandhu
56:34 No1 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh

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"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".

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

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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.


"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".