History is boring. Stories are fun. But do these ancient stories even matter today? (Let us know what you feel. Write to us at [email protected].)

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In this episode we discuss your favourite N word. We look at nepotism through the years in Hindi cinema and down south, and discuss why it may - or may not - be the whole story. (Let us know what you feel. Write to us at [email protected].)

Watching movies in the 90s was fraught with adventure, whether it was buying movie tickets or watching “instructional videos” on VCR at home. We go down memory lane to dig out some colourful anecdotes.

We are small town guys. Spotting celebrities was big deal for us. And we kept getting lucky!

We continue our chat on Mahabharata. Let us know about what you feel. Write to [email protected]. (Note: We’re not subject matter experts. This is from our readings different versions of the epic and watching the serial on television years ago.)

We ramble blasphemously about the characters of India’s great epic Mahabharata and its timeless story, one that still resonates. This is the first part of the discussion. Concluding part next week.

Doordarshan’s classic TV serial Ramayan is back in our lives. Amborish and Prasanna take a walk down memory lane,

Prasanna used to hate Rishi Kapoor with a vengeance. Listen to know why.