# dhruv (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dhruv. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Sunny-Santoshi Reunion of Batwara 1947 & Why It Doesn't Work Now | Ghayal, Ghatak & Damini #193](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/The-Sunny-Santoshi-Reunion-of-Batwara-1947--Why-It-Doesnt-Work-Now--Ghayal--Ghatak--Damini-193-e3njtra) _2026-08-19 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Co-fathers of “Queen is Dead,” Sanjeet and Hemant, join Varun for an episode on the collaborations between Rajkumar Santoshi and Sunny Deol. Beginning with the newest – “Batwara 1947” – this trio discusses the mechanism of filmmaking adopted by a pure 90s filmmaker thirty-six years after his debut feature, and how his direction of Sunny Deol has changed over time. Joining the Partition drama on… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/124433706/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-19%2Fe5878fbd-8d92-aa3b-30ec-dda0ff59a78e.mp3) ## [David Lynch's The Straight Story | The Strange Story (Part 6) #192](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/David-Lynchs-The-Straight-Story--The-Strange-Story-Part-6-192-e3n9dfu) _2026-08-11 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Dhruv and Cris convene ten months late (oops) to unusually calmly discuss Lynch's most "experimental" film (which was his only film to be distributed by the Walt Disney Company and get a G rating): "The Straight Story." Listen to the full episode to hear us be normal for once(?) as we talk about the slow pleasures of America's (rotting) rolling pastures and questions of mortality that hit a little… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/124089278/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F73921d2e-e9dd-0fe5-3065-5118d6461d6a.mp3) ## [Spider-Man: Brand New Day But Same Old Spidey (Affectionate, Mostly!) #191](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/Spider-Man-Brand-New-Day-But-Same-Old-Spidey-Affectionate--Mostly--191-e3mv4ho) _2026-08-04 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Spider-Man is back! Again! Web-slinging his way to box-office history, as the editor of this episode is writing this description. Two Spidey "paglus" (crazies) -- Amartya & Adithiyan -- try to convince QID's designated Debbie Downer of this year -- Cris -- about the merits of the latest Spider-Man film beyond its effective emotionality -- courtesy of director Destin Daniel Cretton -- & Tom… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/123752440/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2Fbfe25fd6-4324-df99-0ce2-38582ff828ac.mp3) ## [A (Dis)Honorable 2026 for Bollywood So Far? | Assi | Main Vaapas Aaunga | O'Romeo, Tu Yaa Main, Ikkis & many more! #190](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/A-DisHonorable-2026-for-Bollywood-So-Far---Assi--Main-Vaapas-Aaunga--ORomeo--Tu-Yaa-Main--Ikkis--many-more--190-e3mltgo) _2026-07-28 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Hello Hello Hello, It's that time of the year when QID does its mid-yearly Bollywood round-up (aka the time when Dhruv and Cris are at their bitchiest). Rather than following our regular format, we've split our episode into 2 parts: the first one, featuring first-time guest & regular writer for The Indian Express, Anas Arif, is (hopefully) the civil one. We discuss two of the more prominent titles… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/123450328/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-28%2F77e0e17e-f955-66bb-abb0-6cc5ad586bc8.mp3) ## [Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey & The Compromise of Mixing Substance with Spectacle #189](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/Christopher-Nolans-The-Odyssey--The-Compromise-of-Mixing-Substance-with-Spectacle-189-e3mdnii) _2026-07-22 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Hello Hello Hello! QID's manel (crew?) made up of Dhruv, Amartya, Varun, Cris, Arjun, and Hemant embark on an odyssey through Christopher Nolan's filmography, docking on the shores of his latest release: "The Odyssey". The adaptation question is tackled, with notes on translations, interpretations, and their relationship with the very act of storytelling. A diverse set of opinions from… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/123182098/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-22%2F0545de5e-9645-7927-4361-d614db9a47af.mp3) ## [Dhoom to Alpha - From Action to Exhuastion? | The Rapid Demise of YRF's Spyverse #188](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/Dhoom-to-Alpha---From-Action-to-Exhuastion---The-Rapid-Demise-of-YRFs-Spyverse-188-e3lq74l) _2026-07-08 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Hello Hello Hello! Overcoming the righteous elitism that plagues the day-to-day operations of Queen is Dead, Amartya, Cris, and Varun convene to discuss the evolution/regression of one of Bombay’s most significant production houses: Yash Raj Films. More precisely, the decline in YRF’s output is examined through their two major franchises – the Dhoom series and the Spy Universe . A broad discussion… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/122542677/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-8%2F541c1367-3df3-010c-f07f-f5abd07764b4.mp3) ## [English Language Queer Cinema of Trash, Class & Classy Trash | Pink Flamingos | Benediction | Bound #187](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/English-Language-Queer-Cinema-of-Trash--Class--Classy-Trash--Pink-Flamingos--Benediction--Bound-187-e3lh8tf) _2026-07-01 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ In our final episode of this year's Pride series, Cris, Dhruv & Ashwin talk about English-language queer films as outsider "trash" art (John Waters' "Pink Flamingos"), genre-subversive art (The Wachowski Sisters' "Bound") & poetic melodramas (Terence Davies' "Benediction"). Much like the previous two eps, this final episode is another attempt to explore the varied aesthetics of queer expression,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/122249583/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-1%2F86f32cb0-2039-a07c-a999-74c48ee6fa08.mp3) ## [European Queer Cinema of Lack and Excess | The Meetings of Anna | Querelle | Stranger by the Lake #186](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/European-Queer-Cinema-of-Lack-and-Excess--The-Meetings-of-Anna--Querelle--Stranger-by-the-Lake-186-e3l827m) _2026-06-24 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ In this second episode (of three) of this year's Pride special series, Cris, Dhruv, Ashwin, and returning guest Prakhar engage with European Queer Cinema through Chantal Akerman's 'The Meetings of Anna', Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Querelle', and Alain Guiraudie's 'Stranger by the Lake' and how they navigate asceticism and excess in the landscape of queer misery. Listen to the full episode for a… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/121947830/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2Ffb83eb86-0d64-8d6f-ed62-d2e8bc80dfbc.mp3) ## [Sci-Fi Spielberg (Pt. 3) - Disclosure Day & (Naïve) Optimism #185](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/Sci-Fi-Spielberg-Pt--3---Disclosure-Day--Nave-Optimism-185-e3krrjb) _2026-06-16 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Amartya, Varun, Cris, and Arjun conclude the Spielberg Sci-Fi series with the release of "Disclosure Day". This final (spoiler-filled) episode looks at how the film exists in conversation with his filmography, whether expectations were met, and how honest the message at its heart is. Divergent opinions are shared, along with equal parts of admiration and frustration. One of them (sorry, Arjun) is… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/121547819/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-16%2F02b48b5a-1f7f-293f-5093-b430034be20c.mp3) ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/G3uohXYl89OI) _2026-06-16 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [Sci-Fi Spielberg (Pt. 2) - Minority Report, War of the Worlds, & Ready Player One | Countdown to Disclosure Day #184](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/queenisdead/episodes/Sci-Fi-Spielberg-Pt--2---Minority-Report--War-of-the-Worlds---Ready-Player-One--Countdown-to-Disclosure-Day-184-e3kiggm) _2026-06-09 · Queen Is Dead · Queen is Dead - A Film, TV and Culture Podcast_ Amartya, Varun, and Cris (re)convene in a divergent manel to tackle Steven Spielberg's association with science fiction. This second in a series of three episodes looks at "Minority Report", "War of the Worlds", and "Ready Player One", and how Spielberg (paired here with cinematographer Janusz Kamiński) uses them to tackle real-world politics. References to Bollywood are a must, so Tom Cruise gets… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/21c4bb2c/podcast/play/121241558/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-9%2F31b5cdd8-30a2-dd45-31e6-c5bf1aeb4f97.mp3)