The Bridge by Sammy Chand

May 25, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Ali Zafar"

May 25, 2026 — "Sammy Chand Interviews Ali Zafar" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 539 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand sits down with Ali Zafar — one of Pakistan's biggest musical exports, and an artist who's spent a career refusing to be just one thing: singer, actor, composer, painter. The conversation comes as Ali heads out on tour starting May 30th. The hour is built around his catalog and the cross-border, cross-genre work that defines him — Yaar Dhi Akh, the Coke Studio collaboration Dhil Jhoom with Tanishk Bagchi, Fade, and Chhaleya. Around the interview, the chart keeps moving: Dhee's history-making No1 Vari Vari, Sahib Samra's climbing 1 Day, Shubh's Bounce, Sanju Rathod's Bangles, and Darshan Raval's Only Mine to close. Plus the Allstars — Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute, Ed Debray with the UN News Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight. FEATURED MUSIC Vari Vari — Dhee Yaar Dhi Akh — Ali Zafar 1 Day — Sahib Samra Bounce — Shubh Starstruck — Kushagra Kachaudi Gali — Rekha Bhardwaj, Utpal Udit, Khwaab Bangles — Sanju Rathod Dhil Jhoom — Ali Zafar, Tanishk Bagchi Fade — Ali Zafar Chhaleya — Ali Zafar Ae Ajnabee — Aditya Rikhari Only Mine — Darshan Raval FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ali Zafar — Musician, actor, composer, painter. Interview at 38:18 — touring from May 30th Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute Ed Debray — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Chand opens the show 2:30 Vari Vari — Dhee 5:32 Sammy 6:04 Yaar Dhi Akh — Ali Zafar 9:26 Sammy 9:42 1 Day — Sahib Samra 12:52 Sammy 13:21 Dr Roy with The Word On The Avenue 14:42 Sammy 14:52 Bounce — Shubh 16:40 Sammy 17:22 Meera Sharma brings us the Mindful Minute 18:11 Sammy 18:15 Starstruck — Kushagra 20:41 Sammy 20:52 Ed Debray delivers the UN News Report 25:22 Sammy 25:38 Kachaudi Gali — Rekha Bhardwaj, Utpal Udit, Khwaab 28:38 Sammy 29:01 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 32:10 Sammy 32:44 Dhil Jhoom — Ali Zafar, Tanishk Bagchi 35:17 Sammy 35:37 Fade — Ali Zafar 38:18 Sammy Chand interviews Ali Zafar 46:17 Chhaleya — Ali Zafar 49:32 Sammy 49:48 Doyeeta Das Gupta shares the Artist Spotlight 51:14 Sammy 51:32 Ae Ajnabee — Aditya Rikhari 54:54 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 56:38 Only Mine — Darshan Raval Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

Countdown Show - May 22 - May 24

May 22, 2026 "The Top 20 Countdown" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 538 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's Friday on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown that closes out Dhurandhar Week. And the chart just made history. Dhee's Vari Vari takes No1 — the first Tamil-language song ever to top this show's countdown. Sanju Rathod's Marathi cut Bangles climbs to No2, and Darshan Raval's Only Mine lands at No3 — meaning the top three are three different languages for the second week running. Diljit's Morni — No1 for the previous two weeks — slides to No4. New on the chart: Hustinder and Gurlez Akhtar's Well Known debuts at No5, Wazir Patar's Gulmohar enters at No9, and Kanwar Gill and Fateh Doe's From The Bay holds strong at No12 a week after his interview aired. Sammy counts down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora is moving the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC No20 Quality — Rawme Hooda No19 Bulletproof — King No18 Sideways — Zayn Malik No17 Rabab — Wazir Patar, Kiran Sandhu No16 Moon — Jai Dhir No15 Wang — Ranjit Bawa No14 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj No13 Top Fella — Karan Aujla No12 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe No11 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu No10 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd No9 Gulmohar — Wazir Patar No8 Bounce — Shubh No7 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC No6 1 DAY — Sahib Samra No5 Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar No4 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh No3 Only Mine — Darshan Raval No2 Bangles — Sanju Rathod No1 Vari Vari — Dhee RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 1:40 No20 Quality — Rawme Hooda 4:36 Sammy 5:10 No19 Bulletproof — King 7:24 Sammy 7:41 No18 Sideways — Zayn Malik 10:32 Sammy 10:52 No17 Rabab — Wazir Patar, Kiran Sandhu 12:50 Sammy 13:30 No16 Moon — Jai Dhir 15:50 Sammy 16:19 No15 Wang — Ranjit Bawa 19:26 Sammy 19:45 No14 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai — Yashraj 21:46 Sammy 22:04 No13 Top Fella — Karan Aujla 25:03 Sammy 25:30 No12 From The Bay — Kanwar Gill, Fateh Doe 27:11 Sammy 27:35 No11 Lucky Me — Jordan Sandhu 30:07 Sammy 30:32 No10 Eyes on Me — Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd 32:18 Sammy 32:45 No9 Gulmohar — Wazir Patar 34:30 Sammy 35:08 No8 Bounce — Shubh 36:37 Sammy 36:56 No7 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC 39:20 Sammy 39:32 No6 1 DAY — Sahib Samra 42:30 Sammy 42:50 No5 Well Known — Hustinder, Gurlez Akhtar 45:45 Sammy 46:10 No4 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh 48:58 Sammy 49:43 No3 Only Mine — Darshan Raval 52:55 Sammy 53:20 No2 Bangles — Sanju Rathod 56:27 Sammy 56:50 No1 Vari Vari — Dhee Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

May 21, 2026 "The Sound — Top 15 of the Duology"

May 21, 2026 "The Sound — Top 15 of the Duology" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 537 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's Thursday show closes Dhurandhar Week with the deepest possible listen — a full hour built almost entirely on the music of Shashwat Sachdev, the composer who built the franchise's sound from the ground up. Eleven of today's twelve tracks are Shashwat productions, ranging from his Bollywood vocal work with Arijit Singh (Gehra Hua, Phir Se), to his Punjabi catalog with Jasmine Sandlas (Main Aur Tu, Shararat), to the cross-genre architecture of the Dhurandhar title track itself, to deep cuts (Move, Lutt Le Geya, Naal Nachna) and franchise anchors (Ez-Ez with Diljit and Hanumankind, Teri Ni Karaaran with Diljit, the Dhurandhar Title Track, Aari Aari with Bombay Rockers, Khan Saab, Reble, and Jasmine Sandlas, and Jaiye Sajana with Sartaaj). Sammy interviews the band Indofuzon in a substantial conversation in the second half — a fresh voice in the show's rotation. Aashi Arora stops in with a Sunday show preview. Dr. Roy delivers Word On The Avenue. Doyeeta Das Gupta presents the Artist Spotlight. The hour closes with one last Shashwat-Arijit collaboration — Phir Se — letting the producer's signature ride out the week.FEATURED MUSIC Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Aari Aari — Bombay Rockers, Khan Saab, Reble, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Ez-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat Sachdev Lutt Le Geya — Shashwat Sachdev Move — Shashwat Sachdev Shararat — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Naal Nachna Teri Ni Karaaran — Diljit Dosanjh, Shashwat Sachdev Jaiye Sajana — Jasmine Sandlas, Satinder Sartaaj, Shashwat Sachdev Dhurandhar (Title Track) Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Indofuzon — Band. Interview at 38:08 Aashi Arora — Previews her Sunday 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 Opens The Show 2:30 Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev 7:54 Sammy 8:36 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev 11:36 Sammy 12:04 Aari Aari — Bombay Rockers, Khan Saab, Reble, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev 14:56 Sammy 15:32 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue 17:06 Sammy 17:32 Ez-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat Sachdev 19:56 Sammy 20:20 Aashi Arora previews her show this Sunday 20:38 Sammy 20:54 Lutt Le Geya — Shashwat Sachdev 24:40 Sammy 25:13 Move — Shashwat Sachdev 27:53 Sammy 28:25 Shararat — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev 31:53 Sammy 32:16 Naal Nachna 34:22 Sammy 34:52 Teri Ni Karaaran — Diljit Dosanjh, Shashwat Sachdev 38:08 Sammy Chand interviews the band Indofuzon 50:18 Jaiye Sajana — Jasmine Sandlas, Satinder Sartaaj, Shashwat Sachdev 52:52 Sammy 53:54 Doyeeta Das Gupta presents the Artist Spotlight 54:26 Sammy 54:52 Dhurandhar (Title Track) 56:42 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks 58:22 Phir Se — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

May 20, 2026 "The Revenge & The Cut"

May 20, 2026 "The Revenge & The Cut" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".

May 19, 2026 "Decoding Part 1"

May 19, 2026 "Decoding Part 1" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss]. 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".