Play it Again

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A podcast on Cinema, Books and Culture by Pragya Tiwari and Raja Sen

Episodes

  1. 8 JAN

    Looking back in adoration (and frustration)

    One cannot look forward without closure, can one? In this episode Pragya Tiwari and Raja Sen list their favourite books, movies, plays and music— mostly unusual suspects and share some very strongly held contrarian opinions. Join us in taking this long, last look at 2025 and send us your thoughts. We are always listening.

    1h 15m

  2. 29/12/2025

    The enchanted world of Amitava Kumar

    Amitava Kumar is a brilliant writer, artist and teacher. He is also one of them most brilliant consumers of culture, which makes him one of our dream guests. In this episode, books, films and art collide and coalesce in unexpected ways and the absolute joy and pleasure of reading and listening and watching is for all to partake in. Just make sure you have a pen and paper handy for the the recommendations that come along the way.

    2h 9m

  3. 09/12/2025

    Bawra Mann: Swanand Kirkire sings for the podcast

    In this episode, we feature an award-winning poet, composer, writer, actor. The polymath Swanand Kirkire talks about Kumar Gandharva, the National School of Drama, and his many influences in art, theatre and cinema

    1h 36m

  4. 18/10/2025

    Down the rabbit hole

    In this episode we talk about one of the greatest pleasures of all times- going down a rabbit hole. Allowing a film to suggest another, or a book to lead you to an art work that compels you to listen to a forgotten music album. Our hosts recount their rabbit hole journeys from this year and play a unique word association game. Listen in for a host of recommendations of what and how to read and watch.

    40 min

  5. 24/09/2025

    Neeraj Ghaywan tells us home truths

    In this episode we have a heart to heart with Neeraj Ghaywan about why he made Homebound, how he found a foothold in the industry, the films that have shaped him, his obsessions and anxieties, and being a Dalit filmmaker in Bollywood. Show Notes: Masaan, Homebound, Geeli Puchhi, Sacred Games — by Neeraj GhaywanFight Club, by David FincherThree Monkeys, by Nuri Bilge CeylanUnderground, by Emir KusturicaThe White Ribbon, by Michael HanekeKaminey, by Vishal BhardwajGangs Of Wasseypur, by Anurag KashyapUdaan, by Vikramaditya MotwaneChalte Chalte, by Aziz MirzaRosetta, by Luc and Jean-Pierre DardenneThe Great Beauty, by Paolo SorrentinoEnter The Void, by Gaspar NoeSoy Cuba, by Mikhael KalatozovLed Zeppelin: The BBC SessionsIjaazat, by GulzarThe Bridges Of Madison County, by Robert James WallerThe Trial, by Franz KafkaThe Trial, by Orson WellesAani Maani, by Fahim IrshadDept Q (Netflix)Slow Horses (Apple TV+)Amour, by Michael HanekeSatantango, by Bela TarrFire On The Ganges, by Radhika IyengarGiovanni’s Room, by James BaldwinSorry To Bother You, by Boots RileyBridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon And GarfunkelGeetanjali, by Mani RatnamSagara Sangamam, by K Viswanath

    1h 26m

  6. 16/09/2025

    Introducing Play it Again

    A new podcast on how we consume culture, and how it consumes us. Hosted by Pragya Tiwari and Raja Sen. Produced by Radio Kalkatta by Oijo.

    3 min

  7. 15/09/2025

    Aatish Taseer Returns to Himself

    In this episode, we speak with Aatish Taseer, novelist and non-fiction writer, to examine the cultural influences that have shaped him and his writing. In his new book he charts a road to find himself anew after an enforced exile from his homeland by traveling to places and exploring themes that interested his younger self. In this episode we peel back layers of narrative to reveal the cultural contradictions that underpin the way he looks at the world and navigates his own predicament. Show Notes Return To Self: Excursions in Exile https://www.amazon.in/Return-Self-Excursions-Exile/dp/9369897720/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14FRAFYDV0SSQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nam6klDq8aR4kutKsCluw9FjiZ1KShSa2ckJkNpJRqpnAOSb_JHjZH9G2ErvHgpJu5LIIU1idU31SC33v9MI7g.9KtHa40JDcqKv482Nr0ajLf-t-woVXrhhqvP7wD_f9o&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+return+to+self+aatish+taseer&qid=1757921863&sprefix=return+to+self%2Caps%2C257&sr=8-1 VS Naipaul: The Grief and the Glory https://granta.com/vs-naipaul-the-grief-and-the-glory/ Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie JM Coetzee on Samuel Beckett https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetry-news/78818/jm-coetzee-reads-into-samuel-beckett-eight-times Stranger in the Village, James Baldwin https://harpers.org/archive/1953/10/stranger-in-the-village/ Manto, translated by Aatish Taseer https://www.amazon.in/Manto-Selected-Stories-Aatish-Taseer-ebook/dp/B008M7S672 On Rebecca West https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/06/wests-world-lorna-gibb-review Girish Karnad on VS Naipaul https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/vs-naipaul-slammed-by-girish-karnad-for-his-views-on-muslims-503528

    1 hr

  8. 15/09/2025

    Cultural DNA, what is that?

    In this episode our hosts Pragya Tiwari and Raja Sen talk about the idea of a cultural DNA- books, music, and movies that have shaped us as individuals and are formative to the way in which we look at the world. They also talk about their shared cultural DNA as friends, arguing that most important relationships are based on a shared love of culture. Listen in to get to know them and yourselves better. Show Notes: Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen by PG WodehouseJeeves And Wooster (TV series)Blackadder (TV series)Haroun And The Sea Of Stories by Salman RushdieThe Satanic Verses by Salman RushdieMidnight’s Children by Salman RushdieThud by Terry PratchettAladdin Sane by David BowieThe Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David BowieThe Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa Titties & Beer (from the album Baby Snakes) by Frank Zappa8 1/2 by Federico FelliniSatyricon by Federico FelliniJalsaghar / The Music Room by Satyajit RayGoopy Gyne Bagha Byne by Satyajit RayCharulata by Satyajit RayThe Apu Trilogy by Satyajit RayAnnie Hall by Woody AllenFleabag (TV series)Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge by Aditya ChopraBreathless by Jean-Luc GodardHero No 1 by David Dhawan1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Old Man And The Sea by Ernest HemingwayBlack Bag by Steven SoderberghGhajini (2008) by AR MurugadossGangs Of Wasseypur by Anurag KashyapOmkara by Vishal BhardwajKaminey by Vishal BhardwajDev D by Anurag KashyapInglourious Basterds by Quentin TarantinoWaiting For GodotFriday Night In San Francisco by Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlinDreamers by Bernardo BertolucciIshqiya by Abhishek ChaubeyGulaal (album) by Piyush MishraA Case Of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammad HaneefMidnight In Paris by Woody AllenA Real Pain by Jesse EisenbergPlay It Again, Sam by Woody AllenCasablanca by Michael Curtiz

    1h 2m
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About

A podcast on Cinema, Books and Culture by Pragya Tiwari and Raja Sen

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  • Creator
    Radio Kalkatta
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Radio Kalkatta
  • Show Website
    Play it Again