May 18, 2026 — "The Setup — Why Dhurandhar Matters"

May 18, 2026 — "The Setup — Why Dhurandhar Matters"The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 534ON TODAY'S SHOWSammy 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 MUSICMorni — Diljit DosanjhNa De Dil Pardesi Nu — Muhammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur (1995)Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat SachdevGehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat SachdevTeri Ni Kararan — Diljit DosanjhPanj Lakh — Panjabi MCBangles — Sanju RathodLutt Le Gaya — Simran Choudhary, Shashwat SachdevNaal Nachna — Afsana Khan, Reble, Shashwat SachdevRamba Ho — Madhubanti Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri, Shashwat SachdevEz-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat SachdevFEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORSKubbra Sait — Actress and Bridge regular. Interview at 35:30Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentMeera Sharma — Mindful MinuteDaniel Johnson — UN NewsDoyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight on Shashwat Sachdev, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentRUNDOWN0:00 Sammy Opening Remarks2:30 Morni — Diljit Dosanjh5:18 Sammy6:02 Na De Dil Pardesi Nu — Muhammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur8:30 Sammy9:47 Dhurandhar Title Track — Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev11:34 Sammy12:09 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue13:21 Sammy13:45 Gehra Hua — Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev18:50 Sammy20:04 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute20:56 Sammy21:10 Teri Ni Kararan — Diljit Dosanjh24:34 Sammy25:06 Daniel Johnson delivers the UN News Report29:20 Sammy29:32 Panj Lakh — Panjabi MC31:50 Sammy32:20 Bangles — Sanju Rathod35:30 Sammy Chand interviews Kubbra Sait47:18 Lutt Le Gaya — Simran Choudhary, Shashwat Sachdev50:22 Sammy50:52 Doyeeta Das Gupta delivers the Artist Spotlight on Shashwat Sachdev52:14 Sammy52:30 Naal Nachna — Afsana Khan, Reble, Shashwat Sachdev54:42 Sammy55:20 Ramba Ho — Madhubanti Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri, Shashwat Sachdev57:22 Sammy Chand delivers the Closing Remarks59:24 Ez-Ez — Diljit Dosanjh, Hanumankind, Shashwat SachdevBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-bridge-by-sammy-chand--6650619/support.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".