May 4, 2026

May 4, 2026 “American Desi Week - The Ladies!” The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 524 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand’s week on the show is a weeklong ode to the 25th anniversary of the film American Desi. Sammy starts the week off by talking to the two leading ladies of the film Purva Bedi and Sunita Param. Sammy talks to Sunita about her journey in the arts and gets her perspective on the film’s impact over 25 years. Sammy talks to Purva Bedi about her leading role in the film as Nina Shah and he asks her how she came into the role at a time where South Asian representation wasn’t there. Sammy is joined by Dr Roy as she brings the Word On The Avenue. Sammy is joined Meera Sharma as she delivers today’s Mindful Minute. Sammy is joined by Rhianna as she delivers a Diaspora Rising Report. Sammy has the new Karan Aujla track called Top Fella, and starts the show off with the songs called Bounce by Shubh. Ed Debray joins The Bridge from the UN news department with today’s news report.0:00 Sammy Opening2:54 Bounce - Shubh4:54 Top Fella - Karan Aujla, MerciBeats8:14 Morni - Diljit Dosanjh11:50 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue13:08 1 Day - Sahib Samra16:33 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute17:25 Eyes on Me - Sidhu Moosewala, The Kidd20:08 UN News with Ed Debray25:14 Mujhe Ye Gaana Pasand Hai - Yashraj27:25 Sammy Chand interviews Sunita Param33:07 Yeh Naazuk Se Rishtey - Snehdeep Singh Kalsi 35:58 Sammy Chand interviews Purva Bedi46:58 Ve Mundeya - Tesher, Jonita Gandhi50:18 Rhianna with the Diaspora Rising Report51:28 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight52:51 Baby Girl - Uzair Jaswal, Hassan Raheem55:58 Sammy’s Closing Remarks57:20 Gaaye Ja - Arijit SinghBecome 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".