May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026 "American Desi Week — The Bad Guys"The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 525 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's Tuesday show is the second day of his weeklong ode to the 25th anniversary of American Desi — and today the Bad Guys take The Bridge. Sammy is joined by Anil Kumar, who played Rakesh Patel, the ringleader of the film's antagonist trio; Sunil Malhotra, who played Chandu, one of Rakesh's two minions; and Sanjit DeSilva, who played Hement, the second minion. Sammy talks to all three about their roles, gets them to reflect on the legacy of the film 25 years on, and in his closing remarks makes the point that's been hiding in plain sight all hour — these "bad guys" are anything but in real life. They're classically trained actors thriving in their professional fields, and on top of all that, genuinely really nice guys. The hour also brings the new Karan Aujla and OneRepublic collaboration Tell Me, threads through Aditya Rikhari's Raat Bhar and Promise, Sabat Batin's Gal Sun, the Nazia Hassan classic Aap Jaisa Koi, Zayn Malik's Sideways, Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev on Main Aur Tu, and Gulab Sidhu's Yes No. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue, Rhianna with the Diaspora Rising Report, and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.FEATURED MUSICGal Sun — Sabat Batin Raat Bhar — Aditya Rikhari Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic Aap Jaisa Koi — Nazia Hassan Sideways — Zayn Malik Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Yes No — Gulab Sidhu Promise — Aditya RikhariFEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORSAnil Kumar — Played Rakesh Patel in American Desi. The ringleader of the film's antagonist trio Sunil Malhotra — Played Chandu in American Desi. One of Rakesh's two minions Sanjit DeSilva — Played Hement in American Desi. The second of Rakesh's minions Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Rhianna — Diaspora Rising, daily diaspora segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentRUNDOWN0:00 Sammy Opening2:30 Gal Sun — Sabat Batin5:25 Raat Bhar — Aditya Rikhari8:38 Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic12:15 Dr Roy with the Word On The Avenue13:16 Aap Jaisa Koi — Nazia Hassan16:10 Sammy Chand interviews Sanjit DeSilva25:28 Sideways — Zayn Malik28:32 Sammy Chand interviews Anil Kumar36:00 Main Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev39:22 Sammy Chand interviews Sunil Malhotra51:54 Rhianna with the Diaspora Rising Report53:16 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight54:24 Yes No — Gulab Sidhu57:06 Sammy Chand Closing Remarks58:36 Promise — Aditya RikhariBecome 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".