May 6, 2026

May 6, 2026"American Desi Week — The Funny Dudes"The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio appEpisode 526ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy Chand's Wednesday episode carries on the weeklong tribute to American Desi. Today the focus is on the funny dudes of the film — the ones who went on to become some of the funniest dudes in the scene. Sammy interviews Kal Penn, the remarkable actor, author, and public servant. Then Rizwan Manji, one of the most active actors of this generation, who played Salim Ali Khan in the film. Sammy closes the trifecta of interviews with Alaudin Ullah — aka Aladdin — the writer and comedian, who joins to share his thoughts on the 25th anniversary of the film. The hour also brings Panjabi MC's Mirza Pt 2, Uzair Jaswal and Hassan Raheem on Baby Girl, Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev on Mai Aur Tu, Meesha Shafi's Paisa Bolay, Diljit's Moorni, Jai Dhir's Sunehra, Simran Chaudhary and The Kidd on Makhna, Shreya Ghoshal's Lelo, and Jordan Sandhu on One in a Million. Plus Dr. Roy on Word On The Avenue and Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight.FEATURED MUSICMirza Pt 2 — Panjabi MC Baby Girl — Uzair Jaswal, Hassan Raheem Mai Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev Paisa Bolay — Meesha Shafi Moorni — Diljit Dosanjh Sunehra — Jai Dhir Makhna — Simran Chaudhary, The Kidd Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal One in a Million — Jordan SandhuFEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Kal Penn — Actor, author, and public servant. Today: reflecting on the 25th anniversary of American Desi Rizwan Manji — One of the most active actors of his generation. Played Salim Ali Khan in American Desi Alaudin Ullah — Writer and comedian (aka Aladdin). Today: thoughts on the 25th anniversary of the film Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segment Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight, daily Rukus Avenue Radio All-Stars segmentRUNDOWN0:00 Sammy Opening2:30 Mirza Pt 2 — Panjabi MC6:30 Baby Girl — Uzair Jaswal, Hassan Raheem10:00 Mai Aur Tu — Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev13:25 Dr Roy delivers the Word On The Avenue14:34 Paisa Bolay — Meesha Shafi17:21 Sammy Chand interviews Kal Penn26:41 Moorni — Diljit Dosanjh29:20 Sammy Chand interviews Rizwan Manji41:08 Sunehra — Jai Dhir43:26 Sammy Chand interviews Alaudin Ullah52:52 Makhna — Simran Chaudhary, The Kidd55:20 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight56:28 Lelo — Shreya Ghoshal57:54 Sammy Chand delivers the closing remarks59:42 One in a Million — Jordan SandhuBecome 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".