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The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 649 ON TODAY'S SHOW A Monday built around a filmmaker. Habiba Nosheen — three Emmys, a Peabody, Columbia Journalism — joins Sammy for the long back half of the hour on The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony, the film executive produced by Malala Yousafzai and Mariska Hargitay about Karen, Sonia and Anwara, three girls born in Pakistan who on paper don't exist — no ID, no public school, no public hospital — and who do cartwheels on the beach anyway. The nine-year-old from Lahore who threw a tantrum when she didn't land in Canada blonde, the refugee kid who grew up to win three Emmys, the film that found her through the same lawyer who helped bring her daughter home, and what she would tell that nine-year-old now: everything's going to be okay, be kinder to yourself. Out of the conversation comes a record nobody has heard yet — Eva B's Yeh Barhi Baat Hai, built from the girls' own words, faded early because it isn't out. Screenings Tuesday at the Laemmle Santa Monica and Wednesday at the Laemmle Glendale. The hour opens with the weekend's No1, Talwiinder's Mangda Wapis Kyun, three days ahead of the Painted Feelings album, then Niyam's Tum Se Tum Tak and Jass Manak's Kante. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Harsh Nussi's Gall Manlaa leads into Meera Sharma's Mindful Minute of Sass, A.R. Rahman's Ravana Tandav from Ramayana — the film world-premieres in Los Angeles this week — sets up Daniel Johnson's UN News Report, and Raghav and Arjun's Jaadu Kaisa Hai takes the show into the interview. After Sammy's closing remarks on Habiba, Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Aditya Rikhari leads into his new Jaan-E-Jaan from Between Distances, Karan Aujla's Rap Killa from the just-released Aujla Season 1 EP follows, and Tesher's Possession closes the show. Tomorrow: Kalki Koechlin on her new film Her Song. Wednesday: Malvika [confirm name]. Thursday: Arshdeep Maan. FEATURED MUSIC Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS Tum Se Tum Tak — Niyam Kante — Jass Manak Gall Manlaa — Harsh Nussi Ravana Tandav — Vishal Dadlani, A.R. Rahman Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun Yeh Barhi Baat Hai — Eva B (unreleased, from The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony) Jaan-E-Jaan — Aditya Rikhari Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L Possession — Tesher FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Habiba Nosheen — Interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute of Sass Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight (Aditya Rikhari) RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening (station IDs from Amaal Mallik, Nayab Midha and Akshay Kumar at 0:15–0:31) 2:28 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS 5:25 Sammy 5:45 Tum Se Tum Tak — Niyam 8:01 Sammy 8:17 Kante — Jass Manak 10:34 Sammy 11:11 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 12:39 Sammy 12:58 Gall Manlaa — Harsh Nussi 15:05 Sammy 15:19 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute of Sass 16:04 Sammy 16:12 Ravana Tandav — Vishal Dadlani, A.R. Rahman 18:58 Sammy 19:27 Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report 24:46 Sammy 25:02 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun 28:10 Sammy talks to Habiba Nosheen 45:44 Yeh Barhi Baat Hai — Eva B (faded early; unreleased) 47:00 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks (over the Eva B outro) 48:31 Sammy 48:35 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 49:55 Sammy 50:01 Jaan-E-Jaan — Aditya Rikhari 52:17 Sammy 52:28 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L 56:19 Sammy (sign-off) 56:34 Possession — Tesher (plays out; show ends at about 1:00:29) Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 648 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday October 23 through Sunday October 25 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and Talwiinder keeps the throne with a different record. Mangda Wapis Kyun, with Kidjaywest and NDS, climbs from its No3 debut to No1, six days ahead of the Painted Feelings album on October 29, while last week's No1, Assay Passay, slides to No8 — two straight weeks at the top for Talwiinder with two different songs. Arshdeep Maan's Saun Lagge is the week's biggest climber, up eight from its No10 debut to No2 in only its second week. Five new entries: Niyam's Tum Se Tum Tak is the highest, straight in at No3 eight days after release; Aanchal Tyagi and Abhijeet Srivastava's HISAAB lands at No5; Harsh Nussi's Gall Manlaa at No14; Ravana Tandav — Vishal Dadlani's vocal on the Hans Zimmer–A.R. Rahman score for Ramayana: Part 1, out Tuesday — at No18; and Priya Ragu's Madras, the title track of her album due November 26, at No20, taking over from her own Finally. Tesher's Possession jumps eight to No11 in Halloween week, Arijit Singh and Pritam's Tu Hi Disda rises five into the top ten at No9, and Rawme Hooda's Pump Up climbs two more to No6. The fallers: Raghav and Arjun's Jaadu Kaisa Hai drops twelve to No17, Satinder Sartaaj's Guzarish — No1 two weeks ago — falls nine to No15, Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Ashke drops eight for the second week running to No19 while their Rap Killa slips six to No10, Jasmine Sandlas and Shekhar Chaudhary's Pyaar falls seven to No16, and Jass Manak's Kante gives up No2 for No4. Jxggi's Knock Knock, Shreya Ghoshal's Bairi Piya and Maan Panu and Tav's I Met Her Again hold at No13, No12 and No7. Sammy opens with his thanks to Amaal Mallik for the first two-day interview in the show's history and points ahead to Kalki Koechlin on Tuesday; he signs off at No1 with a plug for the Monday newsletter at sammychand.com. He counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN No20 Madras — Priya Ragu No19 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats No18 Ravana Tandav — Vishal Dadlani, A.R. Rahman No17 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun No16 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary No15 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj No14 Gall Manlaa — Harsh Nussi No13 Knock Knock — Jxggi No12 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal No11 Possession — Tesher No10 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L No9 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam No8 Assay Passay — Talwiinder No7 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav No6 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda No5 HISAAB — Aanchal Tyagi, Abhijeet Srivastava No4 Kante — Jass Manak No3 Tum Se Tum Tak — Niyam No2 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan No1 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening (station IDs from Nayab Midha, Amaal Mallik and Mahlan Wala 59 at 0:15–0:34; Sammy from 0:25) 1:30 No20 Madras — Priya Ragu (starts under the opening) 3:30 No19 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats (starts under the Madras outro) 3:50 Sammy 5:59 Sammy 6:14 No18 Ravana Tandav — Vishal Dadlani, A.R. Rahman 9:05 Sammy 9:20 No17 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun 12:19 Sammy 12:40 No16 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary 15:11 Sammy 15:30 No15 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 17:38 Sammy 18:10 No14 Gall Manlaa — Harsh Nussi 20:15 Sammy 20:32 No13 Knock Knock — Jxggi 22:31 Sammy 22:50 No12 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal 25:57 Sammy 26:20 No11 Possession — Tesher 29:53 Sammy 30:12 No10 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L 33:27 Sammy 33:48 No9 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam 36:39 Sammy 37:00 No8 Assay Passay — Talwiinder 40:00 Sammy 40:28 No7 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav 43:44 Sammy 43:52 No6 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 45:54 Sammy 46:12 No5 HISAAB — Aanchal Tyagi, Abhijeet Srivastava 48:17 Sammy 48:36 No4 Kante — Jass Manak 50:58 Sammy 51:14 No3 Tum Se Tum Tak — Niyam 53:22 Sammy 53:52 No2 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan 56:40 Sammy (sign-off: Kalki Koechlin Tuesday, newsletter plug) 57:08 No1 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS (plays out; show ends at about 1:00:26) Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 647 ON TODAY'S SHOW Part two, and the business end of it. Amaal Mallik is back on the line from India for the back half of the hour, picking up Wednesday's AI thread — Hans Zimmer's synths, Kraftwerk behind their masks, credit the machine where you use it but call the session player when you can — and moving into what it is to be a composer in India: what a hit like Sooraj Dooba Hain or Mithoon's Tum Hi Ho actually pays its composer, ten or fifteen lakh up front and a publishing share that feels like being on payroll; the hundred-rupee song where ninety-five go to the label, two and a half to the writer and two and a half to the composer, halved again every time a label recreates it; the admission that the only reason he can earn a living is that he can sing, and his question about the composer who can't; why saying any of this is treated as a villainous job that has cost him films, and why he says it anyway, "like a warrior"; the label he started for the kids who can't get through the doors of Sony, Universal or Warner; and Sammy's famous question — what the 36-year-old says to the 16-year-old still standing at the Vishesh Films gate: hang in there, it gets better, beyond your wildest dreams. Amaal introduces Yeh Awarapan to America himself. Sammy's closing puts the two days together — the kid with a keyboard and no songs outside the Bhatts' gate, the surname everyone assumes opened it, the debut that tanked, the house and both cars gone in 2014, the call to his masi in New Zealand about a McDonald's or a gas station, Sooraj Dooba Hain nine months later, and twelve years and nearly 143 songs on, Yeh Awarapan, written with Rashmi Virag from a very dark place and presented by Mukesh Bhatt, No1 in the country — the gate, finally from the inside; twenty years to get in, and the first thing he does on the other side is hold it open. Next year, his first independent album, his name on the door. The music hour stays with his work: Kar Gayi Chull, his rebuild of Badshah and Fazilpuria's Chull; Jaan Hai Meri from Radhe Shyam; Tu Mera Nahi, his 2020 pop debut on his own vocal; Yeh Awarapan out of the conversation and Tu Mila To Haina to close. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, and Sammy plugs tonight's Rukus Avenue Radio lineup — Sabeen Faheem's Who Does She Think She Is at 5 and Ruby Basi at 6. Friday: the Weekly Top 20 Countdown. Monday: Kalki Koechlin. FEATURED MUSIC Kar Gayi Chull — Badshah, Fazilpuria, Sukriti Kakar, Neha Kakkar, Amaal Mallik Jaan Hai Meri — Armaan Malik, Amaal Mallik Tu Mera Nahi — Amaal Mallik Yeh Awarapan — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik Tu Mila To Haina — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Amaal Mallik — Interview, Part Two of Two Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening (station IDs from Madhubanti Bagchi, Rashmeet Kaur and Karan Aujla at 0:16–0:30) 2:30 Kar Gayi Chull — Badshah, Fazilpuria, Sukriti Kakar, Neha Kakkar, Amaal Mallik 5:26 Sammy (over the outro; runs under the top of Jaan Hai Meri to 6:01) 5:34 Jaan Hai Meri — Armaan Malik, Amaal Mallik 9:49 Sammy 10:16 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 11:31 Sammy 11:36 Tu Mera Nahi — Amaal Mallik 14:57 Sammy 15:14 Sammy talks to Amaal Mallik — Part Two 50:46 Yeh Awarapan — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik (starts under the sign-off with Amaal) 55:12 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks (over the end of Yeh Awarapan) 58:39 Tu Mila To Haina — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik (under the last of the remarks, then plays out; show ends at about 1:04:04) Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 646 ON TODAY'S SHOW The first two-day interview in the show's history begins. Amaal Mallik — the composer out of the Malik house, grandson of Sardar Malik, son of Daboo Malik, nephew of Anu Malik — calls in from India for part one of a conversation that runs the back forty minutes of the hour. Sammy sets up the human story before he arrives: a family with very deep expectations, and a word, nepotism, that gets thrown around far too easily. Then the story itself: the 16-year-old standing outside the Vishesh Films gate in Mumbai with a keyboard and no songs, the surname everyone assumes opened it, a debut that tanked, the family losing the house and both cars in 2014, the call to his masi in New Zealand about working at a McDonald's or a gas station — and nine months later, Sooraj Dooba Hain. Amaal on checking the streaming numbers on every release without letting them touch the art; on writing from his own friendships and heartbreaks so a song fits the film's narrative one hundred percent and still feels, to a stranger hearing it on the radio, like their own story; and a long, clear-eyed stretch on AI — Suno and ElevenLabs will give you back whatever you prompt, but no software can sit through 35 years of pain or a father's highs and lows, any musician is better than AI, and the royalty question is still unsolved from India to the DSPs — capped by the song he ideated on a laptop from a hospital bed, his brother Armaan singing the guide vocal, every AI part swapped for live musicians once the shoot wrapped. The hour opens with his music: Baari Baari, the 2025 Punjabi record with Armaan Malik, Tu Mila To Haina with Arijit Singh from De De Pyaar De, and Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar with Armaan Malik and Palak Muchhal from Sanam Re; Subah Subah from Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety takes the show out. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue. Tomorrow, part two: the industry, the label he started for the kids who can't get into Sony's lobby, and what he would tell the 16-year-old who used to stand outside the studios. Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 645 ON TODAY'S SHOW Nihaarika joins Sammy from Delhi, late on a Tuesday night her time, for the back half of the hour — the artist who was signed to Sony Music India early, had the platform before she knew who she was, and walked away when the contract ended to go independent, not against labels but for herself. A girl from UP, from a family of doctors and engineers where nobody knew a thing about music, who wrote Urdu Me Geeta alone in her room, and whose advice to a young girl in Delhi who wants to be her is "don't be like me, be yourself." The hour opens with Arshdeep Maan's Saun Lagge, fresh off its No10 debut on the weekend count, then Arijit Singh's Chann from Udta Teer, the Sachin-Jigar soundtrack ahead of Friday's release, and Talwiinder's Mangda Wapis Kyun, nine days out from Painted Feelings. Nijjar's Bari follows the Word On The Avenue, Neesh previews tonight's Garage Mahal, and Gur Sidhu and Kaptaan's Breezy leads into Yeh Awarapan, Amaal Mallik's title track with Arijit Singh, as Sammy sets up the first two-day interview in the show's history — Amaal Mallik on Wednesday and Thursday. Rawme Hooda's Pump Up and Comeback, Bali and Nihaarika's record together, take the show into the conversation, and her own Urdu Me Geeta follows it out. Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Pritam — the geology graduate who dropped a master's for a sound-recording course at FTII Pune — sets up Tu Hi Disda with his longtime collaborator Arijit Singh, and MC Square's Long Way From Home closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Neesh previews his show, and Sammy closes with his remarks on Nihaarika. FEATURED MUSIC Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan Chann — Arijit Singh, Sachin-Jigar Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS Bari — Nijjar Breezy — Gur Sidhu, Kaptaan Yeh Awarapan — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik Pump Up — Rawme Hooda Comeback — Bali, Nihaarika Urdu Me Geeta — Nihaarika Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam Long Way From Home — MC Square, Radhika Bhide, Wicked Sunny FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Nihaarika — Interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Neesh — Show Preview Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight (Pritam) RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:32 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan 5:25 Sammy 5:48 Chann — Arijit Singh, Sachin-Jigar 9:07 Sammy 9:25 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS 12:24 Sammy 12:36 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 14:10 Bari — Nijjar (bed starts under Dr. Roy's outro) 14:11 Sammy 16:50 Sammy 17:04 Neesh with a preview of his show 17:30 Sammy 17:34 Breezy — Gur Sidhu, Kaptaan 19:56 Sammy 20:12 Yeh Awarapan — Arijit Singh, Amaal Mallik 24:44 Sammy 25:08 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 27:09 Sammy 27:28 Comeback — Bali, Nihaarika 29:38 Sammy talks to Nihaarika 47:55 Urdu Me Geeta — Nihaarika 49:35 Sammy 50:17 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 50:44 Sammy 50:57 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam 55:14 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 57:03 Long Way From Home — MC Square, Radhika Bhide, Wicked Sunny Become 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".

October 19, 2026 — "Sammy talks to Yelhomie about hip hop from Manipur" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 644 ON TODAY'S SHOW A Monday built around one conversation. Yelhomie, the rapper from Imphal, Manipur, whose name means the indigenous people of his state, sits down with Sammy for the long back half of the hour — the choice between music and the regular job everyone else takes, a rap culture he says is still not significant in Manipur, the language barrier that keeps Northeast rappers out of a Hindi-first scene, the killings and displacement that drove him to put his people on the record, and Young Naava, the mixtape named for "young brother" that tells the story of his state's youth, including a track about a friend who died and never got to raise his daughter. Two of his records frame the talk: Eastside Flow going in and The Greatest coming out. The hour opens with the weekend's new No1, Talwiinder's Assay Passay, ten days ahead of the Painted Feelings album, then Raga and Seedhe Maut's Kuch Mat Kar and Jass Manak's Kante. Sammy has the weekend's big news — Shah Rukh Khan's UNIFYD festival in Abu Dhabi next March, with Arijit Singh and Karan Aujla headlining — before Dr. Roy's Word On The Avenue. Maan Panu and Tav's I Met Her Again sets up a thread that pays off late in the show: Aditya Rikhari mentored Maan Panu after judging him on a reality show, and Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Aditya Rikhari leads into his Promise. Meera Sharma has the Mindful Minute of Sass, Daniel Johnson has the UN News Report, and Sammy closes the hour with his remarks on Yelhomie. Tomorrow: Nihaarika. Wednesday and Thursday: the two-part Amaal Mallik conversation. FEATURED MUSIC Assay Passay — Talwiinder Kuch Mat Kar — Raga, Seedhe Maut Kante — Jass Manak I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav Eastside Flow — Yelhomie The Greatest — Yelhomie Promise — Aditya Rikhari FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Yelhomie — Interview Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute of Sass Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight (Aditya Rikhari) RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:32 Assay Passay — Talwiinder 5:43 Sammy 6:00 Kuch Mat Kar — Raga, Seedhe Maut 9:28 Sammy 9:44 Kante — Jass Manak 12:05 Sammy 12:30 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 13:50 Sammy 13:56 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav 17:12 Sammy 17:32 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute of Sass 18:16 Sammy 18:34 Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report 23:01 Sammy 23:10 Eastside Flow — Yelhomie 26:18 Sammy talks to Yelhomie 50:34 The Greatest — Yelhomie 53:07 Sammy 53:34 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 54:55 Sammy 55:04 Promise — Aditya Rikhari 58:00 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 643 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday October 16 through Sunday October 18 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and Talwiinder takes the throne. Assay Passay climbs from No2 to No1, his first time at the top of the board, and he lands a second record in the top three the same week: Mangda Wapis Kyun, with Kidjaywest and NDS, debuts at No3, two weeks ahead of the Painted Feelings album on October 29. Satinder Sartaaj's Guzarish gives up the crown after a week and falls to No6, Jass Manak's Kante rises to No2, Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Rap Killa, featuring Azaad 4L, climbs to No4, and Raghav and Arjun's Jaadu Kaisa Hai jumps five to No5 — the duo's second top-five record after Ho Jayenge Ghum. Four new entries in all: Mangda Wapis Kyun at No3, Maan Panu and Tav's I Met Her Again at No7, Arshdeep Maan's Saun Lagge at No10 in his first play on the show, and Tesher's Possession at No19, right on time for Halloween. Rawme Hooda's Pump Up is the week's biggest climber, up eleven from No19 to No8, Jasmine Sandlas and Shekhar Chaudhary's Pyaar rises five to No9, and Simiran Kaur Dhadli and Zealo's Asla Najaij moves up two to No18. The fallers are steep again: Priya Ragu's Finally drops ten to No17, Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Ashke falls eight to No11, Shreya Ghoshal's Bairi Piya and Burrah's Lakeerein each drop seven, to No12 and No15, Sidhu Moose Wala's Ghostface Killah slides to No20 while he is on tour across North America, and Jxggi's Knock Knock drops four to No13. Raga and SAMBATA's Got Lucky holds at No16 and Arijit Singh and Pritam's Tu Hi Disda inches up to No14. Sammy opens with a look back at the week — Nayab Midha on Monday, Mahlan Wala 59 and the Unlimited premiere on Thursday — and points ahead to Yelhomie on Monday, Nihaarika on Tuesday and a two-part Amaal Mallik conversation on Wednesday and Thursday. He counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN No20 Ghostface Killah — Sidhu Moose Wala No19 Possession — Tesher No18 Asla Najaij — Simiran Kaur Dhadli, Zealo No17 Finally — Priya Ragu No16 Got Lucky — Raga, SAMBATA No15 Lakeerein — Burrah No14 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam No13 Knock Knock — Jxggi No12 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal No11 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats No10 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan [confirm spelling] No9 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary No8 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda No7 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav No6 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj No5 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun No4 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L No3 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS No2 Kante — Jass Manak No1 Assay Passay — Talwiinder FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS None — Weekend Top 20 Countdown format. No contributor segments. No closing remarks. RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 1:38 No20 Ghostface Killah — Sidhu Moose Wala (bed starts under the opening) 3:38 Sammy 3:54 No19 Possession — Tesher 7:25 Sammy 7:48 No18 Asla Najaij — Simiran Kaur Dhadli, Zealo 9:50 Sammy 10:02 No17 Finally — Priya Ragu 12:29 Sammy 12:47 No16 Got Lucky — Raga, SAMBATA 15:50 Sammy 16:08 No15 Lakeerein — Burrah 18:50 Sammy 19:06 No14 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam 21:48 Sammy 22:18 No13 Knock Knock — Jxggi 24:17 Sammy 24:32 No12 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal 27:26 No11 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats (bed starts under the Bairi Piya outro) 27:35 Sammy 29:53 Sammy 30:04 No10 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan 32:51 Sammy 33:02 No9 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary 35:31 Sammy 35:51 No8 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 37:53 Sammy 38:10 No7 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav 41:24 Sammy 41:40 No6 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 43:47 Sammy 44:18 No5 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun 47:19 Sammy 47:38 No4 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L 50:57 Sammy 51:14 No3 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS 54:08 Sammy 54:27 No2 Kante — Jass Manak 56:47 Sammy 57:02 No1 Assay Passay — Talwiinder NEW ENTRIES THIS WEEK No3 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest, NDS No7 I Met Her Again — Maan Panu, Tav No10 Saun Lagge — Arshdeep Maan No19 Possession — Tesher Out from last week: Bari, Pablo, Bandhe Zulfon Pe, Tumhein Bhi Humse Become 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".

October 15, 2026 – "A world premiere and a first. Mahlan Wala 59" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 642 ON TODAY'S SHOW A world premiere and a first. Mahlan Wala 59, the Punjabi artist out of Auckland, is the first guest The Bridge has ever had from New Zealand, and he sits down with Sammy in the back half — Punjab to Auckland, kabaddi before music, the scene down under, the state of Indian hip hop — before premiering his brand-new single Unlimited, with J Tricks, a day before it is out everywhere. It is an international hour by design: Priya Ragu's Finally out of Switzerland opens it, Talwiinder's Assay Passay arrives with Painted Feelings two weeks out, and Shreya Ghoshal's Bairi Piya lands ahead of the Word On The Avenue. Jass Manak's Kante follows Dr. Roy for the third time this week, Aashi Arora previews Monday's Leaders Creating Ruckus with entertainment attorney Nina Ameri, and Rawme Hooda's Pump Up, Tesher's Possession, Arijit Singh and Pritam's Tu Hi Disda, Vishal Mishra's Tumhein Bhi Humse, Sidhu Moose Wala's Ghostface Killah and Rawme Hooda and MC Square's Treat Me Special carry the show into the conversation. Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Karan Aujla sets up Ashke, and Jxggi's Knock Knock closes the show ahead of Friday's Top 20 Countdown. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue and Sammy closes with his remarks. 14:18 Sammy 14:28 Kante — Jass Manak 16:48 Sammy 17:17 Aashi Arora with a preview of her show 17:34 Sammy 17:39 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 19:51 Sammy 20:01 Possession — Tesher 23:46 Sammy 23:57 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam 28:17 Sammy 28:35 Tumhein Bhi Humse — Vishal Mishra, Mithoon 31:45 Sammy 31:56 Ghostface Killah — Sidhu Moose Wala 33:56 Sammy 34:16 Treat Me Special — Rawme Hooda, MC Square 37:42 Sammy talks to Mahlan Wala 59 51:16 World Premiere: Unlimited — Mahlan Wala 59, J Tricks 53:04 Sammy 53:32 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 54:04 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats (bed starts under Doyeeta's outro) 54:22 Sammy 57:26 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 57:38 Knock Knock — Jxggi Become 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".

October 14, 2026 — "Sammy is joined by Ruby Basi" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 641 ON TODAY'S SHOW Ruby Basi joins Sammy in the back half, and the two of them finally get to the Sidhu Moose Wala hologram concert they had been waiting on — the Toronto show, the parents walking out with Sidhu's little brother, the moment the hologram played with the microphone and hit the pose — plus what's coming on her show this week. The music opens with Yung Sammy and Seedhe Maut's Mudda, Karan Aujla and OneRepublic's Tell Me, and Jogi from Bir and Thiarajxtt, the producer behind a good chunk of Diljit's year. Chaar Diwaari and Sonu Nigam's Iss Tarah follows the Word On The Avenue, Steel Banglez, NAS and Sid Sriram's Times arrives with Steel Banglez fresh off the Toronto stage, and OtaaL's Demise, Jordan Sandhu's Big Things, Juss's Jhootha from Ikk Kudi, Harkirat Sangha's Midnight Call, Farak's Taare (the summer's No2 by the newsletter's count), Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel and Natkhat and Chaar Diwaari's Radha run the middle of the hour, before Tak Dhinak Dhin, from the artist Sammy premieres tomorrow, takes the show into the conversation. Raghav and Arjun's Ho Jayenge Ghum follows it out, Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Garry Sandhu sets up his Lucky, a former No1, and Papon's Apne Khilaaf — written by Irshad Kamil, recorded live in a living room — closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue and Sammy closes with his remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic Jogi — Bir, Thiarajxtt Iss Tarah — Chaar Diwaari, Sonu Nigam Times — Steel Banglez, NAS, Sid Sriram Demise — OtaaL Big Things — Jordan Sandhu Jhootha — Juss, Jyotica Tangri, MixSingh Midnight Call — Harkirat Sangha, Starboy X Taare — Farak, 10A, Saswat Balan Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari Tak Dhinak Dhin — MW59, Ghaatak, Spyboi Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun Lucky — Garry Sandhu Apne Khilaaf — Papon FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ruby Basi — The Sidhu Hologram Concert Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:32 Mudda — Yung Sammy, Seedhe Maut 5:11 Sammy 5:24 Tell Me — Karan Aujla, OneRepublic 8:17 Sammy 8:30 Jogi — Bir, Thiarajxtt 10:57 Sammy 11:31 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 12:50 Sammy 12:59 Iss Tarah — Chaar Diwaari, Sonu Nigam 18:03 Sammy 18:22 Times — Steel Banglez, NAS, Sid Sriram 21:14 Sammy 21:37 Demise — OtaaL 24:41 Sammy 24:49 Big Things — Jordan Sandhu 26:50 Sammy 27:07 Jhootha — Juss, Jyotica Tangri, MixSingh 30:15 Sammy 30:27 Midnight Call — Harkirat Sangha, Starboy X 32:53 Sammy 33:03 Taare — Farak, 10A, Saswat Balan 35:23 Sammy 35:37 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 37:20 Sammy 37:33 Radha — Natkhat, Chaar Diwaari 40:51 Sammy 41:16 Tak Dhinak Dhin — MW59, Ghaatak, Spyboi 43:22 Sammy is joined by Ruby Basi 50:46 Ho Jayenge Ghum — Raghav and Arjun 54:04 Sammy 54:49 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 55:26 Sammy 55:34 Lucky — Garry Sandhu 58:17 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 58:50 Apne Khilaaf — Papon Become 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".

October 13, 2026 — "Sammy talks to Sunny Grewal about the Sidhu Hologram Tour" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 640 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sunny Grewal is back in the back half, and this time it's the Sidhu Hologram Tour — the first show landed in Toronto over the weekend, the building was packed and the parents were in the room, and Sammy and Sunny get into what the show was, where it goes next (two cities in the US, four in Canada, the West Coast soon), and how many tributaries one legacy can carry. The music opens with Diljit Dosanjh's Waliyan, Priya Ragu's Finally and Ashke, the lead single from Karan Aujla's Aujla 1 with Merci Beats; Jass Manak's Kante follows the Word On The Avenue, and Neesh previews The Garage Mahal before Simiran Kaur Dhadli and Zealo's Asla Najaij. Raghav and Arjun's Jaadu Kaisa Hai hands off to Zeeshan Ali and Dr ANK's Bandhe Zulfon Pe, a No1 just two weeks ago, then Simran Chaudhary's Dil De Mohalle, Amrinder Gill and Jasmeen Akhtar's Coffee, the most-played song of the summer, Shubh's Bounce, Rawme Hooda's Total, and Cheema Y's Haji Mastan into the conversation. Saivi Fareed's Naa Pushde follows it out, Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Jai Dhir sets up his Sunehra with Lost Stories, Rawme Hooda's Pump Up follows, and Hania Aamir's Pablo closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Neesh previews his show, and Sammy closes with his remarks — and word that the ten year-end Bridge awards get revealed tomorrow, with a world premiere on Thursday. FEATURED MUSIC Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh Finally — Priya Ragu Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats Kante — Jass Manak Asla Najaij — Simiran Kaur Dhadli, Zealo Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar Bounce — Shubh Total — Rawme Hooda Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu, Jasmeen Akhtar Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed Sunehra — Lost Stories, Jai Dhir Pump Up — Rawme Hooda Pablo — Hania Aamir FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sunny Grewal — The Sidhu Hologram Tour Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Neesh — Show Preview Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Waliyan — Diljit Dosanjh 5:06 Sammy 5:22 Finally — Priya Ragu 7:43 Sammy 7:46 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats (bed starts under Sammy) 10:59 Sammy 11:41 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 13:13 Sammy 13:24 Kante — Jass Manak 15:43 Sammy 16:02 Neesh with a preview of his show 16:29 Sammy 16:40 Asla Najaij — Simiran Kaur Dhadli, Zealo 18:43 Sammy 19:02 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun 22:07 Sammy 22:26 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK 26:17 Sammy 26:36 Dil De Mohalle — Simran Chaudhary 28:38 Sammy 28:47 Coffee — Amrinder Gill, Jasmeen Akhtar 31:25 Sammy 31:30 Bounce — Shubh 33:38 Sammy 33:51 Total — Rawme Hooda 37:28 Sammy 37:40 Haji Mastan — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu, Jasmeen Akhtar 40:16 Sammy talks to Sunny Grewal about the Sidhu Hologram Tour 49:10 Naa Pushde — Saivi Fareed 51:32 Sammy 52:04 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 53:22 Sammy 53:34 Sunehra — Lost Stories, Jai Dhir 55:44 Sammy 55:58 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 58:00 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 58:20 Pablo — Hania Aamir Become 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".

October 12, 2026 — "Sammy Interviews Nayab Midha" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 639 ON TODAY'S SHOW Nayab Midha joins Sammy in the back half, fresh off a North American run of Rajkumari that sold out nearly every room it played — the show that started as a twenty-minute set for thirty or forty tickets before a poem went viral overnight, the seventeen handwritten pages and three and a half hours on stage because she didn't know what to cut, the call to her father after two and a half years at Infosys, and what she would tell a nine-year-old girl in Sri Ganganagar: be fearless. The hour opens with the weekend's new No1, Satinder Sartaaj's Guzarish, a rare Hindi outing for the Doctor, straight into Talwiinder and Kidjaywest's Mangda Wapis Kyun ahead of Painted Feelings on October 29, and Ashke, the lead single from Karan Aujla's Aujla 1 with Merci Beats. Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel follows the Word On The Avenue, Priya Ragu's Finally, last week's No1, takes the show into the conversation, Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Tesher sets up his brand-new Possession, and Jass Manak's Kante closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Meera Sharma has the Mindful Minute of Sass, Daniel Johnson has the UN News Report, and Sammy closes with his remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Finally — Priya Ragu Possession — Tesher Kante — Jass Manak FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Nayab Midha — Rajkumari Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Meera Sharma — Mindful Minute of Sass Daniel Johnson — UN News Report Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:30 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 6:59 Sammy 7:14 Mangda Wapis Kyun — Talwiinder, Kidjaywest 10:04 Sammy 10:06 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats (bed starts under Sammy) 13:20 Sammy 13:44 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 15:11 Sammy 15:20 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 17:02 Sammy 17:14 Meera Sharma with the Mindful Minute of Sass 18:03 Sammy 18:10 Daniel Johnson with the UN News Report 23:09 Sammy 23:15 Finally — Priya Ragu 25:48 Sammy talks to Nayab Midha 51:12 Sammy 51:40 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 52:42 Sammy 53:02 Possession — Tesher 56:42 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 58:29 Kante — Jass Manak Become 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".

October 9-11, 2026 - Weekly Top 20 Countdown The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 638 Weekend Countdown — Airs Friday October 9 through Sunday October 11 ON TODAY'S SHOW It's the weekend on The Bridge — the Top 20 Countdown, Friday through Sunday, and Satinder Sartaaj takes the throne. Guzarish debuts straight at No1, the second time this year Sartaaj has walked onto the board and gone directly to the top, after Nazma'n Di Paalki did it in July. It's the biggest refresh in weeks: eight new entries, and Priya Ragu's Finally, last week's No1, slides to No7. Talwiinder's Assay Passay climbs to No2 ahead of the Painted Feelings album on October 29, and Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Ashke rises to No3. The debuts stack up right behind them — Jass Manak's Kante at No4, Shreya Ghoshal's Bairi Piya at No5, and Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Rap Killa, featuring Azaad 4L, at No6, putting Karan Aujla on the board twice in the top six. Nijjar's Bari arrives at No11, Jasmine Sandlas and Shekhar Chaudhary's Pyaar at No14, Vishal Mishra's Tumhein Bhi Humse from Tum Mere Ho at No18, and Rawme Hooda's Pump Up at No19. The fallers are steep: Hania Aamir's Pablo drops ten from No2 to No12, Zeeshan Ali and Dr ANK's Bandhe Zulfon Pe falls ten to No17, Sidhu Moose Wala's Ghostface Killah slides eight to No13, and Simiran Kaur Dhadli and Zealo's Asla Najaij drops eleven to No20. Burrah's Lakeerein holds at No8, and Raghav and Arjun's Jaadu Kaisa Hai climbs one to No10. Sammy counts them down from No20 to No1 — the songs the diaspora moved the most this week. FEATURED MUSIC — THE COUNTDOWN No20 Asla Najaij — Simiran Kaur Dhadli, Zealo No19 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda No18 Tumhein Bhi Humse — Vishal Mishra, Mithoon No17 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK No16 Got Lucky — Raga, SAMBATA No15 Tu Hi Disda — Arijit Singh, Nikhita Gandhi, Pritam No14 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary No13 Ghostface Killah — Sidhu Moose Wala No12 Pablo — Hania Aamir No11 Bari — Nijjar No10 Jaadu Kaisa Hai — Raghav and Arjun No9 Knock Knock — Jxggi No8 Lakeerein — Burrah No7 Finally — Priya Ragu No6 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L No5 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal No4 Kante — Jass Manak No3 Ashke — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats No2 Assay Passay — Talwiinder No1 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 637 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sabeen Faheem, The Hijabi Bounder, joins Sammy in the back half to talk about her show Who Does She Think She Is. Sammy opens the hour with Satinder Sartaaj's Guzarish and keeps it going with Priya Ragu's Finally, holding No1, and Diljit Dosanjh's Devil at No16. Hania Aamir's Pablo follows the Word On The Avenue at No2, Badshah's Chimna and Khaira's Revenge come next, and Avvy Ballagan's Suno Zra at No14 hands off to Wazir Patar's Nede J Na Hoke Beh. Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya lands at No17, Chandra Brar's Mehndi and Anirudh Ravichander's Hangova from DC carry the middle of the hour, and Raf-Saperra's Pend Khalli takes the show into the conversation, with Rashmeet Kaur's Ve Sajjna following it out. Hustinder stops by ahead of his Jattan Deya Mundeya, AR Rahman and Sonu Nigam's Tabassum from Batwara 1947 lands late, and Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel, a former No1, closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue and Sammy closes with his remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj Finally — Priya Ragu Devil — Diljit Dosanjh Pablo — Hania Aamir Chimna — Badshah Revenge — Khaira Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Mehndi — Chandra Brar Hangova — Anirudh Ravichander Pend Khalli — Raf-Saperra Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur Jattan Deya Mundeya — Hustinder Tabassum — AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Sabeen Faheem — Her show Who Does She Think She Is Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Doyeeta Das Gupta — artist spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:25 Guzarish — Satinder Sartaaj 6:53 Sammy 7:08 Finally — Priya Ragu 9:32 Sammy 9:47 Devil — Diljit Dosanjh 12:15 Sammy 12:32 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 13:42 Sammy 13:55 Pablo — Hania Aamir 16:25 Sammy 16:40 Chimna — Badshah 18:50 Sammy 19:05 Revenge — Khaira 21:03 Sammy 21:17 Suno Zra — Avvy Ballagan 23:27 Sammy 23:41 Nede J Na Hoke Beh — Wazir Patar 26:05 Sammy 26:20 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 28:38 Sammy 28:52 Mehndi — Chandra Brar 30:41 Sammy 30:55 Hangova — Anirudh Ravichander 34:35 Sammy 34:49 Pend Khalli — Raf-Saperra 38:00 Sammy talks to Sabeen Faheem about her show Who Does She Think She Is 44:02 Ve Sajjna — Rashmeet Kaur 47:33 Sammy 47:48 Hustinder Artist Spotlight by Doyeeta Das Gupta 49:00 Sammy 49:13 Jattan Deya Mundeya — Hustinder 51:21 Sammy 51:35 Tabassum — AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam 56:18 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 56:33 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Become 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".

The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 636 ON TODAY'S SHOW Ruby Basi joins Sammy in the back half with a video out of Calgary — a woman who climbed out of her car to berate a man crossing the street and ended the clip in handcuffs — and a look at what's coming on her show this week. Sammy opens the hour with one of his favorite songs of all time, Arijit Singh's Gaaye Ja, and keeps it going with Lost Stories and Jai Dhir's Sunehra and Karan Aujla's Jee Ni Lagda, the Ikky Singh collaboration. Sahib Samra's 1 Day follows the Word On The Avenue, Sanju Rathod's Bangles comes with word that the year-end Bridge awards are about to be announced, and Satinder Sartaaj's Nazma'n Di Paalki, a former No1, hands off to Darshan Raval's Barsaat Lagdi Ae. The chart runs through the middle of the hour — Zeeshan Ali and Dr ANK's Bandhe Zulfon Pe at No7, Priya Ragu's Finally holding No1, and Burrah's Lakeerein at No8 — and takes the show into the conversation, with Karan Aujla and Merci Beats' Rap Killa, featuring Azaad 4L, following it out. Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Jasmine Sandlas sets up her Pyaar, Shreya Ghoshal's Bairi Piya lands late, and Talwiinder's Assay Passay closes the show at No3 ahead of Painted Feelings on October 29. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue and Sammy closes with his remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Gaaye Ja — Arijit Singh, Sunny M.R. Sunehra — Lost Stories, Jai Dhir Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh 1 Day — Sahib Samra Bangles — Sanju Rathod, G-Spark Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK Finally — Priya Ragu Lakeerein — Burrah Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal Assay Passay — Talwiinder FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Ruby Basi — The Calgary Video Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:08 Gaaye Ja — Arijit Singh, Sunny M.R. (bed starts under the opening) 8:09 Sammy 8:28 Sunehra — Lost Stories, Jai Dhir 10:36 Sammy 10:50 Jee Ni Lagda — Karan Aujla, Ikky Singh 12:55 Sammy 13:33 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 15:04 Sammy 15:16 1 Day — Sahib Samra 18:19 Sammy 18:36 Bangles — Sanju Rathod, G-Spark 21:53 Sammy 22:06 Nazma'n Di Paalki — Satinder Sartaaj 26:09 Sammy 26:20 Barsaat Lagdi Ae — Darshan Raval 29:08 Sammy 29:21 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK 33:14 Sammy 33:30 Finally — Priya Ragu 36:02 Sammy 36:18 Lakeerein — Burrah 39:14 Sammy is joined by Ruby Basi 44:50 Rap Killa — Karan Aujla, Merci Beats, Azaad 4L 48:35 Sammy 49:11 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 50:11 Sammy 50:21 Pyaar — Jasmine Sandlas, Shekhar Chaudhary 52:54 Sammy 53:13 Bairi Piya — Shreya Ghoshal 56:50 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 57:07 Assay Passay — Talwiinder Become 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".

October 6, 2026 — "Sammy talks to Harjap Bhangal about immigration in the UK" The Bridge is available on the iHeart Radio app Episode 635 ON TODAY'S SHOW Sammy sits down with Harjap Bhangal, one of the foremost faces of immigration law in the UK, for a long conversation on what makes a British person British, the state of immigration on his side of the Atlantic, and what the diaspora is living through everywhere else — the back half of the hour belongs to it. The music opens with two of the summer's records, Cheema Y and Gur Sidhu's Rebel, a former No1, and Farak's Taare, before Wazir Patar and Raashi Sood's Beautiful Day. Nijjar's Bari lands fresh off Saregama, Talwiinder's Assay Passay climbs to No3 ahead of the Painted Feelings album on October 29, Zeeshan Ali and Dr ANK's Bandhe Zulfon Pe, one of the year's handful of No1s, sits at No7, and OutStation's Kuch Toh Hai Yahan takes the hour into the interview. Curtain Blue's Yeh Duniya brings it back at No17, Doyeeta Das Gupta's Artist Spotlight on Vishal Mishra sets up his Tumhein Bhi Humse from Tum Mere Ho, Rawme Hooda's Pump Up follows, and Arijit Singh and AR Rahman's Sunhari Kirne closes the show. Dr. Roy has the Word On The Avenue, Neesh previews The Garage Mahal, and Sammy closes with his remarks. FEATURED MUSIC Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu Taare — Farak, 10A, Saswat Balan Beautiful Day — Wazir Patar, Raashi Sood Bari — Nijjar Assay Passay — Talwiinder Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK Kuch Toh Hai Yahan — OutStation Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue Tumhein Bhi Humse — Vishal Mishra, Mithoon Pump Up — Rawme Hooda Sunhari Kirne — Arijit Singh, AR Rahman FEATURED GUESTS & CONTRIBUTORS Harjap Bhangal — Immigration in the UK Dr. Roy — Word On The Avenue Neesh — Show Preview Doyeeta Das Gupta — Artist Spotlight RUNDOWN 0:00 Sammy Opening 2:31 Rebel — Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu 4:13 Sammy 4:24 Taare — Farak, 10A, Saswat Balan 6:42 Sammy 6:59 Beautiful Day — Wazir Patar, Raashi Sood 9:15 Sammy 9:40 Dr. Roy with the Word On The Avenue 11:06 Bari — Nijjar (bed starts under Sammy's throw) 11:08 Sammy 13:47 Sammy 14:09 Neesh with a preview of his show 14:36 Sammy 14:39 Assay Passay — Talwiinder 17:40 Sammy 18:11 Bandhe Zulfon Pe — Zeeshan Ali, Dr ANK 21:45 Sammy 22:14 Kuch Toh Hai Yahan — OutStation 22:32 Sammy 24:51 Sammy talks to Harjap Bhangal about immigration in the UK 48:37 Yeh Duniya — Curtain Blue 51:01 Sammy 51:40 Doyeeta Das Gupta with the Artist Spotlight 52:15 Sammy 52:18 Tumhein Bhi Humse — Vishal Mishra, Mithoon 55:31 Sammy 55:37 Pump Up — Rawme Hooda 57:47 Sammy delivers the Closing Remarks 57:55 Sunhari Kirne — Arijit Singh, AR Rahman Become 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".