Arjun Kapoor - Q&A for MUBARAKAN | DESIblitz Reports
DESIblitz.com's Sonika Sethi asks Arjun Kapoor her question at the MUBARAKAN press conference in London, UK.
Mar 11, 2017•3 min
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Shiamak Davar ~ Bollywood Choreographer | DESIblitz Gupshup
DESIblitz met up with choreographer extraordinaire Shiamak Davar to chat to him about meeting the Queen of England, his dancing and career to date. Interview by Anuj Radia.
Mar 01, 2017•6 min
ALIA BHATT ~ Badrinath Ki Dulhania | DESIblitz Gupshup
Catch our exclusive interview with Bollywood actor, Alia Bhatt telling us more about her career and movie Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Also, a very exclusive rendition of 'ROKE NA RUKE NAINA' by Alia for us! Interview by: Anuj Radia
Feb 25, 2017•7 min
Tu Hai Mera Sunday Interview | DESIblitz.com
DESIblitz met up with director Milind Dhaimade, actor Barun Sobti and the rest of the team from Tu Hai Mera Sunday for a gupshup about the film about football and friends!
Oct 23, 2016•12 min
Mirzya Interview | DESIblitz.com
Listen to DESIblitz.com's exclusive interview with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of MIRZYA and actors Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher. Telling us more about the film and story.
Oct 08, 2016•6 min
Naman Ramachandran Interview | DESIblitz.com
DESIblitz interview Naman Ramachandran the writer of the sex-comedy - BRAHMAN NAMAN. Hear what Naman tells Fatima Farah about the bold movie and his inspirations to write the script! A movie featured on Netflix.
Jul 04, 2016•8 min
Q Interview - DESIblitz.com
DESIblitz interview 'Q' (aka Qaushiq Mukherjee) the director of the sex-comedy - BRAHMAN NAMAN. Hear what Q tells Fatima Farah about the bold movie and the cast! A movie featured on Netflix.
Jul 03, 2016•12 min
Gupshup with Kaveri Kapur | DESIblitz.com
Listen to our special gupshup by Anuj Radia with the 15 year old singing sensation 'Kaveri' - daughter of Film director Shekhar Kapur and mother Suchitra Krishnamoorthi.
Jul 03, 2016•7 min
The Melting Pot - Hypermasculinity
Hypermasculinity is defined as the exaggeration of male stereotypical behaviour, such as an emphasis on physical strength, aggression, and sexuality. The Melting Pot discuss, in glorious audio format, whether or not Video Games do contribute to the stereotype in terms of both physical appearance and personality traits. Regarding physical appearance, we split video game characters into four categories: the IBFF Pro Bodybuilder, Fitness Model, In-shape Guy and Non-Fitness Guy in order to assess wh...
Jun 09, 2016•1 hr 14 min
DESIblitz Special Report - NHS Junior Doctors Strike
NHS Junior Doctors went on strike on 26 April 2016. DESIblitz went to speak to Asian doctors and medical staff who protested in Birmingham, UK, to find out more about the strike and why.
Apr 27, 2016•10 min
Gupshup with Ambreen Razia ~ Diary of a Hounslow Girl
DESIblitz catches up with Ambreen Razia to find out about her 'Diary of a Hounslow Girl' and more when Juggy Sohal has an exclusive gupshup with her.
Apr 01, 2016•9 min
The Melting Pot ~ ComicCon UK Special
In episode 4 The Melting Pot discuss their recent trip to Birmingham’s edition of Nerdvana and how pleasantly surprised they were that Comic Book creators took the issue of diversity very seriously. In the Comic Book Village section of Comic-Con you can find the works of independent artists ranging from a harrowing horror comic involving archaeologists uncovering demonic hell beasts in their excavations to illustrations of hypersexualised males and females covering their nether regions with cact...
Mar 31, 2016•51 min
The Melting Pot ~ Bollywood and Video Games
Shahrukh khan's latest silver screen outing 'FAN' entails the Bollywood superstar playing himself and a very enamored fan. FAN: The Game is to be released alongside the Shahrukh Khan Bollywood film and can be likened to the hugely successful Bejewled series. In this episode the Melting Pot of Amo, Fatima and Thomas discuss the history of Bollywood Video Game adaptations as well as the problems with the Video Game market in India.
Mar 21, 2016•49 min
The Melting Pot ~ Gulabi Gang Musings
Taking a break from the more hard hitting issues that have been covered of late the Melting Pot trio of Amo, Fatima and Thomas regale the tales of what cemented their passion of Video Games. Fatima comes up with a truly epic idea for the brown narrative involving the Gulabi gang who are a group of Indian female vigilantes who provide aid to oppressed and abused women in the country. The group has been active since 2010 and it has been reported that they number in the region of 270,000. The women...
Mar 21, 2016•56 min
Exclusive Gupshup with JOHN ABRAHAM + Rocky Handsome
Catch our exclusive gupshup with the great Bollywood hunk John Abraham. Telling DESIblitz.com's Anuj Radia more about his Bollywood action thriller and heart-string puller - Rocky Handsome.
Mar 19, 2016•7 min
SIDHARTH MALHOTRA ~ Kapoor & Sons | DESIblitz Gupshup
Catch our exclusive interview with Bollywood actor, Sidharth Malhotra telling us more about his movie Kapoor & Sons (since 1921). Interview by: Anuj Radia
Mar 05, 2016•15 min
The Melting Pot - Is Gender in Gaming an Issue?
The third episode of the DESIblitz.com - The Melting Pot! In this episode, Amo, Fatima and Thomas tackle the very serious issue of gender in gaming. In the games themselves we talk about whether or not there are a lack of female protagonists, are female characters hypersexualised and how NPC's are portrayed. Whereas, outside of games we discuss the harassment female gamers receive online as well as the adversity faced by those who work within the industry. Also, Thomas comes up with great idea f...
Mar 04, 2016•1 hr 19 min
The Melting Pot - GTA: India and Where all the Brown People at?
The second episode of the DESIblitz.com - The Melting Pot! Amo, Fatima and Tom talk about the lack of South Asian characters in video games.... A three dimensional South Asian Video Game character is about as rare as seeing a unicorn riding a shooting star towards a Wendigo who was doing battle with a shiny Mewtwo. It is startling that the DESIblitz gaming writers could only come up with five South Asian Video Game characters of any note; a statistic that needs to change in the near future. Furt...
Feb 27, 2016•54 min
The Melting Pot - VR and Call of Duty: Gurkha Warfare
The inaugural episode of the DESIblitz.com - The Melting Pot! The Melting Pot podcast is where a brown guy, a black girl and a white guy talk about Video Games in perfect interracial and inter-gender harmony. Listen to the very informative and entertaining ramblings of Amo, Fatima and Thomas as they discuss a plethora of topics ranging from the controversial to the lighthearted. In the first episode, the trio talk about the news from the gaming world, emerging technology Virtual Reality which is...
Feb 19, 2016•39 min
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