Ishq Jam with Meha

Ever heard a song or a melody for the first time, that simply changed...everything? Made you stop what you were doing? Sit up straight to focus hard on the tune, so you could prolong the very feeling that the song evoked? Hopped, skipped and jumped your way to the speakers, just so you could google the song from an audible distance? Well, this clumsy madness is how I define pure love for music. And it is this love that we celebrate on my weekly podcast, Ishq Jam with Meha. Every week, I bring to you, in-depth conversations with and about the creators of some of the most iconic songs of the Hindi music industry. You've probably heard their names, you've definitely heard their songs, all we do, is tell you stories about them and about their iconic creations

Why Some Voices Deserve to Have Bigger Names ft. Shahid Mallya

Meha sits down with playback singer Shahid Mallya to explore some of his iconic tracks like Daryaa

10-06
34:12

Why Bollywood is Not the End All and Be All for Singers ft. Darshan Raval

Meha sits down with playback singer and digital icon Darshan Raval to explore his journey as an independent artist without any influential backing from the industry. They also discuss some of his Bollywood works such as Meherma and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Lagaa

10-06
36:09

Why Bollywood is Not the End All and Be All for Singers ft. Darshan Raval

Meha sits down with playback singer and digital icon Darshan Raval to explore his journey as an independent artist without any influential backing from the industry. They also discuss some of his Bollywood works such as Meherma and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Lagaa, to name a few.

09-16
36:09

Why it Took a Departure from Bollywood to Reinvent Himself ft. Armaan Malik

Meha catches up with Armaan Malik about his rise to fame, his Armaanian army, his discontent with playback-singing, singing for brother and composer Amaal Mallik, and lending his voice to south Indian movies. They also get candid about his journey towards becoming an international pop icon and becoming the first India singer to be featured

09-16
59:18

Why Makhna from Drive Was a Game Changer Track for This Singer ft. Asees Kaur

Meha gets a complete lowdown from playback singer Asees Kaur on her musical journey – from singing gurbanis with her family at gurudwaras to now singing Hindi movie tracks like Bolna, Akhh Lad Jaave, Tere Bin, and one of the most iconic ones, Makhna, from Drive.

09-16
53:36

Why Some Voices Deserve to Have Bigger Names ft. Shahid Mallya

Meha sits down with playback singer Shahid Mallya to explore some of his iconic tracks like Daryaa, Rabba Main Toh Marr Gaya Oye, and Ikk Kudi. They also chat about his early days of musical training and his love for Mohd. Rafi.

09-16
34:12

Why Some Voices are Meant to be Game-changers ft. Nikhita Gandhi

Nikhita Gandhi talks about her 12 years of classical music training, not having worldly aspirations, singing songs in Tamil and Telugu for A. R. Rahman while studying dentistry, why she considers music to be an uncertain profession and her love for the Manmarziyaan album.

08-11
28:51

Why Music Always Sat at the Heart of the Aashiqui Franchise ft. Sameer, Ankit, Mithoon and Palak

This episode covers the journey of artists who were involved in making the music of Aashiqui. How Sameer sahab wrote lyrics for songs for the original Aashiqui, why he couldn’t be a part of the reboot, and what it took for Ankit Tiwari and Mithoon to create songs for the iconic musical romantic drama, Aashiqui

08-11
31:23

Catchy Tunes and Controversies ft. Badshah

This episode covers Badshah’s process of creating catchy melodies, his songs hitting record-breaking views, getting pulled up for buying fake views, and accusations of plagiarising lyrics from Bengali folk singer Ratan Kahar.

08-11
23:17

Why singing for Coke Studio Pakistan was a Memorable Experience ft. Shilpa Rao

Shilpa Rao talks about growing up in a musical household, her favorite singers, why she can’t afford to have off days, her equation with Amit Trivedi, and some anecdotes about how some of her songs came to be.

08-11
55:48

Why Jiyein Kyun is a Timeless Track ft. Papon

Meha literally sits down face-to-face with Papon (not a zoom call!), to understand his journey from being Angaraag Mahanta, who created an iconic Assamese album, Junaki Raat, to becoming Papon, who got spotted at Bluefrog by Rohan Sippy to sing Jiyein Kyun, which marked the beginning of his playback career.

06-25
40:09

Why Agar Tum Saath Ho Was a Hard Song to Make. Ft. Irshad Kamil

Meha sits down with lyricist Irshad Kamil and talks about his humble beginnings, his works in Jab We Met, Tamasha (Think Agar Tum Saath Ho), Rockstar, only to name a few, and his love for pure love.

06-17
45:38

Why Poetry is the Essence of Life, in Good Times and Bad. Ft. Swanand Kirkire

Meha sits down with lyricist, singer, actor, Swanand Kirkire to know about his journey through all these facets. Right from getting conned into singing for Hazaaron Hhwaishein Aisi, to writing out of bathroom spaces, to his friendship with composer Shantanu Moitra, to predominantly writing songs with socialist leanings and much more.

06-07
44:31

Why Independent Music is at its Lowest Point in India Today. Ft. Dr. Palash Sen

Meha sits down with the lead member of Euphoria, Dr. Palash Sen. He talks about how truly free independent music was back in the day, how tough it is for independent artists during the pandemic, and how, despite the laurels of the past, he thinks himself a forward-looking man. https://www.change.org/p/finance-minister-announce-immediate-relief-packages-for-musicians-indiaforindie

05-28
48:23

Why Dev D Brought About a Musical Renaissance in Bollywood Ft. Amit Trivedi

Meha sits down with her favorite music composer of all time, Amit Trivedi, to gush about Dev D, Udaan, Aamir, Manmarziyaan, his equation with lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya, his YouTube channel and independent music label, AT Azaad, and everything in-between that came along with becoming the legend that he is today.

05-21
41:15

Why it Takes Genius to Make Timeless Music ft. Shankar Mahadevan and Loy Mendonsa

Meha sits down with two-thirds of the composer trio SEL, Shankar Mahadevan and Loy Mendonsa and takes them through their musical journey right from ‘Hindustani’ to ‘Bandish Bandits’ and everything in-between, including films like Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Na Ho, in a career spanning over 2 decades. Garaj garaj jugalbandi : https://open.spotify.com/track/1TOQb1AwnZLzrAu4VXZUIO

05-14
46:02

Why Every Male Singer Today Sounds Alike ft. Shaan

Meha sits down with singer Shaan to explore his musical journey from the late nineties’ era of Tanha Dil and Musu Musu, to becoming a household name for almost a decade and to then finding himself in a world dominated by Arijit Singh and an ocean of playback singers.

05-07
44:17

Why the Album of Udaan Haunts My Existence Till Date ft. Amitabh Bhattacharya

Meha sits down with one of hindi film industry’s busiest, yet low key lyricists, Amitabh Bhattacharya. In this episode of Ishq Jam with Meha, he recounts the days when he was working as a struggling playback singer or a dummy lyric-writer, to finally working with greats like Amit Trivedi, AR Rahman, Pritam, Ajay Atul, and

04-30
45:58

Why Some Artists Simply Deserve the Title – the G.O.A.T Ft. AR Rahman

Meha sits down with legendary maestro, composer turned producer, AR Rahman, to get an insight into his spiritual journey through life and music, and talk about how it took him the discovery of art to discover his love for movie making.

04-16
38:54

Why Gangs of Wasseypur Has the Best Music of All Time ft. Varun Grover

Meha sits down with writer, lyricist, poet, and stand-up comic Varun Grover to talk Bollywood music, Gangs of Wasseypur stories, and why ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage' took forever to be made.

04-09
28:14

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