This episode features the versatile and talented Denzil Smith, a theatre stalwart and screen actor who has featured in Paap, Lunchbox, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, Delhi Crime and most recently, Ba***ds of Bollywood, among many others.

In this bare and heartfelt conversation, Pooja and Denzil talk openly about addiction, recovery, processing pain, navigating sobriety and reminiscing about the Bandra that was and how it shaped them. 

Along the way, Denzil talks about Bombay’s vibrant jazz scene, and the unsung heroes behind some of India’s biggest musical hits, including a man named Anthony Gonsalves, immortalised in the Amar Akbar Anthony song.

But beyond all this, Denzil talks about dealing with the loss of a parent late in life, about the masterclass in acting that he received from the legendary Jagdeep, and why the Hindi film industry’s liberal character might now be changing.

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