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Podcast: Jashn-e-Rekhta
Episode: Mirza Ghalib and Urdu Diction: Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak at Jashn-e-Rekhta
Description: Did Bollywood lose its Urdu soul?At Jashn-e-Rekhta, Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah sit down with Saif Mahmood to talk about the place of the Urdu language in Bollywood, the legacy of writers like Manto and Ismat Chughtai, and why Urdu literature still feels so alive today. And just when the conversation feels most reflective, it ends with a charming live recital of Ghalib’s witty petition to a king..YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/0-ls4n5QLbE?si=kz-m4BCTtCU8O7Ao