https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ishq-jam-with-meha--4830289enMusic CommentaryCopyright © 2026 Living Media India Limitedhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/274582dd33864d903a0f796db7d54210.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ishq-jam-with-meha--4830289Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:33:58 +0000Ishq FMIshq FMsunil.kumar2@aajtak.comEver 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...falseabe179f3-4499-5f09-9185-0eb7f740d3aeepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-some-voices-deserve-to-have-bigger-names-ft-shahid-mallya--46849897https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46849897Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:55:37 +0000Ishq FMMeha sits down with playback singer Shahid Mallya to explore some of his iconic tracks like Daryaa2052falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-bollywood-is-not-the-end-all-and-be-all-for-singers-ft-darshan-raval--46849883https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46849883Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:53:17 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-bollywood-is-not-the-end-all-and-be-all-for-singers-ft-darshan-raval--465446134d771504ddcd28037b4199740df767e6Thu, 16 Sep 2021 07:30:29 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2169falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-it-took-a-departure-from-bollywood-to-reinvent-himself-ft-armaan-malik--465446145301386c592331424197d34172de723aThu, 16 Sep 2021 07:28:45 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...3558falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-makhna-from-drive-was-a-game-changer-track-for-this-singer-ft-asees-kaur--4654461513844d01d85a85bed47338e396b2aa3dThu, 16 Sep 2021 07:24:56 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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,...3216falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-some-voices-deserve-to-have-bigger-names-ft-shahid-mallya--46544612089d24462fdf4565642728e609db8a7cThu, 16 Sep 2021 07:19:19 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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.2052falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-some-voices-are-meant-to-be-game-changers-ft-nikhita-gandhi--460525034cfbc51c4d39c53146a0064ca373ddefWed, 11 Aug 2021 12:42:22 +0000Ishq FMNikhita 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...1731falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-music-always-sat-at-the-heart-of-the-aashiqui-franchise-ft-sameer-ankit-mithoon-and-palak--46052505f15f2020c8dfbe665c036e75c9176f7cWed, 11 Aug 2021 12:41:10 +0000Ishq FMThis 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...1883falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catchy-tunes-and-controversies-ft-badshah--46052035670d3369559cd4f24e79046d6372a0e9Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:36:46 +0000Ishq FMThis 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.1397falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-singing-for-coke-studio-pakistan-was-a-memorable-experience-ft-shilpa-rao--46052034ff12592a08c792faa97fd3d2dc40f1cdWed, 11 Aug 2021 12:32:01 +0000Ishq FMShilpa 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.3348falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-jiyein-kyun-is-a-timeless-track-ft-papon--45441325ef1890585bae446a0668afed3012daa2Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:34:52 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2409falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-agar-tum-saath-ho-was-a-hard-song-to-make-ft-irshad-kamil--453458137e89a8359796a1df17bd75d09abbefedThu, 17 Jun 2021 20:20:53 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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.2738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-poetry-is-the-essence-of-life-in-good-times-and-bad-ft-swanand-kirkire--45199515b1da5960a28a9deb6af4e028880d625bMon, 07 Jun 2021 13:26:21 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2671falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-independent-music-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-india-today-ft-dr-palash-sen--45077535https://www.change.org/p/finance-minister-announce-immediate-relief-packages-for-musicians-indiaforindie]]>edfccb5cf44f7c2c385f8d4470117a0dFri, 28 May 2021 13:09:40 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...https://www.change.org/p/finance-minister-announce-immediate-relief-packages-for-musicians-indiaforindie]]>2903falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-dev-d-brought-about-a-musical-renaissance-in-bollywood-ft-amit-trivedi--44946005e23330785f499c128030ab1b7281f37aFri, 21 May 2021 09:25:39 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2475falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-it-takes-genius-to-make-timeless-music-ft-shankar-mahadevan-and-loy-mendonsa--44809553https://open.spotify.com/track/1TOQb1AwnZLzrAu4VXZUIO]]>1eff77814e0b3238495a9f07d061703cFri, 14 May 2021 08:58:24 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...https://open.spotify.com/track/1TOQb1AwnZLzrAu4VXZUIO]]>2762falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-every-male-singer-today-sounds-alike-ft-shaan--44678367ed45e77e699645c84f3f27b7b5ad1e2dFri, 07 May 2021 11:26:31 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-the-album-of-udaan-haunts-my-existence-till-date-ft-amitabh-bhattacharya--44569135ca810d7772367ff95527e3f9ab5e6814Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:58:30 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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...2758falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-some-artists-simply-deserve-the-title-the-g-o-a-t-ft-ar-rahman--44354977f892447540d0e840049183faa3109b1bFri, 16 Apr 2021 05:22:38 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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.2334falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-gangs-of-wasseypur-has-the-best-music-of-all-time-ft-varun-grover--44267942d89f3a35931c386956c1a402a8e09941Fri, 09 Apr 2021 07:23:14 +0000Ishq FMMeha 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.1694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-gulzaar-saab-and-namak-make-ishq-better-ft-vishal-bhardwaj--441623208808eda0dd3dec4e4df50499f2fc75e8Fri, 02 Apr 2021 07:14:01 +0000Ishq FMMeha sits down for a musical catharsis with film director, music composer, singer, and legend Vishal Bhardwaj to talk songs, stories, and Gulzaar saab.1829falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-ishq-tera-tadpave-plays-at-every-wedding-ft-sukhbir-singh--44060289f6e06644c3fb17c52be6bd0421b599b9Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:45:13 +0000Ishq FMMeha talks to singer Sukhbir Singh about his musical journey. Sukhbir reveals the story behind the chartbuster ‘Ishq Tera Tadpave.’1394falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ishq-jam-with-meha-trailer--440128451cf2bde29cc323599a0375d73c85e7d7Tue, 23 Mar 2021 06:43:35 +0000Ishq FMIshq Jam is a weekly podcast hosted by Meha that brings to you in-depth conversations with and about the creators 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,...56falsefull