The Director's Cut Podcast with Islah Podcast
1) "Diversity Folded Into #Disney In An Authentic Way" | (ft. Sandra Oh & Rosalie Chiang)
I caught up with Disney PIXAR's 'Turning Red' stars Sandra Oh & Rosalie Chiang about Asian parents, growing up with Disney & representation in the new movie! Disney and Pixar’s “Turning Red” int...Show More
2) Nominated For a BAFTA | (ft. Adeel Akhtar)
You may remember him from 'Four Lions' but now he's back in BAFTA award winning movie Ali & Ava. Mistah Islah caught up with the talented actor about his nomination alongside big names like Will Smith...Show More
3) "You Can't Take The Colour, Without The Culture" | (ft. Lexa Doig)
The famous AI from 'Andromeda' or more recently Talia Al-Ghul (aka Batman's baby momma) from the hit CW series 'Arrow' & Bree Wheeler in 'Chucky'...ladies and gents it's Lexa Doig! We connected throug...Show More
4) "Shang-Chi Will Open More Stories in the MCU Showcasing Asians" | (ft. Fala Chen)
Every superhero has a loving Mother (apart from Shazam! in the DCEU) and this right here is award winning actress Fala Chen, she sat down with me to talk all things Marvel, Represent-Asian, Tai Chi & ...Show More
5) "It's important for every community to be represented" | (ft. Simu Liu)
I managed to catch up with the new Marvel legend himself, Simu Liu, about the brand new 'Marvel Studios Shang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings'! We talked about the MCU, teaming up with Spider-Man,...Show More
6) "I Had ÂŁ150 Left in my Bank" | (ft. Smash Bengali)
Channel 4's 'The Circle' finalist, YouTube comedian & all round loving human being Hashu aka Smash Bengali sits down with me to talk about chasing a dream outside the norm of Bengali culture, how diff...Show More
7) "Progress Doesn't Come by Waiting Around For It" | (ft. Riz Ahmed)
Oscar nominee & star of 'Venom', 'Star Wars: Rogue One', 'Four Lions' & most recently 'Sound of Metal' - Riz Ahmed - talks about representation, breaking through in the industry and being the 1st Brit...Show More
8) "Pushing South Asians Mainstream" | (ft. Priyanka Chopra Jonas)
Bismillah it's Mistah Islah with a SPECIAL episode as I speak to the multi-award winning star of over 60 Bollywood and Hollywood movies, Winner of Miss World 2000 - Priyanka Chopra Jonas! About her ne...Show More
9) "BBC Brought a Rishta To My House" | (ft. Mehreen Baig)
She won a BAFTA one night, and was teaching a GCSE masterclass the next morning! Mehreen Baig joins me on the Director's Cut Podcast Sofa to talk about her journey from Teaching into being one of Brit...Show More
10) "Being Brown With Brands" | (ft. Nikkita Chadha & Ramzan Miah)
Nikkita Chadha & Ramzan Miah are two multi-talented individuals that Act, Sing, Model AND Dance! (Glee, you missed out!) They're the noteworthy brown faces on ads with big brands and big movies includ...Show More