Unlikely Pairings Episode 2: Rohan Joshi and Vikram Chandra

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Unlikely Pairings Episode 2: Rohan Joshi and Vikram Chandra

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Where else but in this episode will you find a conversation that shifts between topics like contract killing and the Indian Underworld/Mafia to book recommendations and science fiction?
Coming at you right before the release of Sacred Games, the much-awaited TV series on Netflix, is this episode of Unlikely Pairings with Rohan Joshi (comedian/Vikram Chandra fanboy) and Vikram Chandra (author of Sacred Games).
Unlikely Pairings - a new show of Books on Toast - is where one author and another person a completely different walk of life, are brought together and chat about well...books. Because what else is there to talk about?
Sacred Games is releasing on July 6th on Netflix.
Books by Vikram Chandra:
Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra
Buy: amzn.in/5Qlci2l
Love And Longing In Bombay by Vikram Chandra
Buy: amzn.in/7ggwPHL
Red Earth And Pouring Rain: A Novel by Vikram Chandra
Buy: amzn.in/0pc2nfZ
Mirrored Mind: My Life in Letters and Code by Vikram Chandra
Buy: amzn.in/cKtXwtH
Book discussed in this episode :
Maximum City: Bombay by Suketu Mehta
Buy: amzn.in/9KFUu1s
The Secret Seven: 1 (The Secret Seven Series) by Enid Blyton
Buy: amzn.in/7ES7DZ3
Five on a Treasure Island: 1 (The Famous Five Series) by Enid Blyton
Buy: amzn.in/c4xR0h6
Vikram Betal Ki Shresth kahaniya by Pratibha Kasturiya
Buy: amzn.in/9AkBN6l
Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk
Buy: amzn.in/dLXx3Qa
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Buy: amzn.in/9bEOnDG
The First Forty-Nine Stories by Ernest Hemingway
Buy: amzn.in/hJu5wy6
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Buy: amzn.in/5vAvBcP
Vanity Fair (Penguin English Library) by William Makepeace Thackeray
Buy: amzn.in/6szn7la
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
Buy: amzn.in/7JaaPXR
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Buy: amzn.in/gPRfVZt
The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov
Buy: amzn.in/avmuKRL
Consider Phlebas: The Culture: Book 1 by Iain M. Banks
Buy: amzn.in/5IgcL6q
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Buy: amzn.in/5izGYAL
Lord Of Light (S.F. Masterworks) by Roger Zelazny
Buy: amzn.in/7n6oBgj
Shot and Edited by: Yohann Benson
Sound Recording and Mixing: Akash Kumar, Culture Shoq Productions
Location: Great Eastern Homes, Byculla
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Twitter: @BooksonT
Facebook/Instagram: @BooksonToast

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@sattvi 6 жыл бұрын

BoT people, I think it's time you know that yours is the only channel I've turned on notifs

@237prateek 6 жыл бұрын

i second that.

@anantupadhyayk1017 6 жыл бұрын

i third that

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

We are so flattered, sheesh, what a nice thing to say. You're awesome.

@SP-pg5ew 6 жыл бұрын

me too! subscribed to like 100 channels... but notifications 'on' only for BOT

@sattvi 3 жыл бұрын

BOT vs bot?

@supzz3101 6 жыл бұрын

That’s the best thing about Rohan, he can chat up intelligently with anyone, just anyone!

@greenapple2867 3 жыл бұрын

I am totally falling for him now.

@manishmishraji 6 жыл бұрын

Joshi has this uncanny, enviable and a-wee-bit-frustrating knack of always having the right phrase to use in a situation. (based on the few podcasts i have seen of him). eg "...and then they literally know where the bodis are buried.", "..i too am a writer, mere paas bhi paisa nahin hai" The original BotCast with him is still one of the most entertaining.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he is something else only. We love him lots

@mitalibhadra 6 жыл бұрын

Super Duper!! Thank you BOTS!! Love you all. Wil wait for the day when Anuyaa interviews Salman Rushdie (Definitely unlikely😂) !

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

HAHHAHHHA yeahhhh that's an unlikely pairing alright.

@hiral85 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE Rohan Joshi because he can have a conversation with anybody.. but what a nerdboner this episode is... just watching it multiple times since release

@bellaciao11 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this. Rohan is like a 50 year old trapped in a 20-something's body, happily reminiscing about the good old days 😂I'm a big fan of this format bot people!

@idkwhatagah7193 3 жыл бұрын

He is 37

@chrismahan 6 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad for this video. I discovered Sacred Games (both the book and the show) through this. And the show is so good and I'm starting reading the book now.

@mukulgarg4619 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! This was so delightful. It felt like I had a really good meal after so long.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful analogy!

@mitidholakia3520 6 жыл бұрын

Best 47 mins. spent today!❤ This has become my favourite channel and it just compels me to read more. I always look forward to the videos. I'm so happy to have discovered this channel 👏😊

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

@mitidholakia3520 6 жыл бұрын

+Books on Toast ❤

@som874 6 жыл бұрын

such a bliss, this pair and their conversation. Getting my copy of the Sacred Games before watching the TV adaptation. :) Cheers. Thank you BoT. :)

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching :)

@rajitranjan8128 6 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for arranging this interview. I really enjoy Vikram Chandra's writing and narrative styles and its so good to hear from the man himself. Hats off to him.

@ands19 6 жыл бұрын

wow! thank you anuya. I was certainly waiting for this episode.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

"You're welcome and I hoped it lived up to your expectations :)" - Anuya

@shmanana2638 6 жыл бұрын

I've never been an avid reader but you guys make me want to read more with each video. Quality content and amazing recommendations each time. Kudos to you guys for doing this and I hope you keep them coming!

@ssiddarth 5 жыл бұрын

WOW...that was amazing, two highly intellectual people having a chat & one of them being my favourite Rohan Joshi, what could be better than this. Thanks BoT

@anukritiverma6211 6 жыл бұрын

Rohan Joshi wiping off the table at 20:00 though 😂😂

@MARISALOBO18 6 жыл бұрын

ahahah EXACTLY!!!

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

HAHAHHAHA that boy

@rohanjoshi8016 6 жыл бұрын

IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE TABLE AND I WAS AFRAID.

@babitagupta9547 6 жыл бұрын

Anukriti Verma wow someone made a channel with his name to reply to this lol

@anukritiverma6211 6 жыл бұрын

Haha! Hai na?

@cybertron50 6 жыл бұрын

Woah !! MY kind of channel EXISTS !! Thanks guys for existing !!

@theaaravaanyachannel5493 6 жыл бұрын

I remember that I loved the book so much and I was happy to see a Sardar as one of the protagonist.. Representation matters! I had emailed Vikram Chandra about how much I loved the book and was over the moon when he or someone on his behalf sent a really thoughtful response.

@jagratibansal1250 Жыл бұрын

I saw this video 4 years ago, and it was at that time the idea of reading Sacred Games was planted in my head. Now 4 years later, i have finally gotten the book and I'm currently halfway through! Such a page-turner! And yeah, couldn't help but come back to watch this video because of it...

@cjmitra 6 жыл бұрын

This ain't no unlikely pairing at all! What an episode!!

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Haha that's the beauty of it, isn't it?

@cjmitra 6 жыл бұрын

Books on Toast Honestly I didn't knew apart from being a comic & cute, Rohan Joshi is so awesome 😛

@kuberaspeaking 6 жыл бұрын

It is amazing to listen to the sheer amount of research done on this book. Not having lived there, it is a great insight into the city. Anuya and Sharin, you guys are doing a wonderful job in molding a new generation of book readers and writers. I have been an ardent follower of all versions of content that BOT produces and will keep supporting you guys. Couldn't resist- " Make book reading great again!! "

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

This is true. We want to get two glasses of whiskey and listen to Vikram Chandra talk and tell us more about cops, and how we really don't understand that milieu. It's so incredibly fascinating.

@AdityaKumar-vy2kg 6 жыл бұрын

The best thing about this channel is the list in description !! Shoutout to the person who takes this extra little effort for us !! ❣️❣️

@aamirkhan943 6 жыл бұрын

Aditya Kumar They are most probably Amazon Affiliate links. Not sure though. Whenever someone buys something using those links, these guys get a commission.

@Choosyberry 6 жыл бұрын

Rohan Joshi, one of the Famous Fives was a dog, Timothy, George's dog. One of the Secret Seven's also owned a dog, Scamper, but it was not one of the Secret Sevens. DO NOT MESS WITH CANONS!!!

@sagarmohanty4452 6 жыл бұрын

Choosyberry good shit

@Uran.Khatola 6 жыл бұрын

Anuya or Sharin, if you are reading this: *Please bring more videos with Rohan. I love this guy!*

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Haha, noted. Will take a screenshot of this and send it to Rohan.

@Rorygilmore22 5 жыл бұрын

YES PLEASE. Rohan is smart, witty, and an absolute delight to listen to. Dude makes very sound, rational points. please do a podcast about science fiction with him. @@BooksonToast

@mayurkc 6 жыл бұрын

Hey BOT, saying the cliched thing.. but this is really the best thing I have laid my eyes on in a while on KZfaq. Hats off to you. Keep doing this.. and now excuse me because I have to watch this all over again and note down the recommendations made throughout the interview. Also, a special mention to Rohan Joshi for being a competent interviewer and asking such great questions.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Recommendations are in the description! Don't worry :)

@mayurkc 6 жыл бұрын

Books on Toast That was an excuse for me to watch it again! ;)

@shrutit4237 6 жыл бұрын

This was so so SO GOOOOOOOD.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

HEE

@suyashawasthi1 6 жыл бұрын

Love this show. Need more episodes.

@supzz3101 6 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel and interview today! Super awesome! Such honest stuff! I can listen to people talking about literature anytime!

@karandarwani225 3 жыл бұрын

Mazedaar interview

@theaaravaanyachannel5493 6 жыл бұрын

Sacred Games is one of my favorite books and I am so excited for the show.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

SAME!

@MARISALOBO18 6 жыл бұрын

I FUCKING LOVED THIS VIDEO!! I must admit that I don't read a lot of Indian authors. So I heard about the book only on the day the promo for the show was out. I love fat books and I cannot lie!! definitely need to get my hands on this one! will definitely pick more books by Indian authors. Mr. Joshi!! WTF are you?!! I mean I love seeing this side of you. Picking on the nuances of the book! Cannot wait for unlikely pairing episodes. I wouldn't mind if Rohan was on all of them :-p

@shiwangi787 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you guys could reach millions of subscribers. This is the best KZfaq channel dedicated to books and so underrated.

@anantupadhyayk1017 6 жыл бұрын

Such an Informative episode. Amazing.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :D

@sasi_kumar96 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this interview.. Loved sacred games..

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

@manishmishraji 6 жыл бұрын

Kamra interviews sambit patra. Next unlikely pairing. Like if you're psyched.

@westlife5200 6 жыл бұрын

All the chandra siblings are fabulous.

@sonali2328 6 жыл бұрын

Pls do these type of interviews at least 1 a month pls....awesome conversation learnt a lot pls keep making such good content more frequently...

@sakshi2897 6 жыл бұрын

Loving the conversation series. Chandra and Rohan both were so engaging and brought out their artistic creativity and thought process in their dialogues. Beautiful BOT :)

@harshalbhanarkar 3 жыл бұрын

Really good conversation , enjoyed it 👍❤️

@chitranair577 6 жыл бұрын

Great pairing..definitely not an unlikely one.Rohan joshi has always been a great interviewer and I have enjoyed watching him in every interview.Though I am writing this comment weeks after this video has been out I assure you I have seen this video like 5-6 times which I do with most of the Botcast episodes.Really enjoyed vikram chandra speak about his personal struggles and happy memories etc. while writing the book.I am most likely to pick up the book in the next few days and then watch the netflix series. Just one suggestion though,as I am a big fan of Anuya Sharin and ofcourse Botcast ..I would really love to see now the Chandra family(Vikram Chandra,Tanuja Chandra ,Anupama Chopra ,Zuni Chopra) on Botcast .It would just be a treat to watch that episode .And if possible if you could have Rohan Joshi in that episode too it would be just great.😜 To much to ask but it would be great if you could do it Lots of Love♥️♥️

@amishbhat3560 3 жыл бұрын

RoJo is such a likable personality, man!! Well read and well spoken..

@booktrovert_umang 6 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode!!

@swatibhadada5760 4 жыл бұрын

Only if KZfaq had a love button! Until then, I just could not not hit the like button! Thanks both, for so many themes to carry back from this conversation!

@coolgoose8555 5 жыл бұрын

At the beginning of this video, it is like Rohan interrupting back to back then the video grows and Im glad I kept watching.... by the end I was like don't end this conversation..... Rohan you should do more of this as mainstream...

@bughead5615 5 жыл бұрын

Just completed reading the book 20 mins ago! THE BOOK IS BEYOND FUCKING WORDS!

@shontent 6 жыл бұрын

Please make more of such insightful conversation videos

@jatinagarwal8827 6 жыл бұрын

this is so awesome. ❤️

@ankitgupta1313 6 жыл бұрын

Good conversation....

@ShekharSircar 3 жыл бұрын

Let Vikram Chandra Speak. What a garrulous interviewer!

@sumitshetty42 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful, beautiful start to a rainy, hungover Thursday morning. Thank you BoTfam for everything you do.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

What a comment to read on your channel. Thank you Sumit, for this, and for coming up with BoTFam. Can we borrow it?

@sumitshetty42 6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Sharin/Anuya/intern-who-is-sustaining-on-vada-pav-&-books, and Yes BotFam is for everyone #BoTFam4Life. Also please reconsider my idea for a BoTCat :D. Cheers!

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

I prefer bhajji pav actually. ;) (What's BoTCat?)

@chrismahan 6 жыл бұрын

this was such an interesting interview.

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@dimplemehta153 6 жыл бұрын

My morning is made. Such an informative and honest chat. You guys are awesome! 🤩😘

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

YAY thank you

@sonyinchara.s1576 6 жыл бұрын

Loved it

@ajinkyabhalerao9922 6 жыл бұрын

Really liked how the conversation naturally shifted from one topic to another.. fascinating interview..kudos to BoT.

@RithikaGopikrishna 4 жыл бұрын

i just love this episode. that's all i have to say. bye.

@13satyakamsharma 6 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah!!!!!

@nilshedge4717 6 жыл бұрын

Got here late !! but...I am haPPY now...!!

@ConsistenTea 6 жыл бұрын

Soda water ki bottle.. Haah! Awesome ViCha

@sowmyakumari27 6 жыл бұрын

Wow!! I just wished they were not just passing over some interesting pieces. A little more insight and inside stories would have been awesome - this should have been longer! As soon as I heard about Panini's grammar of Sanskrit, I was googling details!

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

Mannnn it's hard to get everything they are so cool and smart and have so much to say.

@sowmyakumari27 6 жыл бұрын

One only wants to continue asking further and deeper into a topic!

@nothingalientome 6 жыл бұрын

We do have a dearth of science fiction, but there's some really interesting Indian science fiction writing out there that's been mushrooming recently! Check out Leila (Prayaag Akbar), Half of What I Say (Anil Menon), The Liar's Weave (Tashan Mehta), and Turbulence (Samit Basu)!

@ak20k6 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing stuff BoT

@priyamwadasingh9235 4 жыл бұрын

Damn! I'm a '96 born and it was Enid Blyton for me to.

@NishatEqbal 6 жыл бұрын

Conversation hai toh dono log hi bolenge na. #bolrohan

@darshlimbaskar6999 6 жыл бұрын

did rohan just spoiled the series talking about nuclear bomb at 21:46?

@twinklereads2954 6 жыл бұрын

This is great...but why don't you collaborate with booktubers like Helly and Manpreet yet??

@ConsistenTea 6 жыл бұрын

RoJo & ViCha.. Yay!

@VikasSahu1984 6 жыл бұрын

Hey what's with "of course", "sure" and "exactly".. everything is obvious to mojorojo. Kuchh bhi

@aasthabansal5395 4 жыл бұрын

Every vedio which has Rohan Joshi in it, comment section automatically becomes "Rohan Joshi Fan Club"

@pradeepsukumaran1 6 жыл бұрын

I wish if the channel ppl can reply me with the names of the books they mentioned.. cause it was difficult for. me to note all.. pls it would b grt help.. great discussion..

@BooksonToast 6 жыл бұрын

pradeep sukumaran It's in the description of the video, have a look

@sadmanmohammadnasif8830 5 жыл бұрын

19:42 LMAO XD

@mojorojo6 5 жыл бұрын

27:40

@kiran191089 6 жыл бұрын

Rohan pls let him speak, dont just listen to reply...

@pragnasanyal1798 5 жыл бұрын

absolutely count 420

@smtsrv 6 жыл бұрын

Great conversation. What a beautiful session. Par ye Rohan Joshi ofcourse ofcourse kyun bolta rehta hai? Validating Vikram Chandra's insights constantly. Ajeeb bakchodi hai.

@Shabeerali357 6 жыл бұрын

Shorrr....!!!

@nananananana3899 6 жыл бұрын

Mute your voice next time after your intro and just add subtitles whenever you are speaking Rohan . Let your guest speak ffs we are here for him

@Bharatbehhhl 6 жыл бұрын

Just see this interview along with th Saacred games Theme music Denen.... Denen......Jai shri ram Denen......denen.......

@MeenaKumari-bi6ud 5 жыл бұрын

Bring p sainath ...

@abhichaterjee7755 6 жыл бұрын

BOT please understand not everyone who is funny, intelligent and confident about speaking with people is a good host too. Vikram Chandra deserved a better host, or if the same host then some respect. Wearing slippers to interview Mr. Chandra??

@siddharth8184 5 жыл бұрын

Really

@siddharth8184 5 жыл бұрын

Soch ke bol

@mrv5409 6 жыл бұрын

Smooth bellybutton save

@sahilsharma4328 6 жыл бұрын

5 minutes into this and rohan won't shut up. Let the man speak dude, I honestly came here to listen to him. Why can't you just keep your mouth shut and let him do the talking? Is it necessary to be Joe pesci every damn time?

@AnuyaJakatdar 6 жыл бұрын

Sahil Sharma Hey. We don't like it when viewers are rude to our guests, so please refrain from such making such comments from now on. We appreciate constructive criticism, unnecessary bile is not okay.

@Moogli07 6 жыл бұрын

Both are guests. Watch them discuss.

@chinmaysanghi 6 жыл бұрын

For two people who are the flagbearers of free speech, you shutting up their viewers because they didn't appreciate the content and chose to exercise the very right that AIB is fighting for, is ironic and quite disappointing tbh.