Musician and writer Ali Sethi chat with Anupama Chopra about his love for the ghazal, being a bridge between borders, and finding the need to censor himself today.

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Edited by: Newel Mathew Sailesh
Producer: Sneha Menon Desai

00:00 - Anupama Chopra speaks to musician and writer Ali Sethi.
00:41 - Ali on his upbringing memories.
02:54 - Ali on becoming a musician.
03:59 - Ali on ghazal's.
06:52 - Ali on 'shaam-e-firaaq'.
07:18 - Ali on gazal is about foreplay.
08:24 - Ali singing 'kafas udaas hai'.
10:56 - Ali on his process of making a song.
13:23 - Ali on working from New York.
14:57 - Ali on growing up as a Muslim.
15:23 - Ali on Krishna and Shiva.
16:26 - Ali on Malala Yousafzai.
18:11 - Ali on his father's suggestions on agitating.
18:28 - Ali on his relatives.
20:14 - Ali on secularist.
21:55 - Ali on Sufi's and bhakt's.
22:32 - Ali on Rung.
23:07 - Ali on extremism.
24:29 - Ali on raag yaman.
25:16 - Ali on today's Bollywood songs.
27:11 - Ali on item numbers.
28:56 - Ali on not taking himself too seriously.
30:54 - Ali on 'easy ho jaaye'.
31:29 - Ali on visiting India.
32:36 - Ali on the debate of Indian and Pakistani.
33:29 - Ali on meeting Farida Khanum.
36:08 - Ali on learning from Farida Khanum.
38:19 - Ali on ustaad Naseeruddin Saami.
40:03 - Ali on Farida Khanum's singing.
41:52 - Ali on alap.
43:49 - Ali on Mira Sethi.
44:30 - Ali on 'love conquers all'.
46:20 - Ali on finding alternatives.
47:19 - Ali on watching Film Companion interviews.
47:41 - Ali singing 'na khule aankh agar'.

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