Some conversations don’t stay confined to the moment they’re spoken.
They linger. They unsettle. They reopen memories.
This episode was one of those.
As DHURANDHAR, one of the latest Indian films exploring the world of espionage, moves audiences with its depiction of intelligence operations. One particular sequence, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, hit closer to home than expected. For me, it triggered an emotional wave that went far beyond cinema. That moment shaped the tone of this conversation and turned it into something deeply personal.
In this powerful episode, I sit down with Colonel (Rtd.) Bhupinder Shahi, a retired Indian Army officer and the military consultant behind DHURANDHAR. Together, we peel back the layers between what intelligence work looks like on screen, and what it truly demands in reality.
This is not a glamorous spy story.
It’s a grounded, human conversation about discipline, secrecy, emotional burden, and responsibility. Colonel Shahi speaks candidly about:
At its core, this episode explores a difficult balance:
How do you tell national security stories honestly, without exposing what must remain unsaid?
Listen closely. Some stories aren’t meant to entertain. They’re meant to be felt.
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