Episodes

  • The Foreign Enemies - Do Guna Lagaan!
    Dec 22 2023

    The 5th episode of Main Hoon Villain is the most patriotically spiced one! Kyunki "I love my India" aur "Yeh Bharat humko jaan se pyara hai.”

    From Mughals, Britishers & Portuguese invaders wanting to divide & rule us, to the bond like villains such as Dr. Dang, Dr. Shiva or Mogambo devising plans to attack us, to the Pakistani, Chinese orAmerican militaries waging a covert war against our motherland! What’s the common plot amongst them all? They all dreamt of conquering India only to fall flat on their faces every time they tried!J

    oin your cinephile host Mohit Chhabra & author Balaji Vittal as they unravel the thread that ties us all together - the love affair with our incredible India!

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    26 mins
  • The Scheming Relatives - Kahaani Har Ghar Ki
    Nov 22 2023

    The 4th episode of Main Hoon Villain is not just about loving your family but hating them too. From scheming relatives, evil in-laws, and stubborn parents, to cheating husbands, unfaithful wives & molester uncles waiting to backstab you in the garb of familial love. The question echoes like the thundering laughter of this category of kindred villains. Why did the revered Maa-Baap become villains in the country of Shravan Kumar? Why does the popularity of K-serials & Saas-Bahu dramas till date refuse to die? 

    Join your cinephile host Mohit Chhabra & author Balaji Vittal in spotting the mischief-makers dwelling in the nooks of our very abodes. Beware, this episode might instill the seeds of suspicion & make you question your own family.

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    25 mins
  • The Psychopaths - K...K...K...Kiran
    Nov 2 2023

    In the 3rd episode of Main Hoon Villain, find out whether or not we are deranged for sympathizing with this category of Bollywood villains, also known as the psychopaths? While Bollywood actors continued playing predictable macho/romantic heroes, an outsider almost became the face of the disturbed, reclusive, young man, obsessed with cold revenge, with love we call him King Khan, SRK. Missing the moral bone from their body, wanting to inflict pain, some with unalloyed obsessions - plain and simple, some vastly sadistic crazed lovers, this breed of villainy was also followed by leading heroes and heroines alike. The question remains, why was the audience sprinkling sympathy at the mental malady of disturbed, delusional, destructive men and women during the 1990s?

    Let's find out this and more with your cinephile host Mohit Chhabra and national award-winning author Balaji Vittal and understand the unhinged antagonists and audience's inscrutable lure towards them.

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    23 mins
  • The Dacoits - Kitne Aadmi The?
    Oct 25 2023

    In the 2nd episode of 'Main Hoon Villian' get ready to go on a ride through the Chambal ghati & its legendary Dacoits & Daku haseenas!

    From Gabbar Singh's 'Kitne Aadmi The?' being echoed by millions since the day the movie was released to Feroz Khan discarding his leather jackets & bikers accessories to pull off the role of a Daku in 'Khote Sikkay' on a horseback, offcourse. Even Zeenat Aman couldn't resist taking on the role of Daku Haseena! Among the notorious dacoits, some earned cult status and almost every Bollywood star dipped their toes into 'Daku-dom'. Yet, somewhere in the 1980s, this Bollywood breed seemed to fade from the spotlight!

    So join your cinephile host Mohit Chhabra & author Balaji Vittal in uncovering the era of flamboyant dacoits, fugitive outlaws, and unlikely Baaghis who could make your kid fright with just mentioning the name!

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    22 mins
  • The Smugglers - Mona Aur Sona
    Oct 14 2023

    In the 1st episode of Main Hoon Villain, your fatal heart might be robbed by the dangerous smuggler villains of the 70's & 80's. With automatic revolving doors, bone-crushing traps, gas chambers, acid tanks, missiles & vile smirks, these villains have been scaring the living daylights of many. From the gold mafia smuggling the famed ‘Sone ke biscuits’ to the dons & the glamorous moles, from the bhais of aamchi mumbai taking suparis to the bahubalis of the hinterland flexing their muscles, this episode traces the evolution of villany in bollywood reflecting the changes in the Indian society. 

    Join your cinephile host Mohit Chhabra & National award winning author Balaji Vittal in investigating the menacing persona of our yesteryear baddies that we can't seem to get enough of, even today!

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    31 mins