indian cinema – Jefe's House

We’re a Brand!

Did this really happen? 🚀 We never expected our hobby to become a “brand” but here we are. Netflix, Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video and Prime Movies have approved The Jeff & Ishan Show as a paid partner for Instagram branded content.

We’re not entirely sure what this means yet but we’re grateful they’ve noticed the fun we share with all of you. After 18 months of creating and learning, we’re amazed to feel their support.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who keeps coming back. Time to grab our smartphone and mics and keep creating magic. 🎥✨

“Tune in for a Big Time” with 40,000 Subscribers

Classic Americana meets Indian cinema mash-up as we extend our deepest thanks to our 40,000+ Youtube subscribers in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, the US, Kazakhstan, the UK, and welcoming Germany, for your support.

We had fun making this celebration video that’s a one-of-kind mix of my roots to remember my mom who passed away this year and who grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry country music radio/TV show from childhood onward, and our love of Indian cinema including honoring Asha Bhosle who also passed away this year.

The music is a 19th century folk song about a train, “Wabash Cannonball,” which has been recorded by many singers over the years with slightly changing lyrics, so we decided we could change them, too. The banjo music is from an old 78rpm record from the 1940s performed by The Folkcraft Country Dance Orchestra; hence, we tried to modify our vocal tracks in post-production to match the old sound.

We remain heartened by cinema’s power to cross borders and to unite during these divisive times around the globe. We’re glad you’re still having fun watching us have fun.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #13 – Raazi

Just dropped! Our review of Raazi, a 2018 (2026 Netflix) Hindi-language period spy thriller starring Alia Bhatt, Rajit Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal, written by Bhavani Iyer & Meghna Gulzar, and directed by Meghna Gulzar, based on the novel Calling Sehmat by Harinder Sikka, streaming now on Netflix. Rated MA-14. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It’s a TV-14 rated drama set during the leadup to the India-Pakistan War of 1971, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence. Most Americans don’t have a clue about this, or that Bangladesh used to be part of Pakistan, even though it’s about 1400 miles away on the other side of India, except for maybe The Concert for Bangladesh organized
by Ravi Shankar and George Harrison, held at Madison Square Garden in 1971 . . . I wasn’t really sold. It felt a little over-the-top, not quite realistic. It just it didn’t really speak to me that much. I couldn’t really get it.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #12 – 120 Bahadur

Fresh out of the oven, our review of 120 Bahadur, a 2025 Hindi-language wartime biopic starring Farhan Akhtar, Sparsh Walia and Raashii Khanna, written by Sumeet Arora and Rajiv J. Menon, and directed by Razneesh “Rhazy” Ghai, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Rated PG-13. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It’s about the Battle of Rezang La which took place on a mountain pass in the Himalayas in the early 1960s when the Chinese army betrayed India. It follows the story of 120 brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives to keep thousands of Chinese soldiers out of their country. . . Most Americans don’t have a clue about this. You might think of it as having a similar place in U.S. popular memory to the Battle of the Alamo.”

The Jeff & Ishan Show #11 – Single Salma

We ring in 2026 with Single Salma, a 2025 Hindi-language romantic-comedy starring Huma Qureshi, Shreyas Talpade and Sunny Singh, directed by Nachiket Samant, written by Mudassar Aziz, Amina Khan and Ravi Kumar, streaming now on Netflix. Rated PG. Our original theme music by Ano Malee.

“It started strong as a rom-com. I was fully on board with Salma and loving the movie for the first hour. Then it went off the rails…It was very fast-paced, very energetic. It was almost too happy and too much like, you know, sunshine.”