Join award-winning entertainer and global advocate Lilly Singh as she leads bold conversations with South Asia’s most influential voices—from celebrated filmmakers and chart-topping musicians to rising stars and Bollywood legends. This groundbreaking podcast dives deep into the cultural conversations that audiences crave but rarely hear—tackling taboo topics with honesty, heart and lots of humor. Shame Less with Lilly Singh isn't just generating buzz—it’s setting a new standard for storytelling.
I've Never Seen Confidence Like THIS | Sanya Malhotra
I've met A LOT of confident people... but I don't think I've ever heard someone say or believe the things that Sanya Malhotra does about herself. I'm beyond inspired!
Sanya Malhotra is someone who has clearly spent a lot of time questioning the things most of us just accept.
What struck me throughout this conversation is how much of becoming a woman is actually about unlearning. Unlearning that women are supposed to compete with each other. Unlearning that being “good” means constantly sacrificing yourself. Unlearning that speaking up makes you difficult.
Sanya’s career is an extension of that. She’s intentional about the women she brings to life on screen because she believes women deserve to be portrayed as whole, complicated, powerful human beings.
We talked about the F word... feminism... and the misconception that it means being against men. We talked about anger, ambition and why women are so often taught to soften themselves before they’re even allowed to take up space.
What I loved most about Sanya is that she doesn’t separate being outspoken from being happy. She has strong values, she calls things out, she makes choices that align with who she is...and she’s still built a life full of joy.
Sanya reminded me that standing firmly in your values doesn’t have to make your life smaller. It can actually make it feel more like yours.
This episode of Shame Less With Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
17 Jul 2026
The Older I Get, The Less I Care If You Like Me | Kalki Koechlin
I really think a lot of people are going to relate to this conversation! Kalki Koechlin called herself brave and stupid in the first five minutes of our conversation. By the end, I understood exactly what she meant by both.
She has spent her career taking the roles people told her not to take. The complicated women. The uncomfortable stories. The things that made people say, “Are you sure you want to do that?” And somehow, those “brave and stupid” choices became the ones that made strangers stop her and say: you gave me permission.
But what stayed with me most was how honest she was about the parts nobody sees.
Kalki talks openly about panic attacks, therapy, self-doubt and the moments where she has sat across from powerful people and smiled through things that made her want to scream. Not because she didn’t have the courage to say something. Because sometimes you need the job. Sometimes you pick your battles. Sometimes survival is its own kind of calculation.
We talked about ambition and why women are still made to feel suspicious for wanting power. About the mental load women carry home every single night. About how exhausting it is to constantly be asked to be confident, but not intimidating. Successful, but still easy to love.
Kalki is one of the most clear-eyed people I’ve spoken to. She doesn’t pretend the brave choices are always obvious. Sometimes they’re the ones that look completely stupid.
This episode of Shame Less with Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
4 Jul 2026
Kriti Sanon Opens Up: Success, People Pleasing and Speaking Up
Lowkey, I found my twin! Kriti Sanon is one of the most self-aware people I’ve ever sat across from. Not because she has all the answers, but because she’s willing to question the life she’s built while still living it.
What struck me throughout this conversation is how clearly she sees the invisible rules women are expected to follow. Kriti has spent most of her life in spaces where women were outnumbered... engineering classrooms, film sets, meetings where people with power decide her future while never having to question their own place in the room.
And still, she kept showing up.
The woman people see as confident spent years navigating the pressure to stay likable. To ask questions without seeming difficult. To be ambitious without making other people uncomfortable.
But somewhere along the way, Kriti started to rewrite the rules and make decisions that served her.
We teach women gratitude long before we teach them boundaries. And maybe that’s why so many women spend their lives adjusting themselves to fit into spaces that never considered them to begin with.
This episode of Shame Less With Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
19 Jun 2026
Ishaan Khatter Unfiltered: On Dating, Male Friends & Mental Health
Ishaan Khatter challenged me, surprised me and honestly made me emotional. He dropped bars and extreme honesty!
What struck me most about Ishaan is how intentional he is with his friendships. The man people see as confident is also the friend who checks in just because. Who pushes the men around him to talk instead of shutting down. Who sends voice notes saying, “I hope you’re okay,” without realizing how rare that is. Because to him, it isn’t.
He’s also spent his career refusing to be reduced to the “token” role the industry had ready for someone who looks like him. Instead of chasing the obvious path, he’s been quietly building a body of work and a sense of self on his own terms.
But underneath that is something more complicated. Ishaan opened up about growing up surrounded by strong women and watching his mother sacrifice her own creative dreams to hold everything together.
And then he said something I haven’t stopped thinking about: “Men aren’t raised to be men. They’re raised not to be women.”
And that one shift — from raising boys away from something to raising them toward something — might change everything.
This episode of Shame Less with Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
15 May 2026
Shefali Shah's Most Honest Interview: On Marriage, Rumours & Motherhood
Quite possibly one of the most HONEST people I've ever met, Shefali Shah had my jaw on the ground so many times throughout this interview.
Shefali has built her career refusing to be background in someone else’s story. She’s turned down roles that reduce women to relationships and has always pushed one question to the front: who is she, beyond who she belongs to? In doing that, she’s quietly been giving women permission to step outside the expectations written for them.
Here’s what struck me about Shefali. The woman who is unapologetic on screen used to tie her self-worth to whether she landed a lead role or not. The woman who prioritizes her relationships with her girlfriends once didn't set boundaries for herself. The woman who tells others not to rush into marriage worked hard at being the perfect good girl so she could one day be the perfect good wife.
That’s not a contradiction. That’s what it looks like to unlearn the rules you were raised with. Messy. Non-linear. Honest. And in that honesty, she creates space for other women to do the same... to question, to push back, to not meet every expectation placed on them.
She said something I keep coming back to: we teach women to be defined by their roles... wife, mother, daughter. But the moment you see yourself only through those labels, you stop asking the most important question. Not what do I owe everyone else, but who am I when no one is watching?
This episode of Shame Less With Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
30 Apr 2026
Anil Kapoor on Being the OG Girl Dad and the Pressure to Provide
I sat down with Anil Kapoor and I wasn't expecting it to go this deep.
We started talking about what it was like growing up, watching his dad get let down by an industry that once celebrated him and then didn’t. That moment stayed with him. It shaped his drive, his sense of responsibility, and the pressure he carried... not just to succeed, but to provide for everyone around him.
Then we got into his daughters... two of the most fearless, outspoken women in Indian cinema today. He brushed off any credit. But as we kept talking, a pattern emerged: every answer pointed to someone else. His dad. His wife. His kids. Never himself.
So I called it out.
What followed was one of the most honest conversations I’ve had on this show... about being a girl dad before it had a name, the tension between providing and being present, and what it costs to give everything to everyone without ever asking what you want in return.
This episode of Shame Less with Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
23 Apr 2026
Kajol on Internet Culture, Gen Z and Parenting Hacks
There’s a version of Kajol the world knows: iconic films, unforgettable characters, timeless moments. This conversation is not just that.
When Kajol sat down with me, she was completely unapologetic. We talked about starting in the industry at 16 with no plan, the difference between her generation and Gen Z and why too much information might be making it harder to know what you want.
Now raising kids in a completely different world, she opened up about parenting a Gen Z daughter, the pressure young girls face today and how motherhood forced her to learn one of the hardest lessons: to stop talking and start listening.
We also revisited some of the most iconic films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... and let me tell you, she did not hold back. From laughing through emotional scenes to unpacking complicated family dynamics, to admitting what she’d actually change if those scenes were shot today… we got into all of it.
If you grew up watching her, this will hit you in a completely different way.
This episode of Shame Less with Lilly Singh is presented by my charity, Unicorn Island Fund.
9 Apr 2026
Nora Fatehi on the Success Mindset Behind Her Rise
There's a version of Nora Fatehi the internet has decided on. This conversation is not that.
When we sit down for these conversations at Shame Less, we always expect honesty — but when Nora sat down with us, she gave us everything, and we mean EVERYTHING.
We talked about growing up in Toronto, feeling pulled toward India with no connections and no plan, and how she didn't just show up and hope for the best — she studied, she strategized, and she outworked everyone in a room that wasn't built for her. She got into what growing up without her father did to how she loves, what feminism actually means to her beyond the headlines, and what she really thinks about men. All of it, unfiltered.
If you think you know her, watch this. You don't. Filmed: November 2025.
3 Apr 2026
Abhishek Bachchan on Family, Ego and Pressure
We recently sat down with Abhishek Bachchan — yes, that Bachchan — and we went deep. We spoke about his childhood, what it was like growing up watching the angry young man, and how his mother's influence shaped his idea of a real hero.
Trust us, you don't want to miss this one.
This episode of Shame Less with Lilly Singh is presented by Unicorn Island Fund.
26 Mar 2026
Tiger Shroff on Being Insecure, Disciplined, and Overcoming Fear
What if everything you thought strength looked like… was a lie?
In this episode, Lilly sits down with Tiger Shroff to unpack what it actually costs to be "strong" — the fear, insecurity and relentless discipline that drives the action star image.
Tiger also opens up about the strength in vulnerability, and why being real might be your greatest power.
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7 Mar 2026
Introducing: Shame Less with Lilly Singh
Get ready for Season 3 of Shame Less with Lilly Singh. No Scripts. No Filter. Nothing is off limits. Coming Soon.
Guests include — Kajol, Abhishek Bachchan, Nora Fatehi, Tiger Shroff, Shefali Shah, Kalki Koechlin, Ishaan Khatter, Anil Kapoor and Sanya Malhotra.
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