Arun Raghavan is a Malayali journalist based in Dubai. In November 2025, he met real estate developer CJ Roy at an event. Roy expressed his desire to be featured in Arun’s popular podcast called ‘Editoreal’. The interview was arranged within weeks, with Roy’s palatial house in Dubai as the venue. And in the house, it was finally shot at the place of Roy’s choice — between his two Rolls-Royces in his garage lined with high-end cars. 

In the interview, Roy was his exuberant self, talking about his childhood, youth and his successes. He also spoke about death and other topics that Arun never expected him to touch upon. 

As agreed, Arun uploaded the podcast on December 5 and sent a collaboration request on Instagram to Roy, which he accepted. Later that evening, Roy requested him to remove the video. "He........

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