Anything But Bollywood

Ep.00: Introducing Anything But Bollywood

Every week, Neha RT sits down to talk to some of India’s best creators and filmmakers about art, cinema, inspiration and pretty much anything but Bollywood

Ep. 01: Q

1 hr 21 min 1 sec

In this first episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to indie director and producer Q, renowned for his films Gandu, Tasher Desh and Brahman Naman. 01.25 Early days / Major influences 12.37 Pitching / Le Pocha Love In India 16.24 Gandu 25.54 Tasher Desh 31.58 Artist and Identity / CBFC 42.06 Distribution / Technology and Art / Shock in Art 56.24 Ludo / Horror films 1.02.55 Brahman Naman 1.11.34 Financial Risks / Collaborators You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ep. 02: Paromita Vohra

1 hr 50 min 12 sec

In the second episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to indie documentary filmmaker and founder of Parodevi Pictures, Paromita Vohra. She is the force behind Agents of Ishq, and has directed films Unlimited Girls, Q2P Partners In Crime and Cosmopolis to name a few. 02:47 Early Days Influences 08:25 Working with Anand Patwardhan 12:24 Working in Bombay, Channel V, Soaps, Different Forms 14:09 Annapurna 16:45 On interviewing for documentary 22:41 On Feminism, Unlimited Girls 39:25 Morality TV and The Loving Jihad 46:43 On Copyright, Partners In crime, On Love 53:02 Q2P 1:02:16 Cosmopolis, Forgotten City 1:05:58 Funding 1:12:08 Connected Hum Tum 1:21:47 Moments of Failure 1:28:58 Agents Of Ishq 1:49:21 Future Projects, Film Recommendations LINKS Follow Paromita Vohra on TWITTER Check out Paromitas FILMS Check out AGENST OF ISHQ Film Recommendations trailers Something Like A War by Deepa Dhanraj In The Mood For Love by Wong Kar Wai Chronicle Of A Summer by Jean Rouche Titli by Yash Raj Films You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ep. 03: Shonali Bose

1 hr 2 min 22 sec

In the third episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to indie filmmaker and activist Shonali Bose popular for her films Amu, Chittagong and Margarita with a Straw. 01:30 Amu 08:45 Margarita With A Straw 21:26 On Censorship 33:51 On Film Distribution and Test Screenings 47:41 On Grief 58:16 On Politics and Art 1:01:58 Film Recommendations Film Recommendations trailers Mukti Bhawan https://www.youtube.com/watchv1A1Sp6GcmI Beast Of No Nation https://www.youtube.com/watchv2xb9Ty1frw You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ep. 04: Prahlad Kakkar

47 min 40 sec

In the Fourth episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to Ad filmmaker and entrepreneur Prahlad Kakkar founder of Genesis Film Production Pvt Ltd and popular for his ad campaigns for Maggi sauce Its Different and Pepsi Yehi hai right choice baby. 01:52 Early Days 08:31 Maggi Sauce Campaign 22:35 Pepsi Campaign 28:16 Working with AList actors 31:49 On Advertising 36:58 On Being an Entrepreneur 45:29 Film Recommendations Check out Prahlad Kakkars work and Influences.... Pepsi Commercial Maggi Commercial Bombay Dyeing Ad The Art Of War by Sun Tzu Murphys Law Film Recommendations trailers The Salesman Blade Runner The Duellists You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Ep. 05: Kalki Koechlin

48 min 23 sec

In the Fifth episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to actor Kalki Koechlin popular for her roles in films such as “Dev D’, “Shanghai”, “Margarita With A Straw”.and most recently in Konkana Sen Sharma’s “A Death in the Gunj”

Ep. 06: Shaina Anand

1 hr 4 min 3 sec

In the Sixth episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to experimental documentary filmmaker Shaina Anand, whose works have been exhibited at the Tate and the Sharjah Biennale to name a few. She is a founding member of the collaborative artist studio CAMP and the founder of the ongoing pad.ma and indiancine.ma film archives.

Ep. 07: Kamal Swaroop

57 min 10 sec

In the Seventh episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to filmmaker Kamal Swaroop, the director behind the cult classic Om DarBaDar as well as the documentaries Rangbhoomi and The Battle of Banaras.

Ep. 08: Guneet Monga

55 min 20 sec

In the Eighth episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to producer Guneet Monga, whos brought out the films Gangs Of Wasseypur, Shaitan, The Lunchbox and Once UponA Time In Mumbai to name a few.

Ep.09: Deepti D'Cunha

1 hr 18 min 19 sec

In the ninth episode of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to film programmer Deepti DCunha, who has programmed and consulted for festivals such as MAMI, Venice International Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival to name a few.

Ep.10: Ashim Ahluwalia

1 hr 7 min 5 sec

In the Final episode of the first season of Anything But Bollywood, Neha RT will be talking to director Ashim Ahluwalia, popular for his films John and Jane, Miss Lovely and the upcoming gangster biopic Daddy.

S02 E01: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

39 min 16 sec

On the first episode of the second season of Anything but Bollywood, Neha talks to filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan whose film Sexy Durga got rave reviews at festivals but ran into controversy when its title was changed to S Durga in India. 01:33 Intro 02:35 Getting into filmmaking/Law school/Short films 10:24 Kazcha film society 13:53 Shooting without a script 18:15 Casting process 19:38 Narrative choices 20:38 Time to shoot/Shot selection 23:01 Looped narrative structure 24:42 Shoot preparation 25:48 Power equation 29:24 Story vs. Film 31:12 Title censorship 34:11 Dealing with pressure 35:57 Reshoots 37:12 Role of artists 38:45 Film recommendation Watch the trailer for Sexy Durga here https://youtu.be/gTLnpit1VcA Get more details about the Kazcha film society here: http://www.kazhcha.in/index.html Sanals film recommendation: Western 2017, Dir: Valeska Grisebach https://youtu.be/p8f8zHDwvc For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E02: Anushka Minakshi & Ishwar Srikumar

56 min 38 sec

In this episode Neha talks to documentary filmmakers Anushka Meenakshi and Ashwin Srikumar about their film Kho ki pa lü or Up Down and Sideways which was shot in Phek, Nagaland and explores the musical tradition of the Müle community. It was screened at the 19th Mumbai festival in the India Gold section. 00:25 Intro: Up, Down and Sideways 01:41 Starting out in film making 04:17 Root of the film/House hunting/The gift 08:34 Learning from travelling 10:50 Overview of the Müle community 12:31 Meaning of songs/Translations 16:25 The 10 minute shot 19:56 Research process/Anushkas MA in music 22:28 Ethics 24:18 Politics of the film Nagaland 28:36 Sound design process 31:52 Finding context in everyday working 34:17 Larger context of the film 37:04 Maintaining traditions 39:21 Dealing with uncertainty 41:48 Personal challenges 46:41 Nature of collaboration 48:35 Choice to be independent filmmakers 50:14 Archive/Pad.ma 53:47 Next project 54:10 Advice for creators 55:30 Recommendations Watch the trailer for Kho ki pa lü / Up Down and Sideways here:https://youtu.be/zJsCbJfICoY Anushka and Ishwars film recommendation: Rubber Coated Steelhttps://vimeo.com/157655639 Find out about and watch the Padma archives here: https://pad.ma/grid/title For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthakhttps://twitter.com/neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E03: Karma Takapa

33 min 21 sec

Neha talks to filmmaker Karma Takapa from Sikkim, who is creating waves with his film Ralang Road. He talks about how the films setting played a key role in the plot and how he strives for authenticity. For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthakhttps://twitter.com/neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E04: The Ektara Collective

50 min 43 sec

This week on Anything But Bollywood, Neha talks to the Ektara Collective, which is an independent, autonomous, nonfunded group. They open up about how they collaborate with trained and untrained people to make films that are contentwise and aesthetically located in people’s subjective, contextual realities and experiences. They also discuss why art needs to be political, especially with the growing right wing fascism in the country. For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthakhttps://twitter.com/neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E05: Anup Singh

57 min 59 sec

In this episode Neha talks to filmmaker Anup Singh, whose film Song of Scorpions starring Irrfan Khan and Golshifteh Farahani was screened at the 19th Mumbai Film Festival. Listen in as he talks about his inspirations to make film, his method of working with actors, his childhood as a refugee, and his previous film, the much acclaimed Qissa. 01:17 Intro 02:06 Life as a refugee/Watching film at sea 06:28 Cinema as an art form 08:27 Experiences from first film Ekti Nadir Naam 12:37 The crux of Qissa 14:55 Personal history that inspired Qissa 19:32 Making the film in Punjabi/Producer demands/Getting the project off the ground 23:40 Authenticity vs. Experience in fiction 26:18 The importance of being an outsider 29:58 Writing routine 34:09 Preparation for a shoot 35:35 Working with actors/Workshopping 40:29 Collaborations and ego conflicts 41:56 Seeking feedback 42:50 Dealing with failure 43:43 Learning from students 46:36 Next project 47:53 Relationship with Irrfan Khan 49:48 Approach to casting 54:55 Role of music 57:24 Recommendation Watch the trailer for Qissa here: https://youtu.be/ORO6Zp0oHDU Watch the trailer for The Song of Scorpions here: https://youtu.be/nBNRAiUcxco Anups film recommendation Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011, Dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan: https://youtu.be/4jKgHqU1jrs For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E06: Surabhi Sharma

1 hr 7 min 44 sec

This week Neha is in the studio with documentary film maker Surabhi Sharma whose film Phir Se Samm Pe Aana Returning to the First Beat was screened at the 19th Mumbai film festival. Listen in as Surabhi breaks down how to pursue subjects and premises for a documentary, what are the pros and cons of documentary film vs a fictional film and how her last film Bidesiya in Bambai about bhojpuri music and Phir se... about classical musicians took shape. 00:44 Intro/ accolades for Surabhis films 01:39 Parentage/pursuing cinema 03:34 Transition to documentary/Jari mari 06:41 Making the 1st film and learning 11:25 Development of Phir Se Samm Pa Aana 17:10 Film time vs Real time 21:14 Time to film edit 22:29 Video art 25:39 How shoots are structured 29:31 Bideshiya in Bambai/Bhojpuri music/finding musicians 38:45 Funding 42:26 Who is the audience 45:57 Spaces and platforms for documentaries 50:47 Learning about audiences 53:16 Identity as a feminist flmmaker 55:40 Negotiating with a privileged background 56:47 Deciding on an idea 57:49 Looking back at earlier work 59:24 Frustrations as a documentary filmmaker 1:01:25 Learning from students 1:02:22 Advice for filmmmakers 1:03:47 Next film 1:05:07 Relationship with collaborators 1:06:51 Recommendations Read more about Phir Se Samm Pe Aana here:https://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com/programmeDetail/248 Surabhis film recommendations: A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 2017, Dir: Prateek Vatshttps://vimeo.com/208656271 Kho ki pa lü / Up Down and Sideways 2017: https://youtu.be/zJsCbJfICoY Also listen to the episode with the filmmakers of this film Anushka Meenakshi and Ashwin Srikumar here: https://bit.ly/2Hx7Ewm For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E07: Shahnawaz Bhat

43 min 52 sec

On this episode of Anything But Bollywood Neha is in the studio with actor Shahnawaz Bhat who starred in the film Half Widow which was screened at the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival. Listen in as Shahnawaz talks about growing up in Kashmir, the lack of opportunities for artists there, and range of experiences working on indies like Harud to a mainstream Bollywood film like Bajrangi Bhaijaan. 00:48 Shanawaaz Intro 01:24 How did acting happen 02:43 Preparation for Harud 05:10 Growing up in Kashmir 08:18 Learning from Aamir Bashir 09:49 Festival experience 11:39 Kashmiri language/audience 16:02 Experience on Halfwidow 18:32 Acting relatability 19:50 Experience on Bajrangi Bhaijaan 22:20 Biding time between roles 24:26 State of filmmaking in Kashmir 26:14 The story of disappeared men 30:01 Has perspective changed 34:32 Role of art creativity in Kashmir 35:40 Dealing with fear in a conflict zone 38:40 Ideal roles 40:00 Pointers for directors actors 42:46 Recommendation Check out Shahnawazs body of work here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3919952/ Heres the trailer for Half Widow : https://youtu.be/kITMZMsdwU You can watch Harud on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/70153553 Shahnawazs film recommedation: Underground 1995, Dir: Emir Kusturica https://youtu.be/iKdl5r7ZPc Note: This episode was recorded before the horrific incidents that took place in Kathua in J K For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthak You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

S02 E08: Pushpendra Singh

1 hr 0 min 41 sec

On the season 2 finale of Anything but Bollywood Neha is in the studio with filmmaker, actor, and screenwriter Pushpendra Singh whose films have traveled to the Venice and Berlin international film festivals, and whose directorial venture Ashwathama was screened at the19th Mumbai International film festival. Listen in as he talks about breaking the traditional 3 act structure of a story, how his acting process influenced his filmmaking, adapting folk tales for screen and much more. 00:34 Pushpendra intro 01:04 Starting in Filmmaking/Film screenings at hostel/Barry John FTII 03:22 Dealing with parents 07:05 Working assisting Amit Datta 09:33 Assisting Anup Singh 11:23 How acting experiences shape filmmaking 14:07 Lajwanti 17:22 Screenwriting 21:49 Ashwathama/ choosing the protagonist/growing up in a religious atmosphere/ 25:21 Chambal 28:54 Portraying with authenticity 31:45 Adapting folk tales, equating art with classical music 34:34 Translating from page to screen 37:41 Working with nonactors 39:21 Creating the look of the film with the DOP 41:15 Approach to sound 42:25 Barometer for success 46:23 Life and filmmaking coexisting 47:22 Distribution/Crowdfunding 50:08 Shift to documentary 52:19 Learning from teaching acting 54:24 Acting exercises 56:04 Advice for actors and directors 57:03 Upcoming projects 59:15 Recommendation Watch the trailer for Lajwanti here: https://youtu.be/k0BDGVF1874 Watch the trailer for Ashwathama here: https://youtu.be/dvsiLhpaXcw Recommendations: Neha Zama 2017, Dir. Lucrecia Martel: https://youtu.be/K8dW6YHINAA Pushpendra Nainsukh 2010, Dir. Amit Dutta: https://youtu.be/HueUYnFwfg Listen to the Anup Singh episode here: https://bit.ly/2I7iAB7 For any questions or comments find Neha on twitter neharthak You can listen to this show and other amazing shows on the IVM Podcast App on Android: https://goo.gl/tGYdU1 or iOS: https://goo.gl/sZSTU5 You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

Anything But Bollywood

Ep.00: Introducing Anything But Bollywood

Ep. 01: Q

Ep. 02: Paromita Vohra

Ep. 03: Shonali Bose

Ep. 04: Prahlad Kakkar

Ep. 05: Kalki Koechlin

Ep. 06: Shaina Anand

Ep. 07: Kamal Swaroop

Ep. 08: Guneet Monga

Ep.09: Deepti D'Cunha

Ep.10: Ashim Ahluwalia

S02 E01: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

S02 E02: Anushka Minakshi & Ishwar Srikumar

S02 E03: Karma Takapa

S02 E04: The Ektara Collective

S02 E05: Anup Singh

S02 E06: Surabhi Sharma

S02 E07: Shahnawaz Bhat

S02 E08: Pushpendra Singh

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