Anything But Bollywood

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

01:04 - Intro 01:32 - Early Days 07:12 - "Say Salaam India" 11:50 - Working With Anurag Kashyap 17:27 - Film Festivals 20:02 - "The Lunchbox" 25:05 - Marketing 37:46 - "Trishna" + Cost Cutting 41:31 - "Kavi" 47:59 - On her Parents 55:10 - Film Recommendations

Film Recommendations - Mukti Bhawan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A1Sp6-GcmI) - Captain Fantastic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1kH4OMIOMc)

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

01:19 - Intro 02:07 - Early Influences 08:10 - Working On 'Gandhi' 12:19 - 'Om Dar-b-dar' 22:59 - Sound for 'Om Dar-b-dar' 29:26 - Being a Cult Hit 35:16 - 'Tracing Phalke' 42:33 - 'The Battle of Banaras' and Documentary Filmmaking 56:27 - Film Recommendations

LINKS - Crowds and Power

Film Recommendations - Nazarin (1958) - Ran (1985) - Le Quattro Volte (2010) 

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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.

01:31 - Intro 01:57 - Early Days 08:10 - Assisting Saeed Mirza 13:34 - "KhirkeeYaan" 22:44 - "The Neighbour Before The House" 31:54 - On Film Distribution 37:18 - On Funding 39:08 - The Pad.ma and Indiancine.ma Film Archives 41:41 - On the Rules of Cinema vs. Measuring Success 52:11 - The Gulf Labor Artist Coalition 59:00 - On the Future of Film and Technology

LINKS

• Public access digital media archive
• IndianCine.ma Film Archive
• CAMP website
• Gulf Labor Artist Coalition
• "From Gulf to Gulf to gulf" trailer

Film Recommendations

• Lipstick Under my Burka

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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”.

00:32 - Intro, How to Pronounce "Koechlin" 02:18 - Early days, Landing "Dev D" 07:11 - On Theatre, On Identity 09:53 - After Dev D 12:18 - Working on Margarita With A Straw 16:33 - Working with Directors 29:48 - Commercial vs Independent Cinema 32:31 - Being an actor 39:10 - On Success and Growth 46:27 - Future Projects & Film Recommendations

Trailers

• A Death In the Gunj
• Margarita With A Straw
• Shanghai
• Dev D

Film Recommendations

• Manchester By The Sea
• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

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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 (It's 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 A-List actors 31:49 - On Advertising 36:58 - On Being an Entrepreneur 45:29 - Film Recommendations

Check out Prahlad Kakkar's work and Influences....

• Pepsi Commercial
• Maggi Commercial
• Bombay Dyeing Ad -The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
• Murphy's Law

Film Recommendations (trailers)

• The Salesman
• Blade Runner
• The Duellists

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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/watch?v=1A1Sp6-GcmI) - Beast Of No Nation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xb9Ty-1frw)

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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 Paromita's 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

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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

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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!

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