You've seen Naina Bhan as the feisty Koel in the Netflix hit series Class. You've also seen her in Made In Heaven S2. But Naina is not just an actor. She is also a podcaster and...an intimacy coordinator!

Join us as we speak to Naina about acting in a series like Class, making her mark in a multi-starrer like Made In Heaven, and what it means to be an intimacy coordinator in Bollywood.

(00:00) Episode begins

(02:04) Class and the reality of Delhi schools

(06:14) "If I can't play a South Delhi girl..."

(08:35) "Typical hero journeys of characters are overrated"

(10:01) Why did Naina become an intimacy coordinator?

(12:09) What does an intimacy coordinator do?

(15:58) What is "intimacy" in Bollywood?

(17:25) Making sets safer for child actors

(21:12) How actors can protect themselves

(22:52) "Not trying to create a safe space, we create a brave space"

(25:16) "Will you lick this person's armpit?"

(26:21) How actors define their boundaries for intimate scenes

(30:32) "Class took away my procrastination"

(32:04) Do senior actors welcome intimacy coordinators?

(33:21) Acting in Made In Heaven

(37:36) Naina Bhan and Sakshi Shivdasani's "sweet, relaxed" podcast

(39:33) How does Naina unwind AfterHours?

(40:10) "Bhaad mein jaaye plan, bhaad mein jaaye focus"

(40:34) Playing the Made In Heaven game