In this episode we have a heart to heart with Neeraj Ghaywan about why he made Homebound, how he found a foothold in the industry, the films that have shaped him, his obsessions and anxieties, and being a Dalit filmmaker in Bollywood.

Show Notes:

• Masaan, Homebound, Geeli Puchhi, Sacred Games — by Neeraj Ghaywan
• Fight Club, by David Fincher
• Three Monkeys, by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• Underground, by Emir Kusturica
• The White Ribbon, by Michael Haneke
• Kaminey, by Vishal Bhardwaj
• Gangs Of Wasseypur, by Anurag Kashyap
• Udaan, by Vikramaditya Motwane
• Chalte Chalte, by Aziz Mirza
• Rosetta, by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• The Great Beauty, by Paolo Sorrentino
• Enter The Void, by Gaspar Noe
• Soy Cuba, by Mikhael Kalatozov
• Led Zeppelin: The BBC Sessions
• Ijaazat, by Gulzar
• The Bridges Of Madison County, by Robert James Waller
• The Trial, by Franz Kafka
• The Trial, by Orson Welles
• Aani Maani, by Fahim Irshad
• Dept Q (Netflix)
• Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
• Amour, by Michael Haneke
• Satantango, by Bela Tarr
• Fire On The Ganges, by Radhika Iyengar
• Giovanni’s Room, by James Baldwin
• Sorry To Bother You, by Boots Riley
• Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon And Garfunkel
• Geetanjali, by Mani Ratnam
• Sagara Sangamam, by K Viswanath