In this conversation with Anupama Chopra, Vicky Kaushal talks about all things Tauba Tauba, his urge to be a part of such an extravagant dance number, and the love he’s received for the same, especially from his wife Katrina Kaif. He delves into his relationship with Anand Tiwari, the director of Bad Newz, and how a healthy director-actor relationship translates into art being delivered better. He talks about his next - Chaava, the challenges he faced while preparing himself to play Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, and how he plans on moving into and past his 10th year, at the movies.
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In the exclusive conversation with Anupama Chopra, Lakshya and Raghav Juyal - the cast of the upcoming gruesome action spectacle, talk about collectively preparing themselves for the film. They delve deep into how the action was choreographed and how their director Nikhil Bhat made sure it was all on paper, well in detail and description. They talk about their respective journeys from TV to films, and all that they experienced in between. #Kill #Lakshya #RaghavJuyal 00:00 - In conversation with Lakshya and Raghav Juyal 01:19 - The Art of Creating Action 04:30 - “Khach Khach Hota Hai” 07:59 - The importance of Sound Design 08:27 - What Lakshya & Raghav learnt in the 9 months of training 11:44 - Raghav’s process of becoming ‘Fani’ 13:39 - Finding the emotional element in menacing characters 15:42 - The thin line that separates the hero from the villain 20:22 - Pre-Kill feelings 23:34 - An actor’s relationship with patience 29:55 - Raghav’s unexpected audition story 31:24 - The catharsis of playing a grey character 36:10 - What’s next for Lakshya & Raghav? 37:15 - Kuch plan hai aage?
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Anirudh Ravichander dissects his musical journey with Anupama Chopra, with a tour of his incredible garage studio. From his debut sensation "Why This Kolaveri Di", to orchestrating scores for blockbuster films like Jawan, Jailer, Vikram & Leo - the composer takes us through his collaborations with eminent directors like Atlee, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Nelson. He also tells us about the process of creating for superstars like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and Shah Rukh Khan.

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Ahead of the release of Roohi, Janhvi Kapoor & Rajkummar Rao speak to Anupama Chopra about the nerves before a theatrical release after a year, how the pandemic has changed what audiences expect and what their hoping to achieve with this horror-comedy.

How does one create imperfect women on screen? The team behind Netflix India's new series Bombay Begums speak to Anupama Chopra about the casting, workshops and what went into creating the real, flawed and perfectly imperfect women for the show. Here's the conversation with Alankrita Shrivastava, Pooja Bhatt, Shahana Goswani, Amruta Subhash, Aadhya Anand and Plabita Borthakur.

Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, The Girl On The Train stars Parineeti Chopra, Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary & Kirti Kulhari. They chat with Anupama Chopra about adapting the film in Hindi, what about the film industry they would like to see change and why the term 'women oriented film' is actually derogatory.

"The day this feels like a job, I promise I’ll stop acting" - Mohanlal speaks to Anupama Chopra about Drishyam 2 releasing on Amazon Prime Video, how he chooses his scripts and his most favourite film from his 43-year old career.

I call it the 'in-between interviews' book - Priyanka Chopra Jonas chats with Anupama Chopra about her memoir Unfinished, building her career on supporting parts and the Hindi film she is very excited to do next.

"Less than 5% of Indian directors are women" - Ekta Kapoor, Tahira Kashyap & Guneet Monga speak with Anupama Chopra about the gender gap in the industry that drove them to form #IndianWomenRising, sexist statements that they're now used to hearing and how filmmakers can reach their collective for help.

It’s nice to be anonymous - Adarsh Gourav tells Anupama Chopra about his stellar performance in The White Tiger, ‘not feeling famous’ despite the attention and the projects he’s working on next.

When I heard The White Tiger was being made, I went after it - Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav, Ramin Bahrani & Mukul Deora speak to Anupama Chopra about adapting the book to film, finding their sync with each other & why they never called ‘action and cut’ on set.

The creators and cast of Gullak Season 2 that's streaming now on SonyLIV , chat with Anupama Chopra about taking the show a notch higher, bonding over their shared experiences, how they created their chemistry and what it took to shoot the show during the pandemic.

"You have to be crazy to want to be an actor today" - The team behind  Netflix India's AK vs AK - Anil Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane speak to Anupama Chopra about the realities of shooting the film, boundaries they didn't cross and who was the biggest 'diva' on set.

In this interview with Anupama Chopra, the cast and crew of Poacher - Alia Bhatt, Richie Mehta, Roshan Mathew, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya talk in length about their latest Amazon Prime Web Series; the challenges surrounding the filming of the show, and it's impact on the crew. They discuss filming animals just the way they'd film cinema, and the moral aspects of choosing scripts that promote an ideal personality traits.
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Unpaused on Amazon Prime Video features five short films directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun. The filmmakers gather to chat with Anupama Chopra about the challenges of shooting during the pandemic and finding the story that closest resonated with their experiences.

Ahead of the release of Anurag Basu’s Ludo, the film’s cast and director chat with Anupama Chopra about the ’tragic absurdist comedy’ they were creating, how the filmmaker creates his whimsical world, and food which played a very integral part in the making of this film which stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Sheikh, Pankaj Tripathi, Rohit Saraf, Pearle Maaney and Inayat Verma.

"It was very tough to decide what next when Jagga Jasoos failed.” - Anurag Basu and Pritam discuss how they created music together over 5 collaborations, if there will be a sequel to Jagga Jasoos and what they tried to achieve with their upcoming film Ludo.

"My Telugu fans are very possessive of me” - Pooja Hegde chats with Anupama Chopra about juggling multiple film industries, why she believes co-actor Prabhas is ‘very goofy’ and her thoughts on how she was projected in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo.

Rajkummar Rao & Nushrratt Bharuccha chat with Anupama Chopra about making Chhalaang, what they learnt from each other since the time they started their careers together in LSD and coping with the loss of mentors and co-actors like Irrfan and Sushant Singh Rajput.

Shimit Amin speaks to Anupama Chopra about working on Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy and how he tried to blend into her vision for the web show that released on Netflix on 23rd October. The filmmaker also tells us about his long hiatus from Bollywood, a prospective film with Yash Raj films and a piece of practical advice for all aspiring filmmakers.

"A Suitable Boy to me is long-form cinema" - Mira Nair, Ishaan Khatter & Tanya Maniktala chat with Anupama Chopra about their Netflix series that releases on October 23rd. They speak about re-creating Vikram Seth's novel set in the 1950s, finding their characters and their backstories and why they refer to it as 'The Crown in brown'!

"I don't think I am in a position today to fill theatres, but I hope to soon." - Yami Gautam & Vikrant Massey tell Anupama Chopra about their new Netflix outing Ginny Weds Sunny and the work that goes into building your brand as an actor.

"I’m back to being the filmmaker I was, with Serious Men" - Sudhir Mishra and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in conversation with Anupama Chopra about their Netflix release Serious Men and what they learnt from the children on set.

"On set, I’m starry-eyed, I’m not starry" - In an exclusive conversation, Ishaan Khatter chats with Anupama Chopra about working with Tabu on Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy, the controversy around the ‘Beyonce’ song in Khaali Peeli and why he’s currently on an ayurvedic detox.

Hrithik Roshan, in an exclusive interview with Anupama Chopra talks about all things Fighter. He breaks down a couple of scenes from the latest Siddharth Anand directorial, talks about his apprehensions on being a STAR before being an ACTOR, and his love for the packaging process of a film i.e direction, camera work and screenplay. He hints on starting his next, War 2 very very soon, and delves candidly into the ways and means by which he celebrates his successes.
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"It was an impossible dream" - The team behind The Disciple, Chaitanya Tamhane, Vivek Gomber and Tanaji Dasgupta tell Anupama Chopra about the film’s historic win at the Venice Film Festival, what it was like to walk the red carpet and watch the film in a 1000-seater cinema hall and the big question about its India release.

"Just because I’m 40 doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be desirable." - Kareena Kapoor Khan chats exclusively with Anupama Chopra about her pregnancy, completing Laal Singh Chaddha with Aamir Khan and turning 40 this month.

"If you have the right people, you just need 10-15 people to make a film" - Fahadh Faasil, Roshan Mathew & Mahesh Narayanan tell Anupama Chopra about the logistics behind making C U Soon in lockdown, the skeletal crew they worked with and how they managed to capture the emotions.

"I’m glad they call Ananya a star kid, that makes me a star" - Chunky Panday candidly tells Anupama Chopra about his second innings with Abhay 2 on ZEE5, having to watch his daughter deal with online trolls and his best memories of 90s Bollywood.

"My father’s last words to me were, ‘Apne mulk ke liye kuch karna.’" - Baba Azmi and Shabana Azmi reminisce memories from their childhood, what their father Kaifi Azmi stood for and what drove them to make Mee Raqsam, streaming on ZEE5.

"My family won't be impressed even if I win the biggest award in the world." - Nawazuddin Siddiqui tells Anupama Chopra about how he's bettering his craft by spending time in his village during lockdown, where he stands on the insider-outsider debate in the film industry and news of his separation from his wife.

"I have to still knock on doors for work." - Bobby Deol chats with Anupama Chopra about Class Of '83 on Netflix, being ‘more ambitious’ now than ever before and why he still has to ‘struggle to get work’.

Post the release of her film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Janhvi Kapoor chats with Anupama Chopra about the responses she's received for her performance, how the resistance on social media fuels her as an actor and what she hopes to have imbibed from her mother Sridevi.

"My work is my life and ‘mazaa aa raha hai’" - Diljit Dosanjh chats with Anupama Chopra about his new album G.O.A.T. trending worldwide, cooking in lockdown and why he feels he’s in fact not the ‘Greatest Of All Time’.

Sanjana Sanghi on how her character in Dil Bechara has ‘spoilt' her, her lessons from the bumpy ride the film saw and the notes Sushant Singh Rajput wrote to her.

In an exclusive interview with Anupama Chopra, Agastya Nanda talks about the good, bad, and ugly of receiving mixed responses for his debut film Archies directed by Zoya Akhtar. He delves into the relationship he has had with films, his far-from-stardom adolescence period, and the all that keeps him grounded. He further expresses his excitement on working with Sriram Raghavan on his next project Ikkees, and how he hopes to not let the public and the Indian Army down.
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"He pushed me out of my comfort zone and made me think big." - Chaitanya Tamhane chats exclusively with Anupama Chopra about ‘The Disciple’ heading to the Venice Film Festival’s main competition and having the Oscar winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón as executive producer.

Ahead of the trailer launch of Honey Trehan's directorial debut Raat Akeli Hai on Netflix India (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCZSNzBgFub_WWil6TOTYwAg) , Anupama Chopra chats with the filmmaker and his actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Radhika Apte about creating the world for the film. Honey also shares a valuable piece of filmmaking advice he got from Vishal Bhardwaj.

Amit Sadh speaks to Anupama Chopra about returning with the @Amazon Prime Video India (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4zWG9LccdWGUlF77LZ8toA) web series Breathe Into The Shadows, the insider-outsider conflict in Bollywood, and what kept him going for 10 years. Listen to him share anecdotes about how he went from being a security guard to an actor in Bollywood.

Actors are like slip fielders. You have to grab onto what comes shooting at you." - Abhishek Bachchan chats with Anupama Chopra about how he differentiates his OTT & theatrical choices, the star dynamic in Bollywood and his biggest learnings from the sports field, prior to the release of his web series 'Breathe Into The Shadows' on  @Amazon Prime Video India (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC4zWG9LccdWGUlF77LZ8toA)

"I have been in lockdown for 15 years of my life" - Bulbbul stars Tripti Dimri and Avinash Tiwary chat with Anupama Chopra about how as actors they are prepared for lockdown, the struggle to make a mark in the industry and the rave response to the Netflix film.

"I remember Amitabh Bachchan as the romantic hero from Silsila" - Gulabo Sitabo’s Fatto Begum, Farrukh Jaffer chats with Anupama Chopra about her terrific performance in the Shoojit Sircar film, auditioning for the role, and her memories from the sets of Rekha's Umrao Jaan, in which she starred.

Kiara Advani chats with Anupama Chopra about having to hit the pause button on a packed release calendar, what she learnt from the super success and criticism that Kabir Singh received, and a possible digital release for Laxmmi Bomb with Akshay Kumar.

"He kept trying to hide his age from me" - Sushmita Sen candidly speaks about falling in love over Instagram, what she misses about movies from the 90s, and what it was like to be on the sets of Aarya, after so many years.

It’s unfortunate because it was my dream to see myself on the big screen with Amitabh Bachchan - Ayushmann Khurrana chats with Anupama Chopra about working with his mentor Shoojit Sircar on Gulabo Sitabo, why it felt like a ‘homecoming’ and when he sees himself being ready to go out and shoot films again.

It did tug at my heart, but I knew a digital release was right for the film - In this FC exclusive, Vidya Balan chats with Anupama Chopra about her short film as actor & co-producer premiering at the We Are One Global Film Festival, and accepting that Shankuntala Devi would have a digital release on Amazon Prime Video. She also tells us about how she feels content will change forever in a post-Corona world.

In this exclusive interview, AP Dhillon & Shinda Kahlon speak with Anupama Chopra about the challenges of the music industry, the evolution of AP Dhillon's artistry and his journey from a garage studio to stardom. They delve into their creative process, the pressures of fame, and the balance between staying true to oneself and catering to fan expectations. Discover how AP navigates the fast-paced world of music and what keeps him grounded.
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My son made his debut at the same age as I did - Madhuri Dixit Nene chats with Anupama Chopra about her new single 'Candle', getting her doctor husband to shoot the video for her, and why her ‘heart isn’t in the scripts’ she’s reading right now.
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The migrant workers are ‘trapped’ in their own country - Real and reel life hero Sonu Sood chats with Anupama Chopra about being on the front-lines in the battle against COVID-19, what a day in his life is like right now, and shares a heartwarming story of a newborn baby that was named after him!
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She’s kept us entertained with her mop review and the how-to-wash-your-dishes videos on Instagram - Katrina Kaif chats with Anupama Chopra about what she’s learnt about herself while in lockdown, how the definition of beauty changed for her with her makeup brand, and that truly relatable mop review that gave her maximum engagement on her social media! She also lets us in on a possible female-led big-budget film franchise.