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Film historian and writer Gautam Chintamani joins us for a deep dive into Ramesh Sippy's Shakti (1982).
A film that Sippy is most proud of, by some accounts. A film that's Salim Khan's personal favorite among the films he co-wrote with Javed Akhtar. A film that pits together two giants of Hindi cinema, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan.
Gautam and I tried to unpack why Shakti is one of Dilip Kumar's greatest films and how the legendary actor was able to elevate the performances of his co-actors. We also discussed the craft of Shakti, the women of Shakti and how they are projected as the mature counterparts of their partners, how the film can be seen as an amalgamation of Salim-Javed's films, the film's terrific score by R D Burman, and how Bachchan was neither overshadowed nor overshadowing in the film.
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Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar

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My chat with Shivendra Singh Dungarpur about film preservation and film restoration.

We chatted about preservation and how restoration also entails keeping the filmmaker’s original intent intact.

We also spoke about Muzaffar Ali’s Zoonie; the recent restoration of Kubrick’s masterpiece, 2001: A space Odyssey; the first Bengali silent film, Bilwamangal; and Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old.

Dungarpur also touched on his unfinished film, Ittefaq. For which he had assembled an enviable crew, comprising Rahman, Gulzar, Sriram Raghavan, Karan Bali and Sharmishta Roy.

And.. of course, I asked him about the wonderful documentary, Celluloid Man.
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Concept, script: Himanshu (@loveofcinemasf8)
Host: Himanshu
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar
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Storytelling (on film) occurs in three stages: on paper (writing), on sets (direction) and in the editing room.
Apurva Asrani has had the experience of wearing all three hats. He’s been an integral part of some of the finest Hindi films in the last 20 years.

Spoke with Asrani about his experiences working with RGV, Kalpana Lajmi, Hansal Mehta and Nagesh Kukunoor; his role in persuading RGV to switch from Steenbeck to Avid; the personally cathartic experience of writing ALIGARH; Indian queer cinema; and struggles of gay men in India.

Asrani was articulate and insightful with his responses, and bared his soul on several issues he holds close to his heart. I greatly appreciated that. I think you’ll too.

Part 2 of my conversation with Apurva Asrani.
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Concept, script: Himanshu (@loveofcinemasf8)
Host: Himanshu
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar
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Nishikant Kamat's Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008) is a story of a city, grappling with paranoia and prejudice, that somehow always manages to muster the courage and show good sense in conquering its fears and prejudice.
Upendra Sidhaye, who co-wrote (with Yogesh Vinayak Joshi) the film and assisted Kamat on Mumbai Meri Jaan, joins me for a deep-dive of one of the most relevant films of last 15 years.
Mumbai Meri Jaan is currently streaming on Netflix.
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Produced and hosted by: Himanshu Joglekar (@loveofcinemasf8)
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar
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Storytelling (on film) occurs in three stages: on paper (writing), on sets (direction) and in the editing room.
Apurva Asrani has had the experience of wearing all three hats. He’s been an integral part of some of the finest Hindi films in the last 20 years.

Spoke with Asrani about his experiences working with RGV, Kalpana Lajmi, Hansal Mehta and Nagesh Kukunoor; his role in persuading RGV to switch from Steenbeck to Avid; the personally cathartic experience of writing ALIGARH; Indian queer cinema; and struggles of gay men in India.

Asrani was articulate and insightful with his responses, and bared his soul on several issues he holds close to his heart. I greatly appreciated that. I think you’ll too.

Part 1 of my conversation with Apurva Asrani.
Corrections: In my intro, I mentioned Apurva wrote Waiting (2015), which is incorrect. Waiting was written by Atika Chohan, Anu Menon and James Ruzicka. Also, Shahid (2013) was co-written by Sameer Gautam Singh. My apologies to all four writers. Sorry about this.
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Concept, script: Himanshu (@loveofcinemasf8)
Host: Himanshu
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar
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