Love of Cinema

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! In conversation with writer/director Nipun Dharmadhikari on Baapjanma (2017), the smash-hit talk show Casting Couch, Marathi cinema, and Marathi streaming content. Nipun also shared a few tiny bits about his dream project, a biopic, slated for release in 2020!  Feedback/comments/questions: loveofcinemasf@gmail.com Credits: Co...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! In conversation with film historian, Gautam Chintamani on the legacy of Tridev as it turns 30.  The casting, the deliciously outrageous sequences, the knock ‘em dead dialogues, the iconic soundtrack --- we took a deep dive.  In celebration of Rajiv Rai’s Tridev, as it turns 30.  Feedback/comments/questions: loveofcinemasf@gma...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! In conversation with writer/director Abhijeet Deshpande on Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar, Amazon's Breathe, screenwriting, Marathi cinema and V. Shantaram. We also spoke about the kind of Marathi cinema we would love to see. For example, imagine an honestly made film tracing the arc of the friendship and changing dynamic...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! In conversation with Mayank Shekhar on the craft of the interview, print v. video, the changing landscape of the business of covering films, the state of film criticism, and the tricky song-and-dance with the celeb PR-machinery. Feedback/comments/questions: loveofcinemasf@gmail.com Credits: Concept, script: Himanshu (@loveofc...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! In conversation with Suparna Sharma about Devyani Chaubal, the film columnist extraordinaire. We talked about the woman, the legend, her legacy, and her infamous episodes with Bollywood stars. Chaubal, whose gossip columns in film magazines were eagerly anticipated by readers for the juicy scoop, and dreaded by stars for the...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! 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 Benga...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! 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...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! 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...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! On this episode, I spoke with Yasser Usman about writing honest biographies, the debate about authorized versus non-authorized biographies, and why there's a dearth of good writing on Hindi film personalities.  We also chatted about Rekha, Bachchan and... Rekha & Bachchan. He had a very interesting take on the presen...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! Part 2 of our wide-ranging chat with Atul Sabharwal, writer and director of the landmark Indian television show, Powder. Himanshu spoke with Sabharwal, at length, about Powder, the under-seen action drama AURANGZEB, his fondness for Raj Khosla’s Kuchhe Dhaage, film appreciation in the wake of the #MeToo movement, restoration...

Hi everyone, thanks for listening. Drop a line or two about the episode! A wide-ranging chat with Atul Sabharwal, writer and director of the landmark Indian television show, Powder.  Himanshu spoke with Sabharwal, at length, about Powder, the under-seen action drama AURANGZEB, his fondness for Raj Khosla’s Kuchhe Dhaage, film appreciation in the wake of the #MeToo movement, restoration of Hindi fi...