My First Film
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In this one of a kind series, Anupama Chopra chats with brilliant filmmakers and their first films.
In this one of a kind series, Anupama Chopra chats with brilliant filmmakers and their first films.
My First FilmDec 01, 2018
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35: Ayan Mukerji | Wake Up Sid | My First Film | Film Companion
Filmmaker #AyanMukerji (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AyanMukerji) in this conversation with #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AnupamaChopra) , looks back at #10YearsOfWakeUpSid (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%2310YearsOfWakeUpSid) as he relives what it was like to make his first film. He recollects the anecdotes behind the casting of #RanbirKapoor (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23RanbirKapoor) and #KonkonaSenSharma (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23KonkonaSenSharma) , why #KaranJohar (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23KaranJohar) made him reshoot 10 days of the film and how the film initially went to another actor.
Oct 09, 201944:11
34: My First Film | Zoya Akhtar | Luck By Chance | Anupama Chopra
In the latest episode of My First Film, Zoya Akhtar tells Anupama Chopra why it took seven years for her first film Luck By Chance to see the light of day. We ask her about each of the characters and where the germ of the idea originated for.
Dec 01, 201828:55
33: My First Film | Maneesh Sharma | Band Baaja Baaraat | Anupama Chopra
Director of Band Baaja Baaraat Maneesh Sharma dissects his film on FC My First Film. The filmmaker talks to Anupama Chopra about how an article on an inflight magazine lead to the idea behind the film, why actor Ranveer Singh would start skipping before every take & how the raw energy on set helped the magic translate on screen.
Dec 01, 201828:58
32: My First Film | Dibakar Banerjee | Khosla Ka Ghosla | Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
Dibakar Banerjee takes us down memory lane as he relives the challenges, the euphoria and everything that went into making his first film, the 2006 comedy-drama Khosla Ka Ghosla. We also have valuable inputs from the film’s screenplay writer and creative producer Jaideep Sahni.
Dec 01, 201836:50
31: My First Film | Nagesh Kukunoor | Hyderabad Blues | Anupama Chopra | Film Companion
As Hyderabad Blues completes 20 years, Nagesh Kukunoor tells us about cutting costs, being the film's director, lead actor and producer simultaneously, and the censor board's reaction to his iconic 'Dil pe mat le' line.
Dec 01, 201832:43