The Bollywood Screenwriters Roundtable Ft Biswapati Sarkar, Khyati Anand Puthran, Ritesh Shah, Atika Chohan

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The Streaming Show

Suchin Mehrotra

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Why are most Hindi streaming shows about crime and violence? What exactly are a showrunner and a writers' room? Are Mirzapur, The Family Man, Sacred Games and Scam 1992 the new blockbusters? How do streaming shows even make money? Through a series of conversations with actors, artists, filmmakers, producers and platform heads, Suchin Mehrotra, one of the few film journalists and critics solely dedicated to covering the world of streaming, sets out to answer these questions to help navigate and provide a narrative to the beast of streaming.

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The Bollywood Screenwriters Roundtable Ft Biswapati Sarkar, Khyati Anand Puthran, Ritesh Shah, Atika Chohan

The Streaming Show

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2 months ago

The Bollywood Screenwriters Roundtable Ft Biswapati Sarkar, Khyati Anand Puthran, Ritesh Shah, Atika Chohan

On episode three of The Streaming Show Podcast Season 3, Suchin sits down with some of the most exciting screenwriters from Hindi cinema - Khyati Anand Puthran (Raat Jawaan Hai), Ritesh Shah (Pink, Airlift, Sardar Udham, Dahaad), Atika Chohan (Ulajh, Guilty, Chhapaak) and Biswapati Sarkar (Kaala Paani, Pitchers, Permanent Roommates) - to talk about the state of the Hindi film industry in 2025, why mainstream cinema is out of touch with audiences, what writers should and shouldn't be pitching in 2025, Bollywood's struggles with mounting the big masala movie, the industry's efforts to discourage "star writers", the ongoing uphill battle of credits and payment and much more.