S3 Episode 2: Kamlesh Pandey (Tezaab, Aatish, Aks, Delhi 6)

Kamlesh Pandey has written upwards of 45 films, including Tezaab, Saudagar, Aatish, Aks, Rang De Basanti, Delhi 6, and Yalgaar.

Kamlesh Pandey joins us for a chat on screenwriting, stories behind some of his biggest films, and how writing for Hindi cinema has changed over the last 30 years.

We chatted about Tezaab, Aks, Delhi-6, Aatish, his admiration for Walter Hill, working with Feroz Khan, and why our lives are incomplete without stories. 

Also...

Did you know the trial show of Tezaab was a huge disaster, primarily due to its non-linear narrative structure, and the wife of a superstar wanted the film edited to a linear structure?

Did you know that Pandey had originally conceived Delhi-6 along the lines of My Big Fat Greek Wedding - set in Delhi? 

Or how, initially, he was never interested in writing for Feroz Khan?

Or why he believed Sanjay Dutt was better suited to play Nawab in Aatish? 

All those stories and more. Listen in! 



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Credits:

Concept: Himanshu (@loveofcinemasf8)
Host: Himanshu 
Editor: Devika Joglekar
Music: Nakul Abhyankar

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