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As this season of Itni Starry Baatein comes to an end, I take you on a journey with me and tell you my stories in this special episode – the stories that brewed behind the scenes of these starry interviews.
Over the course of this series, I've done so many interviews that it was hard for me to pick which ones to talk about. Kuch mazedar, kuch chatpati, aur kuch just plain emotional. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode. -
In 2002, a 20-year-old woman, Neha Dhupia, was crowned Miss India and 20 years later The Quint sat down with her after she was re-crowned. Neha recalls the moment she was on stage with her kids, husband and parents, reliving the dream.
Neha who is also a mentor to women who compete in beauty pageants says that over the years it has become more and more difficult for young women because of the competition and social media.
She opens up about how she got into the film industry and her first film with Ajay Devgn. And she also has some advice for her 20-year-old self who was crowned Miss India.
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Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Nanda is the co-founder of Aara Health, a health platform aiming to create awareness and build services around women's health and hygiene in India. She is also the founder of Project Naveli, in collaboration with L'Oréal Paris, and will be a key spokesperson in ‘I Know My Worth’ Campaign.
During her conversation, Navya spoke about her entrepreneurship journey which she started very young, the sexism and ageism that she faces in the business world, her experiences with menstrual education and more.
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Finally, India has some statistics which point to the current state of female representation in the Indian film industry and digital space. Spearheaded by Ormax Media and Film Companion, and supported by Amazon Prime Video, we now have a detailed study that reveals the state of female participation, from boardrooms to film sets.
The Quint spoke to Aparna Purohit, the Head of India Originals, Prime Video, Anupama Chopra, Founder and Editor of Film Companion and actor Vidya Balan, who is known to play powerful characters on screen. The experts spoke in detail about their survey, and their experiences as women who were once vulnerable and are now in power.
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In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, the mother-daughter actors' duo, Neena Gupta and Masaba Gupta, get candid about the behind-the-scenes stories of Masaba Masaba, now streaming on Netflix.
During the course of the conversation, Masaba revealed that although Neena comes across as an unconventional mother, she is as conventional as a mother can be.
They spoke about how the show incorporates parts of their life stories, the fashion extravaganza of season 2, how both of them tend to their emotions, the mature portrayal of mothers in filmmaking in recent times and much more.
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On this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, Anil Kapoor talked about his recent release JugJugg Jeeyo, working with Neetu Kapoor and Maniesh Paul, Sonam Kapoor's pregnancy, his upcoming release No Entry 2 and much more.
Recalling the time that Sonam Kapoor told him that he was going to be a grandfather, Anil Kapoor said, "I thought I won't feel emotional but I did."
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In the new episode of Itni Starry Baatein, we are in conversation with the cast of Shamshera – Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani kapoor and Karan Malhotra. The film is releasing on 22nd July in theaters and this will be Ranbir Kapoor's first release in 4 years.
Karan Malhotra, Shamshera's director, shares how Ranbir reacted when he broke the news of him having a baby and RK reveals why he did not invite Vaani to his wedding.
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This new episode of Itni Starry Baatein is all about Ratna Pathak Shah and Paresh Rawal's personal and professional journeys. With host Abira Dhar, they discuss their love stories, the lens that writers look at older characters through, the pay disparity within the film industry, what a comeback of Maya Sarabhai and Baburao should look like, and more.
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In this episode of 'Itni Starry Baatein', Sanjay Kapoor recalls the ups and downs of his career, the preparation that went behind daughter Shanaya's debut and all about his experience of working in OTT.
Sanjay Kapoor is all set to bring back Rajiv Gural in the second season of The Gone Game, now streaming on Voot. The first season, which came out in 2020, lapped up praise for its stellar performances, and the final episode ending on a gripping cliffhanger has made it all worth the wait for the audience.
Talking about the changes that he had to make as an actor to fit into the OTT space, he says, "Today, more realistic films are being made so the performances too have to be much more realistic."
Sanjay Kapoor’s daughter Shanaya Kapoor will also make her big Bollywood debut soon. In this podcast, we also asked him about the excitement in the family, as another Kapoor enters the entertainment industry, and whether they have it easy.
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In this episode of 'Itni Starry Baatein', we are in conversation with Krishna Shroff.
Being Jackie Shroff's daughter, expectations were high from Krishna since her childhood. After discovering her love for fitness, Krishna turned this passion into her profession and is now a successful entrepreneur.
During the course of our chat, she talks about all the diets she has tried, her magazine shoots, the journey to a fitter self, what keeps her motivated and more.
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Pakistan challenged stereotypes when it crowned its very first Miss Trans Pakistan, Shyraa Roy, in 2020. A singer, producer and beauty queen — Roy will also be representing her country at international beauty pageants.
But how did she get here? From her childhood to facing transphobia in her journey to success— Shyraa tells us all in this episode of Itni Starry Baatein.
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Sonali Bendre, after her cancer recovery, is returning to our screens with the newsroom drama The Broken News, which also marks her OTT debut. The show is currently streaming on Zee5.
In the show, she plays the role of Amina Qureshi — a headstrong news editor who believes in ethical journalism that places her at loggerheads with a leading news channel.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, show host Abira Dhar sits down with Bendre at her favourite restaurant, Mizu. In between munching on delicious food, they talk about her evolving relationship with food, her priorities as an actor, her mental and physical health journey and much more!
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Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman are making a comeback to the small screen to judge 'India’s Laughter Champion' – a new comedy show that aims to discover fresh standup comedians.
This new show will be replacing 'The Kapil Sharma Show,' which is now headed for its US tour.
Although the two have been a part of 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' and 'Comedy Circus' previously, this officially marks the comeback of Shekhar Suman on TV.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, we catch up with the duo to talk about the secret of what goes on behind the laughter of comedy shows. Tune in!
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Actor Ashok Pandit is better known as 'Vinod' these days. This supporting character that Pandit played in an episode of TVF's comedy-drama series Panchayat has taken the audience by a storm despite his limited screen-time.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, the budding actor speaks to us about his childhood days that were spent in Haryana, how he made it to Bollywood, and how he envisions his career going ahead.
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Divya Dutta has been garnering a lot of praise for playing a negative character to perfection in her new release Dhakkad where she stars alongside Kangana Ranaut and Arjun Rampal.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, she talks about how the last 25 years in Bollywood have been for her, the first time on a film set, sharing the screen with Amitabh Bachchan, and more.
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Host: Abira Dhar
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We know Madhuri Dixit — the actor and the dancer but now we are getting to see the musical side of her as well. Recently, the talented star dropped a new single 'Tu Hai Mera' which is dedicated to her fans.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, she tell The Quint how music is in her system and how it keeps her family together. She also opens up about how back in 90's the relationship between fans and their favourite stars was so different from what it is now.
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For those who prefer having pets over children, Sony LIV's new show 'Pet Puran' is surely going to be a fun watch.
This Marathi web series is centred around Chef Atul, played by Lalit Prabhakar, and his wife Aditi, played by Sai Tamhankar, who set out to create a modern family with their pets Baku, a kitten, and Vyanku, a rescued dog.
In this episode, we speak to Sai about how it was to shoot with animal co-stars, her pet preferences, and her new cat, who she adopted while shooting 'Pet Puran'.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui has received a lot of acclaim for his versatile acting be it in a commercial or an indie film. In the course of his career, we've seen him play diverse roles — from Faizal Khan in Gangs to Wasseypur to Sadaf Hasan Manto in Manto.
In latest film Heropanti 2 which got released on 29 April, we see the actor in a completely different role that of Laila who is a cyber-criminal.
But how does he manage to balance between his indie roles and high-entertainment commercial films?
"My training in theatre has been such that if I'm doing a Shakespearean play, at the same time I'm also doing a folk play or a Mohan Rakesh play which is on the lines of realism. If I'm doing a Sanskrit play, I'm also also acting in Persian plays. So, while I'm working on some films where my acting has to be no-nonsense and to-the-point, I'm simultaneously also acting in a fun film like Heropanti 2," he said in this episode of Itni Starry Baatein.
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Ajay Devgn's latest directorial venture Runway 34 is an aviation thriller, inspired by true events from 2015, when a Kochi to Doha flight had to make a landing choice which could have gone either way.
In the movie which hit the theatres on 29 April, Ajay and Rakul Preet are seen playing co-pilots.
In this episode of Itni Starry Baatein, the co-stars talk about how they trained before the shoot. They also share their experience of working with Amitabh Bachchan. Tune in!
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From producing some of India's most popular saas-bahu TV serials to launching an OTT platform – Ekta Kapoor is all about taking big leaps.
Her new production Lock Upp, which is a new reality TV series hosted by Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, has certainly created some buzz.
But how did the concept of Lock Upp come about? What made Ekta Kapoor choose Kangana as the host? And, how is she multi-tasking, managing work with motherhood? We talk about all this and more in the latest episode of Itni Starry Baatein.
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