In episode 132 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience, Vipul Shah, director of The Kerala Story and popular films like Namaste London, joins the conversation to discuss how audiences respond to nepotism in Bollywood, and why Indian movies struggle to win Oscars. He also shares the challenges behind making The Kerala Story and his candid take on working with Akshay Kumar.Recording Date: August 10, 2025
In episode 132 of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience, Vipul Shah, director of The Kerala Story and popular films like Namaste London, joins the conversation to discuss how audiences respond to nepotism in Bollywood, and why Indian movies struggle to win Oscars. He also shares the challenges behind making The Kerala Story and his candid take on working with Akshay Kumar.Recording Date: August 10, 2025Master the Most Useful Human Skill: https://bit.ly/3Vdu64AListen to this podcast and other episodes of The Prakhar Gupta Xperience on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7N...#bollywood #movies #nepotism ----------------------------------------------👉🏻ART OF CONVERSATION----------------------------------------------Art of Conversation is a unique program with concepts, strategies, and guidance to help you have meaningful interactions with the people who matter.Get better at talking to people here: https://www.artofconversation.in/--------------------------------------------------------------CHECK OUT THIS PODCAST IN AUDIO--------------------------------------------------------------Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7ND9Kb29kJx7HG7G9Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-prakhar-gupta-xperience/id1458523731Google Podcast: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6DgTttATAeeKODZE2V1fNqYBkVcS5oH&si=wu7-Gdlk6deEIYTr--------------------------------------------------CHECK US OUT EVERYWHERE--------------------------------------------------👉🏻SOCIALSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprakharguptaxperience/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prvkhvr Facebook: https://facebook.com/prakharkepravachan Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6AyDc7ND9Kb29kJx7HG7G9-----------------------------------------------------------------------BUSINESS ENQUIRIES & COLLABORATION-----------------------------------------------------------------------For sponsorship, brand collaborations, and more.Email to contact@thepravachan.com-----------------------------------------------------------------------For hiring queries.Email to govind@thepravachan.com--------------------------------------------------OTHER CHANNELS--------------------------------------------------PGX Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@PGXClipsPG Plus: https://www.youtube.com/@PrakharGuptaPlus ----------------------------------------------TEAM----------------------------------------------Produced by– Ansh Bhatnagar, Govind VashisthaHost– Prakhar GuptaThis is what we talked about:00:00 - Intro01:04 - Political Awareness Over Time03:42 - Movies’ Influence on Voters06:57 - Do People Like Political Films?08:25 - Good Cinema vs. Successful Cinema17:47 - Untold Truth Behind The Kerala Story25:13 - Why America Loses Every War28:30 - Indian vs. American Cinema31:45 - Making Indian Cinema More Global35:30 - Thoughts on Animal & Kabir Singh41:35 - How Comedy Films Changed46:54 - Making Namaste London & Singh Is Kinng50:28 - Why Akshay Kumar Excels in Comedy58:42 - Nepotism & New Actors01:07:56 - Why Vikrant Massey Isn’t ‘Big’ Yet01:09:35 - Star Directors of India01:10:46 - How Media Targets Directors01:12:25 - Decline of Paid PR01:15:37 - Road to an Oscar01:19:56 - Upcoming Projects01:27:18 - Advice for 20s & 30s
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