EP 165 LITERATURE, CINEMA & THE AUDIENCE FT: SIVA ANANTH

A fantastic new episode of The Artists is here! 🎙️ This time, Suchita sits down with Siva Ananth — filmmaker and most recently producer on Thug Life, alongside legends Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan. We dig into: The making of Thug Life. Collaborating with two stalwarts — Mani Ratnam & Kamal H…

EP 164 THIS IS ORSON WELLES FT: JONATHAN ROSENBAUM

🎙️ A Great Episode of THE ARTISTS 🎙️ In this riveting conversation, we’re joined by legendary film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, a long-time contributor to Cahiers du Cinéma, former lead critic of the Chicago Reader, and one of the world’s foremost authorities on Orson Welles. Rosenbaum—also the co-…

EP 163 HITCHCOCK & PURE CINEMA

In this fantastic episode of The Artists podcast, we are joined by the legendary Sir David Sterritt—renowned film critic and scholar, celebrated for his extensive writings on Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and more recently, Martin Scorsese. Sterritt, who previously appeared in Episode 89 wher…

EP 162 THE STRUCTURES OF DRAMA FT: ABHISHEK MAJUMDAR

🎭 A powerful new episode of THE ARTISTS PODCAST is live! This time, we're joined by the brilliant Abhishek Majumdar—playwright, theatre director, professor at NYU, and an incisive thinker on all things drama and performance. This is not just a conversation; it's a deep dive into the very structu…

EP 161 - 8 hours work Day for Artists in Films Ft: Avinash Desousa

When a leading actor chooses to set boundaries, the industry takes notice. What began as one artist taking a stand on working hours has now cracked open long-suppressed conversations about working conditions in the Indian film industry. What Deepika Padukone may never have anticipated is unfolding—…

EP 160 BRECHT & DIALECTICAL THINKING

🎙️ New Episode | THE ARTISTS Podcast "Brecht and Dialectical Thinking" with Anthony Squiers, author of Bertolt Brecht’s Adaptations and Anti-Capitalist Aesthetics Today In an age dominated by doomscrolling and passive viewing, what does it mean to create art that wakes us up instead of lulling us…

EP 159 CONTENT VS DATA FT: EVAN SHAPIRO

This episode of The Artists Podcast promises a captivating exploration of the evolving media landscape, featuring renowned producer, professor, and media cartographer Evan Shapiro. Known for mapping the tech and entertainment ecosystem with sharp insights, Shapiro’s work in his Media War & Peace ne…

EP 158 DESIGN THINKING FT: PREETI VYAS

Steve Jobs was the greatest Design Thinker! How do you explain design thinking to a layman?Why should everyone be a design thinker? There is nothing B2B.. it's always human to human! A great episode with Preeti Vyas Giannetti, an artist, Brand designer, and entrepreneur who has steered VGC over the…

EP 157 BENEGAL ON BENEGAL Ft: Dev Benegal

Who Was Shyam Benegal as a Person? How did he think? What was his style of working? And how did his worldview shape not just his films, but also the people around him? Shyam Benegal wasn’t just a filmmaker—he was a visionary who reshaped Indian cinema. His influence extended beyond his own films,…

EP 156 The genius of David Lynch Ft: Todd Mcgowan

Kant, Hegel, Kafka and Freud- Do we need to understand these philosophers before interpreting David Lynch? How did he manage to get into your subconscious mind and get you inside the storytelling? Trying to know him better through his films and also then understanding how his meditations would have…