@ZakirKhan on Hustle Philosophy, Loneliness & Feminine Masculinity |BeAManYaar w. Nikhil Taneja EP 2

On this episode of #BeAManYaar, India’s Most-Loved Launda - Zakir Khan - reflects on his childhood, relationships, his views on the world and of-course, on comedy. This heartfelt conversation is available as an extended, UNFILTERED podcast on Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/480sVew Supported by Rohini Nilekani Foundation. Associate Partners: Maybelline India | The Man Company Tune in next Tuesday, 19th September for episode 3 of Be A Man, Yaar! With Nikhil Taneja, featuring ‘your Mom’s favorite soap actor’ Nakuul Mehta. Subscribe to / weareyuvaa to never miss an update! Key Moments 0:00 - Opening 0:45 - Introducing India’s Most Loved Launda 1:35 - Zakir unboxes childhood memories! 2:18 - Zakir on how to get what you want as a child 3:51 - On fitting in with cool kids and understanding comedy 😎 7:51 - Zakir on ‘akelapan’ 9:53 - Zakir talks about the courage to follow his dreams ❤️ 14:26 - On what he has learned from his father (ft. ‘waah’ moments!) 20:00 - Zakir talks about his equation with his mother (ft. ‘aah! moments) 23:15 - On being ‘Sakht Launda’ yet embracing vulnerability 27:42 - Importance of having ‘Bhai Ki Back’ while growing up 31:42 - Zakir on being modern day ‘Marx’ and fighting bullies 36:23 - ‘Haar-jeet’ in life and how to deal with it 38:18 - On understanding gender and power of listening 45:40 - Talking about the women in his life 47:01 - On fatherhood and being an ideal parent 48:02 - Kind shoutouts to men 49:48 - Compliments from men 54:39 - ‘Brave Talk Moment’ 55:11 - Preview of Episode 3 - feat. Nakuul Mehta CREDITS: FEATURING: Zakir Khan CREATED & HOSTED BY: Nikhil Taneja DIRECTED BY: Gabriel Ghoderao PRODUCER: Nikhil Taneja PRODUCED BY: Yuvaa Originals (Nikhil Taneja, Amritpal Bindra, Anand Tiwari) DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ihjaz Aziz EDITOR: Hemant Jena EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Nirbhay Kumar CREATIVE PRODUCER: Richa Rungta & Suyash Agarwal ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Sajal Kumar & Varun Pradhan LINE PRODUCER: Abhijeet Warang MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS HEAD: Anusha GS Shetty DESIGNER: Srishti Choudhary ASSISTANT EDITOR: Rajat Desai PRODUCTION DESIGN: Ganesh Rane ART DIRECTION: Pooja Thorat ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Gautami Morvekar STYLING (for Nikhil Taneja): Rehha Mehta STYLING PARTNER (for Nikhil Taneja): The Souled Store ASSISTANT STYLIST: Harshita Ramchandani MAKE UP: Satyvinder Kaur Sohanpal ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Arya Mishra BTS: Dishang Popat SOCIAL MEDIA: Raina Raonta, Hemant Jena, Muskan Malpani ART ASSISTANT: Sanket Chauhan INTERNS: Pia Oza, Chaitra Vartak PRODUCTION MANAGER: Sanjay Warang PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Akshata Gupte 1st CAMERA ASSISTANT: Abhijeet Roy 2nd CAMERA ASSISTANT: Vijay Verma SYNC SOUND RECORDIST: Maxie Mondeca SOUND ASSISTANT: Vishal Ajgaonkar & Sharib Sheikh POST PRODUCTION TEAM POST PRODUCTION STUDIO: VC Studioz STUDIO POST PRODUCER & LINE PRODUCER: Chandan Bera COLOURIST: Sagar Lele DATA TEAM: SUNIL SHIVGAN SENIOR COMPOSITOR: Keyur Vithlani MOTION GRAPHICS ARTIST: Chirantan Antani BOOKING MANAGER: Uglal Saha SOUND ENGINEER: Aditya Arya ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER: Anirudh Acharya STUDIO: The Indian Audio Company STUDIO: Moonshine Studio, Andheri SUBTITLES: Pia Oza TEAM YUVAA: CEO: Kevin Lee BUSINESS HEAD: Yash Pise BRAND PARTNERSHIPS HEAD: Shachi Lapasia MARKETING ASSOCIATE: Gajendra Yadav SOCIAL MEDIA: Maanvi, Nashrah Shaikh, Kajal Advani, Pranay ADDITIONAL DESIGN: Muskan Malpani TEAM: Bhavya Mathur, Janki Godariya, Hiral Barot, Aditya Gaikwad, Neha Khanna, Bisma Javed, Akshay Waghela INTERNS: Swati Kothari, Chirag Jadhav, Samruddhi Patil, Dhwani Rambhia, Radhika Mathur, Mishka Sawant, Niyati Gada, Khushi Verma ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more updates and information, stay tuned to Yuvaa's official social media channels and website. Be A Man Yaar: https://instagram.com/beamanyaar?igsh... YouTube:    / @weareyuvaa  . Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareyuvaa?igsh... Twitter: https://x.com/weareyuvaa?s=09 LinkedIn:   / wear.  . JOSH: https://bitly.ws/Tni2 Website: https://yuvaa.co.in/ About Yuvaa: Yuvaa is India's most loved Gen-Z driven youth media, insights and impact organisation. We listen to the stories of young India and create purpose-driven solutions to make meaningful content online and start meaningful conversations offline. We believe in making important things interesting for the youth by talking about urgent issues like youth empowerment, mental health, gender, sexuality, internet safety, misinformation, climate change and many more and have found great success in creating impact-driven content and entertainment. #zakirkhan #zakirkhanstandup #zakirkhancomedy #chatshow