Roasting Bollywood & Politics- W/ Abhijit Iyer Mitra - AP Podcast 108

AP Podcast 108: Politics politics, and fourth pillar of Democracy with Abhijit Iyer Mitra In this thought-provoking episode, we’re joined by Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, a renowned political commentator and policy expert. Abhijit shares his candid views on the growing impact of social media on modern politics, how it shapes public opinion, and its role in influencing policy-making and governance. We discussed about the rise of social media as a political tool and its global implications, how platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are reshaping public discourse plus yhe challenges of misinformation, echo chambers, and cancel culture in today’s political landscape. Abhijit’s unfiltered take on the evolving relationship between politics, society, and technology. 00:00 - 1:30 Introduction 1:31 - 6:29 Take on Pop-culture mixing with politics 6:30 - 8:16 Abhijeet on Rajinikanth & SRK 8:17 - 12:27 Take in movies narrative nowadays  12:28 - 18:02 The ultimate sheksphere roast 18:03 - 25:08 Why people prefer misery?  25:09 - 34:04 How artist sell narrative?  34:05 - 41:06 How solutions are the new problems?  41:07 - 45:29 Right way to describe politics  45:30 - 53:00 Take on movies made on historic events  53:01 - 1:13:48 Nationalism through movies 1:13:49 - 1:21:20 How sci-fi movies are honest?  1:21:21 - 1:27:29 Belief in supernatural things or ghost 1:27:30 - 1:36:27 Conclusion Follow us at social media platforms: Instagram: AP Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/ap_podcast_... Aftab Puttoo: https://www.instagram.com/aviputtoo?i... Abhijite Iyer Mitra: https://www.instagram.com/abhijitiyer... Twitter: AP Podcast: https://x.com/teamappodcast Aftab Puttoo: https://x.com/AviPuttoo Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/38a...