“Patriotism Is a Job, Not a Song” — Anubhav Sinha Gets Real | The Faye D'Souza Show

In this honest and moving conversation, filmmaker Anubhav Sinha opens up to Faye D’Souza about his early days of hunger and survival, almost quitting direction, and finding purpose through poetry and film. He reflects on failure, societal pressures, the weight of integrity, and the challenges of making movies in today’s world. From "Mulk" to industry myths about women-led films — this is Anubhav Sinha like you've never seen him before. #anubhavsinha #fayedsouza #thefayedsouzashow #mulk #bollywooddirector #strugglingartist #filmmakingjourney #honestconversation #directorlife #womeninfilm #womenledfilms #filmmakersofindia #patriotism #indianfilmmakers #artandsociety #cinemaandpolitics #independentcinema #candidinterview #hustlestory #creativeintegrity Research: Ajit Andhare & Ira Jha Faye Manger: Shruti Somaiya Show Producer: Ira Jha Hair: Sangeeta Kusum Udmale Makeup: Sakshi Shah 00:00 – On the Show 02:08 – Introduction 02:44 – Experience of growing up in Benaras 08:16 – Remembering the struggle: “Asking money for food is not easy” 08:43 – Compromising vs going all in for your dreams 09:42 – How did Anubhav Sinha make the leap into filmmaking? 11:18 – From Benaras to working with Shah Rukh Khan 12:56 – “Sometimes we don’t learn from our failures.” 13:42 – How do you embrace your failures? 14:31 – How do you mend relationships affected by your failures? 16:04 – How does one come back from a personal failure? 16:27 – “Patriotism is not a song. It’s a job.” 20:06 – How was Benaras in the 80s and 90s? 23:08 – The success of ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ 23:44 – Research behind the script of IC 814 25:10 – Responding to critics of IC 814 28:22 – Did he feel targeted by the criticism? 29:06 – How did Osama Bin Laden’s role play out in the script? 30:24 – Was the film seditious? 30:54 – Handling the backlash 32:37 – Can art remain authentic with self-censorship? 34:07 – Does quali-research help in writing better scripts? 35:52 – What would an AI-powered film industry look like? 39:20 – Reading about tragedies like Gaza without breaking down 41:39 – Do we make space for poets and writers today? 42:41 – Is OTT taking over the theatre business? 44:14 – What affects the business of cinema in theatres? 45:51 – Are actors charging too much today? 47:15 – Why larger-than-life South films work 50:15 – The myth about women-centric films not doing well 51:32 – Do men influence a film’s box office performance? 52:37 – What was SRK like on set? 54:59 – Waiting for Ra.One’s release after 6 years 56:07 – Returning to direction after Ra.One’s failure 56:28 – Convincing his crew to do Mulk 57:05 – Getting Rishi Kapoor on board for Mulk 59:24 – An advice for aspiring artists 1:00:57 – “I admire my films but feel I could do better” 1:01:53 – What is Anubhav Sinha working on next? 1:02:13 – Ending Join my channel to get access to perks:    / @fayedsouza   For more news and updates, download the Beatroot News App: https://www.beatrootnews.com/download Follow Faye D’Souza on Social Media Instagram:   / fayedsouza   Twitter:   / fayedsouza   Facebook:   / fayedsouzaofficial