Rajeev Masand On Being A Film Critic, Evolution Of Indian Cinema & Roundtables

Join Rajeev Masand, film critic & now COO at Dharma Cornerstone, and Varun Duggirala as Rajeev shares his insightful journey of witnessing the changing landscape of movies and the evolving experience of film watching over the past 25 years. From his iconic roundtable conversations with Bollywood's biggest stars to his surprising career shift to artist management at the age of 44, Rajeev takes us through the highs and lows of his remarkable career. Rajeev Masand is the renowned Indian film critic, journalist, and television personality. Masand started his career as a journalist, and over the course of 25 years, has witnessed and chronicled the evolution of Indian cinema in his film reviews and interviews. One of the highlights of Masand's career has been his iconic roundtable conversations. He is now the COO at Dharma Cornerstone after retiring from being a film critic. FOLLOW RAJEEV MASAND ON SOCIAL MEDIA: YouTube:    / @rajmas   Instagram:   / rajeevmasand   Twitter:   / rajeevmasand   Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:00 Rajeev Masand's Childhood Memories Of Movies 02:35 Varun and Rajeev Discuss Films They Loved As Kids 06:25 Why Rajeev Became A Film Critic & His Journey 09:50 Varun On Growing Up With Mithun Da Movies 10:35 Rajeev On How The Movie Watching Experience Has Lost Its Magic 13:07 Rajeev and Varun Discuss Movies on OTT Platforms 14:05 Rajeev Masand On Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Jubilee' 15:15 Rajeev On If He Has Ever Walked Out Of A Movie 16:00 Varun and Rajeev Discuss Vikramaditya Motwane's Work - Udaan, Lootera, Bhavesh Joshi 19:20 Rajeev On How OTT & Censorship 24:10 Rajeev and Varun On Marvel Films, Star Wars And Superhero Movies 26:05 Rajeev On Watching Films Without An Opinion 27:34 Rajeev On The Behind The Scenes of His Roundtable Conversations 34:42 Varun and Rajeev Discuss Actors & Social Media 37:45 Varun and Rajeev On Their Love For Ranbir Kapoor 39:49 Why Rajeev Shifted To Artist Management With Dharma Cornerstone at 44 42:46 Rajeev On The Importance & Due Credit To Writers 46:15 Varun and Rajeev On Actors Becoming Entrepreneurs 47:37 Varun and Rajeev On Their Love For Star Wars 54:50 Rajeev On The Use Of Special Effects In Movies 59:36 Rajeev On The Movies That Left A Mark On Him- Gangs of Wasseypur, Piku & More 1:05:30 Rajeev and Varun On 'Tamasha' 1:08:34 Rajeev On The Best Advice He Has Ever Gotten #rajeevmasand #varunduggi #takeapause #bollywood ABOUT VARUN A creative entrepreneur turned content creator, Varun is one of India’s leading conversationalists in the modern business, personal development, and creator landscapes with over 1 million podcast listens. The author of the bestseller Everything Is Out of Syllabus, he’s the host of Advertising Is Dead, one of India's most popular business podcasts with over 300,000 listens in 2021 alone, as well as co-host of Think Fast, an irreverent business podcast that has ranked #3 on Apple’s Podcast Marketing Charts. In 2009, he co-founded The Glitch, India’s largest ‘digital-first’ creative agency. 🌍 WEBSITE https://varunduggi.com/ 🎙PODCASTS: || Take A Pause with Varun Duggirala || https://pod.link/1506368376 || Advertising Is Dead || https://pod.link/1440706394 || Think Fast || https://pod.link/1596432556 FOLLOW VARUN ON SOCIAL MEDIA: 📸 Instagram   / varunduggi   🐣Twitter   / varunduggi   📝 LinkedIn   / varunduggi   📰 Subscribe to his newsletter on https://varunduggi.com/