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Podcast: AfterHours with All About Eve
Episode: Directing Sonam Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, And Kartik Aaryan's Hits | Ram Madhvani | Bani Anand | AAE S4
Description: Acclaimed filmmaker Ram Madhvani, creator of Aarya, joins Bani Anand on AfterHours Season 4, powered by Catch, for a candid and heartfelt conversation on storytelling, resilience, and the evolving landscape of cinema.Directing Sushmita Sen in AaryaHe begins by recounting the emotional rollercoaster behind Aarya—originally conceived as a film nearly a decade ago, only to fall apart just weeks before filming. With disarming humour, Ram recalls “scheduling” 24 hours of crying and finding comfort in Bengali sweets. Yet from that setback emerged a reimagined series, elevated by the casting of Sushmita Sen, whom he describes not as a choice but a “gif...