Скачать или смотреть Bodha | EP 15 | Interview with Nanda Kishore Emani | Director of 35 | Sai Priya

Bṛhat as a culture engine is interested in the potrayal of dharma and culture across various aspects of society — whether that is family or academia or media or policy and education — and especially so in the visual arts. In this series we’re interviewing a bunch of creative artists — storytellers, lyricists, directors. The focus is on creative media, specifically film — being the most powerful and influential medium today.

We kick off the series with an interview of the writer and director of the film 35, Nanda Kishore Emani garu.

00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Idea for the film's setting and cultural contextualization
05:40 - Directorial influences
09:27 - Meeting K Vishwanath garu
10:35 - Filmmaking career
11:21 - Production design
14:51 - Working with the music director and composition
19:15 - Working with the lyricist
21:29 - Dialogues and dialect
25:01 - What does culture mean to you
30:18 - Cultural influences
32:34 - Cultural storytelling
37:28 - Veda pathashala
40:59 - Pitching the film
44:05 - Next project