Satyanshu Singh | Working on AIB First Draft, Chintu Ka Birthday & Udaan | Stumble with Roshan Abbas

Stumble with Roshan Abbas is where culture and creativity collide.
Roshan Abbas brings on board the most creative voices shaping the cultural zeitgeist in India. He sparks a freewheeling conversation about fascinating and unexpected insights, stories, and ideas.

Welcome to Episode 4 featuring Satyanshu Singh, a National Award-winning filmmaker, writer and professor of cinema. Satyanshu started his professional journey by writing poems for Vikramaditya Motwane's 'Udaan'. He has also written lyrics for Amit V. Masurkar's 'Sulemani Keeda' and Vinod Chopra Films' 'Ferrari Ki Sawaari'. His directorial debut was a Kashmiri short film Tamaash, which won several awards at different film festivals, including a National Award.

Additionally, Satyanshu Singh has designed and mentored both seasons of AIB's 'First Draft' screenwriter residency programme.

In this episode, Satyanshu Singh speaks in detail about how he became a filmmaker, how he first fell in love with films, and why he loves both Oppenheimer and Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.

LINKS mentioned by Satyanshu in the episode:
Satya (1998) Trailer -
   • Satya Trailer  

Chintu Ka Birthday Trailer -
   • Chintu Ka Birthday | Official Trailer...  

Tamaash Trailer -
   • Tamaash  - Trailer  

AIB Honest Diwali -
   • AIB : Honest Diwali  

AIB Honest Indian Weddings -
   • AIB : Honest Indian Weddings (Part 1)  

AIB Kejriwal Lungi Dance -
   • KEJRIWAL LUNGI DANCE (AIB)  

Udaan Trailer -
   • Udaan - Official Trailer (HQ)  

The Ten Types of Human by Dexter Dias -
https://www.amazon.in/Ten-Types-Human...

Chapters:
00:00 - Teaser for the Episode
01:08 - What is Stumble?
01:38 - Introducing Satyanshu Singh
03:15 - Satyanshu Talking about Roshan
04:27 - Satyanshu’s Journey in the Army
05:14 - The Real Reason for going to AFMC
06:38 - The ‘Red Pill or Blue Pill’ Moment of His Life
07:06 - 25 Friends Contributed 15 Lakhs!
08:03 - Things that inspired The Big Decision of Moving To Bombay
10:02 - The First Film Satyanshu Ever Saw
12:10 - The Reason He went to a Hostel
13:20 - Satyanshu’s First Day in the New School
15:52 - Satyanshu about The Creative Journey and Process
17:07 - The Monk who became His Mentor
19:20 - An Idea For A Book
20:24 - When Satyanshu Realised his Love for Cinema
21:12 - An Incident that defined Satyanshu's Childhood
22:58 - "Satya" - his inspiration for Film Making
27:10 - Coming to Bombay and making "Chintu Ka Birthday"
28:32 - Short Film Shot in Kashmir - “Tamaash”
30:11 - Going back home after 7 Years!
30:51 - Satyanshu’s Advice to the Younger generation.
34:06 - Finally “Chintu Ka Birthday” being made under The AIB Name
35:13 - Satyanshu on his poems in “Udaan”
42:45 - Satyanshu Recites A Poem he wrote when he read the script of Udaan
45:19 - “What Would Happen If?”
50:12 - Satyanshu’s Views on Creating for A Diverse Audience
56:25 - Satyanshu on the ‘Barbie-Oppenheimer’ and ‘Rocky-Rani’ Phenomenon!
01:05:48 - Watching and Rewatching Movies!
01:07:51 - Satyanshu’s Views on Pathaan’s Success
01:11:01 - Satyanshu about Indian Culture and Cinema
01:12:49 - the ‘Structure’ in which we are Operating
01:14:46 - “AI can be a wonderful tool to create mediocre content.”
01:17:27 - How Satyanshu Stumbled Across His Life Partner Sumedha
01:20:23 - A Lesson he learnt from Mahendra Singh Dhoni that saved him
01:22:20 - Things Satyanshu has stumbled across that serve as inspiration for creators
01:25:43 - A Stumble In His Life
01:30:10 - Satyanshu’s Ganjifa Card Selection
01:31:52 - Conclusion