Guftagoo with Rajat Kapoor

In conversation with noted Actor, Writer & Director Rajat Kapoor.

Anchor: Irfan

00:31 - Introduction
01:24 - Glimpse of his acting from one of his movies
01:43 - Video Clip of his First Filmfare Award for Film - "Ankhon Dekhi"
2:15 - Beginning of the talk show with Irfan Sir
2:25 - Discussion on his childhood interest towards acting and cinema and how his father contributed to it.
3:07 - Mentions the film - "Duvidha"
3:29 - At the age of 16, he joined one of the Film societies, "Celluloid" at Delhi University
3:50 - Curiosity developed for Film-making and how he felt clueless on how to take first step towards it
4:05 - The deviation of the moment where he worked at his father's printing press
4:19 - How he got indulged in theatre-groups
5:09 - Decision to join FTI and journey to Mumbai
5:26 - Irfan Sir asks his second question about Rajat Kapoor's inclination towards alternative cinema
5:45 - Discussion on Mainstream Cinema and fascination towards movies like - Deewar, Bobby, Awaara and other Raj Kapoor produced films.
6:22 - How interest got developed for Alternative Cinema
7:04 - 7:34 Next question from Irfan Sir about the choices of films and how he figures out if a particular film is the one for him.
7:36 - "How priorities and choices change with the course of time"
8:08 - Peer Pressure from Film-makers like Ritwik Ghatak and others
8:33 - "The quest for uniqueness and one's own voice/signature style"
9:10 - After FTI, how he started working with Mani Kaul and Kumar Shahani
9:33 - Influence of Kumar Shahani in his film - 'Private Detective'
9:51 - Short Film - Hypnothesis and Play - "C For Clowns"
10:03 - Self-Discovery as an artist and Film-maker
11:29 - 12:15 Break and highlights
12:16 - What is his motivation behind film-making?
13:43 - What is the driving factor to choose the kind of genre as the film Ankhon Dekhi has?
15:08 - Talks about different film-makers [like - Charlie Chaplin, Federico Fellini, Billy Wilder, Martin Scorsese, Coen Brothers, Pedro Almodovar, Yasujiro Ozu, Eric Rohmer, Ritwik Ghatak and GuruDutt] that had influence on him.
16:18 - talks about his views on vision and conviction taking an example of Sanjay leela Bhansali
16:48 - Discussion on the genre of movies made by Mani Kaul and Kumar Shahani - [Chaar Adhyay and Kasba]
18:26 - What is so frustrating about film-making?
20:38- 21:00 Break and Highlights
21:10 - Rajat's interest in acting
23:27 - Joy with Theatre
25:05 - Experience with Production Team - as a Family
27:33 - Message that Rajat wants to convey through his Films
28:40 - Films Rajat was expecting to have more viewers and critical appreciation.
29:46 - What does Rajat feel so different about "Ankhon Dekhi"
31:00 - Rajat talks about the instincts and how he follows them.
32:05 - How does Rajat evaluate his films?
32:27 - Video clip from "Ankhon Dekhi"
33:23 - Conclusion - message from Rajat Kapoor