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PODCAST

The Streaming Show

Suchin Mehrotra

Why are most Hindi streaming shows about crime and violence? What exactly are a showrunner and a writers" room? Are Mirzapur, The Family Man, Sacred Games and Scam 1992 the new blockbusters? How do streaming shows even make money? Through a series of conversations with actors, artists, filmmakers, producers and platform heads, Suchin Mehrotra, one of the few film journalists and critics solely dedicated to covering the world of streaming, sets out to answer these questions to help navigate and

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00:44:32

Navigating The Filmmaking Hustle Ft Konkona Sen Sharma

The Streaming Show ·

2025/10/20

On the season finale of #TheStreamingShow Season 3, Suchin speaks to one of the most exciting actors and filmmakers in town, Konkona Sen Sharma, about how she straddles both worlds, whether A Death In The Gunj would get made today, why the streaming space seems to be contracting and playing it safe, why shows seems to be getting cancelled left, right and centre, her new JioHotstar murder mystery Search: The Naina Murder Case and the upcoming Amazon Prime Video comedy series she's directing

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00:59:39

What Makes Malayalam Cinema So Exciting Ft Roshan Mathew

The Streaming Show ·

2025/10/13

2025 marks 10 years of Roshan Mathew at the movies. Roshan is an actor who's been constantly at it, building a varied body of work and proving that talent, rather than packaging and positioning, may just be enough to make your presence felt. On episode 7 of #TheStreamingShow podcast, Suchin speaks to the talented actor about his exciting body of work, the challenges of being on the cusp of stardom, what makes Malayalam cinema so consistently exciting and clutter-breaking, the enduring

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01:14:27

The State Of Streaming Ft Hansal Mehta

The Streaming Show ·

2025/09/24

On the sixth episode of The Streaming Show Season 3, Suchin speaks to filmmaker Hansal Mehta about entering his production house era, his upcoming magnum opus Gandhi, the great streaming contraction, the state of Hindi cinema, antagonism between filmmakers and OTT platforms,, whether Scam 1992 could get made today, how data is corrupting storytelling, why our marketing and promotion system is broken, the scourge of paid reviews, his keen eye for casting, and more.

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01:04:08

The State Of The Indian Comedy Scene Ft Anirban...

The Streaming Show ·

2025/09/17

On episode five of The Streaming Show Podcast Season 3, Suchin sits down with some of the most exciting stand-up comedians - Anirban Dasgupta, Shreeja Chaturvedi and Sapan Verma - to discuss the state of the Indian comedy scene, comedy in the controversy and fear, whether every comedian needs to have a podcast, why streaming platforms broke up with stand-up, the allure of screenwriting, the responsibility of "being edgy", and why Varun Grover has an irritating amount of talent.

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01:03:44

The Plight Of The Mid-Budget Film Ft Kiran Rao

The Streaming Show ·

2025/09/05

On the fourth episode of The Streaming Show Season 3, Suchin speaks to filmmaker Kiran Rao about the plight of the mid-budget film, the state of Indian independent cinema, why the distribution model for mainstream cinema is broken, the urgent need to change our approach to film marketing and promotions, what we can learn from Malayalam cinema and the vibrant industries in the South, how to get audiences back into theatres, the black hole of OTT and more.

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01:18:01

The Bollywood Screenwriters Roundtable Ft Biswapati...

The Streaming Show ·

2025/09/02

On episode three of The Streaming Show Podcast Season 3, Suchin sits down with some of the most exciting screenwriters from Hindi cinema - Khyati Anand Puthran (Raat Jawaan Hai), Ritesh Shah (Pink, Airlift, Sardar Udham, Dahaad), Atika Chohan (Ulajh, Guilty, Chhapaak) and Biswapati Sarkar (Kaala Paani, Pitchers, Permanent Roommates) - to talk about the state of the Hindi film industry in 2025, why mainstream cinema is out of touch with audiences, what writers should and shouldn't be pitching in

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00:50:49

Storytelling In The Age Of Algorithm And Formula Ft...

The Streaming Show ·

2025/08/21

There aren't many brains, and talents, in the business quite like Pratik Gandhi. He's as comfortable having a thoughtful conversation about data, market forces and budgets as he is about the craft and artistry of acting and storytelling. On the second episode of The Streaming Show Season 3, the actor spoke to Suchin about his inspiring journey to making it at the movies, why Scam 1992 may not get made today, why storytelling has been side-lined in the age of fear, formula and algorithm, the

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01:11:44

The State Of The Hindi Film Industry In 2025 Ft Karan...

The Streaming Show ·

2025/08/18

On the first episode of The Streaming Show Podcast Season 3, Suchin sits down with Karan Johar to discuss the rapidly shifting state of the Hindi film industry, the box office triumph of Saiyaara, the contraction of the streaming landscape, his shelved action film, the plight of the mid-budget film, how to fix Koffee With Karan, the future of Bollywood and Indian cinema, and why Hindi cinema has a director crisis.

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00:43:20

Why Actors Are Feeling The Film Industry Slump In...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/07/17

What’s it like being an established actor in 2024? What’s it like navigating and bouncing between shows and films, platforms and mediums, theatrical and streaming? To shed light on just that, for the season finale of The Streaming Show podcast, I spoke to Jim Sarbh. It feels like the talented actor has been everywhere over the last few years. On streaming, we’ve seen him on popular shows like Four More Shots Please, the beloved Made In Heaven, and one of my favourites Rocket Boys for which he even

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00:58:03

How Streaming Changed The Editing Game with Editors...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/07/09

Is 2024 an exciting time to be a film editor? Going by the sheer volume of theatrical streaming releases, you'd think so. To break it down, I spoke to two of the busiest editors in town. In 2023 alone, prolific editor Nitin Baid had Sam Bahadur, Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahaani, The Archies and Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan. Not to mention shows like Dahaad and Made In Heaven Season 2. Antara Lahiri is known for projects like Tooth Pari, Delhi Crime Season 2, Shakuntala Devi, Four More Shots Please and one of

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00:41:40

How Streaming Forever Changed Showbusiness With...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/07/01

You cant really tell the Indian streaming story without talking to Sid Roy Kapur. One of the most respected producers in the business, he’s backed more than 80 films according to his IMDB, including gems like Dangal, Barfi, Udaan, Paan Singh Tomar, and Haider. Previously the Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company India and CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, Sid also served as president of the Producers’ Guild of India for multiple terms. He now runs Roy Kapur Films which has made numerous shows and

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01:03:24

Crafting Blockbuster Streaming Shows With Raj and DK

The Streaming Show ·

2024/06/24

If you’re a writer or filmmaker who’s always thought in terms of feature films and wants to embark on your first series - where do you start? How do you start thinking in terms of episodes, cold opens, cliff-hangers and seasons?To break down the art of approaching the beast of a series I spoke to who else but the maximum guys of streaming - Raj and DK. The dynamic duo have churned out one blockbuster show after another. Two seasons of one of our finest shows, The Family Man, Farzi (which is

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00:53:53

Is The Golden Age Of Indian Streaming Over? With...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/06/17

It’s a pretty bleak time for the Indian streaming landscape, to put it lightly. I’ve spoken to writers who’ve said they’ve never seen the industry in such bad shape. You hear constant horror stories these days. Everything from platforms no longer commissioning shows, to shows in development or even about to start production which are either shelved or facing drastically reduced budgets. And these are big, well-known filmmakers and writers. So how bad is it and is there any hope in sight? To break

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01:01:24

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Writers' Rooms ft. Varun...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/06/09

What exactly does an effective writers' room look like, and have we adopted the concept well within the Indian streaming ecosystem? Or is it still a free-for-all with everyone just doing their own thing? To break it down I spoke to two of the most exciting screenwriters in town, both of whom bring new meaning to the term multihyphenate talent. Varun Grover was head writer in one of the first writers rooms for a major streamer with Sacred Games. Aside from creating and starring in Prime Video’s

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00:36:42

How Richie Mehta Gets Emmy-Winning Shows Made

The Streaming Show ·

2024/02/19

Writer-director Richie Mehta doesn't quite follow the rules. The way Richie operates and creates stand-out streaming shows is far from conventional. Rather than pitching to a streamer and having a series commissioned, he finds independent producers to fund the entire series and only Then finds a home for it. That's how the clutter-breaking benchmark-setting Emmy-winning first season of Delhi Crime ended up on Netflix, and it's the same story with Richie's new series Poacher which is releasing on

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01:09:39

What Can We Learn From The Hollywood TV Model? With...

The Streaming Show ·

2024/01/08

Filmmaker, writer, producer and showrunner Lisa Joy knows a thing or two about making great TV.The co-creator of Westworld, Lisa started her career as a writer on Pushing Daisies and has worked on several shows since. She’s also a producer on multiple shows such as last year’s The Peripheral on Amazon along with the highly anticipated upcoming Fallout series, an adaption of one of the most popular games out there. At the recently conducted Jio MAMI Mumbai film festival, I moderated a session

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00:58:22

Why Is There A Fear Of Funny On Streaming? With...

The Streaming Show ·

2023/08/16

This season of The Streaming Show podcast was only ever supposed to be ten episodes. But in a happy turn of events, this 11th episode materialized in which I spoke to one of my favorite artists Vir Das - about a topic I feel very strongly about - the lack of comedies on streaming and why there seems to be a fear of funny among platforms. Shows like Amazon's glorious Pushpavalli and Humble Politician Nograj on Voot remain the rare exceptions. Vir spoke to me about the severe lack of laughs, the

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00:51:57

What Are The Best Shows On Streaming? With Prathyush...

The Streaming Show ·

2023/08/09

Through this entire season of The Streaming Show podcast, we've had some really insightful conversations with filmmakers, writers, and platform executives about how streaming has changed the game. But what about the shows themselves? The game changers, clutter breakers, and gold standards of storytelling on streaming. So Suchin sat down with his fellow Film Companion critic Prathyush Parasuraman and YouTuber and reviewer Anmol Jamwal who runs the popular YouTube channel Tried and Refused productions

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00:46:26

Why Amazon Prime Video Is Winning The Streaming Wars...

The Streaming Show ·

2023/08/01

When it comes to Indian Streaming, in terms of consistently great storytelling, there's little doubt that Amazon Prime Video rules the roost. Put simply,the streamer is home to most of our best shows. From gloriously entertaining smash hits like Mirzapur to prestige shows like Pushpavalli, Paatal Lok, Panchayat, The Family Man, Guilty Minds, Jubilee, Made In Heaven, Laakhon Mein Ek Season 2, Suzhal and I could literally go on. But what is it specifically about how Amazon operates that allows

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00:49:06

How Applause Entertainment Does It Different With CEO...

The Streaming Show ·

2023/07/26

Applause Entertainment is as big as any Indian studio making movies and shows for streaming, gets. In just over five years they've made 44 shows for almost every platform around. They're behind shows and remakes like Criminal Justice, The Indian Office, Rudra, City Of Dreams, and Tanaav. Not to mention one of my favorite comedies Humble Politician Nograj and their one prestige show Scam 1992. The reason Suchin wanted to speak to Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair was to discuss their

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