Shoojit Sircar | Piku, October, Perfect Days & Kishore Kumar | Beyond Bollywood | Presented by MUBI

This is the sixth episode of MUBI presents Beyond Bollywood. Our guest is Shoojit Sircar, who is a filmmaker known for his work in Hindi films. He has received several awards, including three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards from five nominations. Sircar made his directorial debut with the romantic war drama Yahaan. He is also known for directing Vicky Donor (2012), Piku (2015), Madras Cafe (2013) & Sardar Udham (2021). His recent directorial - 'I Want to Talk' is out on Prime Video.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Precap
1:18 Introduction
2:30 Episode begins
3:30 Perfect Days talk
6:31 Shorter attention spans
12:01 Mindless scrolling
14:48 Not a binge-watcher
16:00 Director’s role in films
20:30 First movie memory
26:19 Documentary picks
30:10 War films discussion
33:20 Best Sardar Udham scenes
36:01 Guilt & grief
40:00 Is perfection important?
43:14 Supporting actors matter
47:10 Filmmaking habits
51:40 Cinema Paradiso quiz
58:00 The Disciple discussion
1:10:53 Piku’s theme
1:16:50 Iconic movie theme tracks
1:28:20 Kishore Kumar Biopic Secrets
1:31:30 Best Kishore Kumar songs
1:34:55 I Want To Talk Film
1:37:50 Appreciating good cinema
1:39:00 Closing thoughts

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