Chutney Popcorn w/ Rita Sengupta

Aditya is joined by filmmaker Ivan Herrera (writer and director of Bantú Mama, the first Dominican film to play at SXSW) to talk about portraying life in the Dominican Republic, the objectivity of the camera, and Alexandre Moors’s 2013 film Blue Caprice

Aditya is joined by filmmaker Alika Maikau to chat about life in Hawaii, the tightness of the Maori & Polynesian film communities, and Taika Waititi’s 2010 instant classic, Boy.

Aditya is joined by Jose Solís, film critic and the host of the Token Theatre Friends podcast, to dive into how the wild, campy, colorful world of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge spoke to Jose's soul. 

To kick off Season 3 of Technicolor Theatre, Aditya is joined by Aneesh Chaganty, the director of the new Hulu film RUN, to talk about their experiences with India, telling stories about communities other than your own, and the divisive legacy of 2008's Slumdog Millionaire. 

Before Season 3 drops, Aditya pops in to share a quick message of thanks, set a new release cadence, and reveal our brand new name. 

Aditya chats with actor, producer, and director Alain Uy the importance of being given a chance to fail, meeting Justin Lin on the set of “True Detective,” and the wild, irrepressible spirit of Lin’s solo directorial debut Better Luck Tomorrow (2002).

Aditya chats with actor and singer Alex Newell about the politics of gender identity, his experience playing the first transgender character on network television, and the impact of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Neymar (1995).

Aditya chats with Nader Helmy & Basil Seif about their experiences with 9/11, performative patriotism, and the scarily accurate Egyptian representation of Ramy through the show’s fourth episode, Strawberries.

Aditya chats with actor and comedian Rita Sengupta about queer representation, coming out to a South Asian family, and Nisha Ganatra’s absurd and heartfelt debut film Chutney Popcorn (1999).

Aditya chats with activist and actor Jonathan Peck about catalyzing activism, recent responses to police brutality, and the parallels of his protest experiences to the 2018 film adaptation of The Hate U Give (2018).