On Film

Today, Aadyaa Shah is in conversation Shreya Vaidya. She's a screenwriter and director. She's written What Are The Odds?, a film starring Abhay Deol, Karanvir Malhotra and Yashaswini Dayama. It's currently on Netflix. She's made her directorial debut with Closeted Comic, a series starring Yashaswini Dayama, that's out on YouTube. This episode has been edited by Aadyaa Shah and features music by Shalom Benjamin.

Aadyaa Shah speaks to Krishna Purohit in part 2 of their interview. Krishna Purohit long ago decided that he wanted to be as musical as his namesake (he’s still working on the wisdom bit). Currently, he composes music for film and ad videos, produces electronica under the moniker ‘Braja Jana’ and plays guitar/ synth for indie band Lawntuba. He trained for two years under legendary guitarist Ramesh Iyer, erstwhile assistant composer to RD Burman, before following a passion for cinema and taking up film composition and music rhythms under Mumbai-based Californian musician Dee Wood at Whistling Woods International Film School from 2013-15. As part of his exploration into music, he also worked at indie music venue and performance studio, the Bandra Base, as a sound engineer, working with music forms as varied as jazz and Indian classical, with a few experimental sonic art performances thrown in for good measure. With an eye to expanding his repertoire, he is currently pursuing his third year in Hindustani classical from Gandharv Mahavidyalay. He's worked on the original score for Bhasmasur, a feature film out on Netflix. He's also composed the music for various short films such as Little Man out on Disney+ Hotstar, Mandi and On the Blue Canvas. This episode has been edited by Aadyaa Shah and features music by Shalom Benjamin.

Today, Aadyaa Shah speaks to Krishna Purohit. This is part 1 of the interview.  Krishna Purohit long ago decided that he wanted to be as musical as his namesake (he’s still working on the wisdom bit). Currently, he composes music for film and ad videos, produces electronica under the moniker ‘Braja Jana’ and plays guitar/ synth for indie band Lawntuba. He trained for two years under legendary guitarist Ramesh Iyer, erstwhile assistant composer to RD Burman, before following a passion for cinema and taking up film composition and music rhythms under Mumbai-based Californian musician Dee Wood at Whistling Woods International Film School from 2013-15. As part of his exploration into music, he also worked at indie music venue and performance studio, the Bandra Base, as a sound engineer, working with music forms as varied as jazz and Indian classical, with a few experimental sonic art performances thrown in for good measure. With an eye to expanding his repertoire, he is currently pursuing his third year in Hindustani classical from Gandharv Mahavidyalay. He's worked on the original score for Bhasmasur, a feature film out on Netflix. He's also composed the music for various short films such as Little Man out on Disney+ Hotstar, Mandi and On the Blue Canvas. This episode has been edited by Aadyaa Shah and features music by Shalom Benjamin. 

For our first episode of this podcast, Aadyaa Shah speaks to Arati Kadav. Arati Kadav is a writer and director. She's written and directed her first feature Cargo, a Hindi science fiction film, starring Vikrant Massey and Shweta Tripathi. The film is streaming on Netflix. She's also made several short films such as Time Machine and Uss Paar, with her newest one 55km/sec, streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. She's also the founder of ShortFilmWindow, a space which provides access to various short films. On Film is a podcast which delves into the lives and work of film professionals. You can find us on Instagram (@onfilmthepodcast) and Facebook (@onfilmthepodcast) for all the latest updates and episodes. This episode has been edited by Aadyaa Shah and features music by Shalom Benjamin.

Created by Aadyaa Shah and Prasannata Patwa, On Film is a podcast which delves into the lives and work of film professionals, as they tell us about who they are, what they do and their journeys within the film industry. After figuring out that most people were aware about the lives of just the actors and celebrities we see on the big screen, we decided to spotlight the people who work behind the scenes in film, whether it's directors, cinematographers, writers, music composers and many others. Stay tuned for the latest episodes here.    VO: Aadyaa Shah and Prasannata Patwa Edit: Aadyaa Shah  Music: Shalom Benjamin