The Best Parts

Writer Varun Grover speaks about his series ‘Sacred Games,’ writing the enigmatic Kukoo, creating Gaitonde and Kuckoo’s tender love story, and humanising Bombay. In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life. About the series: A link in their pasts leads an honest cop

Actor Tillotama Shome speaks about her film ‘Sir,’ playing Ratna with dignity, trading oppressions, and how words hold power based on those who speak them.In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.About the film: Ashwin, a US returned architect, ends up falling in lo

Writer Arpita Chatterjee speaks about her film ‘Three of Us,’ revisiting childhood love and grief, trust and individuality in a marriage, and writing gentle men in cinema. In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.About the film: When a woman with early onset dementi

Writer-director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari talks about her film ‘Nil Battey Sannata,’ what it means to be a single mother, Chanda’s larger-than-life dreams for a reluctant Apu, and why teens often value their friends more than their parents. In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought

Renuka Shahane talks about her film ‘Tribhanga,’ what it takes for daughters to forgive their mothers, and why some women choose patriarchal households. In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.About the film: When her estranged mother falls into a coma, a self-made

‘Badhaai Do’ writer-director Harshavardhan Kulkarni talks lavender marriages, unlearning stereotypes, and writing a Bollywood style queer romance.In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.(In ‘Badhaai Do,’ Shardul, a gay man, and Suman, a lesbian woman, get marri

Actor-filmmaker Konkona Sensharma talks stealing pleasure, single womanhood, ‘shameful’ kinks, and her funny, tense and erotic film, ‘The Mirror’ from the Lust Stories 2 anthology. In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.This conversation was recorded at the 13

Writer-director Anvitaa Dutt talks to Genesia about how Binodini is the tragic figure at the center of ‘Bulbbul,’ why she likes writing unconventional mothers, and how ‘Bulbbul’ explores what it means to be a witch.In season 1 of The Best Parts podcast, we dissect our favourite film characters, with a little help from the women who created them.Credits:Host: Genesia AlvesAs

Writer Kanika Dhillon speaks about Rumi from ‘Manmarziyaan,’ why men’s pride lies in women’s vaginas, and how she empathizes with fuckboys. In season 1 of The Best Parts podcast, we dissect our favourite film characters, with a little help from the women who created them.Credits:Host: Genesia AlvesAssociate Producers: Aditi Patel, Bavana GoneSound Design, Mixing and Editing

Writer-director Gauri Shinde speaks about Shashi from ‘English Vinglish,’ the importance of feeling sexy, and how laddoos became a big part of the film. In season 1 of The Best Parts podcast, we dissect our favourite film characters, with a little help from the women who created them.Credits:Host: Genesia AlvesAssociate Producers: Aditi Patel, Bavana GoneSound Design, Mixing an