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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- Stumble with Roshan Abbas is where culture and creativity collide.
Roshan Abbas brings on board the most creative voices shaping the cultural zeitgeist in India. He sparks a freewheeling conversation about fascinating and unexpected insights, stories, and ideas in the unique way he’s been doing for 30+ years.
Welcome to the very first episode with our first guest Imtiaz Ali, a film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Did you know that Roshan Abbas and Imtiaz Ali knew each other in college!?
In this conversation, he talks about never-heard-before stories from College, his experiences in Delhi, the making of Highway, his post-Tamasha films, and the beautiful places, stories (and food) he has stumbled upon in his journey.
Credits:
Video Recording & Editing: Ocean Motion Pictures
Studio Space: ASR Studio
Artist Management: Mitali Rathod
Book mentioned in the episode:
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
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Chapters:
00:00 - Opening
00:51 - Introducing Imtiaz Ali
01:32 - What is Stumble?
01:53 - Imtiaz on Roshan’s Constant Support
02:15 - Reminiscing about College Days
02:55 - Escaping Engineering to do Theatre, Media or Arts
04:07 - "Yeh is batch ka Roshan Abbas hain."
04:40 - First time Imtiaz met Roshan in Hindu College
06:12 - Imtiaz about Ibtida and its initial plays
07:15 - Miranda House Booing Controversy
09:03 - First Creative Experience In Life
10:25 - How films moved and inspired him
11:28 - First play he directed in Jamshedpur and his dad's reaction to it
13:54 - His Mother as his support system
14:55 - Writing Poetry in English - the first creative thing he ever did
15:37 - His English Teacher's support
15:54 - Indirect support from some people
16:42 - When he was the Class Monitor in school
17:27 - Struggles during the early days
18:25 - Unafraid of Failure
19:23 - Imtiaz talks about his First Salary
20:10 - About his Writing journey
21:40 - The current generation- the possibilities and difficulties
24:58 - Why he came to Bombay - The Real Reason
26:40 - How studying Advertising and Marketing helped him
27:47 - Difference between Delhi and Bombay
30:57 - Jamshedpur kid at Heart
33:08 - Hygiene in street food
34:45 - Imtiaz on his 'Socha na tha' journey
36:01 - Meeting Sunny Deol for the First time
39:40 - How Socha na tha became a learning experience
41:40 - The Team he has formed and worked with
44:50 - His struggles while directing TV Shows
45:58 - The job of a director
46:39 - The making of Rockstar
47:49 - First meeting with A R Rahman
52:14 - The influence of Hindu College on Rockstar
53:47 - the Attachment of Passion in making the Film
55:39 - Imtiaz's beliefs on Self Exploration
56:55 - Imtiaz on wanting to do new things; things he hadn't done before.
58:25 - Tamasha made people take him seriously
59:48 - The reason for making Harry Met Sejal
01:00:27 - Why 'Love Aaj Kal 2' was made
01:02:03 - Some subjects are risky
01:02:25 - What it takes to make a film
01:06:02 - What makes you the best director
01:06:58 - The making of 'Highway'
01:11:26 - Imtiaz on the efforts an actor needs to put in their performance
01:12:36 - To be able to Surrender is the biggest art
01:16:40 - Imtiaz on 'Black Friday'
01:17:53 - People were ready to pay Imtiaz money to cut his hair!
01:19:30 - Imtiaz about his Love for Travelling
01:22:48 - Things he has Stumbled across
01:26:46 - The Delhi Attitude
01:28:33 - What is he currently Reading
01:29:18 - How he draws inspiration from Rumi
01:30:27 - A Travel Story from the Himalayas
01:35:22 - Big Screen vs Small Screen
01:37:26 - About 'Chamkila' and how it was a Rejuvenating experience
01:40:00 - What Directing means to him
01:40:20 - His return to Theatre
01:42:45 - His favourite Ganjifa cards
01:44:33 - Why he's going to be at Stumble
01:45:06 - Stumbler's Joys
I have never seen any video on youtube beyond 15 minutes but i just couldnt stop watching this
It makes us so happy to hear this! Thank you for giving your time to this episode.
Thanks for your way watching,Imtiaz gives a fck😂
One of my favourite directors, whose music and movies derive me and my love for Hindi Cinema.
Absolutely loved the conversation, and I wish he had discuss more about his writing experience of Cocktail and Laila Majnu and some more about his music making process.
Roshan sir, aapko dekhke 90s ki yaad tazaa ho gayi, wat pleasant memories of Ur programs sir😊
Thoroughly enjoyed myself. There was so much to learn, get inspired by and just be joyful about. And the sheer lightness and honesty in the conversation ❤️
Thank you so much! It was indeed a great time shooting this episode with the legendary Imtiaz Ali
बहुत ही बढ़िया आदमी को बुलाया हैं आपने ❤ सही बंदा है ये एकदम
2hours of Imtiaz Ali life is set 🤌
Oh man now I think this guy is so underrated he gave us films like...
Rockstar
Highway
Jabwemet
Loveajjkal
Cocktail
Tamasha
No matter how much fame he got it seems lesser
Both are intelligent and sharp observer so attractive personalities
The best 105 minutes I have ever spent -- learnt so much from this episode!
Thank you so much! It was a great experience for us too! :D
There is so much content out there that it’s hard to sift thru and get anything meaningful from it. This is one of those rarities that is honest, informative and nicely put together. Roshan Abbas is a national treasure :)
Roshan Abbas, I have been your fan since my childhood.... It's soo good to see you back making content like this..... We need more content like this.... Such an amazing interview...
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Being from DU could relate to it totally. It was such an easy flowing conversation between two friends . Mazaa aa gaya .
Always love to hear imtiaz... eagerly waiting for chamkila❤
Delhi is nostalgic
Great to see Roshan sir back
This conversation brings a smile on my face❤very endearing 😌
Only two Hinduites could have had such an interesting conversation, Roshan and Imtiaz ❤
Simply amazing! Could relate to everything having experienced both the cities for a long time 😊😊😊
Roshan abbas to talk show or tv hosting ke janak hain. Thank you roshan sir for coming back to media i missed you.
Came across this interview. And listened till the last word . So interesting and especially imtiaz sir talking about things related to direction noone knew about
It’s soooooo good to see you start this podcast! Have always been fan of your work in the past!!! I hope your podcast does really well❤
When I was young and studying cinema, there was a saying that I carved deep into my heart, which is that, 'The most personal is the most creative.’ - Bong Joon Ho, he attributed the quote to the 'great Martin Scorsese’ 54:07
What a beautiful, beautiful quote!
Loved the conversation, and the chemistry between buddies.
This was most awaited!! Still want rockstar in TH-cam or netflix 😎😎
Such a brilliant conversation
Super liked, anxiously waiting for the next one
Such a lovely conversation,it reflects the friendship of u both .
Insights from Imtiaz are so inspiring. Thanks Roshan, great interview
Waiting for Imtiaz ali directorial film with beautiful organic and no autotuned music album like jab we met, rockstar and GOOD PRESENTATION OF SIMPLE STORIES.🥰🥰💯💞 waiting eagerly for Imtiaz ali's magic
What a treat my Senior from Hindu Hostel Roshan and my buddy Imtiaz....god bless you
Downloaded this forever
My generation has seen you and then also heard you on Radio, great journey!
Its like listening to Javed Akhtar.... Wisdom with Simplicity. Nice talk. Also, he has some charm on his face beyond the age factor (though its not much) ... You smile when he smiles.
Wow Roshan abbas. Remember him from family fortune days. Nice to see him after long.
Wow nicely done and new perspectives discussed ❤
Long time, Roshan Abbas! Good to see good ol' cool "boys" back from the day on screen again. Liked and subbed, already! Can't afford missing on your pods! Wishing you the very best. ✌
Big fan of Roshan sir! so good to see him start something here on youtube ❤. Great interview BTW
Great to see you in the place you impact best Roshan. Bless you buddy
This was superb! It's the most in depth interview of a creative person, of the creative process. Imbibed so much! It's over an hour long but I could have easily watched another hour. Superb!
We are so glad to hear that!! Episodes with people like Ankur Tewari, Kubbra Sait, and more are coming up, hope you find them equally interesting!
I see Roshan Abbas and i am hooked, it would be a magical podcast if you can bring Shahrukh and not SRK to the podcast and speak from his Fauji days to DDLJ. This phase of his life has always kept me intrigued to know.
I like watching your videos , because I can relate to you , as a fellow Lucknowite and also because I am an Ex Martinian.
Good one. Very interesting
Hello Abbas Sir , I just want to tell you that I am also an Ex Martinian . 2011 batch. 😊
Amazing. Was so much waiting for this. My icon in discussion with my fav director . Thanks Roshan for doing this. So engaging.
Thank you so much for listening!
Hello, Roshan Abbas, good to see you hosting a show again after ages.
Lots of love and best wishes 🌼
Very excited for chamkila 💯
Such a wonderful episode! I want to say so much about it but where to begin?
Chalo, in no particular order. Also, I've watched it only once, I will watch it atleast a couple of times more.
The work ethic of the creator. Imtiaz tells about how he would write, 12 to 16 hours every day, and then not even keep it or use it. I got a sense of how he lost his ego and became only his writing. Can someone else do it? Can I do it? I don't know. But I'm sure as heck going to find it a shot. Such an inspiring thing!
The sense of childlike wonder that permeates everything he says. Like a toddler who's been given some very ordinary thing - a pen or visiting card that it doesn't even know is not a toy - and which it can gaze at and turn around for a long time, getting lost in it. Another characteristic of the artist, I think, to see things without feeling compelled to dismiss them
The joy at realising that a lot of what Rumi said had occurred to him in his own thoughts and he could identify with them instantly. A mind that has spent long, long, hours thinking about things without any purposefullness
Observing people. I had occassion to do this on a recent train trip to a rural place. No signal meant I couldn't put myself into the phone and I ended up observing so much. A mother and her grown up son. The son evidently teasing his mother about something. She feigning anger but you know she's smiling. The father sitting a little away, reading a newspaper. Aloof, yet listening. A little live painting of love. I solemnly promised myself I wouldn't look at phones when I travel.
Tldr - loved it!
We've surrendered to this zaika of Interaction and it has taken us to places with you. Wonderful ❤😄
Imtiaz sir is within an era what a guy , he’s truly blessed with something different I wish I would have also blessed like him & the things are wihich connects me to Imtiaz sir like mountains, Kashmir ,Travel & a lot more oh god it’s miracle ♥️🔱 Even I cannot express it in words it’s like ‘Jo v main kehna chahu Barbad kare alfaz mere ‘
Imtiaz Ali ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Roshan Abbas is ❤️!
First time i liked a video in first 20 seconds. 2 amazing artists❤
It took me back to my college days, and Roshan Abbas coming from o JMC for a festival and all girls going crazy over him
One of the finest filmmakers
Why has it taken me so long to discover Roshan Abbas here? Absolutely loved this interaction. Almost all achievements are a discovery as one goes along. “To be able to surrender is the biggest achievement.”
I thought the same...I loved him since Mastercard Family fortunes...
Either you are too young or too old to miss Roshan Abbas (and Mini Mathur, Nikhil Chinappa etc) when Satellite TV was picking up in India in 90's
@@Ujjwalis you missed the word ‘here’ in my question. Also it is obvious I know of Roshan. Read it again.
This is probably my first ever comment on TH-cam but i had to!
What a podcast Roshan. It's as if I'm sitting in a drawing room listening to two intellectual bachpan ke dost.
Thank you so much, it's wonderful to hear this from you!!
Excellent 👌
One of best podcast ❤
I can hear Imtiaz sir talk all day ❤❤
Wow ❤
I really really really love this human man
Couldnt sleep all night after wat hing this roshan sir a great intiative on this stumble concept hope you remember me ❤ this was so informative and creative. Every person related to any art should definitely watch this videooo
I remember working with him for Pan Bahar ad with Fardeen khan and Feroze Khan. We had Provided Certain Elements and a open top car and Production guy was not paying us for two shifts and Imtiyaz sir got involved and convinced us that the producer won't pay and Production guy will have to pay from the pocket. The way he explained we just let go. Story teller for a reason
Very nice podcast
Lovely
Can hear him for hrs.. once a I Imtiaz Ali Fan, Always a Imtiaz Ali Fan...
Can someone ask how can we get his directors commentary movies like earlier it use to come in DVD need them of his last few releases
Sufiness of this man❤
Kaga re kaga song:
Baba Farid.
just learned about him: a legendary poet from 1100 AD
👍👍👍
❤
What a pleasant man you're Imtiaz!
Also loved Roshan Abbas composure.. Great interview.. We want more like this..
Both these legends are graduate of Hindu College, Delhi University
Imtiaz is GOAT❣️🛐
Same path❤❤i m struggling filmmaker ❤️
Why didn’t you add Jab we met on the title coz that’s a great movie
Abbas Sir , if I may ask you that how is your mother , as you mentioned in an interview that she had a major health issue pre covid.
Aaj kal naw to be able to surrender is the biggest art🙏🙏❤❤
Don't know if you're still following comments on this video, but one free bit of advice...Replace #imtiazali with the words "Imtiaz Ali". I was looking for an interview with the man and this video was so far down the search results I almost didn't find it. Just better SEO.
Would have been a shame, because this is such a stellar video! Always been a huge Roshan Abbas fan, ab Imtiaz Sir ki bhi ho gyi!
Love Tamasha
I hope you talk about Mecca 1993 😀
Opposite of vicious 1
Virtuous cycle 1:19:36
kudoos
‘Virtuous Cycle’ - Antonym for vicious cycle.
-Courtesy Siri
Roshan Bhai, I adore your work but discussions are too long after seeing and enjoying at 1.5 x mode too. Make it little short as it's gas to be very particular and special talk. I am from Chandni Chowk, Delhi 6 now settled in Bangalore. Pls, try
Thank you for this feedback! We will keep it in mind for future episodes!
vicious cycle ka opposite should be 'Self fulfilling prophecy'. in this context.
Yesss, we also learnt later that Virtuous Cycle is a beautiful opposite term of vicious cycle!
20:16. 1:12:42 1:21:06
People bitck about Mumbai yet would die to live there..
Virtuous cycle
The Hindu Entertainers❤️
Add English subtitles
Lovely interview , but Ali has got so repetitive in his last few outings ...hope he discovers his touch 😊 soonest
12/12/2023
Why even mention John? ...... and nothing on Ranbir..... ??
Roshan Abbas= Suresh Menon
I think u meant virtuous cycle
रोशन जी आपने अभी अभी मोहित मिश्रा का नाम लिया, क्या यह वही मोहित मिश्रा है जिनके पिताजी का नाम एम एन मिश्रा था, लखनऊ में जिनकी स्पीडोमीटर बनाने की फैक्ट्री थी, मोहित ने शायद फिलीपींस से एमबीए किया था आजकल कहीं बाहर ही हैं,
अपने मोहित की फाइनेंसियल हेल्प भी की थी मोहित ने मुझे बताया था
Sab tan the entire body
47:07 the character’s name was?
He said Steely Dan , I think it's meant to be a joke, though, because of John Abraham's physique!
Very overrated director. His shelf life is over.
Sunny deol is most senior actor.
Tameez sey tho baat karo. Jab wo top pey they tum tab pet main they. Tum sab delhi walo ko Maa baap tameez nahi sikhatey. Shahrukh bhi batameez Hai
Tera jija h kya Sunny
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