Have you always wondered how a film makes money? Are you the one in your friends group who is always talking about box office numbers? You’re curious to know what goes on, in and around a producer’s mind, surrounding the release of a film? Author & an expert on the world of entertainment business, Vanita Kohli-Khandekar will chat with producers, studio heads, trade analysts, directors - deep diving into who spends the money, who makes the money, film budgets, profits and the works

In our first episode, we sit with Nikkhil Advani and talk to him about his journey in the industry - as a filmmaker and co-founder of the extremely successful Emmay Entertainment. He shares anecdotes surrounding his experience of working on the Karan Johar directorial Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and his first film Kal Ho Naa Ho, and how he along with his sisters eventually set up his very own production house.

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00:00 - Beyond The Box Office Of Emmay Entertainment and Nikkhil Advani
00:43 - Nikkhil Advani’s infamous Kuch Kuch Hota Hai cameo
02:22 - “Dharma and YRF protect you from a Friday”
04:48 - “I shut down Warner Bros, literally”
07:08 - When and how Emmay Entertainment started
08:57 - How D-Day was born
09:58 - Nikkhil’s first few years as a Producer
11:15 - The Dharma Productions and Yash Raj Films story!
13:44 - Nikkhil takes us back on the Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham sets
18:51 - Did those experiences change Nikkhil as a creator?
22:02 - Are the Production calls different for a theatre release and an OTT release
27:02 - Are films riskier to make?
27:45 - “I’m so happy people don’t know what’s commercially good or bad”
28:55 - The Satyamev Jayate Story
30:49 - Where is Emmay right now?
34:33 - What are the challenges of this industry?
35:56 - “The Hindi Film Industry has NO UNITY”
37:53 - What will make the business NOT top heavy?
40:00 - The commendable aspects of the South Indian Industries
41:44 - The PAN INDIAN films
45:19 - Has OTT changed scenarios for films?
47:18 - “Heeramandi will break records globally”

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