In Conversation with Decade Defining Actors | Film Companion

In a big Film Companion exclusive, we get 8 actors from across the country who featured on our Best Of The Decade list. Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vijay Sethupathi, Vijay Devarakonda, and Parvathy Thiruvothu tell us about the biggest risks they have taken, the impact of social media on their careers, and what they love most about each others' craft!

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Location Courtesy: Soho House Mumbai
A club for the creative community and hotel in Juhu, the space is equipped with bedrooms, club spaces, rooftop pool, cinema, and gym including stand-alone restaurants - Cecconi's and The Allis café. (www.sohohousemumbai.com)

Also read Anupama Chopra's experience on shooting this roundtable: https://www.filmcompanion.in/my-movie...

00:00 - Introducing the guests
00:48 - Mentor Aditya Chopra's advice to Ranveer Singh.
04:25 - The courage to portray entirely different characters in today's time
06:51 - Vijay Sethupathi's playing the character of Shilpa in Super Deluxe
09:30 - Ranveer & Ayushmann Khurrana talking about taking risks
11:08 - Deepika Padukone believes female actors have always taken risks
13:33 - Alia Bhatt on making a good film for the audience
15:45 - The 'Ayushmann' genre
18:23 - Parvathy Thiruvothu on how films affected the audiences' personal life
21:00 - Manoj Bajpayee on making a good film first and then hoping it to become a hit
23:46 - Alia Bhatt on being a selfish actor
25:46 - Parvathy Thiruvothu on performance, Arjun Reddy, Kabir Singh and Joker.
28:10 - Vijay Devarakonda on justifying roles to himself that he works on, like Arjun Reddy
31:40 - "Message will never carry the entertainment, entertainment will always carry message."
33:34 - Deepika on the influence of cinema & cricket on Indians
35:37 - Alia Bhatt & Vijay Sethupathi on the toxicity of social media
38:25 - Being himself on social media comes naturally to Ayushmann
39:09 - Vijay Devarakonda on using social media to say what he wants to
40:08 - Parvathy talks about her digital detox
41:23 - Ranveer on depicting real pain onscreen
43:52 - Deepika on how other professionals aren't questioned about their process
44:57 - Ayushmann & Manoj on not to over prepare
46:35 - Ayushmann asks Vijay Sethupathi about his acting process
48:06 - Alia believes that her acting process always changes
50:47 - Vijay Deverakonda hates that audience sees BTS of a film
51:16 - Vijay Sethupati, Vijay Devarakonda & Parvathy on the biggest fear about Hindi Cinema.
57:56 - The actors on taking advice from any Indian actor, alive or dead.
1:10:58 - Vijay Devarakonda & Ranveer on how they'd like to use the power they have.
1:15:13 - Manoj on the co-existence of all kinds of cinema.

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