The #LaapataaLadies director, #KiranRao speaks to Sudhir Srinivasan about her film, its themes, and characters, the current state of Hindi films, the originality of regional cinema, and more at the Mumbai Dialogues event organised by The New Indian Express

0:13 - 1:12 Introduction
1:13 - 2:23 Kiran opens up about real stories in Hindi cinema
2:24 - 8:58 About authentic stories vs popular entertainment, and audience preferences
9:00 - 11:20 Kiran reveals her favourite genres
11:21 - 18:25 Kiran explains the long gap between her two features and discusses these films
18:26 - 27:01 Kiran discusses the impact of women in relation to her film
27:02 - 29:44 About patriarchy in relation to the corrupt cop character
29:45 - 31:31 Kiran explains her decision to treat the film through a comical lens
31:32 - 34:23 Kiran on what she likes about storytelling without the usual commercial compromises
34:24 - 36:50 On the categorisation of films as being made for OTT vs theatres
36:51 - 39:00 Kiran's views about what the trend of releasing old films says about the quality of current Hindi cinema
39:01 - 43:47 Kiran on her casting considerations, her plans of a Laapataa Ladies sequel, and the film's release in Japan
43:48 - 56:00 Kiran responds to audience questions

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