Kiran Rao Interview with Anupama Chopra | Laapataa Ladies | Film Companion

In an exclusive conversation with Anupama Chopra, the Laapataa Ladies director Kiran Rao, talks about her experience of coming back into the industry after 12 long years. She discusses her process of switching between a director and producer constantly, while also striking the right note in terms of the performance of both professional and debutant actors. She shares her thoughts on being labelled as the poster girl for a modern family set-up, and her relationship with co-producer and ex-husband Aamir Khan. #KiranRao #LaapataaLadies 00:00 - Kiran Rao Interview with Anupama Chopra 00:48 - Aamir Khan’s request to Anupama Chopra 02:21 - Kiran Rao’s guardrails for the shoot of Laapataa Ladies 05:05 - How was it for Kiran to return as director after 12 years 07:52 - Balancing between performances of veterans and newcomers 10:45 - Setting up “Nirmal Pradesh” 13:41 - Using the ‘GHUNGHAT’ as a character 16:02 - Kiran’s filmmaking gurus and their influence on her 18:58 - Setting up her own production house 22:18 - Collaborating with a star as big as Aamir 23:36 - Interest surrounding her private life 26:40 - What’s next for Kiran Rao? Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - Follow Us On: About The Channel: The Film Companion is a web channel intended to promote Indian cinema through films review, interviews, discussions, video essays, and analytical compilations. It is intended primarily for the purpose of encouraging informed discussions, criticism, and review of cinema and towards such purpose, the programs use short extracts of cinematograph films, sound recording, and photographic works. These clips and extracts are of a minimal nature and the use is not intended to interfere in any manner with their commercial exploitation of the complete work by the owners of the copyright. The use of works is in compliance with the fair dealing exception provided under Sec. 52 of the Copyright Act, and we assert our use of the works under the exception provided for criticism and review.