Today my guest is Baradwaj Rangan. Baradwaj is a National Award winning Film Critic and the Editor-in-Chief of @GalattaPlus. He is also the author of two books 'Conversations with Mani Ratnam' and Dispatches from the Wall Corner: A Journey through Indian Cinema. Support me here https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shortcas... About Baradwaj https://twitter.com/baradwajranganhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baradwa...https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/

(00:00) Introduction (00:50)⁠ Love for writing and the movies : Early days (30:32)⁠ Star Ratings in movie reviews (38:41)⁠ Should there be an Embargo for movie reviews? (46:23)⁠ Why does India loves its movies (50:17)⁠ Is there too much content these days? (1:03:12)⁠ Mani Ratnam, favoritism and bias (1:15:44)⁠ Interviewing with Respect and Dignity (1:23:38)⁠ Who was hard to interview? (1:30:36)⁠ National Award and staying relevant in changing times (1:33:34)⁠ Conclusion