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The Creative Indians_Season 4_Part 1 (Netflix)

Updated: Sep 13, 2021



Continuing from season 3 (check related posts) it is time to watch season 4. Here is a continued list of what I learned from episodes 1-7 of season 4 of Creative Indians, a show on Netflix.


Episode 1: Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Actor


1. Play with usual camera lenses

2. Execute what you imagine

3. Bring you passion to where you live

4. Leave home to learn more

5. Start small – enjoy the minor jobs

6. There is no talent – practice is king

7. Seek training

8. Realism is a thought process

9. Delivery in dialogue is an exercise

10. Mimic experts during practice

11. Find a mentor

12. Be open to honest feedback

13. Location can affect mood

14. Sometimes meeting expectation can be good

15. Change your mindset with each new opportunity

16. Embrace your uniqueness & special qualities

17. Try the opposite of what you like

18. Challenge you critics

19. Discover who you are

20. Develop a process



Episode 2: Dibakar Banerjee – Film Maker


1. Past works can be embarrassing

2. You don’t need to know why to get started

3. Your joy should be different with each project

4. Study the experts

5. Experimentation can lead to success

6. There is a limit to ego

7. Question pre-existing notions

8. Critique tradition

9. Take a lens to society

10. Determine an age group you want to appeal to

11. Money can give you social power

12. Frames should focus on character

13. Script should go through the genre

14. Language can determine class systems

15. Be grateful of where you are born

16. Understand your privilege



Episode 3: Imtiaz Ali – Film Maker


1. Do what you do well

2. Tell truths, be honest, take responsibility

3. Evoke splendor

4. Cinema can influence behavior

5. Tell stories to many people

6. Even if you are good sometimes you still don’t get in

7. Art has many avenues

8. Take an interest in people

9. Be open to letting go

10. Listen well

11. Amit when you don’t know

12. Be open to options

13. Seek communication on different platforms

14. Old doesn’t die it transforms

15. Your audience is smart

16. Take your chances



Episode 4: Radhika Apte – Actor


1. Do what you like when you were little

2. Overcome the dangers

3. Your hard work will be rewarded

4. Take inspiration from your personal life

5. Have empathy and faith

6. Develop discipline and patience

7. Know when to do research

8. Choose one to focus on out of many

9. You carry your emotions with you

10. Connect with people

11. Develop an idea

12. Work on projects that align with your values

13. Keep trying

14. Have realistic goals



Episode 5: Boman Irani – Actor


1. Retirement is a myth

2. Cinema is a great influence

3. Go on instinct

4. Make you hobby your passion

5. Fame doesn’t need to be your happiness goal

6. The bigger the antagonist the bigger the protagonist

7. Apply excitement when you work

8. Dig deeper for motives of behavior

9. Be a different human being with each new project

10. Work is enriching yourself as an artist

11. Concentrate on yourself & work

12. Resect writers

13. Fame can stop you from learning

14. Learn to listen



Episode 6: Peter Cat Recording Co.


1. People discover art in different ways

2. Befriend those you admire

3. Some people come some people go

4. Accidents can create great moments

5. Experiment with different tools & genres

6. Inspiration comes from vulnerability

7. Earn enough to survive

8. Change styles

9. Enjoy what you have done

10. Don’t project jealously on the other person



Episode 7: Listening Room


1. Learn from history

2. Ask where and why?

3. Tell your own story

4. Challenge peoples’ expectations

5. Your most memorable moments are the most important

6. Create an experience

7. Be open to going anywhere

8. Present variety

9. Your parents may never understand what you do

10. Keep wondering

11. The audience may know what you like better than you

12. Don’t wait for a gatekeeper



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