The Hollywood Reporter India’s Series Roundtable 2025, hosted by Suchin Mehrotra, brings together five of Indian streaming’s most compelling performers for a candid conversation about craft, career, and the evolving landscape of long-form storytelling. The panel features Zahan Kapoor (Black Warrant), Amit Sial (The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case), Pratik Gandhi (Scam 1992), Huma Qureshi (Maharani), and Tillotama Shome (Paatal Lok) as they discuss everything from the worst advice they’ve received to how they approach playing real-life characters. Suchin guides the conversation through deeply personal revelations about process, the pressure of expectations after breakout roles, and the unique challenges of returning to beloved characters across multiple seasons.
The actors share insights on finding humanity in their performances, with Pratik explaining his meticulous approach to playing multiple age groups, Zahan recounting his journey from theatre to streaming stardom, and Huma reflecting on four seasons of political drama. Tillotama speaks movingly about the rituals that help her embody characters like Meghna Barua, while Amit discusses breaking free from typecasting. The roundtable culminates in a hopeful discussion about the future of Indian entertainment, with each actor finding reasons for optimism despite industry upheaval—from the success of small-budget regional films to the kinship they share as storytellers navigating an evolving medium.
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Worst career advice they received
09:37 Moments projects felt truly special
19:15 Character rituals and physical preparation
26:13 Approach to biopics and real people
35:00 Maharani’s unexpected massive success story
40:47 Portraying spies without the glamour
46:30 Breaking out of typecasting patterns
49:06 Exploring different dynamics and characters
56:08 Balancing different dimensions of the character
59:05 Actors venturing into film production
1:04:11 When their careers really shifted
1:16:12 Finding hope amid industry challenges
1:24:56 Closing remarks
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Why pratik is looking yellow ????
It’s most likely due to foundation/makeup not matching his natural skin tone, and lighting makes it more noticeable.
This is actually a very nice Roundtable! After a very long time
Amit Sial is to Sony Liv what Radhika Aapte is to Netflix😂😂😂
My goodness Pratik explains things so well, one of the best speakers in Bollywood period, i always end up learning things from his interviews!
So true thats what I noticed as well.. ..
Huma and Tillotama ❤
I can relate to tilotima but the reality of life is u can complain or bring the change.
I want a listener like Tilotama next to me. Phir toh life set hai ♥️
Itne ache actors view 40000 ap qpne interview english se hinglish kardo
1:19:47 Laalo has now crossed 111Cr
I can never get used to Suchin’s 1.5x speed