Anupama Chopra sits down with Yami Gautam and Emraan Hashmi for an in-depth conversation about their latest film, a gripping courtroom drama inspired by the landmark 1985 Shah Bano case. Yami and Emraan discuss their approach to choosing impactful roles over conventional lead parts, drawing inspiration from iconic performances like Dame Judi Dench’s Oscar-winning eight-minute role. The actors reflect on the evolution of their careers, with Emraan addressing his “serial kisser” image with humor and honesty, while Yami shares her philosophy of seeking original scripts that challenge the status quo.
The conversation takes a nostalgic turn as Anupama, Yami, and Emraan explore the changing landscape of Bollywood music, from lip-sync songs to modern montages, and the shift in cinema’s emotional bandwidth post-2014. Yami opens up about her husband Aditya Dhar’s upcoming directorial venture, while both actors share their personal top films including classics like Sholay and Smita Patil’s iconic performances. This candid discussion offers rare insights into the craft, choices, and convictions that drive two of Hindi cinema’s most versatile performers.
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00:00 Introduction
04:01 Approach to Scripts – Solo Leads vs Ensemble Casts
08:26 Taking Creative Risks Between Commercial Films
13:18 Evolving as Actors – From Debut to Present
18:42 Breaking Stereotypes and Reinventing Image
23:35 Working with Directors and Creative Chemistry
28:14 The Business Side – Box Office vs Creative Satisfaction
33:47 Social Media and Public Perception
38:29 Validation, Awards, and Audience Connection
44:47 The Evolution of Songs in Bollywood Cinema
48:10 Upcoming Projects – Dhoom Dhaam Discussion
51:07 IMDb Watchlist Segment
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Climax should have been slow, and rest of the movie should have been fast
Apart from this, it’s a very good theatrical watch
Brilliant movie! Yami and Emraan were amazing!
33:30 its not true. there were several Tamil films from black & white times where women played the main part, where star heros did a cameo role in a female dominated subject. its bollywood that was slow to bestow women equal stature
Chal be kuch bhi. South Indian people are more obsessed with hero worship than any other part of India. How many people were died after Jayalalithaa death. You put such s big hoarding of cricketers, film star & after that poured milk on their cut out. Even there is a temple of rajnikant & modi
Yami is far more clear on what she does! Anupama is ranting. She is struggling to ask the right question. Both Emran and Yami out perform dumb Anupama .
Yami gave back in a very subtle manner to Anupama. This lady deserves it as she is extremely biased.
How has Imran gone so white??? Yami is awesome..she carried HAQ.
So anupama is basically triggered because of yami, anupama probably is an attention seeker, and now that a succesful director’s wife is also a succesful actress, and she wasn’t, it makes her feel insecure, anupama and her husband sort of had a monopoly on some way. Finally I hope a honest and genuine power couple like yami and aditya will destabilize this monopoly
Both of you deserve all awards including national awards for haq this year❤❤❤❤
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The comment section won ❤
And Yami! What a personality she is- talented, confident, beautiful.