.....मेरे अनुभवों से उभरे मेरे शब्द

Abhinav Kashyap is making waves on YouTube these days. His series of interviews are now online, and my heart goes out to this creative man. For those who don't know him, Abhinav is the younger brother of director Anurag Kashyap. He started his career in television as a writer and director, also writing a few films, but his major break came when he directed the cult classic  Dabangg  with Salman Khan, for which he was also the writer. While Abhinav may not be a household name, those of us who have worked in the Hindi film industry since the boom of television and its transition to OTT know him well (Maybe not directly, but through common acquaintances.). His recent interviews have sparked a crucial conversation, one that requires us to understand the history of the Indian entertainment industry. The Changing Landscape of Entertainment For decades, cinema was the undisputed king of Indian entertainment. Going to the movies was an event—a time-consuming and somewhat expensive eff...