Decoding Sports Presenting, Sports for Women in India, Fanbases & Acting ft. Neha Anand | Ep 25

In this episode, we're talking to Neha Anand — she's a commercial pilot, a sports presenter for ISL, hosted the Green Carpet at the IIFA Awards, and is also an actor. We discussed breaking barriers & stereotypes in sports, how to be good at your work, the environment of a live TV vs a film set, her experience meeting her idol SRK and more. This is a must-watch episode if you're a sports fan, especially if you're a woman. 📢 Don’t forget to Like, Comment, and Share this video! Your engagement helps us bring more such content. ✅ Subscribe to Expert Talk with Bhavya Desai for more updates on our political series, and hit the bell icon to stay notified about our latest episodes. This podcast was shot on Sony A7 IV and FE 50mm F1.8 📷 Connect with us: [email protected] 📢Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/experttalkwithbhavyadesai/ X: https://www.twitter.com/ETwithBhavyaD/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/experttalkwithbhavyadesai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/experttalkwithbhavyadesai/ 📢Follow Bhavya Desai: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bhavya_desai/ X: https://twitter.com/bhavya_desai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bhavya.desai.520/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavya-desai-058652149/ 📢 Follow Neha Anand: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nehadineshanand/ X: https://x.com/nehadineshanand Timestamps: 00:01 - What’s upcoming 00:52 - About Neha Anand 02:46 - Bhavya Desai x Neha Anand begins 04:41 - What's most rewarding: Acting, modelling or anchoring? 05:27 - How lucrative is sports presenting? 05:58 - How challenging is sports presenting? 07:40 - Can you learn on the job? 09:50 - The prejudice about a woman presenter in sports 11:00 - Neha’s approach on presenting 13:05 - Does channel or broadcast team tailor and impose things? 14:15 - Presenting has changed lately 15:10 - How personality comes out in controlled environment 20:47 - Who does the Homework, the Presenter? Or the team? 25:09 - Why aren't sports other than Cricket not treated equally? 26:39 - Indians only watch international football? 27:51 - Quality of Indian football vs Worldwide 29:43 - The role of Reliance in Indian Football 30:36 - What do international players say about Indian football? 33:36 - Getting respect as a Woman in football. 35:20 - Neha’s journey to be a sports presenter 38:12 - Top 3 skills to be a good presenter 39:32 - Last Gen vs next Gen presenters 41:45 - Does acting help in presenting? 43:26 - Does acting become second nature of after a while 47:41 - Is presenting a way to get into acting? 50:27 - Which is more intimidating, live show or film set? 51:38 - Cutting the guests off on live camera 52:22 - Most memorable live TV moment 55:35 - Experience acting in “Joon” 57:45 - Mental state after shooting a film 01:05:57 - Neha’s music tastes shift 01:07:20 - IIFA's green carpet story and experience 01:11:38 - Did sport presenting help in live presenting? 01:12:38 - How does the Green Carpet work? 01:42:52 - What does a day in the life of a presenter look like? 01:16:34 - Meeting SRK, the experience 01:18:07 - Are stars intimidating? 01:18:44 - Fun memorable interactions 01:21:11 - Are shoot schedules inhumane? 01:22:43 - Structure in Sports presenting vs Awards show 01:25:19 - Getting tired, withdrawal, missing the Limelight 01:32:37 - What’s next for Neha? 01:34:15 - Final thoughts