Ep. 666: feat. Ratna Pathak Shah

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great Ratna Pathak Shah, actress and theatre director, to talk about her love for the theatre, growing up in green rooms of theatres and rehearsal spaces in Mumbai, her mother being a theatre and film actress as well, English theatre and plays in Mumbai back in the day and even now, and lots more. Ratna also talks about being inspired from Hindi and Marathi plays, the shortcomings of Gujarati theatre, regressive sayings on the wall of her school, aggressive policing, COVID vaccination drives and India exporting vaccines, the moment Ratna knew she was going to be an actor, doing a monologue on 'Jhansi Ki Raani', the worst actors she has ever worked with, stage acting versus film acting, audience members talking on the phone during play performances, Zakir Hussain's reaction to a phone going off in the audinece during his show, and tons more. Tune in for an extremely frank interview with one of the greats of Indian theatre and cinema. Subscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: Cyrus Broacha You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected] Don't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha) In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussays You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.