The Story Teller - In Reel and Real Life | Level Up with Luv Podcast Ep: 04

Join us on today's episode of Level Up with Luv featuring Soham Shah, the creative genius behind brilliant films like Kaal and Luck. Discover his journey from Publicity Designer to Director as he shares insights into making Kaal. Learn about his first break in the industry and the motivation he received from Mr. Yash Johar. We discuss the evolving industry and share tips for newcomers. Stick around till the end for a fun segment and Soham Shah's thoughts on Rocky aur Rani. Follow Soham Shah Here: https://www.instagram.com/sohamshah19/ ------------------------------------- 🎧 Listen to Level Up with Luv Episodes On Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/1ifGqGHJniPhZ5jmdNJNMX?si=9c747a5e3677430b 🎧 Listen to Level Up with Luv Episodes On Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/level-up-with-luv/id1719419281 🎧 Listen to Level Up with Luv Episodes On Amazon Music. https://music.amazon.fr/podcasts/4a051be2-0d57-4211-befd-03b100a7979b/level-up-with-luv ------------------------------------- Follow Luv Israni ⤵︎ Instagram @LuvIsrrani https://www.instagram.com/luvisrrani/ Twitter @LuvIsrani https://twitter.com/luvisrani Facebook @IsraniLuv https://www.facebook.com/israniluv/ LinkedIn - Luv Israni https://www.linkedin.com/in/luvisrani/ ------------------------------------- Follow Capturing WOW: https://www.instagram.com/capturingwow/ Follow The Capturing Factory: https://www.instagram.com/thecapturingfactory/ ------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 04:07 - When Luv Meets Soham! 04:38 - Initial Steps.. 06:46 - First Work and big breaks. 08:00 - Payment Bloopers. 08:18 - Publicity Designer to Film Making. 09:39 - Assisting Karan Johar. 10:10 - Assisting Ram Gopal Varma. 10:35 - How “Kaal” Happened. 12:29 - To be a Filmmaker you should be a Storyteller ! 13:38 - What it takes to be a successful Filmmaker. 15:17 - First Big Project Challenges. 15:48 - Meeting Mr. Yash Johar 16:22 - What motivated Soham for making Kaal. 17:31 - How Soham convinced the DFO of Corbett Park. 20:05 - How Yash Johar taught me how to produce a Movie. 21:20 - How the Star Cast of Kaal came together. 22:30 - Sanjay Dutt was first choice for Kaali's Role. 23:29 - Most memorable moment of Kaal Movie. 22:30 - Challenges faced while searching for Tigers 29:42 - TVC or Big Feature Films? 30:54 - Current Projects? 31:24 - How has the Bollywood industry evolved and changed? 35:08 - Why Sher's Movie not get released? 36:36 - How can someone widen their horizon of work? 37:26 - How FilmMaker can survive in this industry? 41:00 - Importance of Formal Education 42:40 - How can new Directors get their Break? 46:16 - How important is it today for a filmmaker to be a writer? 48:13 - The Process of converting ideas into the script! 51:26 - How much does Validation help? 53:33 - Scam of selecting platforms in the 58:15 - Importance of Formal Education 59:13 - What’s Next? 01:01:07 - Thoughts on Rocky aur Rani 01:02:15 - Rapid Fire Round 01:03:32 - Outro