Podcasts by RangManch

Ep.55 Abhinay Banker: Unveiling the Artistry Behind the Curtains from 2023-07-08T12:27:40

In this captivating episode of Rangmanch, hear the enthralling theatre life of Abhinay Banker, a prominent figure in the world of performing arts.
Join us as we unlock the secrets of his the...

Ep.54 Spotlight on Jignyaa Vyas Joshi: Jeena Yahan Marna Yahan from 2023-07-02T08:55:54

On this episode of Rangmanch podcast, we shine a spotlight on the talented actor Jignyaa Vyas.

With a career spanning several notable plays, including "Welcome Zindagi" and "Aaj Jane ki z...

Ep.53 "Unveiling Artistry of Saumya Joshi: A Journey through Theater and Film from 2023-06-24T11:05:23

This week on Rangmanch, explore the remarkable career of a celebrated writer and director in the world of theater and film.
From the highly acclaimed play 'Welcome Zindagi' to the internatio...

Ep.52 Sanat Vyas&Dilip Darbar on Developing the play: Love You Daddy from 2023-06-24T10:57:21

This week on Rangmanch Podcast, Bhawna Somaaya celebrates with you listeners Father's Day as we chat with Theatre veteran Sanat Vyas & Dilip Darbar about their play Love You Daddy! Listen to...

Celebrating 50 Episodes with India's Theatre Icons! from 2023-06-06T15:56:20

Welcome to a very special episode of Rangmanch Podcast, where we commemorate our 50th episode by bringing together some of the most celebrated personalities from the Indian theatre space. Join u...

Ep.50 Exploring the Artistic Journey with Manav Kaul: Acting, Writing, Directing, and Beyond from 2023-05-27T09:13:52

Manav Kaul, a multi-talented artist known for his work in acting, writing, and directing, embraces the diverse opportunities that come his way. With a successful process in place, Manav finds jo...

Ep.49 Building an Immersive Theatre Experience ft. Pritesh Sodha from 2023-05-20T08:58:11

An MBA and now a theatre professional, Pritesh started his journey into theatre in 1999 with an amateur theatre group (Brahman Sabha Malad Kala Krida Vibhag - plays creating social awareness and...

Ep.48 Nivedita Baunthiyal's experience of cruising with Rangmanch, leading IPTA and more from 2023-05-13T11:38:01

Nivedita Baunthiyal has been associated with Hindi, English & Folk Theatre and has acted in more than 50 Hindi & English plays!
She has also acted in Folk plays/Ballads of Uttarakhan...

Ep.47 Meet the multi talented Manoj Shah who eats, breathes drama from 2023-04-29T13:08:49

Manoj Shah is known for his works in the Gujarati theatre. He has directed over 90 plays, such as one-man plays & biographical plays, in different genres.

He is known primarily for hi...

Ep.46 Vipul Mehta's journey from the Stock Market To Rangmanch from 2023-04-21T03:43:03

Vipul Mehta is a writer, producer, director on stage, films,TV, and OTT platforms. He started his career in 1986 with children plays, later moved on to intercollegiate plays and finally to profe...

Ep.45 Jaimini Pathak's ode to discovering short stories on stage from 2023-04-04T10:52:18

Jaimini Pathak is a theatre writer, producer-director, and an actor. 
He has performed at over 50 plays, and directed over 20! He's current plays include Mahadev Bhai and Laghu.

Listen...

Ep.44 Baaghi Albele and the journey of Atul Kumar from 2023-03-24T04:27:18

Atul Kumar is a theatre artist, director and heads 'The Company Theatre'`
A trained visual theatre artist, an occasional actor, and a translator, his theatre company is known for planning, an...

Ep. 43 Shikha Talsania&Prerna Chawla Shares Duo on how they became Director Duo of Dekh Behen from 2023-02-16T07:15:30

What happens when two super talented actors come together as Directors to make a play?

Meet Shikha Talsania & Prerna Chawla talk about their play - Dekh Behen which completed its 100t...

Ep.42 Savitri Medhatul on: Creating the Experimental play Lavanyavati from 2023-02-04T09:32:23

Savitri Medhatul is a Mumbai based Theatre Producer, Director and
Documentary filmmaker. She is co-founder & artistic director of Kali Billi
Productions.
She worked with Junoon ...

Ep.41 Ahana Kumra's Rangmanch Stories from 2023-01-30T12:27:42

You have known Ahana Kumra for her work in webseries, films, and TV shows, but her journey began in the theatre at Prithvi. Ahana Kumra's professional stint with theatre began with Akvarious Pro...

Ep.40 Rajit Kapur's experiments with theatre from 2023-01-19T12:18:41

Rajit Kapur is known for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1996 film, The Making of the Mahatma for which he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. Other notable roles are as the prota...

Ep.39 Prithvi Stories with Kunal Kapoor, Trustee- Prithvi Theatre from 2023-01-09T11:40:45

Prithvi Theatre in Bombay was the late Prithviraj Kapoor's platform created to nurture, grow and represent the Rangmanch community.

It was in a true sense a beacon for talent to experimen...

Ep.38 Divya Jagdale on: Recreating Shivkumar Subramaniam's Plays from 2022-12-22T15:25:51

This year we lost the very talented theatre playwright, actor-director Shivkumar Subramaniam. 
As his memoir, his wife and also super talented theatre personality Divya Jagdale along with fri...

Ep.37 How Artists Can Get More Opportunities? ft. Sonia Swaroop Choksi - CEO&Co-Founder Match My [Talent] from 2022-12-17T06:48:17

Today, many talented artists have to give up their passions because they can monetise it and find work in the field of art that compensates them properly. Filmmaker Sonia Swaroop Choksi founded ...

Ep.36 Ojas Rawal's Journey: Medical School se Rangmanch Tak from 2022-12-10T08:03:08

Ojas Rawal is an actor-writer-director in films, television and theatre.
You may spot him in plays: the serious and poetic play "Sir Sir Sarla" (drama), the hilarious laughter riot "Mera Piy...

Ep.35 Neena Kulkarni on: Reminiscing The Dubey Era, Writing and Acting in Powerful Roles on Rangmanch from 2022-11-28T12:51:37

Neena Kulkarni (neena Joshi) began her acting career in the 1970s on the Marathi professional stage and Hindi experimental stage, along with fashion shows and modeling simultaneously.
She me...

Ep.34 Talking about relations and mental health through drama ft. Sandesh Kulkarni and Amurta Subhash from 2022-11-12T10:30:35

This week on Rangmanch, Padma Shri Bhawana Somaaya is joined by the on-screen & off-screen couple - Sandesh Kulkarni & Amruta Subhash!

Amruta Subhash is an Indian actress who work...

Ep.33 Creating Dramas, Exploring and Learning Arts with Faezeh Jalali from 2022-08-10T10:42:37

Faezeh Jalali is an award-winning Indian actress, director teacher, writer, choreographer, activist, and aerialist.
After schooling at J.B. Petit, she attended Beloit College in Wisconsin, US...

Ep.32 Juhi Babbar Soni's theatre journey: Family's Support, Teaching Drama, Importance of Mother Tongue and more! from 2022-06-18T06:18:45

Juhi Babbar Soni started her Theatre journey in 1998. Like everybody else, to formally enter  Ekjute Theatre Group she too had to attend Ekjute’s annual theatre workshop and begin wit...

Ep.31 Yuki Ellias Talks About The Elephant In The Room on Rangmanch from 2022-05-23T06:53:56

Yuki Ellias is a performer, teacher, and corporate coach. She trained at the Jacques Lecoq International School of Theatre in Paris and is a trained pedagogue from the London International Schoo...

Ep.30 Actor-Director Aakash Prabhakar on pursuing passion, learnings from mentors and more! from 2022-04-29T00:30

Aakash, a Drama School Mumbai alumni, has performed over 100 shows of the plays directed by him under his company Here and Now Entertainment since 2015. In theatre, he has worked with theatre le...

Ep.29 Heeba Shah shares why Backstage is where learning begins from 2022-04-14T09:39:24

Heeba Shah got acquainted with theatre as a school-going girl. Whenever opportunity availed, Heeba was more than happy to assist backstage with Motley Group- her father Naseeruddin Shah's compan...

Ep.28 Salim Arif's shares his Rangmanch stories and experiences with Stalwarts from 2022-03-30T07:46:35

Salim Arif is an illustrious alumnus of the National School of Drama, New Delhi.
A very well-known name in the field of Indian Theatre and Films, he is currently the
Head of Department of ...

Ep.27 Celebrating Dina Pathak ft. Ratna Pathak&Supriya Pathak from 2022-03-17T02:36:37

Legendary actress Dina Pathak is best remembered for her memorable characters on screen be it Khoobsoorat or Golmaal but those who have watched her on stage, say she was mesmerising in Mena Gurj...

Ep.26 Vivaan Shah on: Backstage Stories, Learnings from Naseeruddin Shah, Becoming a Writer from 2022-03-01T12:52:22

Vivaan Shah published his first novel Living Hell in 2019 and a horror short story for the Hindu Businessline titled Entombed, and one for HT Brunch called The Reptile Kind.
He has acted in ...

Ep.25 How One Play After College Changed Ananth Mahadevan's Life from 2022-01-25T12:54:18

Ananth Mahadevan is a National Film award-winning media personality in films, television, theatre, advertising since 1980.
He has acted in over 36 theatre productions with over 3000 performan...

Ep.24 Gajraj Rao shares his Rangmanch stories, experiments with OTT, and how was KBC's hot seat from 2022-01-12T06:46

Gajraj Rao is is a multimedia actor visible on all platforms and ad filmmaker who began his acting journey with theatre in 1988. He is one of the founding members of the renowned theatre group A...

Ep.23 Akarsh Khurana shares his experiences of working with diverse visual mediums from 2021-12-21T13:11

Akarsh Khurana is an Indian director, writer, and actor, son of actor Akash Khurana, who is critically acclaimed for writing and directing various shows.
His notable works are TVF Tripling (...

Ep.22 Shreyas Talpade shares the secret behind his OTT venture Nine R s from 2021-07-08T13:40:02

Artist, Actor, Producer, Director, and an Entrepreneur, Shreyas Talpade is popularly recognized as an Indian actor, who appears in Marathi and Hindi films. He, however, began his journey as a th...

Ep.21 The Empress of Gujarati theatre Meenal Patel talks about the transition from the golden era to the new age of theatre from 2021-06-03T13:10

Meenal Patel is quite literally the empress of Gujarati Theatre. Her fans squeal in delight everytime she is on the stage, and writers and directors are promoted to a new pedestal when she affir...

Ep.20 Preeta Mathur Thakur of ANK Studios talks about the influencers in her life from 2021-05-14T11:49

Preeta Mathur Thakur has been working on the Hindi Theatre Stage for the last 30 years. With about 4000 shows of more than 50 plays behind her, Preeta has a large and varied experience to draw f...

Ep.19 Bhamini Oza Gandhi shares her rangmanch stories from 2021-04-22T10:32:11

Bhamini Oza has explored a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. Her experience by far has been the epitome of versatility. Being an active part of the theatre world for over 2...

Ep.18 Annup Sonii shares his learnings and experiences from NSD and working in all visual mediums from 2021-04-15T10:52:53

On Rangmanch, Annup Sonii joins Bhawana Somaaya to share his journey from Rajasthan to the prestigious National School Of Drama to one of the most popular crime series - Crime Patrol. 

Ep.17 Veteran theatre, tv, and film director Ramesh Talwar shares his theatre experiences from 2021-03-25T06:48:13

Ramesh Talwar is an Indian film, theatre, television and film director, co-producer and actor. Talwar began his career as a child artist in Love In Simla, Dhool Ka Phool & Phool aur Kaliyan&...

Ep.16 Seema Pahwa talks about her love for acting&her experiments in theatre from 2021-02-10T06:54:10

Seema Pahwa rose to prominence for her role of Badki in the popular Doordarshan soap opera Hum Log (1984-1985). As a theatre actor she worked with Delhi-based theatre group Sambhav, before movin...

Ep.15 Shernaz Patel shares her journey of 35 years in the theatres from 2021-01-19T10:32

Shernaz Patel has been part of English theatre in India for the past 35 years.
Over these years she has played leading roles in many milestone plays, the most recent include The Mirror Crack...

Ep.14 Award-Winning theatre stalwart Atul Tiwari talks about bridging cultural gaps with theatre from 2020-11-30T11:28:09

Atul Tiwari is an award-winning script-writer, theatre director and
museum maker with experience of about 35 years.
In this episode, he talks about his productions, having a repertoire of ...

Ep.13 Writer-Director Feroz Abbas Khan talks about the importance of a platform like the Prithvi Theatre from 2020-11-17T11:43

Feroz Abbas Khan is a film & theatre writer and director, years ago when Prithvi Theatre was launched in Mumbai. Mr. Khan was the first artistic & festival director appointed at Prithvi....

Ep.12 The Magician of Theatre Makarand Deshpande Talks About His Life On Rangmanch from 2020-10-26T13:36:14

Makarand Deshpande is an Indian stage and film actor, writer, and director. Well known and much loved for his unique voice in his plays, Makarand has acted in, written, and directed fifty full l...

Ep.11 Supremely Talented Ratna Pathak Shah Talks About Her Love For The Drama, Learnings And More from 2020-10-12T17:56

Ratna Pathak Shah has been active in professional theatre for almost 40 years. Some of her significant plays include The Lesson, Silence Court In Session, Don Juan In Hell, and more.

She ...

Ep.10 Two Time National Award-winning actor Neena Gupta shares, how theatre has been responsible for her acting prowess from 2020-09-15T05:27

Neena Gupta is a two time National Award-winning actor, filmmaker, producer, and television personality. She has an MA in Sanskrit from Delhi University and a gold medal winner in theatre from t...

Ep.9 Satish Kaushik shares his kahani and the fond memories on Rangmanch from 2020-07-26T12:34

Cinegoers remember Satish Kaushik as the actor who made them laugh. His college friends remember him as a performer who grabbed the spotlight.

When he assisted directors, they loved his c...

Ep.8 Actor, Singer, Playwright Ila Arun takes the listeners on trip to the Rangmanch during Lockdown from 2020-06-05T09:01:04

Ila Arun shares her experiences of how she got introduced to theatre, her learnings from the stalwarts of the Rangmanch.

She is the organizer of the ‘Ibsen Theatre Festival’ w...

Ep.7 The Javeda team talks about the conflict between Love&Religion from 2020-05-15T16:15

Javeda, is a play about the beautiful conflict between Mohabbat and Mazhab. Set in Mumbai, between the era of 1992-93, during the infamous Hindu - Muslim riots, a love story came into existence....

Ep.6 National award-winning filmmaker Gopi Desai talks about the world of Gujarati Rangmanch from 2020-04-17T07:23

Gopi Desai is a veteran filmmaker and actor and in this episode, she talks about going back on the rangmanch after 20 years in the play Bhartiben Bhula Padya.
She also talks with Bhawana Soma...

Ep.5 Sanjana Kapoor and Sameera Iyengar: Junoon Times from 2020-04-08T09:05

Listen How Junoon was born, blossomed, nourished. The story of a dream

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Ep.4 Alternative Space Project Talks About How They Created The Platform Play - AKSARIYAT AKLIYAT from 2020-03-26T08:19

This week on Rangmanch, Bhawana Somaaya chats with the young team of  Alternative Space Project on their platform play -  AKSARIYAT AKLIYAT.

Ep.3 Shailja Kejriwal Talks About Expanding Dramas To The Digital Landscape with Zee Theatre from 2020-03-12T13:09

Shailja Kejriwal is the brain behind the much-talked K Series  on television. She introduced Pakistani talent to India and also launched Zindagi channel. Kejriwal discusses refashioning of ...

Ep.2 Actor-Director Rupesh Tillu Shares His Story From Remote Suburb of Mumbai To Sweden from 2020-03-05T05:12:30

This week on Ep.Log Media's podcast Rangmanch, Bhawana Somaaya chats with actor-director-producer Rupesh Tillu.

He has an inspirational journey of starting from a remote suburb of Mumbai ...

RangManch Trailer from 2020-02-09T16:04

All the world is a stage and all of us actors said Shakespear many decades ago and today all the spiritual gurus are saying the same thing. That universe unfolds a drama and all of us play our part...

RangManch Trailer from 2020-02-09T16:04

All the world is a stage and all of us actors said Shakespear many decades ago and today all the spiritual gurus are saying the same thing. That universe unfolds a drama and all of us play our part...