Episodes

  • Pankaj Tripathi

    Pankaj Tripathi

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 1
    Jan 17 2020

    In Episode 1, Pankaj Tripathi describes his journey from a small village in Bihar to becoming one of Bollywood’s most sought-after actors. He is proof that fairy tales can come true. Pankaj describes how working in the fields with his father helped him to become a better actor, his unique love story and how he continues to evolve as an artist and a human being.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Taapsee Pannu

    Taapsee Pannu

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 2
    Jan 17 2020
    At the age of 22, Taapsee Pannu, an engineering student from Delhi moved to Hyderabad and became an actor. She had never done a film before. She didn’t know Telugu either. Still, Taapsee managed to deliver hits and work in multiple languages. In this episode, Taapsee speaks about the difficulty of being an outsider, surviving flops and why she doesn’t seek the approval of her contemporaries.
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    48 mins
  • Diljit Dosanjh

    Diljit Dosanjh

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 3
    Jan 17 2020
    Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh recounts his incredible journey, which began when he started singing at the local Gurudwara when he was only seven. In this episode, Diljit speaks about his long struggle, his success as Hindi cinema’s first turbaned hero and how he continues to forge his own path.
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    51 mins
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 4
    Jan 17 2020
    It’s hard to imagine now but once upon a time, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was such a timid artist that he couldn’t tell a theatre director that he wanted work. He was a skinny, hesitant actor who told himself not to dream of anything more than the small roles he got. His struggle was so long and so hard that he had come to believe that he would never get what he deserved. In this episode, one of India’s most talented actors tells us about his harrowing journey and why talent ultimately triumphs.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Neena Gupta

    Neena Gupta

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 5
    Jan 17 2020
    Neena Gupta has never played by the rules professionally or personally. After more than 30 years of acting, she is reaping the fruits of her first Bollywood blockbuster. In this episode, she speaks candidly about her passion for acting, how she turned her career around with an Instagram post and how she finally made peace with her regrets.
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    50 mins
  • Manoj Bajpayee

    Manoj Bajpayee

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 6
    Jan 17 2020
    National-award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee was rejected by the National School of Drama not once, not twice, but three times. He was so heartbroken that he even considered suicide. In this episode, Manoj speaks about his long struggle even before he reached Mumbai, the high of Satya, the lows that followed and how he continues to reinvent himself.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Yash

    Yash

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 7
    Jan 17 2020
    One of Yash’s earliest memories is wanting to be a superstar- not an actor, but a superstar. It was an impossible dream but Yash made it come true. In this episode, listen as one of Kannada cinema’s biggest stars transports you back to tough childhood days running a provision store, his stint in theatre when he was known as an emergency actor and the conviction that allowed him to stay the course.
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    58 mins
  • Rajkummar Rao

    Rajkummar Rao

     Kissa Khwabon Ka, Episode 8
    Jan 17 2020
    When Rajkummar Rao was in college, he rode 70 kilometers from his home in Gurgaon to his acting classes in Delhi with the song Laskhya Toh Har Haal Mein Paan Hai playing on his headphones, because all he ever wanted was to be an actor. In this episode, Rajkummar shares why he will always be an acting student, how he got through the long years of auditions and struggle and how he pushed himself to shoot for Newton two days after his mother’s death.
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    43 mins