Watch: Suparn Verma on wokeness, dark stories and quiet dissent: Inside Man
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Sudhish Kamath
Bollywood’s genre-chameleon speaks!
From Rana Naidu and The Trial to Banda and The Family Man, Suparn Verma has become a defining voice in Indian streaming.
In this exclusive interview with Sudhish Kamath for The Hindu, Suparn opens up on Inside Man Episode 2:
The creative grind: From journalist to screenwriter to showrunner
The woke lens vs. storytelling freedom: Can gray characters still survive cancel culture?
The identity of Indian cinema: Why it’s NOT fair to compare it to Hollywood
The future of OTT: How success has let him stop chasing validation
Dark characters & moral responsibility: Why showing consequences matters more than appeasing critics
Working across LA, Telugu industry & Hindi cinema: A truly pan-Indian (and global) creator
Cinema as history: Why understanding society is essential to telling real stories
Against flag-waving, for quiet rebellion: How he navigates censorship with craft
“We are not idols. We’re craftsmen.”
And much more.
Presentation: Sudhish Kamath
Music: Ivan Avakian
Published – June 02, 2025 06:31 pm IST
