Cancelled to Crowned with Sohini

Long, honest conversations with people who have been through something. 13 episodes.

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Arjun Rampal — A career that nearly ended several times over, and what it takes to keep going when the industry says you're finished.

Every conversation

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01 Arjun Rampal How Arjun Rampal Survived The Worst Times In Bollywood A career that nearly ended several times over, and what it takes to keep going when the industry says you're finished. 1:18:00 → 02 Kunal Kohli A Bollywood Director's Greatest Comeback On losing everything and building it back, and the particular loneliness of being a director in between projects. 1:13:35 → 03 Dr. Kersi Chavda The Silent Battle of India's Top Psychiatrist A conversation between two mental health professionals about the strain of doing this work, and how to keep your own mind intact. 1:11:14 → 04 Sahil Salathia The Story of Breaking Stereotypes & Staying Real On being the only one of his kind in a room, and why staying soft is a deliberate choice rather than a weakness. 1:02:58 → 05 Rhea Chakraborty Candid with Rhea Chakraborty | Truth, Trauma and Transformation On public scrutiny, private pain, and refusing to be a victim of other people's narratives. 1:12:13 → 06 Sonam Chhabra From Slums to Stardom: The Story of Pain & Power On ambition, resentment, and what it costs to become what you said you wanted. 56:08 → 07 Abhay Deol Abhay Deol Opens Up | Bollywood Secrets & Untold Stories The parts of a star's life that never make it into the tabloids, told at length. 1:22:20 → 08 Uorfi Javed Judged, Not Broken: Surviving Bollywood & Self On being publicly judged daily, and the discipline it takes to not let it become a self-definition. 58:32 → 09 Sudhanshu Pandey Four Years of Darkness, One Unbreakable Comeback On losing a year to depression, and what the first day back actually felt like. 1:00:51 → 10 Porus & Prayag Self-Worth, growth, kindness and healing Two artistic brothers on kindness as a practice, and how creative work holds you together. 1:13:57 → 11 Major Prajakta Surrendered, Not Defeated: Choosing Strength On surrender that is not defeat — what it takes to keep going inside a demanding life. 1:05:20 → 12 Akshat Gupta Akshat Gupta's Truth | Struggle, Love & Comeback On a public breakup, public criticism, and staying honest through both. 1:06:28 → 13 H. S. Prannoy The Journey of a Champion Who Inspired a Nation On being written off before he ever played, and the long road back to a national title. 48:18 →

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