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 showrunnerThe 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 HollywoodThe future of OTT: How success has let him stop chasing validationDark characters & moral responsibility: Why showing consequences matters more than appeasing criticsWorking across LA, Telugu industry & Hindi cinema: A truly pan-Indian (and global) creatorCinema as history: Why understanding society is essential to telling real storiesAgainst flag-waving, for quiet rebellion: How he navigates censorship with craft “We are not idols. We’re craftsmen.”And much more.Presentation and editing: Sudhish Kamath Published – June 02, 2025 06:31 pm IST