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Chandan Arora

Chandan Arora

Indian film editor and director

Jun 30, 2026

HimanshuHOST
16:07
Um, how do you bring in this, such an important, you know, historical, uh, moment in the city's, uh, lifeline?
16:14
So, so, uh, I mean, what we've tried to sort of see is that there was, while this situation was so fragile, there was somebody else who was trying to just make the most out of it, take advantage of a fragile situation and let it burst into flames, flames.
16:32
It was not about any religion, or it was not about any political thing.
16:36
It was just about an opportunist, uh, villain who was, who was waiting to see what would happen if this happens and if, if, you know, Malwani burns, then he's going to be able to extend his power into, uh, doing whatever he wants to do.
16:51
So it was somewhere it was also to, to sort of show that, and also to actually, if you go down and see the fabric of the city where everybody is, um, back then was so, s- was sort of united by, uh, the, uh, lack of opportunity or the, the, um, angst of trying to achieve something or not being able to achieve it or, uh, even, um...
17:18
So, so it was, it w- Bombay has been a city where, you know, sort of everybody has looked out for each other.
17:24
They say that it doesn't matter whether you're getting off a Mercedes-Benz or you're getting off a local train.

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HimanshuHOST
34:33
And as somebody who is able to see that, you know, he's good at something, but, you know, this is not really his ticket, um, in life, you know? And that same distinction, I think Surya struggles with, right? Uh, that, uh, Chandra is able to make for himself.

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