Avinash Tiwary on Laila Majnu’s Cult Return & Playing the Ultimate Villain in O'Romeo | Ep 23 From the heartbreak of Laila Majnu to the gritty madness of Vishal Bhardwaj’s O’Romeo, Avinash Tiwary has seen it all. In Episode 23 of Bombay Film Story, he sits down with Mayank Shekhar to map out his incredible journey. Avinash reveals the "Kashmir Café" story—the grassroots movement that turned a 2018 box-office struggle into a 2024/25 cult phenomenon. He also gives us a masterclass on playing a villain, explaining how his character Jalal in O’Romeo draws inspiration from legendary icons like Mogambo and Langda Tyagi. 

In this episode of Sit with Hitlist, the maverick filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recounts the chaotic journey of making his latest film, Kennedy. He reveals how a chance encounter with Francis Ford Coppola changed his perspective on "masterpieces" and why he believes the current streaming era is killing complex storytelling.