The Hindu’s latest podcast offering has reporters speaking to people in the realm of cinema, about a moment, place, event, person, and/or thing that changed their life. This weekly podcast hopes to dive deep into what it took to build this current version of themselves, sharing with the rest of the world about all it means to create and create well.
Latest episodes
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29 min
Valentine’s Day special: ‘Kalyanamalai’ Mohan on wedding trends and modern love
Long before Sima Aunty and dating apps, Tamil Nadu had one matchmaker — ‘Kalyanamalai’ Mohan.From the rise of television to changing ideas of love and marriage, this OG Tamil match…
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28 min
Soundarya Rajinikanth interview | With Love | Kochadaiyaan
Soundarya Rajinikanth returns to Tamil cinema as a producer with With Love, starring Abishan Jeevinth and Anaswara Rajan. In an interview with ‘The Hindu’ for the 'This Changed my…
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47 min
How blind women in Tiruchi are weaving success | The RCBW story
For 50 years, the Rehabilitation Centre for Blind Women (RCBW) in Tamil Nadu has empowered visually impaired women through skill training. From tailoring bedspreads and weaving bas…
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12 min
Arvind Kashyap: Flying drones to shooting magnum opuses
Description: Cinematographer Arvind Kashyap, who worked in the pan-India blockbuster 'Kantara: Chapter 1', directed by Rishab Shetty, talks about his life-altering moment in The Hi…
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49 min
Dushyant Sridhar interview: On collaborations and spirituality | Margazhi
Popular vedic speaker and harikatha exponent Dushyant Sridhar is busy this Margazhi season. Through his collaboration with singers and dancers, he is blending music and storytellin…
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16 min
Ajaneesh Loknath: From 'Ulidavaru Kandante' to 'Kantara: Chapter 1', an incredible journey
Ajaneesh Loknath has had a busy 2025, with 'Kantara: Chapter 1' being his biggest project of the year. In this episode of 'This Changed My Life' podcast, the Kannada music composer…
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50 min
Suresh Krishna interview: Secrets behind Rajinikanth’s Annamalai
Director Suresh Krissna, who is known for his four films with Rajinikanth (Annamalai, Veera, Baasha and Baba) and two with Kamal Haasan (Sathya and Aalavandan), is excited that his…
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33 min
Rukmini Vasanth: From hating rehearsals to acing big roles
Rukmini Vasanth was just one film old in 2023. Cut to 2025, she has the experience of working in some of the biggest projects of Indian cinema. The Bengaluru girl, who broke throug…
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1 h 07
Darbuka Shiva: ‘Filmmaking is a bit like football’
Did you know that music composer-actor-director Darbuka Siva’s participation in an arts residency in the US changed his life? Watch to find out why – in this latest episode of ‘Thi…
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27 min
An unlikely friendship: Vishnu Vishal and Aamir Khan
Did you know that Tamil actor Vishnu Vishal is very close to Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, and considers the star as ‘God’?Vishnu, whose recent film was ‘Aaryan’, talks about how…
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24 min
Art director Thota Tharani reflects on life-changing influences
If you were asked the question “What changed your life?”, what would you say? The Hindu is on a quest to amass as many answers to this larger-than-life question. Starting November…