At IFFI 2025, Vidhu Vinod Chopra stunned the audience by revealing that he had once called RD Burman’s first version of ‘Kuch Na Kaho’ “bulls**t” while working on 1942: A Love Story.

The In Conversation session titled “Unscripted – The Art and Emotion of Filmmaking" at IFFI 2025 turned the Kala Academy into a vibrant, living film set today. The audience was transported into the world behind the camera as legendary filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra sat down with his long-time collaborator and acclaimed screenwriter Abhijat Joshi, delivering one of the most candid, honest, and emotionally charged storytelling masterclasses of the festival.

It began like a conversation between old friends, but quickly transformed into a riveting journey through India’s cinematic memory. And at the center of this

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