Crafting Blockbuster Streaming Shows With Raj and DK

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0:00 Highlights
0:26 Intro
1:35 The Family Man Season 3 update
3:00 15 years of Raj and DK
4:34 How to learn to make a longform show
10:49 The art of a great pilot episode
19:42 Are all their protagonists bad people?
25:06 How to evolve the characters while still keeping the DNA intact
33:18 Breaking down the making of FARZI
37:48 Shahid Kapoor's contribution to Farzi
42:16 Cracking the CLIMAX of a show
49:25 Common mistakes in long form shows
51:38 How bleak does the future look?
58:09 One thing they could change about the streaming space

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If you’re a writer or filmmaker who’s always thought in terms of feature films and wants to embark on your first series where do you start? How do you start thinking in terms of episodes, cold opens, cliffhangers and seasons?

To break down the art of approaching the beast of a series I spoke to who else but the maximum guys of streaming Raj and DK. The dynamic duo have churned out one blockbuster show after another. Two seasons of one of our finest shows, The Family Man, Farzi (which is reportedly one of Prime Video’s most watched shows ever). Not to mention Guns and Gulaabs for Netflix.

And that’s not all. Due for release this year is Amazon’s Citadel Honey Bunny starring and also soon to be released is Another series they produced called Gulkanda Tales. I keep joking that Amazon should essentially build a shrine to them at this point. Raj and DK spoke to me about the art of structuring a series, the challenges of tackling a second season, what goes into nailing a great climax and the biggest turn offs they see in other Indian Shows.

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