Speaking on the podcast Cyrus Says, Kiran said, “I used to be a gig economy worker. “I would get a job, work as long as it paid, and then look for another job, worried about whether my savings would last and whether I could pay the rent.”
When the host pointed out his work in Lagaan and suggested that it should make good money, he replied: “Feature films didn’t make money. It was advertising that paid me to live in Mumbai. With Lagaan, the first AD system started coming.” He also stated that it was thanks to advertising stunts that he was able to afford “super expensive things” like computers and cars.
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During the interaction, Kiran also shared that she bought it herself. first car From his father for Rs 1 lakh. He said, “I bought my car from my father.” He sold it to me for Rs 1 lakh. Have you ever heard of this? ‘This is the only way to save money,’ my father said. We drove it from Bangalore to Mumbai using the newly constructed highway.”
In the same podcast, Kiran opened up about her challenging experience while working as a manager at Lagaan. He said: “I would get coffee and if something went wrong I would get shouted at. I was getting yelled at all the time. Reema Kagti was a tough secondary AD; he would be in my state all the time. He did all the running around. We were just four ADs running around on a huge set. The film was shot with live sound, one of the first major films to do so. “Everywhere was outdoors and we were away from everything.”
