Watch: Nushrratt Bharuccha interview: Beyond Punchlines: On Power, Purpose & Punchnama
In this rare, unfiltered conversation, we talk about the evolving gender politics in her roles and our movies, how she copes with uncertainty and how Pyaar Ka Punchnama still haunts group chats — and the power of finding purpose in the chaos.
Filmed as part of Inside Man, our artist-on-artist series by Sudhish Kamath.
Editing: Sudhish Kamath
Sound cleanup: Ivan Avakian
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