An extended interview with Baz Luhrmann
Nikki Bedi interviews Australian film director Baz Luhrmann and Indian-American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra
Australian film director Baz Luhrmann, whose first three films – Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge – are known as The Red Curtain Trilogy, has moved on to Blue Suede Shoes. He talks to Nikki Bedi about the making of his multiple Oscar-nominated movie, “Elvis”.
And the programme features an interview with Indian-American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra who has just made a four-part series for Netflix about the world of Indian cinema. It’s called “The Romantics” and features a stellar line-up of the biggest Hindi film stars telling stories and sharing insights through the prism of the legendary filmmaking Chopra family.
(Photo: Baz Luhrmann. Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images)
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Sat 25 Feb 2023 20:06GMTѿý World Service
- Sun 26 Feb 2023 15:06GMTѿý World Service News Internet
- Tue 28 Feb 2023 10:06GMTѿý World Service
- Wed 1 Mar 2023 00:06GMTѿý World Service except South Asia
- Wed 1 Mar 2023 03:06GMTѿý World Service South Asia