Ali Fazal on Urdu, Cinema and Craft | Live at Jashn-e-Rekhta

Ali Fazal at Jashn-e-Rekhta is a warm, candid conversation on cinema, craft, Urdu, and the life experiences that shape an artist.

From opening with a nazm to reflecting on Lucknow’s tehzeeb, family influences, theatre, failure, ambition, and the long road from Bollywood to Hollywood, Ali speaks with honesty and ease.

He shares how books, poetry, language, and lived memory continue to inform his work, and why Urdu still matters deeply to performance and storytelling.

The session also moves through his acting journey, producing choices, research-driven roles, and his thoughts on the state of cinema today.

Personal, thoughtful, and full of recall value, this Jashn-e-Rekhta episode brings together literature, films, and the kind of conversation that stays with you long after it ends.

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