Making of Baramulla | Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Monal Thaakar, Bhasha Sumbli | Ajeet Bharti

A huge hit on Netflix, Baramulla (2025) has become a talking point due to its approach to horror, thriller and narrative that it subtly drives home. Ajeet Bharti had earlier reviewed the movie, however to give the viewers a bit more, he sat with the Director-Writer Aditya Suhas Jambhale, Writer Monal Thaakar and actress Bhasha Sumbli. In this podcast the film crew discusses the journey, processes and challenges of making a film that has themes which has not been attempted. Please let us know in comments, if you liked the podcast and do leave the time-stamp of the best part according to you. Promo 00:00 Intro 03:20 Birth of the Idea of 'Baramula' 06:21 Bhasha's First Reaction To Story 12:07 Non Kashmiri Writer's Advantage 15:30 Confidence in Horror Symbolism 18:23 Write Process of Monal Thaakar 23:32 Bhasha Sumbli's Journey 29:02 Bhasha's Pain of Re-enacting 32:41 Use of Symbolism 35:54 Story of Shiv Shankara Song 43:52 Effect of Kashmir Files' Success 46:38 Talking BGM & Sound Design 52:10 Bhasha's Literary Family 01:00:03 Director's Involvement In Story 01:02:37 Improvisation on Sets 01:10:03 Aditya as Director 01:15:32 Diff in 1st Draft To Final 01:17:10 Director Approach, Storyboarding 01:20:45 Shooting the Climax 01:23:30 Why No Theatre Release 01:33:05 Does OTT Open Newer Options 01:38:11 Next Projects 01:47:41