Mumbai: With another weekend upon us, it is time to unwind with the latest Q&A edition of Indiantelevision.com’s Weekend Unwind—a series of informal chats that peek into the minds of business executives through a fun lens in an attempt to get to know the person behind the title a little better.

In this week’s session, we have Chalkboard Entertainment co-founder Shujaat Saudagar.

Saudagar fell into the rabbit hole in 1999 where he mentored under Prahlad Kakkar, also known as the Godfather of Indian advertising. He moved on from Genesis and directed an award-winning short film, Bali, along with the biggest ad campaigns for Pepsi, Lava Mobiles, KFC and Datsun. He stepped into the world of features with his debut directorial, Rock On 2!

Saudagar helms Rabbit Hole Films and has directed an Amazon Original series called Bambai Meri Jaan, based on a best-selling book by Hussain Zaidi. He recently directed an experimental feature, The Underbug, which won the Grand Jury Award at The Slamdance Film Festival 2023.

So, without further ado, here it goes…

●    Your mantra for Life

Live for the moment

●    A Book you are currently reading

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

●    Your Fitness mantra, especially during the pandemic

Eat when hungry not when bored

●    Your comfort food

Mutton biryani

●    When the chips are down a quote/ philosophy that keeps you going

“You never know how much time you have left.” Martin Scorsese

●    Your guilty pleasure

Bread pudding

●    When was the last time you tried something new

2 days ago, Vietnamese Coffee, amazing!

●    A Life lesson you learnt the hard way

Trust actions, not words

●    What gets you excited about life

Movies

●    What's on top of your bucket list

Playing my film at the Lumiere Theatre

●    If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be

Spend less!

●    One thing you would most like to change about the world

Increase literacy

●    An activity that keeps you motivated / charged during tough times

Riding my bike

●    What lifts your spirits when life gets you down

A story told honestly

●    Your go-to stress buster

My cats