'All India Rank' writer-director Varun Grover and journalist Genesia Alves reminisce about aspirations of 1990s' India, ideas of morality and success among the middle class, and why it's impossible to fail at a young age.

About the film: Set in the 90s, seventeen-year-old Vivek is sent away from home to attend a rigorous program to prepare for the highly competitive IIT entrance exams.

This is a bonus segment of our podcast, 'The Best Parts,' where journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.

To listen to our conversation with Varun about Kukoo from 'Sacred Games,' head to The Swaddle's YouTube channel, or follow 'The Best Parts' on your streaming service of choice.

Host: Genesia Alves

Producer and Editor: Aditi Patel

Sound Design and Mixing: Vibhav Saraf

Marketing Collateral Design: Vibhav Saraf

Art Director: Neha Shekhawat

Creative Director: Shrishti Malhotra

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Writer Varun Grover speaks about his series ‘Sacred Games,’ writing the enigmatic Kukoo, creating Gaitonde and Kukoo’s tender love story, and humanising Bombay.

In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.

About the series: A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.

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Host: Genesia Alves

Producer and Editor: Aditi Patel

Sound Design and Mixing: Vibhav Saraf

Marketing Collateral Design: Vibhav Saraf

Art Director: Neha Shekhawat

Creative Director: Shrishti Malhotra

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Actor Tillotama Shome speaks about her film ‘Sir,’ playing Ratna with dignity, trading oppressions, and how words hold power based on those who speak them.

In TS Studios’ The Best Parts podcast, journalist Genesia Alves dissects our favorite films, with a little help from the people who brought them to life.

About the film: Ashwin, a US returned architect, ends up falling in love with Ratna, his widowed servant who dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

#TheBestPartsTS

Host: Genesia Alves

Producer and Editor: Aditi Patel

Sound Design and Mixing: Vibhav Saraf

Marketing Collateral Design: Vibhav Saraf

Art Director: Neha Shekhawat

Creative Director: Shrishti Malhotra

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman