From Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron to Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, from assistant director to a filmmaker who shaped an entire school of Indian storytelling—Sudhir Mishra’s journey is a masterclass in courage, rebellion, and conviction.In this intimate episode of The Slow Interview with Neelesh Misra, Sudhir Mishra opens up about his early days of struggle, the madness and magic of Bombay’s parallel cinema movement, and the restless curiosity that still drives him as a storyteller.He revisits the iconic films that made him who he is — Dharavi, Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, Chameli, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Daas Dev, Hostages — and shares how each story was born from a moment of observation, empathy, or pure accident.In this conversation, he talks about ambition, compromise, politics, love, art, and the thin line between chaos and creativity.A filmmaker who refuses to be boxed in.A storyteller who redefined “unconventional.”A voice that continues to provoke, shake, and challenge.If cinema is a reflection of life, then Sudhir Mishra is the filmmaker who insists we look at the reflection honestly.Watch this unhurried, revealing conversation — one that stays with you long after it ends.