@ashishchanchlanivines : From YouTube King to Storyteller

I'm from a middle class family. I've struggled a lot. I'm sorry, why am I telling such a fake story? Disrespect to my dad. If he has given me such a good life, why should I lie? His father has a theatre. Yes, I have a theatre in Ulasnagar.

The rich people's environment is a bit cringy. My grandma's house is quite middle class. So I spent my entire childhood there. I was also looking at Samay, he left wearing slippers. You know a Hollywood actor outside, I remember Samay. His name is Adam Sandler. He will wear any underwear and come out. And no one calls him anything.

Samay is crazy. I just wished him a birthday. He says, Ajit bhai, what did I do? My parents did it. The trailer we just saw, what is this? Ekaki is a horror comedy series that I have written and directed. I'm not earning a single rupee from it. In fact, I'm in debt after this. I'm on loans.

My last chapter, Ika Ki Kaon, he has eaten my budget. Because of him, all my time, time, break, everything happened because of him. So, in that schedule, my entire show's budget was spent. Brother Ashish, how are you?

I don't like this guy. Why? What happened? I thought when I meet Aashish, he'll be like me. You'll bump into each other? Yes, but he'll be thin and I'll be fat. So, a fat girl's greeting to you. And a very warm welcome.

Aashish, it's not like you're in front of me and I'm praising you. I was less into YouTube, I'm I are praising you I was not a YouTuber I am not a YouTuber now But I was a TV person I asked Harsh A few days ago, he came to my podcast I said, he is a top 3 YouTuber

I saw you I have been watching a few things since morning You have worked so hard Whether it is in your content For your channel Or for your body I salute you Aarti content, your channel and your body.

Thank you so much, you know it's so difficult. Thank you so much for having me on the show.

And don't say that, congratulations to her.

I don't know why he doesn't let me stay thin.

I won't let you stay empty stomached.

I promised his mother.

I promised his mother that I will feed him rice and lentils. You won't put a baby in it. So today's podcast is going to be very mind-blowing and fun. We'll be asking a lot of questions. Because when Punjabi, Gujarati and Sindhi sit together and with that ice and cake.

It'll be fun. If there's a mic, it'll be fun.

It's the right balance. The party is great and the business is great. When we see Ashish Chanchlali's vines, So, the vines that were made in 2016, You started with vines, right? Yes, I remember.

There were so many creators at that time. I started with that. And I kept making v remember the 6 seconds? There were so many creators at that time. That's where it started. And they kept making it for 6 seconds. Then on Instagram, it became 15 seconds. What I did first was, I didn't make it like the Americans

or the British. So, I made it on Maggi. Like, in the Maggi packet, the masala gets over. So, I mean, I feel very sad when I see masala at home.

That was the best time. That was fine. Then I understood that our indigenous people need indigenous things. No matter how much you are American or foreign... There is no common translation? No, there can't be.

Our culture and our country is different. And I feel that we are so diverse Look here, three divers People say Gujarati and Sindhi are the same In business, they are the same But Sindhis are like a mix of Punjabi and Gujarati

Correct, Punjabi is more than Sindhi But whenever I talk to a successful YouTuber I always have a question. Like, the way we work, because we work in TV. For example, when I have written a TV show for the first time, there will be an experienced director.

If I have written a bad script, he will correct it. Or he will teach me immediately. And I can learn from 100 people, actors, etc. How did you get the knowledge of mainstream content at home? I have always loved comedy. And that includes you guys too.

I have to say this, I have looked up to you guys. And... This is the comedy circus, Kapil Sharma, Govinda's movie, Akshay sir's movie. I'm a big fan of Akshay sir. When I saw Bulbulia, I always wanted to get into comedy and acting. Because I feel like there's no comedy star like Akshay sir.

It's very natural.

And now that I'm sitting here in my career, what they say is that it is very difficult to do comedy. You will also agree with me that it is very difficult to do comedy. So I kept making it. What mistakes did I make in it? What was the feedback of the audience?

Because then we were not answerable to anyone. Whoever was there, it was our public. So the public used to write in the comments that it was fun or not. So by doing that, what we used to do first, we kept the camera here, shot here, we used to shoot at the same place. To understand.

I have learned editing by making it there. It's not like someone took a course or what. I was saying the same thing, no course, no classes. Nothing, nothing. It came from inside. You learn from doing. Yes, from doing. I learnt it from 10 years of experience.

And YouTube is a place where all creators are directors, writers and actors. 90% of them. I don't know about the rest. You did a great job. That's why I like YouTube as a profession because you learn from your mistakes. What's good and what's bad.

Where we work, we good and what's bad. Where I work, there's someone else's vision. Someone executes it. There's another writer who will tell me. So, you just go and do your work. But you are not taking...

But sir, that's also difficult. You all perform on TV. And people think it is easy. But the amount of guidelines that you have. It's too much. And I believe, I have learned this by creating content

that as much as possible till now our audience on YouTube is the same. But if you keep it clean 70-80% that works better for a longer term.

Earlier when I was new I I used to make abusive videos. I used to do a lot of dubbing. So it was fun. But I realized one thing that after 1-1.5 years, it didn't have any weight.

That's true.

That's not a good thing. So that's one thing that yes, there will be abuses. Because we abuse in our daily lives. It's fun, that much That much comes out, that much content comes out, okay But only and only abusing is something

Over the course of time I have realized that it will not work Use abuses like slang Which works, I mean I told my friends And later I found out that This is fine, this is fine, I am telling my friends

Sometimes in between, the content is so good, that you're giving it to your father. How can you give it to your father? We talk to him. And I think, when we were in the comedy circus, we were a bit vulgar.

Hmm. Oh, you were... Yes, we wrote. And it was like, we laughed a lot. And what we do,

on the shoot things on set, in writing, or in TV, and that creates an atmosphere. Then we come to our topic and edit the bad things. In Comedy Circus, there was a time when SMP wasn't that strong. So some bad things were done and people saw it. But after a point, TRP initially came a lot because it was all bad, but the dip that came after that, it made everyone understand.

And was this gradual? Gradually, gradually. Sometimes something bad happened, and there was laughter on the bad things. The easiest laughter is on insult and bad things. So, slowly, slowly, slowly, it slowly in one episode, two, three You get that dopamine rush

When you do it, you think that the public is laughing, I should do this And then suddenly, people say that I don't want to do this I have a point I am drunk, I am tired, I want to stay clean When I do it, I'm drunk. I'm tired. I want to stay clean. When I do this for the people, I feel like doing something like this. You should do it.

Sometimes I feel that the audience sees me as a father, as a husband. So maybe they feel that why is Harsh talking like this? We see him as a good person. That's also a responsibility. That comes with time. Over the time when you do work,

when you get out of your house, I was at home, I come from a city called Ulhasnagar. I used to make films there. I didn't have any responsibility, I didn't have any idea of what I was saying, what was reaching where.

That's when you see views, that's when you see engagement. But as I saw outside, in real life, what effects can it have, then I consciously toned down a little. And I noticed one thing

that maybe there was a little criticism at that time to tone down, but over a longer period of time it worked. And everyone laughed. They said, this is the same joke without the abuse. Harsh, listen. It won't be so funny.

The laughter is in the abuse.

Yes, that's right. That's how a person realized that he has to write it more deeply. When you used to get a little bit of abuse, I mean, it used to come out a lot. Yes, a lot. Did your family ever say that his mother sent me?

Yesterday we were all sitting, it has happened. But the place where I come from, it's very common. To abuse. Not my house, I would say. But in my cousins' houses, in weddings, the boys and the girls

who live there, they do abuse. You pick up habits from there, you realize. But yes, my mom told me that you can tone it down a little. So, from 2016 to 2018, I was wild.

Wild in Galiya.

That initial stage?

Initial stage. It was fun. And the public also enjoyed it. It's not like that. I still have some old dubs that go viral.

That was also very funny. What was that? Kung Fu Hustle film.

Have you seen that? Kung Fu Hustle film? Have you seen that? I have seen everything. Have you seen my Doraemon film? Yes, yes, yes. Bharti used to dub a lot. You never show me.

Which one is better? I have seen it for a long time.

It's from 2018-19. It's visually clean.

I came to YouTube 2-2.5 years ago. So I don't even know half of the people here. Tell me, when you started this, did your family support you? No, they don't support you in these things, right?

They are very supportive.

Really?

Yes, since childhood. His family, I mean his father has a theatre.

Yes, I have a theatre in Ulhasnagar.

He is rich, Bharti.

Not everyone rises from poverty and the rich. I sometimes think, I thought today I should come to your podcast and say I am from a middle class family I have struggled a lot but I said no. Really? I don't know why I should lie.

He is a white man from Kabir. What is this?

I have never seen a poor white man.

But you know this is very stereotypical of the rich Rich and poor. It seems like a poor kid is the one who comes and works hard.

Because I tell you, comedy...

How did this happen? A rich kid came and said... From where we come, all the comedians we've seen, whether in our comedy shows, or in competition, or look at Johnny Lever,

Kapil Bhai, Bharti, everyone comes from a humble background. I too come from a humble background. So, for us, it feels like... A comedian named Shakeel Siddiqui said that poverty teaches comedy, my friend.

Poverty taught comedy.

How did poverty teach you?

Not a single idiot.

Let me tell you. So, I have two things. First, the people that I got inspired from were all self-made. Everyone was self-made. So, ever since I was a kid, I used to cringe a little bit. I mean, I didn't like that thing since childhood. So, my mom comes from a middle-class family.

My grandma's house is quite middle-class. So, I spent my entire childhood there. Oh! So, I've grown up with... My brother is also here, Jashu. So they are very middle class, normal. So, I used to go there since childhood. It must have been fun there, right?

A lot. I learned to ride a bike there. My parents didn't let me ride a bike. All the... You learned to ride a bike from that side? Yes, playing cricket. Not everyone, but parents are afraid that they might get typhoid.

I have eaten so much, my dad won't leave me. So I learnt everything there. And as I grew up, I realized that this is my place more than the other rich world. Yes, because you find comedy in those things. 100%. And Harsh bhai, how is my environment at home?

We have been taught since childhood that those who work at home, who are with us, first we don't call them servants, we call them helpers, house help. They are together. We always treat them like family. If they need something, we never rob anyone on the basis of money.

I learned this from my dad. Wow. So, it all comes from the family. It all depends. I tell you honestly, all this stereotyping, it all depends on your upbringing. Correct. People can come from anywhere and any way. Correct. So when people say to me that you have come from a very poor family, I say there is nothing like that. I am sorry, why am I making such a fake story?

Because that's a disrespect to my dad.

Correct.

If he has given me such a good life, my parents have given me so much, then why should I lie?

Agreed.

Oh, I am like.

Is it a film theatre? Yes, in Ulhasnagar, my dad's theatre. I'm very proud about it. I never hid it.

What kind of films did you watch?

Good ones. No, no, good proper films. I learned everything from there. Everyday, I used to go to the theatre. I used to tear tickets and give them to people. I sold tickets. I used to watch DC movies.

There were two movies, you know, Single Skin Balcony and DC.

Correct.

I used to enjoy watching movies in DC. The audience there used to enjoy the movies. When rich people used to come to the balcony,

they used to sit on the balcony and watch the movies.

They used to maintain the decorum. And Ajay Devgn used to come to Singham. Oh, man! Some people like to sit in the front. Ajay Devgn will sit with his chest up. You should come here sometime.

I recently shifted to Mumbai. But the experience of watching movies is outside Mumbai, in small cities. Correct. And people there love movies more. People in our industry watch movies with a lot of enthusiasm

I don't know, thank god to YouTube and some celebrities came and said it's okay, like I was watching Samay he wore slippers and went away I asked him, why do you behave like that? I want to know what was wrong with him

He said, a person is successful because he earns money I will do whatever I want to do, I don't have any pressure I think he is right, he wears anything and goes anywhere

It's a good thing, you can see that he and I never go out of parties We never have a video, never on the premiere Because if I come home and wear a night suit, I don't have to get ready.

It doesn't happen.

You don't have to get ready.

Getting ready is a pressure. Otherwise, we can go like this.

But no, not like this.

No, leave it.

I think the public also feels the same. If you are real, the public gets the feeling that whatever it is, it is good. Correct. This is a percentage of people who look at brands, clothes, all these things.

And now thank God everything is changing.

Thank God.

Outside, you also know a Hollywood actor, I remember him all the time. His name is Adam Sandler. Yes, same. He does comedy. Same.

And Adam Sandler is behind. He will wear any shirt and come out. He will wear shorts and come out in the Oscar. And no one says anything to him. Do you know, Bharti ji, no one says anything to him. Do you know that there are a lot of people who come here who are in suits. He earns more money than them. Because he is like that. Because people think that he is like us. Yes, yes, and happy second child. I said, thank you, my brother. He said, now get Harsh's nephew.

I said, what? He said, two more good kids, and he doesn't want to go anywhere. What advice is he giving? He sent me this message on Instagram, and I read it at 3.30.

Who? Who? Time. Time is crazy. He said, now two kids, and get Harsh's crazy. He's saying, we have two kids now, get Harsh's nephew. He says anything and everything. He says anything and everything. I just wished him on his birthday. He says, Ajit bhai, what did I do? My parents did it.

What did I do? He's a very naughty kid. Naughty number one. He's scared of how his kid will be when he gets married.

Oh my God! He will stand on his chest and pee. He will be straight after marriage.

I think he will be straight. Because of time, he will be in peer pressure.

He will say, dad, I have money.

I can't even rest this much. He is in a lot of peer pressure. He will definitely be straight. But Ashish, the trailer we just saw.

Uff!

Which you... What is this? Who is directing? Who is writing? Where is it being made? When is it coming? So Ekaki is a series which I have written, I have directed, I have written the whole screenplay and now on 27th November, its first chapter is being released on YouTube for free and there is no product placement, no ads, nothing. So, when you start enjoying a little, you get ads. Yes, that is YouTube. Bharti ji, earn some money from there.

That will come now also.

We were talking, it will come now also.

Yes, we came again after the ad. Hello guys, welcome. I hope there is an ad here. So, this is a horror comedy series. I have been writing it since almost 2023. I wrote it for a year and I thought I have to do something different.

I was tired of doing the same thing. So I thought it's time. If I have earned so much money from YouTube in my life, then why not make something by earning all that I can give back to the public. And from the start I wanted to give and make something that I can give back to the people. And I had to give it away for free from the start. Because I wanted to put out a message there that

if any person or any child in this country sees this, if they think that if Ashish can do this, why can't I? It will be the biggest success of my life. If I inspire anyone. So I made it with that in mind. And the life of this series is comedy. Wow. You have seen the trailer, it is very serious.

But I didn't show that the life of this series is friendship. And I think the comedy of friendship, the way we go out with friends, I have been missing it for a long time.

That's true.

I have been missing it for a long time. That's true. I've been missing it for a long time.

Last time I watched Madgaon Express.

Correct. And it's so much fun. Yes, exactly. It's like a dhol, but a bit of the current generation. And I won't say that please don't compare it to a dhol. But I tried to do it with the intention of watching

David Dhawan's movies with friends. Or Priyadarshan sir's movies. Or Govinda's movies. So, we used to revisit the environment of the movies we used to watch with friends. I made this show with that intent.

If a person sits and watches it, even if he goes to work, I forgot. It's not like I saw Kantara for 4 days and then... Wow!

It's echoing.

See, what he does is a different zone. We can never touch that. Some things just don't cross our mind. But a lot of things become a zone. Like we'll see KGF, Kantara, Pushpa. And a lot of web series too.

It's so dark. It's so dark. It's become heavy. So to get rid of that heaviness, I thought it's time to make something fun. And it's not for friends. Unfortunately, there are no girls in this.

But I don't have that. Unfortunately, there are no girls.

But there's no girl in the movie.

I can't reveal much about this. Oh. But the thing is, girls will enjoy it too. Because in this, I just showed them a scene. I am waiting for that scene to see which episode it is.

It's crazy.

So, I feel that when we are boys, when we go on a trip and something weird happens, I realize that we boys behave like kids. Our true nature as boys, which we don't show it to girls. Yes, girls become heroes. Girls become heroes?

But when they don't, the real kid in front of friends, you go, you go, you go, that is the vibe of this show.

Because the girl can't say anything.

That's why there is no girl, otherwise, he would have become a hero.

Yes, and I feel like it has happened 50 times. We go on a trip, we see a girl, 7 out of 7 will be after her. I said no, I have to make one for the boys. A good boys trip. All the boys are in this? Yes, 7 friends. And all of them are YouTube or TV people?

Yes, I will tell you from that One is my friend Akash We call him Jadu He is from the channel And Rohit These two are my team members Then there is Harsh Rane Harsh Rane is a comedian He is a very talented boy

He makes reels And when I saw his reel for the first time When I saw him for the first time in life I had written in my notes since then I want to work with this boy What a great man

Because I had written in my notes that I want to work with this boy. Wow! Because... He is a great guy. Because for people, it is like they make a reel. But I know that in making that... Harsh bhai, do you know that comic timing is gifted? Laughing in 30 seconds without any context, without any... You don't know anything and in a minute...

I had seen a reel of his on Ganpati Dance I thought it was funny and I said I want to work with this guy And the other one is Siddhant Sarfarae from Orange Juice Gang He had done a role in a video with me in Side It's my video called OTP, he was a lawyer in it He came with his friend Neel

Yes, Neel, Jasneel Jasneel was in OTP. So when I gave the scene to Just Neil, Siddhant said, Ashish, I'll also come in the scene. I'll stand behind. His scene was over before this.

I said, I'll stand behind. So, Harish bhai, that scene is going on. You'll still go and watch that video. Our character is on screen, he gives something. He is not just standing still and reacting to what they are doing. He is giving, he is making sure that my scene is good. Then I decided that I have to work with this guy

too and give him a good, big meaty role. And I have a co-writer, his name is Grishim. He is also in the show. And he is playing like a kid, who is a little South Bombay type. He is also in a group. It's not like everyone is Hindi.

And I am also launching an actor. His name is Shashank. Shashank Shekhar. Very, very good actor. This is his first project. So I had to launch one person. He must have been scared, because there was a new guy in the middle.

But I'll tell you, Bharti ji, he's a very good actor. I had called him for another audition.

Really?

I had to give him some other role. But I saw something else in him. I offered him that role. And he killed it. In one audition, he killed it. And I'm like, this is the time this boy deserves this role. And it's done, right? Everything's done, right?

Yes, all this alone is 7 lakhs.

But, Ashish, all these people, some are from YouTube, some make films. Like, people come on TV and ask for a lot of money.

So, is am in debt.

Exactly, I am in the same debt.

I am on loans. So they did not bother me once. How sweet. I have paid them, but I couldn't pay them at the exorbitant amount that they deserved. But I promised them that after this, I hope after this, they will get a lot of love of audience. And the love of audience, you can't measure it in money. Because it's not like I've put them aside.

This show's life is with us. It's just not me.

Correct. Correct.

You'll see it again and again. I think only Raju's character is good. But the movie is good. Baburao makes it, Sunil Shetty. Shyam makes it, Rajpal Yadav, you get a plate for everyone.

Correct.

So I promised them and they never bothered me.

It's a good thing on YouTube.

Yes, yes, they come.

It's a good thing.

All my actors.

Very strong.

But tell me one thing, you have put back to back videos and you have become famous But when you didn't upload videos, weren't you scared of the algorithm?

And to take such a big break to write

You are 2 years old How much mentally... Harsh bhai, what was happening, I think you must have felt this too When you get stuck in a rut, continuously, you do the same thing, Bharti ji used to play a character,

Lully Bachhe Wala.

You must have come to a point where you got bored of doing it.

I haven't done it for 10 years.

And where you go, exactly, where you go, everyone tells you to play this character. And you didn't have this inside that, enough, how much? I want to try something else, otherwise I will remain the same.

Yes. That's why, Agarbhai, I realized that I want to do something different. And if I had done the same thing, I am 100% sure that my channel's views would have gone down.

And then at one point, it would have been like, I don't enjoy it. I made what the public wanted for 8 years. But even then, I made a video for Sastar 2. Even then, the public said that it's not good. It's not fun. Because they were getting bored of the same type of things that we were doing. That's the point I decided that now I have to make something original, something new.

It's not like I have to change it completely. That defines our audience, that our audience love, that flavour will remain. But with a newer story, with a newer execution, with the same masala, we want to do something different with that vibe. And I am 100% sure that we have worked with honesty. So our audience will definitely come and watch.

And this is such a big, strong series. You could have earned money by giving it to Amazon or Netflix. And obviously, they will definitely take you with both hands. But why did you feel

that you should put it on YouTube? I feel that if my audience sees how honestly I have worked, how hard I have worked, or they see that intention, then if I make anything like this in the future

and I want to make something big in the future, they will definitely come to support me. Aashiq ji, this is going to be a big hit.

Because this is what I have an intuition.

Thank you, Bharti ji. You left everything for this for 2-3 years. You worked hard for this. You wrote the script. I used to think that we work on TV, someone else writes our script, someone else does our makeup. If it hits, then it's okay.

If it doesn't, then it's called a write-up.

Yes, that's what they say. Even if everything is a copy.

So, did all the actors who wrote the script justify it?

100% Bharti ji, 100%. And I won't give this credit to myself. My entire team was there, who helped me with the script as a bounce board. You too. helped the script as a bounce board Even you have It makes a difference

You can't write a comedy alone

You test it How is this? How is that?

Yes

And then one thing happened It took me a year to write In 2024 when we went on shoot I realized that there are some jokes in the script that are one year old I wrote it a year ago

The shoot got delayed in the pre-production So I used to change the dialogue on set

It got changed?

I believe in this, Bharti ji That in your script, 50% It should be a script It is important to have 50% impromptu improvisation Correct Camera angle, cinematography, all that doesn't matter if your jokes don't land, if your performance doesn't.

So what I did was, I left my actors in a villa. I said, they don't know each other very well. I said, you guys will bond with each other. You guys will play cricket. You guys will beat each other up. You guys will insult each other.

You guys will fight too. But you guys have to be friends with me. So I kept that energy in everyone. And then I did a performance with them. And I gave them lines. And I didn't say anything to them. I didn't say anything to them.

I said, this is how you have to say the line. Remember it. We will start the camera. We have to fight now. We have to fight each other. Don't think that if I have this line, then I will follow this. Don't follow the script. Follow the character.

Be the funny person you are. People want entertainment. People don't want to see teleprompter. How do you shoot this?

Do you use 3-4 cameras?

I use 2 cameras in comedy scenes. Okay. In intense scenes, we do it. We show our cinema and anime. But in comedy, I'll put two cameras. I really like the theater play.

Gujarati plays or Marathi plays. It's fun to watch. It's very deep. And I've learned this from Sarabhai and Khichdi. The people who keep it like this... I'll tell you something about that.

Tell me. You must know about them I know the writer Atish sir, superb So I feel like they keep a frame All the actors are performing And then they cut in between

That way you get everyone's performance Right And if there is a mistake in it You can handle it in close by retaking But the rule on my set is I will not do it on 3 retakes.

Because the comedy in the first and second take... That's right. The first take is the first one. So people will see that there's no big cinematography in this. But the bond in the 7 takes is there. Because I had them prepare for it. Because many times when we write comedy, the biggest fear we have is that

either we write it and perform it, or we perform it ourselves, or we stage it, it's a different story. In fiction, in story, it's very difficult to get that much laughter in the edit. It's very difficult.

Has it happened to you, Mr. Bharti? You wrote something on Monday, it's a great joke. When you look back on Friday, what is this?

Did this happen?

Really, I feel like it has happened. Every time it happens that I read it the day before yesterday, it was good. Why is it feeling old today? Why is it feeling like this today? I mean, it has happened many times.

I think a lot about these things. And backstage, I feel like I'm in a bad state. I can't breathe. I feel like I should run away. But then, when I go,

with that courage and enthusiasm, you have to bring that confidence that the audience will laugh.

And you manifest that. You go and give the dialogue Yes And I know that there will be so many thaks on this line And they will be saved Because I manifest it and go That this is how I have to say it

This girl doesn't sit on the script

She remembers the script Because she is very

She read it a little bit

Yes

Okay, understood You tell the topic

Yes, I just told you

Tell the topic

Tell the topic

You learn it, not the dialogue, you feel it. And then you go on stage and enjoy it. Then the lines come out.

Don't put pressure on me about the lines. Put the lines, that's fine. I'll read it and say it. But don't say this, old lady is coming, this is her child, he did this. Okay, okay. What did he do?

Okay, let me make it. Because the stand-up people can do it themselves. If you give them a script, it won't work.

No, no.

Have you ever tried stand-up?

No, Harsh bhai. I think stand-up is very difficult for me. No, what are you saying?

No, no, Harsh bhai.

I think so. I have never tried it.

You get angry.

Look at him, he is laughing. I think today's stand-up, there was a time when you had to listen to a joke. But here, what I see today, like I see stand-ups from the world, there are talks about personality. Yes, that has changed. Yes, and that is done by Zakir Bhai. Yes, Zakir does it well.

And a person thinks that this is also good. You take time, how time also just keeps talking. The one he just did, where he did a tour has sold a lot of tickets for the recent tour. He has sold 5-10 lakh tickets. He said it the day before yesterday. He has sold a lot of tickets.

If he keeps doing this, he might be the one who has sold the most tickets in India. 100%. And it will happen very soon. That's very true. He is going to be. He has become the most sold ticket in Delhi.

Yes. And it will happen very soon. That's very true. He's going to be. He's already the most popular ticket-holder in Delhi. Think about it. He's the most popular international ticket-holder.

Time?

Wow.

Harsh, we have to do something. He's getting richer.

He's already rich.

But he looks so cute.

He's so cute. And he's himself.

You know, I don't think I can try to write a comedy circus. I love it. When actors blend comedy together, I find it a fun art. I feel comedy is a very serious business.

Yes, it is.

And people who do comedy, if you see, he delivers a line, it means he is genuinely funny in real life.

Yes.

He is 100% funny in real life. You should know how to laugh before

you can laugh. You are not able to laugh. You will not be able to laugh. So this is

coming on 27th November? Yes, it is coming on 27th November. The first chapter is coming. The first episode is coming. How many days did it take to make this? It took us 3 months to shoot this 80 days? No, I am talking about the shooting itself and the post is still going on 80 days? It's a film Yes, it's a film

It's longer than a film

From September to now, the post is still going on because there are some elements that I can't talk about those elements, specially in the last episode the last chapter which is ours that is very important to the story there everything is understood

that what is actually happening and why is it happening my time has gone in that if I catch the rest of the chapters I could have released them by the end of the year. But my last chapter, Ek Aag Eka, it has eaten up my budget. Because of that, I had to take a time-wine break. I say that in this business, a lot of people tell me,

that, Bharsh bhai, invest our money. If we have money, you invest it in this. You make a film. I told him that either it's a passion and it will be made and we'll get the money. But if you say it's just money,

then it won't happen. You wrote for 2-3 years. Yes.

After that you made it. 90 days.

How much money goes in production? 100%. I'll tell you Our first schedule was in Nashik So in that schedule My entire show budget was gone I can believe 100% A man who makes a show doesn't think

150 crew? There were things like that So there was a crew of 150 Now you know where you suddenly Nowadays people ask for a wedding procession

That there should be 51 people in the crew

Because there are 7 characters 7 characters, 7 costumes different ensembles If there were 2 characters then automatically efficiency would be easier 7 characters apart from that

The location is such that it's very village-side So take a village-side vanity van

Oh my god

Got it?

Middle of nowhere Take a generator

Extra, extra, extra Extra Oh my god! You have to take the generator to the middle of nowhere. Extra, extra, extra.

Scenes in the car. So, shooting at a place where there is no bulb and bringing light there, you spend your money on that. We don't think about all this while writing. When you go there while making,

then you realize the value. Do you know? People think that there is a crew of 150 people, he will take this much per day But you forget to calculate their food, their stay, their tea Their tea, yes Tea, I mean tea must have never been so expensive

If someone is sick at night, you have to send someone to take care of him Now my brother should take care of his health, my costume designer should take care of me Should take care of my health,, it takes a lot of effort. Even if you have earned money from YouTube, it is very difficult to make a film here. Very difficult. But you keep going, Harsh bhai.

Exactly. I lost in this, I will earn in the next. Are you afraid of this film or do you want to make more? There was a time when I was in a bad condition. I almost gave up. I almost gave up. So the next day when we went for the shooting,

there was a guy in the crew. He told me something. I think it was about the spot. He said, sir, can I tell you something? I said, yes, can I tell you something? He said, yes, go ahead. I said, sir, I have done a lot of projects. But the fun I am having here,

watching all of you, the comedy that is going on, sir, I am very excited. I feel like I am alive. I felt like Lord Ganesha came in that. Yes, this is the same thing as Prahlad Bhagat.

He says, hug the pillar. He thinks he can do it too. I think when Ganpati Bhopal comes, he'll tell me to keep going. Don't look back. We'll see what happens. Life is full of ups and downs. Now tell me, I'm 30 years old. I should take some risks in life. I should sit in one place.

This is the time. I don't know what will happen with this show. Honestly, I'm saying this on camera that I don't know if it will hit or flop. But if you ask me, I'm very happy that I did something.

That's a big thing.

When I look back, I will always be proud of it. Writing hundreds of pages, 200-250 pages, then shooting it it then editing it and he was so motivated while doing it because you are the captain of the ship everyone is doing it looking at you

how much responsibility do you have? my brothers used to tell me, Ashu don't show your face they used to tell me on set everyone is showing their faces looking at you me, my co- and actually we are all friends

teammates, family It's not like I am alone I have other people affected No one was working for money Ultimately everyone worked for the public We have to give something to the audience

They have been waiting for this day for 2 years When Ashwin will come and see his audience, all the stress, depression, sleepless nights will be gone in a day. When he will see the audience. So we will keep on going with the same thought process.

Ashish, you are praising so much. I think a premiere should be made for the first episode. I am not praising. I am feeling that you are so dedicated to your work. Whether it is a success or not, I am very satisfied. I am very happy.

A premiere is made in a theatre. 100% Will you come?

100%

Yes, why not?

I just showed you a scene but in the theatre...

It should happen.

100% I will call you. We will definitely come. You have worked so hard and put so much effort. You have come with such a great spirit. I am telling you honestly. But you will have to give your team's credit.

If your team wasn't strong, then maybe you wouldn't have been able to do it. Family. And you know, Bharti ji, history has not left a single person.

The core team that we started in 2016, till date, my team members, my brother, Jadu, Simran, Kunal, we are all together. There are disagreements, arguments, discussions,

all of us have them, my own brothers have them, but we have never left anyone behind. Never. And I think that is what makes us the strongest. Don't come to us, I gave you an offer.

Don't come to us, I gave you an offer. Don't come. He will come, earn money and leave.

I have got 90 days of my brother's life, I will get 190 of yours. I am very excited for 27th November. And it is coming on your channel. This is a big thing.

And it is coming for free channel, it's a big deal. And it's coming for free, guys. It's made for you guys for free. Watch it with your friends. Please, it's my request. Look, I don't know, we can talk about alcohol here.

Are you drinking alcohol?

Keep the snacks.

Beer, beer, snacks.

Friends, sit and watch. And it's not like for college students, who have grown up, you will remember your college and childhood. And it's not like beer and whiskey will also work. It should be fun. I made it for them.

Thank you so much, Ashish.

Are you a little scared for 27th November?

Very much. I have not been able to sleep since a year. I get 3 or 4 hours of sleep. It is very difficult.

But I think.

There is hope. I will tell you, my second chapter, the date of which will be revealed later, it's in the past, but after that second chapter, I might get sleep. Because there is something in it that I want the public to see in chapter 2, then they will get the answer. No, no, definitely.

And brother, you have a cult, you have a cult audience. And genuinely, you like them. You know what? I have seen you grow from zero. So your success is their success. Yes, absolutely. But sir, for that same cult audience, I am afraid that they love them so much. So when they are loving them so much, they make it special for them.

That's it. They will stay. Give them anything. I don't like that kind of work Free is the best thing, otherwise you could have kept it in the tree Yes, I could have kept it in the tree, but I had to give it back to the public And I got offers, a lot of people offered The producers were ready and they liked the concept

But they had to make some changes. Because of copyright. And I felt like I was losing my life. And the other one was like, don't put unnecessary songs. Put this and that. And I wanted to own fully. It's very good now.

I wanted this to be mine. And I can make it freely. Because now see, if I can do something in this. Whatever feedback I get. I will learn from it. Next time, if someone comes and says that I had a weakness,

I will understand that I need this particular portion. We are learning now, Arjun. You can say that it's just the beginning. So, now that you have done all this, will you relax with your friends and brothers? Where will you go for a walk? No, I have another project coming up

Wow He's the most annoying one

Actually, I can go for 4-5 days Where's the money left? I'll take a car and say

Guys, I suggest you sponsor Ashish's team They need rest They can get a week in Amsterdam

That would be great I'll get you sponsored Sponsor the team, they need rest. Let's meet in Amsterdam for a week. It will be fun. I'll get you sponsored. Will you go on a sponsor trip? You go, I'll go. He's getting more and more.

I'll give you a number.

I'll go to Dubai, Maldives, wherever.

I'm telling you, go. We all need it.

Food, drink, stay, girl is ours. Girlfriend is ours. That's how it is. The rest of the girls are not sponsored. It's going to be fun. 27th November, that is

9th. And this is the year of the 9th.

This is the year of the 9th. 9th? 8th. 8th? Oh are No. 1? I am an 8 8? Oh my god!

This is the year of the No. 1's and the date is very good We are going to see Beer and whisky, I don't know But yes, with popcorn and with the kid, it will be fun

Okay, there is some abuse I am telling you, it's not like that But more than that. Oh, I saw it on the late end. Oh, man. It was fun.

I have to say yours was the best episode.

Thank you.

I thanked Samay so much. I said, Samay, I feel like I've done something for the first time in my life. People are praising me so much. Did you feel any difference after that?

A lot. People started respecting me.

I think the younger generation. Yes. See, our audience, the way we work on TV was different. The youngsters were like, Harsh bhai, oh wow.

I was like, what is this?

So, the Gen Zs, they found out that you guys are not only funny on TV I think that a person who can be funny on TV with guidelines If you open that, everyone will be free

I have all my mothers and sisters I was also feeling the same way, I should also say something But I said no, Namaste

This also happens, you have to pay attention to your responsibility But these small cases will keep happening. But don't forget on 27th November, the entire team, not only Ashish, the entire team worked so hard day and night to repay your debts.

So it's your duty to give them a lot of love. And give them a lot of comments that they shouldn't stop now. Let's see if anything happens in the next season. to I'll write it in 2 years. We'll write it together. What's there to write? We'll set it up in a month. It'll be set. Thank you so much for watching this podcast.

Thank you so much Ashish. We're done?

We're done? I thought we'll talk more. I was having fun.

How much more?

Let's talk more. This is the problem with favorite people. They don't let us down. It feels like we're done talking. My manager was telling me to get out of there quickly. I don't feel like getting out of here. We want you to rest a little.

No, no, thank you. And, brother, we will meet again. Because I said, if you do a premiere of this, you must come. I will call you first. I want you to watch it. Your feedback is also valuable.

We will watch it 100%.

Thank you so much Ajit bhai.

If you need any help, any announcement, any story, I want to put it in a vlog,

we are ready for you. That's so sweet of you. Thank you. I thought a joke was going to come. I also thought so. You can talk to my manager. The setup was... I thought you have put a lot of effort in this.

A lot of time and effort.

When he does this, I understand his feelings.

She cries.

I get so emotional. When you say team, I am a team person. I never get credited for not sleeping for 3 days. You keep saying my team, my team, my brothers. That's the best thing. I learnt this from Rohit Shetty sir.

Rohit Shetty and team.

Otherwise, very few directors write. I consider Rohit Shetty sir as my guru. He is very close to me. I learnt from him. Because his team and our team are also close. So I learned from him how much he loves his team.

He never left his team.

Like a father.

Let's give him a beer.

Say it.

You went to Bangkok, say it.

Yes. Take me in your team. How many days did we go? 7-8 days? Wow. How many days did you guys go? 7-8 days? Wow! Jashu has even worn the clothes of the podcast. Guys, don't miss the podcast and 27th November. Guys, subscribe, like, follow the team.

Follow Harsh and Bharti everywhere. Not only poor parents' kids, but also rich parents' children have worked so hard. That's it. Sorry, I'm not poor.

It's okay to be rich.

It's okay to be rich.

Superb.

It was great. It was great.

I didn't even know it was great.