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Raza Samo is a creative, content creator, comedian, and now most recently actor. We speak about his movie 'John,' the perils of typecasting, the pressures of being the 'funny man,' mental health, the masculine psyche in Pakistan, and about his plans for the future.
Segments
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Will Raza Samo ever become a typical celebrity
01:00 - where did the acting bug come from?
03:40 - Why does he need to make people laugh?
05:38 - Realising he had a gift for comedy
06:50 - The best compliment he's ever gotten
07:50 - Comedy as an expression of something darker
09:10 - Turning his shame into an armor
10:53 - Bullies, victims, and stigmas
12:20 - pressure to be funny
15:00 - What we get to see vs. How it is
17:20 - Deciding that pressure was useless
19:15 - The process of making the movie 'John.'
24:48 - Picking a complex character over a star-studded cast
27:00 - internalizing the streets of Karachi for the movie
28:40 - Fighting a Typecast
33:00 - The shoot gets delayed because the director gets shot
34:20 - Going 'method,'
38:39 - Aashir Wajahat's process
39:52 - Romaisa Khan comes into her own
42:49 - Kazi's introduction to the heavy hitters on Tiktok
46:00 - understanding stardom
49:00 - People's lack of understanding as far as being built is concerned
50:00 - How much Will Raza change himself for his dream
51:28 - Talent alone will not get you far here
53:00 - Capturing an audience
54:40 - in Pakistan, the characters are loved more than the actors
57:20 - Why do celebrities get hate from the audience
01:00:23 - Young men and their hate
01:07:55 - How psychotherapy is different for men and women
01:11:40 - Why men never listen
01:15:00 - When Raza hit a million followers
01:20:00 - Learning to process our feelings
01:26:00 - picking acting over his music
01:30:00 - Dealing with 'log kiya kahaingay,'
01:39:00 - How much money is enough for Raza Samo
01:47:00 - The mental toll of acting
01:50:00 - Convincing his In-Laws about what he does for work
01:53:45 - Raza Samo and Tabish Hashmi
01:56:40 - Raza's disappointment with the content creation community in Pakistan
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