Dolly Thakore | Veteran Actor & Casting Director | Gandhi with Richard Attenborough, BBC Newscaster & the Theatre

Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by close friend and veteran actor, casting director, newscaster and columnist Dolly Thakore. They talk about Dolly's new book 'Regrets, None', her amazing career and life, always wanting to be a broadcaster and becoming a newscaster with the BBC and how she got that job, loving the theatre and acting, how she started as a Casting Director, always taking the opportunities that came her way, how news broadcasting was different 45-50 years back when she was a newscaster, casting for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi back in the day, casting Amrish Puri for Indian Jones: Temple of Doom, and tons more. Dolly also talks about what made her move back to India from London, doing and loving theatre in London, Dolly's favourite plays from the last few years, her son Quasar Padamsee and his many amazing theatre productions, and more. Tune in for a very fun and candid conversation.

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