Nikhil Taneja on
This special episode of #BeAManYaar with Nikhil Taneja flips the script on the creator and host as Nikhil himself takes the guest’s spot. Sit back for a masterclass in empathy from one of the biggest advocates for kindness, love and positive masculinity. Watch along as Nikhil talks about his childhood, youth, the conditioning he received as a man and how he managed to break free from the toxic shackles of masculine tropes and stereotypes.
This heartfelt conversation is available as an extended, UNFILTERED podcast on Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/480sVew
Supported by Rohini Nilekani Foundation.
Associate Partners: Maybelline India | The Man Company
Subscribe to / weareyuvaa to never miss an update!
Key Moments:
0:00 - Opening
0:43 - Introducing Nikhil Taneja 🌟
1:15 - On Growing Up in Bahrain and ‘culture shock’
4:08 - Unboxing Childhood Memories 🌼
6:11 - On Being a ‘Misfit’ in School
8:37 - On His ‘Filmy’ Wedding and Relationship With His Partner
10:39 - Nikhil Talks About His Parents
14:55 - On How Therapy Changed His Life
20:38 - “Ladke Emotions Nahi Dikha Paate…”
22:44 - On His Relationship With His Brother
26:33 - On Being Unable to Cry & Coping With Loss
29:01 - SRK, Dil Chahta Hai & Masculinity in Bollywood
31:26 - On Young Men Feeling Lonely
35:32 - Reflecting On the ‘Be A Man, Yaar!’ Journey
38:14 - Season 2 Wishlist!
41:16 - Nikhil’s Kind Shoutouts
43:48 - Compliments from Men
48:54 - BraveTalk Moment
CREDITS:
FEATURING: Nikhil Taneja
CREATED & HOSTED BY: Nikhil Taneja
DIRECTED BY: Gabriel Ghoderao
PRODUCER: Nikhil Taneja
PRODUCED BY: Yuvaa Originals (Nikhil Taneja, Amritpal Bindra, Anand Tiwari)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ihjaz Aziz
EDITOR: Hemant Jena
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Nirbhay Kumar
CREATIVE PRODUCER: Richa Rungta & Suyash Agarwal
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Sajal Kumar & Varun Pradhan
LINE PRODUCER: Abhijeet Warang
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS HEAD: Anusha GS Shetty
DESIGNER: Srishti Choudhary
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Rajat Desai
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Ganesh Rane
ART DIRECTION: Pooja Thorat
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Gautami Morvekar
STYLING (for Nikhil Taneja): Rehha Mehta
STYLING PARTNER (for Nikhil Taneja): The Souled Store
ASSISTANT STYLIST: Harshita Ramchandani
MAKE UP: Satyvinder Kaur Sohanpal
ASSISTANT PRODUCER: Arya Mishra
BTS: Dishang Popat
SOCIAL MEDIA: Raina Raonta, Hemant Jena, Muskan Malpani
ART ASSISTANT: Sanket Chauhan
INTERNS: Pia Oza, Chaitra Vartak
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Sanjay Warang
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Akshata Gupte
1st CAMERA ASSISTANT: Abhijeet Roy
2nd CAMERA ASSISTANT: Vijay Verma
SYNC SOUND RECORDIST: Maxie Mondeca
SOUND ASSISTANT: Vishal Ajgaonkar & Sharib Sheikh
POST PRODUCTION TEAM
POST PRODUCTION STUDIO: VC Studiioz
STUDIO POST PRODUCER & LINE PRODUCER: Chandan Bera
SR. COLOURIST: Sagar Lele
DATA TEAM: SUNIL SHIVGAN
CG TEAM: Keyur Vithlani, Chirantan Antani
BOOKING MANAGER: Uglal Saha
SOUND ENGINEER: Aditya Arya
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER: Anirudh Acharya
STUDIO: The Indian Audio Company
STUDIO: Moonshine Studio, Andheri
SUBTITLES: Pia Oza
TEAM YUVAA:
CEO: Kevin Lee
BUSINESS HEAD: Yash Pise
BRAND PARTNERSHIPS HEAD: Shachi Lapasia
MARKETING ASSOCIATE: Gajendra Yadav
SOCIAL MEDIA: Maanvi, Nashrah Shaikh, Kajal Advani, Pranay
ADDITIONAL DESIGN: Muskan Malpani
TEAM: Bhavya Mathur, Janki Godariya, Hiral Barot, Aditya Gaikwad, Neha Khanna, Bisma Javed, Akshay Waghela
INTERNS: Swati Kothari, Chirag Jadhav, Samruddhi Patil, Dhwani Rambhia, Radhika Mathur, Mishka Sawant, Niyati Gada, Khushi Verma
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
For more updates and information, stay tuned to Yuvaa's official social media channels and website.
Be A Man Yaar: https://instagram.com/beamanyaar?igsh...
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@WeAreYuvaa?si=ug...
Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareyuvaa?igsh...
Twitter: https://x.com/weareyuvaa?s=09
LinkedIn: / wear. .
JOSH: https://bitly.ws/Tni2
Website: https://yuvaa.co.in/
About Yuvaa: Yuvaa is India's most loved Gen-Z driven youth media, insights and impact organisation. We listen to the stories of young India and create purpose-driven solutions to make meaningful content online and start meaningful conversations offline. We believe in making important things interesting for the youth by talking about urgent issues like youth empowerment, mental health, gender, sexuality, internet safety, misinformation, climate change and many more and have found great success in creating impact-driven content and entertainment.
