India's First Transman Bodybuilder Aryan Pasha's Transition Journey|Nikhil Taneja|Be A Man Yaar|S207
India's First Trans Man Bodybuilder Aryan Pasha shares his emotional transition journey & his bodybuilding career. He shares about his childhood, his love for skating, on facing bullying, a big role his step mom has played in his life, his relationship with his father, being a Gunda in school, his passion for bodybuilding and his close relationship with his friends on Season 2 of Be A Man, Yaar with Nikhil Taneja, powered by The Man Company.
Captions available in both English and Hindi
This heartfelt conversation is available as an extended, UNFILTERED podcast on Amazon Music.
Supported by Rohini Nilekani Foundation
Associate Sponsor Maybelline India
Tune in next Wednesday, 4th September for episode 8 of Be A Man, Yaar! With Nikhil Taneja, featuring Vikas Divyakirti
0:47 Aryan Pasha on #BeAManYaar
2:26 Unboxing Boyhood
2:51 His skating days
3:47 On facing bullying
4:57 Embracing masculinity in childhood
5:37 Feeling accepted by his cousins
7:49 Problematic Representation in Media
9:23 On his relationship with his father
11:16 Was Aryan a rebellious child?
11:50 Challenges in school
13:20 Difference between Gender and Sex
14:13 On being school’s ‘gunda’
15:12 Normalisation of bullying in Indian Schools
16:08 What’s wrong with our education system?
17:30 Meaning of Masculinity for Aryan
17:56 On societal conditioning
18:58 On seeking strength and support from his mother
20:10 Finding hope post transition
25:47 On starting bodybuilding
26:48 His friends reaction to coming out as a transman
31:52 His advice for young queer people
33:11 Being queer is not a 'trend’
33:57 On policies for trans people
37:49 Women Want to Know ft. Aryan’s Mother
39:38 Kind Shoutouts
42:16 Men Complimenting Men
46:55 BraveTalk Moment
47:47 Episode 8 Preview ft. Vikas Divyakirti
CREDITS:
CREATED & HOSTED BY: Nikhil Taneja
DIRECTED BY: Gabriel Ghoderao
PRODUCED BY: Yuvaa Originals (Nikhil Taneja, Amritpal Bindra, Anand Tiwari)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Nirbhay Kumar
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Sahil Gaikwad
EDITOR: Hemant Jena
CREATIVE PRODUCER: Nikhil Taneja
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Sajal Kumar
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE PRODUCER & POST PRODUCER: Rushita Dave
LINE PRODUCER: Abhijeet Warang
CREATIVE HEAD: Anusha GS Shetty
DESIGNER: Srishti Choudhary, Aprajita Vaid
CREATIVE ASSOCIATE (TALENT & MARKETING): Gajendra Yadav
CREATIVE ASSOCIATE (MARKETING & SOCIAL): Riya Nahar
CHIEF AD: Upashna Chhetri
SECOND AD: Suyash Agrawal
CAMERA OPERATOR: Sunil Vishwakarma, Shiva Mohanty, Shekhar Shinde, Afreen Ansari
RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Sakshi Makwana
PRODUCTION MANAGERS: Swara Warang and Umesh Gurav
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (Yuvaa): Aditya Gaikwad
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Navin kanade, Onam Dhake (MAKESET design)
ART DIRECTION: Navin Kumar Kanade
ART ASSISTANT- Bhavesh Bonde,
INTERNS:Apurva and Nirmayyee
STYLING: Rehha Mehta
ASSISTANT STYLIST: Apeksha Mirani
MAKE UP: Soham Kadam and Mahi
ASSISTANT PRODUCER:
STUDIO: North Studio, Mumbai
STUDIO (Kartik and Manish Eps): Moonshine Studios, Andheri
CAMERA ASSISTANTS:
BTS: Prachi Adesara
BTS (Aryan Pasha Eps): Anmol Kachroo
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER: Samrat Nagar
SOUND RECORDIST: Akhilesh P. Singh
SOUND ASSISTANT: Abhishek Rathour
CAMERA TEAM: Brown Bird Films
DIT: Vishal Chavan & Shivam Singh
LIGHTS: Rinkukumar Gupta
SPOT TEAM: Suresh, Sham, Vighnesh, Ramcharan, Harish, Raju,Ismail
TEAM YUVAA:
CEO: Kevin Lee
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS LEAD: Neha Mathews
YOUTUBE LEAD: Triparna Rout Chari
EDITOR IN CHIEF: Maanvi
COMMUNITY MANAGER: Dhira Rambhia
HR MANAGER: Adrian Fernandes
ACCOUNTS & FINANCE: Hiral Barot and Aditya Gaikwad
CA: Bimal Parekh & Co.
LEGAL: Anand & Naik
POST PRODUCTION TEAM
STUDIO MANAGEMENT: Sumeet Kamath, Sreeram Ramanathan, Ashish Heblekar
MOTION DESIGNER: Vivek Teotia
SOUND ENGINEER: Aditya Arya
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER: Gaurav Saxena
SOUND STUDIO: The Indian Audio Company
TEAM: Muskan Malpani, Khushi Verma, Shafeen Shikalgar, Bhavya Mathur, Janki Godariya, Shreyash Patil, Ninad Wani, Azlan khan, Ishika Agarwal, Rajat Desai, Neha Khana, Harshal Rathor, Akshay Waghela
INTERNS: Noor, Poorna Aggrawal, Varun Sawant, Rishika Kulshreshtha, Anushka Choudhari, Reva Lakhmani, Anurag Sharma, Sherebanu Yusuf, Radhika Bahadur, Asmi Jani, Samaira Rekhi, Krisha Thakkar
India's First Transman Bodybuilder Aryan Pasha's Transition Journey|Nikhil Taneja|Be A Man Yaar|S207
