Directing
Jul 6, 2026
Directing The Roshans: lessons from Rakesh Roshan
Director Rakesh Roshan talks through s - Netflix on Kingdom of Dreams: how to lead a set, protect performances, and make day-of choices when time and weather disagree with the shot list.
Directing s - Netflix means translating intention into a schedule. Rakesh Roshan describes the human side of that translation: talking to actors, choosing when to move on, and keeping the crew pointed at the same verb for the scene.
Steal one habit from this episode: decide what must be true at the end of the scene, then reverse-engineer coverage that can prove it.
Go deeper on Kingdom of Dreams
- → EP 197: Rakesh Roshan on s - Netflix
- → EP 199: Shashi Ranjan on The Roshans: Shashi Ranjan's Untold Story of Legacy
- → EP 204: Stewart Sugg on s
Browse more director conversations in the Kingdom of Dreams archive.
Original Kingdom of Dreams craft take based on our conversation with Rakesh Roshan (EP 197). Not a reprint of any single article.