In this reel, he talks about:
• How Mumbai expanded his worldview
• The early concept of Double Seat
• Why it was first called Lakh Lakh Chanderi
• His fascination with the everyday life of local train commuters
• The surprising truth about privacy in Mumbai trains —
“If someone sits next to you, it means they’ve found privacy.”
In this reel, writer–director Kshitij Patwardhan talks about how Mumbai transformed his creative journey. He says, “Mumbai played a huge role in my expansion.”
He shares a beautiful behind-the-scenes story from Double Seat:
The film’s original title was “Lakh Lakh Chanderi”, inspired by the glowing evening view that reminded him of Marine Drive.
Curious about Mumbai locals, he once asked his friend, “How do people sit so close on the train? Doesn’t it feel strange?”
His friend replied:
“In Mumbai, privacy means someone sitting right next to you… that’s privacy.”
This reel captures a heartfelt perspective on Mumbai, curiosity, privacy, and the roots of Double Seat.
This short clip captures the essence of Mumbai’s culture, inspiration, and human behaviour, straight from one of the most thoughtful storytellers in Marathi cinema.
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या रीलमध्ये क्षितिज पटवर्धन सांगतात की मुंबईने त्यांच्या जगाकडे पाहण्याच्या दृष्टीकोनात किती मोठा बदल केला.
ते म्हणतात, “मुंबईने माझ्या expansion मध्ये खूप योगदान दिलं.”
Double Seat च्या सुरुवातीच्या concept बद्दल ते एक सुंदर आठवण सांगतात —
चित्रपटाचं पहिलं नाव होतं “लख लख चंदेरी”, कारण संध्याकाळी मुंबईचं दृश्य Marine Drive सारखं भासत होतं.
ते त्यांच्या मित्राला विचारतात की, “मुंबईत लोक ट्रेनमध्ये इतक्या जवळ बसतात तरी त्यांना त्रास होत नाही का?”
आणि मित्राचं उत्तर —
“मुंबईत privacy म्हणजे एखादा माणूस तुझ्या शेजारी बसला आहे… म्हणजे त्याला privacy मिळाली.”
ही रील मुंबईच्या संस्कृती, inspiration, आणि human behaviour वरचा एक नाजूक, सुंदर दृष्टिकोन आहे.
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Rima Sadashiv Amrapurkar is a renowned Marathi filmmaker, producer, and podcaster. She is the host of the popular marathi celeb podcast show - Mukkam Post Manoranjan. Rima is a creator at Bingepods, India's largest podcast network by Ideabrew Studios.
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