In this episode, we're talking to Neha Anand — she's a commercial pilot, a sports presenter for ISL, hosted the Green Carpet at the IIFA Awards, and is also an actor.
We discussed breaking barriers & stereotypes in sports, how to be good at your work, the environment of a live TV vs a film set, her experience meeting her idol SRK and more.
This is a must-watch episode if you're a sports fan, especially if you're a woman.


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Timestamps:
00:01 - What’s upcoming
00:52 - About Neha Anand
02:46 - Bhavya Desai x Neha Anand begins
04:41 - What's most rewarding: Acting, modelling or anchoring?
05:27 - How lucrative is sports presenting?
05:58 - How challenging is sports presenting?
07:40 - Can you learn on the job?
09:50 - The prejudice about a woman presenter in sports
11:00 - Neha’s approach on presenting
13:05 - Does channel or broadcast team tailor and impose things?
14:15 - Presenting has changed lately
15:10 - How personality comes out in controlled environment
20:47 - Who does the Homework, the Presenter? Or the team?
25:09 - Why aren't sports other than Cricket not treated equally?
26:39 - Indians only watch international football?
27:51 - Quality of Indian football vs Worldwide
29:43 - The role of Reliance in Indian Football
30:36 - What do international players say about Indian football?
33:36 - Getting respect as a Woman in football.
35:20 - Neha’s journey to be a sports presenter
38:12 - Top 3 skills to be a good presenter
39:32 - Last Gen vs next Gen presenters
41:45 - Does acting help in presenting?
43:26 - Does acting become second nature of after a while
47:41 - Is presenting a way to get into acting?
50:27 - Which is more intimidating, live show or film set?
51:38 - Cutting the guests off on live camera
52:22 - Most memorable live TV moment
55:35 - Experience acting in “Joon”
57:45 - Mental state after shooting a film
01:05:57 - Neha’s music tastes shift
01:07:20 - IIFA's green carpet story and experience
01:11:38 - Did sport presenting help in live presenting?
01:12:38 - How does the Green Carpet work?
01:42:52 - What does a day in the life of a presenter look like?
01:16:34 - Meeting SRK, the experience
01:18:07 - Are stars intimidating?
01:18:44 - Fun memorable interactions
01:21:11 - Are shoot schedules inhumane?
01:22:43 - Structure in Sports presenting vs Awards show
01:25:19 - Getting tired, withdrawal, missing the Limelight
01:32:37 - What’s next for Neha?
01:34:15 - Final thoughts

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