49 min

Karan Brar...on his artistic experiences and appreciating the work in progress TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

    • Documentary

Actor, director, and producer Karan Brar joins Abhay for a conversation about his acting and artistic experiences, about his skills as a listener, about mental health, about the lessons learned, and enjoying his own personal and professional journey as a work in progress. Karan was the Disney Channel's first ever series regular Indian character, portraying Ravi on "Jessie" and "Bunk'd".  He has had numerous recent voice and acting roles and serves as an advisory board member for the Cameron Boyce Foundation. (0:00 - 2:49) Introduction(2:49 - 9:57) Part 1: Behaviors around pronouncing his name(9:57 - 24:45) Part 2: Initial Hollywood and LA experiences, being a South Asian American professional, first days on set, lessons and discoveries(24:45 - 37:21) Part 2: Privacy as an artist, listening and introspection, working as a director, learning to be a leader(37:21 - 48:25) Part 3: on embracing the "work in progress", sparking conversations in audiences(48:25) Conclusion

Actor, director, and producer Karan Brar joins Abhay for a conversation about his acting and artistic experiences, about his skills as a listener, about mental health, about the lessons learned, and enjoying his own personal and professional journey as a work in progress. Karan was the Disney Channel's first ever series regular Indian character, portraying Ravi on "Jessie" and "Bunk'd".  He has had numerous recent voice and acting roles and serves as an advisory board member for the Cameron Boyce Foundation. (0:00 - 2:49) Introduction(2:49 - 9:57) Part 1: Behaviors around pronouncing his name(9:57 - 24:45) Part 2: Initial Hollywood and LA experiences, being a South Asian American professional, first days on set, lessons and discoveries(24:45 - 37:21) Part 2: Privacy as an artist, listening and introspection, working as a director, learning to be a leader(37:21 - 48:25) Part 3: on embracing the "work in progress", sparking conversations in audiences(48:25) Conclusion

49 min