Anupama Chopra sits down with Bobby Deol for a live THR Talks session that traces one of the most remarkable second acts in Hindi cinema. Bobby speaks about the years between 2013 and 2017 when he had no releases, the acting workshops he took during that period, and the shift in mindset that followed. He discusses Bandar with Anurag Kashyap as the most exciting stretch of his career so far, shot in 23 days with no full script in hand, and the way the ensemble around him pushed his performance. He also reflects on Aashram, the discomfort of playing a character that dark for the first time, and why the inhibitions he once carried are now gone. The conversation moves through his recent run - Alpha, Jana Nayagan opposite Vijay, and the contrast between his own antagonist roles and Sunny Deol's enduring moral-hero screen persona. Bobby talks about Dharmendra's example of working until 89, dubbing for his father's younger self in Ikkis, and what his grandmother's Friday superstition taught the family about the brutality of the business. He is candid about privilege, about telling his sons the truth rather than a fairy tale, and about Aryan Khan's work ethic on set. The THR Bottomline: this is an actor who stopped waiting to be chosen and built the second half of his career on discipline, and it shows in every answer. Aashram season 4 begins shooting in September.