Varta Lab

This week on Varta Lab, we meet filmmaker and Vice India Producer Naman Saraiya and Associate Producer, Nidhi Salian. They talk about: Their experience while working on Kya Bolta Bantai, the 30-minute documentary about Mumbai's gully rap scene...

This week on Varta Lab, we meet Parth Trivedi, a radio presenter and producer who regales us with stories about: The food menus from Ahmedabad His obsession with petroleum engineering The first time he tried on a pair of Bose headphones The...

On this episode, Sonali Thakker, one of the best-traveled comedians in the country, tells us stories about: Going places and not booking return tickets. Filling spices in shampoo bottles. Getting bullied by Brits in Cambodia. What's it like to...

On this episode of Varta Lab, Aakash and Navin exchange stories with Balraj Singh Ghai, owner of The Habitat and Hotel Unicontinental. He tells us tales about: People having sex in hotel rooms Growing up in a family-run hotel. Setting up two of...

This week on Varta Lab, Aakash and Navin exchange stories with the boys from the Bombay Hemp Company. Jahan Jamas and Sumit Shah talk about how they first stumbled upon the fact that Hemp can be the solution to many of our problems. They also discuss...

This week we meet Kopal and Amandeep. Kopal is the person behind Tape A Tale and Amandeep is a viral storyteller. Together they regale us with tales about snapping fingers, crazy college gigs, fighting the man, creepy online stalkers and going viral....

Joining Aakash and Navin this week on Varta Lab is musician Rohit Pereira, known better as P-Man. He regales them with stories about: Why he doesn't like David Bowie's voice. What's it like touring with a band. Where a bass player falls in the...

This week on Varta Lab, the extremely talented and extremely curly haired Sumedh Natu joins us to share stories about: - Capturing a traveling comedian's tour. - Indian comedians finding acceptance in other parts of the world. - Going viral and...

Joining us on the fourth episode of Varta Lab, we have Trupti Khamkar, also known as the kaamwali bai in every other YouTube sketch (sometimes driver or mother also). What we don't know about Trupti, however, is that she is a huge Marathi celebrity,...

On the third episode of Varta Lab, Aakash and Navin talk to Rafael Pereira, a multi-faceted human being who is responsible for forming three unique companies, and also managing everything from Marathi theater to world-class musicians. You can follow...

On the second episode of Varta Lab, Aakash and Navin are joined by Deena Mehta, an all-round rockstar. She tells us stories from her time at the Bombay Stock Exchange as the only woman in the ring, how she ended up at a gun market in Pakistan, why she...

On the first episode of Varta Lab, Aakash and Navin are joined by Kumar Varun, famous for being one half of the Random Chikibum collective and playing several hilarious characters in sketches and ads. He shares stories, covering everything from...

Welcome to Varta Lab, a delightful concoction of stories featuring Aakash Mehta, one of India's most obsessive storytellers on and off stage, and Navin Noronha, who is an okay person. Together they tell stories to each other from their life and...