S01. EP.20. Badal Jain - The story comes first
About this episode
Badal Jain discusses his journey in wedding filmmaking and the importance of storytelling over trends.
This week on Beyond the Awards, we sit down with festival judge Badal Jain , co-founder of Badal Raja Company, to unpack his incredible 24-year journey from a jobless journalist to one of India’s most sought-after ultra-luxury wedding filmmakers. Having captured everything from intimate celebrations to mind-boggling receptions with up to 200,000 guests, Badal brings a unique, deep-rooted perspective on what it takes to document love on a monumental scale. We discuss the evolution of wedding cinema, why story should always come before trends , and how approaching a wedding like a documentary allows you to preserve something far more valuable than a social media post: real family history . In this episode, we cover: Handling massive Sscale: What it's really like managing production for multi-day events with thousands of guests. Documentary over content: Why long-form narrative films will always outlast short-form social media trends. The 24-Hour edit: How delivering same-day cuts acts as the ultimate business card for high-end clients. Festival insights: What separates a good submission from an award-winning story in the eyes of a judge. Stripping back the gear: Moving away from…
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