Welcome to Chai with Rai.

The Podcast for the Creative in You!

If this isn't the most Musical episode then I don't know what is!

I would like to set a challenge of counting how many impromptu singing moments there are in the episode and the correct answer gets a £10 Nando's Gift Card ;).

Such a joy discussing acting, music and entrepreneurship with Actor & Musician Kush Khanna.

Topics Breakdown:

• Discussing Projects such as - Lime Green/ Boogieman/ Temple/ Patiala House
• Prep work for each of those films and to get into that space. Short films vs the big budget project that were Patiala and Boogieman.
• What was a challenge and a joy of working on those projects?
• How did Dirty Kit come about and Fashion as an extension.
• Barry’s - Director of fun? Explain that role and how it progressed and how its been a constant in your life now whilst you balance music and acting.
• Culture around Boutique fitness studios has changed so much how do you in marketing manage to make it still a household name? Sustainable ever since Covid.
• Rapid Response Questions:
  • A tip on being financial savvy?
  • Go back to any role or project what would it be and why? And if you were asked to do a part 2/ expansion of it- input
  • A great thing about being an artist in today’s social, cultural and economical and a challenging thing about it?
  • Getting into the role- auditioning or when you have booked the job? And how to let go or sepearate yourself from it?
  • A thing you would like someone to take away with them having met you for a brief second or known you for a long time?
  • Your Favourite thing about yourself either as a creative or person and something you feel is a challenge and are working on?
  • A thing you would like to impart somebody but you never got told ?
  • Words to your mirror self today?
  • 3 things the creative culture could do with and or without?
  • 3 artists really admire their journey or would suggest in checking out their work
• What the Chai- 30 second rant about anything and everything however you must start or end your rant with the phrase "What the Chai?"
• Joyfulness- What's one thing that makes Jordi joyful and whats one thing he does for others that makes them feel joyful.

Notes: Artists/ organisations mentioned in the episode are: Chappel Roan, Sigrid and The Last Dinner Party.

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Guest : https://www.instagram.com/kushting/?hl=en , https://twitter.com/kushting & https://www.youtube.com/user/Ankushion

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I love a giddy chat and this was that!

Firstly, this episode is also available as Video so check that out now on Spotify and Youtube. Secondly, this is going to be a 2-parted episode because we had too much to talk about.

Soooooo- Enjoy part 1 with the beaut Actor and Musician Kush Khanna. Discussing all things music, family, friendships, spirituality and more.

Topics Breakdown:

• Can you Improv Tho?- x4 Quick Questions set to specific timers.
• Referencing Kush's "Imposter syndrome" mentioned in previous episodes and where that stems from?

• The duality of Kush's exuberance with his music.

• First moment you were exposed to that made you go "Music is me". And a song or moment around music, that you have shared with your your Mum and Dad.

• Being an Indie artist and the journey of that? Sustainability and marketing? Distribution?
• Song's you have done for all your projects.
• Relationship with music today and what the medium has taught you vs what you have learnt from it?
• The connection to self and spirituality.
• Process to songwriting and Kush's style of music.

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Social:

Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ & https://twitter.com/chaiwithrai_ & https://www.tiktok.com/@chaiwithrai

Guest : https://www.instagram.com/kushting/?hl=en , https://twitter.com/kushting & https://www.youtube.com/user/Ankushion

Links:

Myself: https://www.raimuitfum.com/chaiwithraihomepage &

https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_

Guest: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3786050/ & https://open.spotify.com/artist/3VP9UNwEr1CtudkjirEU9s?si=uXxaE49RQ6KoBS-vSQMRSQ

Hope you all enjoyed it and Thank you for tuning in. To Subscribe, share, follow my work and everything else is listed above.