When the opportunity to talk to Aravind SA, who was on his Malaysian tour of his 'We Need To Talk' standup special was given to me - I immediately grabbed it. Having watched his show in Chennai, I was excited to dig deeper into his mental makeup.

Aravind SA, known across the world as one of India's biggest comedy StandUp talks to me about his mental health journey, his fight with insecurity, fear of abandonment, and his hate towards Influencers (ouch).

I hope you will enjoy this conversation and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

0:43 - Leeds United Championship run
2:16 - Similarities between Joshua Michael and Aravind SA
5:01 - Aravind's new standup special "We Need to Talk"
5:37 - Being a reluctant comedian
7:57 - Imposter syndrome
10:27 - Writing comedy to please the audience
11:30 - Hating influencers
12:25 - Doing what you truly enjoy vs what others enjoy
20:43 - Anxiety issues
23:22 - Fear of abandonment in relationships
29:49 - The type of movies that Aravind wants to make
36:43 - The need to talk and share with others
43:20 - End of podcast

Credits:
Conceived and Created by: Joshua Michael
DOP: Mathubalan Gunasogaran (bwhpk)
Asst. DOP: Rishi Ganesh & Tharani Chandran
Editor: Rishi Ganesh
Production Manager: Resshma Mohan
Art Director: Resshma Mohan
Theme Music: BabyMa Anthem from BADEP Season 2 by Music Kitchen