Nakuul Mehta on Comfort Zones, TV Discipline, Soft Masculinity & OTT Chapter | Screen To Screen

For Variety India's 'Screen To Screen', Nakuul Mehta breaks down what it really takes to evolve as an actor, both professionally and personally, by refusing comfort, saying no to easy fame, and playing the long game. From television stardom to OTT, Nakuul explains why TV is “emotional truth at industrial speed,” and how that grind built a calm, adaptable performer capable of handling chaos on set. He also speaks about soft masculinity in pop culture, raising kids without fixed gender roles, the “greenest flag” label, and the importance of women producers and writers in shaping his worldview. Nakuul speaks against the bias for television over films, explaining how streaming platforms give him the creative space to play characters that challenge the romantic-hero stereotype and why meaningful work isn’t about legacy - it's about showing up. Editor-in-Chief: Sarita Tanwar Group Publisher: Gautam Thakker Managing Editor: Tushar Joshi Executive Producer: Pooja Thakker Senior Content Producer: Ankita Bhalla Video Production: Everymedia Technologies Creative Director: Abhijit Vedpaathak DOP / Photographer: Tejas Pednekar Videographer: Amit Gogavle & Ninad Redkar Video Post-Production: Everymedia Technologies Pvt Ltd Creative Supervisor: Dominic Rego Editor: Siddharth Shukla & Ravneet Singh 00:00 – Intro 01:11 – Letting go comfort 01:50 – 14-year career choices 03:11 – Saying no to reality TV 04:16 – Emotional truth speed 06:33 – TV built discipline 07:58 – TV is Mass Media 08:20 – Feminist hero mindset 10:45 – Soft masculinity comeback 11:15 – Masculinity without violence 12:20 – Parenting in today’s world 14:58 – Podcast emotional labour 18:25 – Partner earns more 21:58 – “Greenest flag” label 25:05 – OTT legacy question 26:06 – Outsider syndrome 28:50 – Respect Indian TV 29:24 – TV as Bollywood step-cousin 31:13 – TV as punching bag 34:24 – SRK-Vikrant TV connect 35:20 – Romance stereotype trap 35:56 – Breaking typecasting 38:44 – Wants to direct 41:21 – Politics and work Check out below links and follow for more: YouTube: @varietyindia Instagram:   / varietyindia   X (Twitter): https://x.com/varietyindia Facebook:   / varietyindiaofficial   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@varietyindia LinkedIn:   / variety-india