Sam Slater chats with mid-day about the music he composed for The Railway Men, his love for Sikkim’s tomato curry, and how honesty defines his compositions. Slater is known for his background scores in the OTT show Chernobyl and the movie Joker.Ask British composer Sam Slater what composing music for a film or series involves and he introduces us to the concept of a sound world. Slater, a two-time Grammy award winner who’s known for his background scores in the documentary Chernobyl and the movie Joker, says that coming up with a musical theme for a series involves “staying true to its history”.

Vishal Bhardwaj's spy thriller starring Tabu, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Ali Fazal released on October 5 on Netflix. Let's go back in time, to an episode of Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, where Tabu talked about how she is still figuring out what kind of an actor she is. The actress mentioned legendary lyricist Gulzar also used to tell her the same thing, about how she separates herself from her character. Tabu said she doesn't know what happens between the action and cut while shooting a movie. She even stated that only those who have seen her work will be able to answer about where she ranks as an actor, between legends like Amitabh Bachchan to Kay Kay Menon. Watch the candid, unscripted conversation to find out more!