The Real Story Behind the Film Hollywood Tried to Stop | Mohit Ramchandani

The Rubin Report

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News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Mohit Ramchandani the director of the film City of Dreams, about his journey from India to Hollywood; how films like Rocky inspired his passion for storytelling; the challenges of making City of Dreams, a film about child trafficking; industry pushback due to the dark subject matter; suppression of the film because of his non-Latino background; securing support from Tony Robbins and Sylvester Stallone; landing distribution with Roadside Attractions; overcoming marketing obstacles to find success on streaming platforms; and launching Impact Media to create heroic, socially impactful films; and much more. Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today’s Sponsors: Amac - Finally a principled, conservative alternative to AARP. AMAC is fighting for limited government, election integrity, fiscal responsibility, and yes—protecting Social Security for those who earned it. Right now, Rubin Report viewers can get a 5-year membership for just $31—that’s 47% off the regular price. But the deal ends April 30th. Go to http://amac.us/rubin and join today! Tax Network USA - If you owe back taxes or have unfiled returns, don't let the government take advantage of you. Whether you owe a few thousand or a few million, they can help you. Call 1(800)-958-1000 for a private, free consultation or Go to: https://tnusa.com/dave 1775 Coffee - Get 1775’s Starter Kit. All single-origin, small batch, mold-free and toxin-free. Get your 1775 Coffee starter kit worth $170 for only $99. The initial launch is only 1,000 units - get it while you can. Go to: https://1775coffee.com/RUBIN and use code RUBIN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We had 100% amongst critics until all the people that joined, you know, the Vivex and the Tonys.
0:07.7	And, you know, once they all joined, all of a sudden, we got smashed.
0:12.3	So, okay, so you get into one festival, but you're not happy.
0:15.2	Yeah.
0:15.5	You feel like you're kind of being pushed out, but you got a nice film.
0:19.1	So what happens?
0:19.9	The current administration is allowing these kids to come
0:24.0	across the border, and they're being transported then to Uncle Juan in Arizona. And we're now looking at
0:30.1	the files going, we've sent 900 kids to Uncle Juan in Arizona. He isn't an uncle. They would ask me,
0:36.8	like, so how many Latinos were in front behind the camera, and I'm like,
0:39.3	well, it was shot in Mexico?
0:40.4	And how many Latinos were involved in the writing and directing?
0:43.1	And I'm like, oh, you want to go after me?
0:45.3	I'm like, I'm an Indian.
0:46.8	I'm an immigrant.
0:47.7	My father worked in a sweatshop.
0:49.3	And you're now saying that because of the color of my skin, being different to yours, I can't tell this story. We have this army of influencers.
0:57.1	Together, they had over 300 million followers.
0:59.5	Many of them were getting shadow bad for posting about City of Dreams saying,
1:04.0	this is spreading misinformation about the election.
1:07.3	And I'm like, what?
1:16.8	Yeah. And I'm like, what? Joining me right now in studio is the director and producer of the film City of Dreams, Mo Ram and Chandi.
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