Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
The show Bait, starring and created by Riz Ahmed, scored 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and sparked widespread cultural conversations about identity, shame, and mental health.
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Jay Shetty opens by listing Riz Ahmed's credits — Sound of Metal, Rogue One, The Night Of, and the new show Bait — before revealing a personal memory: at an Oscar nominations party roughly five years ago, Riz was lobbying Netflix's Chief Content Officer Bella Bajaria to give Jay a show. Riz deflects the praise gracefully, explaining he was rooting for Jay because Jay's ability to make ancient Eastern philosophy feel relatable and human made him personally feel less lost. The two men note they grew up in overlapping worlds around Northwest London, with mutual friends and acquaintances in common, and the conversation immediately settles into the easy warmth of shared background.
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