Mayanka Goel talks about her career in writing and filmmaking, aspiration to become a showrunner, her new lineup of work including a Webtoon, and why she believes scripting is the most essential element in storytelling. 

In an interview with SheThePeople, Charuvi Agrawal discusses her work as an artist, her filmmaking venture, the rise of animation, and why it’s crucial to address the still prevalent gender gap across filmmaking. 

This Women’s Day, we profile five such powerful clutter-breaker women redefining Indian entertainment with unconventional stories and originality.

Tracking women’s employment in 250 highest-grossing films in last 25 years, the Celluloid Ceiling report revealed that percentage of women filmmakers, technicians and crew behind the camera declined in 2022.  

In an interview with SheThePeople.TV, Mansi Bagla discusses her passion for films, her entrepreneurial journey, the Sushmita Sen starrer biopic she is producing, and her aspirations as a female filmmaker.

Moufida Tlatli is best known for her feature film The Silences of the Palace, released in 1994, which was the first movie directed by an Arab woman.

Priyanka Chopra runs Purple Pebble Pictures with her mother, Madhu Chopra.

“The images of women I grew up with were strong women who worked and led, and that built the perception of women in my consciousness,” says Yasmin Kidwai.

Anjali Menon spoke about the Women in Cinema Collective that was formed in March 2017. The collective acts to provide a safe working space for women working in the Malayalam film industry.

Through films like mine, hopefully, we can make people understand what it’s like being a female athlete and teach them to be more accepting, says filmmaker Nandita Anand.