About this episode

Arunima Sharma discusses her journey in filmmaking, the challenges of success, and the importance of resilience in the industry.

What happens when success validates you… but still doesn’t get you work? In this episode of Unstoppable Woman, Arunima Sharma speaks about rejection, resilience, creative purpose, and why awards and opportunity are not the same thing. Arunima won the National Film Award for Best Direction (Non-Feature Film) for Shyam Raat Seher (Blue Dusk Dawn), her FTII diploma film. She has also contributed to popular projects like Four More Shots Please!, Jee Karda, along with directing 100+ commercials. A sharp conversation on what it really takes to keep going and why mediocrity is no longer being accepted. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction & Opening Ritual 2:03 Childhood & Early Film Influences 5:28 Decision to Attend FTII & Film School 7:24 National Award Win & Its Impact 11:29 Struggles After Film School 14:58 The Importance of Resilience 16:07 Breaking Into Advertising 19:20 Advertising vs. Long-Form Content 21:35 Learning Diplomacy & Growth 25:34 Embracing Messy Realities in Storytelling 29:35 Women's Stories & OTT Revolution 34:18 Industry Changes & Challenges 37:43 Staying Relevant Across Generations 39:43 The Role of a Director 40:35 Inner Authority & Cinematic Language 41:38 Taste…

People in this episode

Host: Shailja Saraswati

Guest: Arunima Sharma

Topics covered

• resilience
• creative purpose
• women in film
• advertising
• storytelling
• industry challenges

Keywords

• filmmaking
• National Film Award
• rejection
• opportunity
• women directors
• advertising
• creative success

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FTII

Books & works: Shyam Raat Seher, Four More Shots Please!, Jee Karda

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