South Asian Trailblazers at the Oscars 🏆 WATCH this episode HERE.

Founder & Host, Simi Shah, takes us inside a celebration of South Asian excellence at the 2025 Academy Awards. She speaks with trailblazers across generations and genres about their journeys to the hallowed halls of Hollywood. Join us for interviews with and speeches from this Oscars Pre-Party!

Interviews

Charithra Chandran, Actor | Bridgerton, One Piece
Saagar Shaikh, Actor | Deli Boys, Ms. Marvel
Manish Dayal, Actor | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Resident, 90210
Swayam Bhatia, Actor | Succession, The Mighty Ducks
Iqbal Theba, Actor | Deli Boys, Glee
Sukki Menon, Writer, Director, Producer | I See Her, From Here

Speeches

Mindy Kaling, Actor, Writer, Producer | Running Point, The Office, Never Have I Ever, The Mindy Project
Adam J. Graves and Suchitra Mattai, Director, Writer, Producer | Oscar-nominated Anuja
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Journalist & Filmmaker | Star Wars: New Jedi Order
Smriti Mundhra, Director & Producer | Oscar-nominated I Am Ready, Warden, Indian Matchmaking
David Taghioff, Associate Producer | Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez
Pawo Choyning Dorji, Filmmaker & Photographer | Oscar-nominated Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom

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