Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Radhika Bansal. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Radhika, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Every project you work on is meaningful its own way and you learn something new from it.

The short film I am currently working on is closest to my heart. It is about an Indian immigrant mother who quietly struggles in an abusive marriage, but when her daughter returns home one day having been bullied, she must choose the kind of example she wants to set for her daughter.

It depicts the silent suffering of South Asian women, this something that I have personally seen up close around me and been impacted by all my life. I think that the film’s hopeful message of setting the right example for your children and breaking this cycle of silence is extremely important in a day and age where many women continue to suffer in similar situations.

We want to tell this story in partnership with domestic violence organisations and hope that it can inspire audiences with its tale of courage and love.

Radhika, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I am from north India – the land of Bollywood – and I’ve grown up living and breathing Hindi cinema. My father is the biggest movie buff that I have ever met, so I grew up going to the theater and watching movies on TV with him, and I absolutely loved it. I never could have imagined that one day I will be making a career out of it. Like many other Indians, I tried my hand in engineering and later psychology, but no matter what I did, my heart was never in it. I think my friends and family realized that I’m meant to be in films before I ever let it be a reality for myself. During the pandemic, I found the courage to pursue something I’ve always wanted to but never said out loud because I never thought it to be possible. Nothing had ever felt more right. I came to Los Angeles to study at New York Film Academy, and I felt like I belonged and had found what I wanted to do – beyond a doubt.

I have always enjoyed line producing which includes scheduling, budgeting, and other logistics for a film. I have had many opportunities to apply my skills in those areas. I am currently working in that capacity on multiple projects. Recently however, I have discovered a new skill set and found myself liking the process of developing a project and an inclination towards creative producing as well. I would like to think that I have a good understanding of audiences and the current trends in cinema, which helps me make more informed decisions about story ideas.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

I have always found comfort and happiness in films. Growing up, it was my introduction to the world and I have learnt a lot of movies, it has defined how I interact with the world. Getting lost in a film and forgetting about everything else is what has always kept me going.

So I think the ultimate goal is to be able to make a movie that one day makes some else feel the same way my favourite movies make me feel. For the message to resonate with them, the characters to provide a friendly hug or the plot to show them that they are not alone in the world.

I just want to make someone’s favourite film or TV show and for me to be remembered by my work.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

As creative people, we sometimes tend to work in isolation when writing a script or in small teams when prepping for the production of a film. It is easy to get tunnel vision and believe that what you are doing will work for the overall film but it also brings with it some doubt about if it is actually as good as you believe.

The most rewarding moment is when you share your story or your film with someone outside of your team and they get excited about it. The experience of audience members validating your work and your belief in your work is a boost of motivation. That is what makes you keep pushing to the tell the stories you want to tell and to share them with the rest of the world.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/producedby_radhika/
• Other: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm13887388/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk