Meet Arnab Chatterjee, a 21-year-old award-winning filmmaker and student at the MetFlim School in London. He's won 39 international awards, was acclaimed as the Global Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018 by Global Film Awards in LA, and is regarded as the youngest acclaimed filmmaker in India by the Times of India. He was recently covered by Filmfare for his wins for his upcoming film starring Indian acting legend Soumitra Chatterjee.

He takes us through the struggles of starting a film business as a teenager in India: navigating school work, societal pressure, and government bureaucracy, while managing time and money in this capital intensive endeavour. He shares some insight into his storytelling process and intriguing yet humorous behind the scene incidents.

Arnab's Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acjeeofficial/

Vertex Duo: https://youtu.be/q-VdijR0K-I

Unsaid: https://youtu.be/_aNXRGyXJkI

Contact Us:

Akash Shroff: https://linktr.ee/akashvshroff

Arihant Choudhary: https://www.arihantchoudhary.com

Parth Behani: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parth-behani

Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:30 - Getting into Film Making

04:03 - Early Films with Friends

06:41 - First Awards and Storytelling

11:21 - Abandoned Projects

15:49 - Using Failure to create Success

20:07 - Time & Money Management

24:30 - Navigating Bureaucracy as a Young Adult

30:48 - Creating an Entertainment Company

34:00 - Working with Soumitra Chatterjee and other Professionals

42:26 - Navigating Imposter Syndrome

45:49 - Guilty Pleasures & Parting Messages