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Mindy Kaling & Riz Ahmed Among Inaugural Desi List Selection Jury; Black List Co-Founded Tally Spotlights South Asian Scribes
Mindy Kaling & Riz Ahmed Among Inaugural Desi List Selection Jury; Black List Co-Founded Tally Spotlights South Asian Scribes
“In order to ensure that the diversity of our large community is reflected in The Desi List – in terms of cultural background, professional experience, and creative taste – we’ve recruited an eclectic group of 43 writers, showrunners, directors, actors, producers, executives, agents, and managers to read and evaluate the submissions.” Additionally, the multi-genre group include Aneesh Chaganty, The Salon co-founder/WME’s Naran, Bilal Baig, Chitra Sampath, Christine D’Souza Gelb, Danny Pudi, Janina Gavankar, Kabir Akhtar, Karan Soni, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Mallika Dhaliwal, and Maureen Bharoocha, Meera Menon, Munis Rashid, The Salon co-founder/ Twisters ‘ Dodani, Nikesh Shukla, Nikitha Menon, Nimitt Mankad, Prashanth Venkatarmanujam, Priya Satiani, Raj Raghavan, Rameez Khan, Reena Singh, Ritesh Mehta , Rohi Mirza Pandya, Roshan Sethi, Sameer Gardezi, Sanjay M. Sharma, Shayok Misha Chowdhury, Shivaani Sharma, Shruti Ganguly, Sim Hothi, Simran Baidwan, Smriti Mundhra, and Salon co-founder/ Big Sky ’s Chhibber round out the selection committee. “It reflects the immense energy and deep bench of talent that exists in the South Asian community, and I can’t wait for the industry to read the scripts that this incredible committee selects,” The Black List foundered went on to say.
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