Charmi Chheda is a filmmaker, writer, and theatre director in Bhutan. Charmi moved to Bhutan ten years ago from India and now sees Bhutan as her home. Charmi has made two feature films, Ganganam Girl and Bulwa and is currently working with 'Samuh', Bhutan’s first streaming platform as a Creative Director.

"I feel somewhere, since everyone is constantly putting up a show. The world expects you to constantly put up a show. And now with social media platforms, I wouldn't be surprised that people are confused about the reel and the real, as time passes. This judgement about one's intelligence really comes out of show. If you are sitting in a meeting or you're with friends, you need to have something to say. If you don't have anything to say and decide to be quiet, they say 'oh, this person is not smart enough.'"

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