
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