Only 8% of key roles in the Indian film industry are held by women. Composing, sound engineering, and music production remain spaces where women struggle to be heard.
In this Women’s Day special, Shutapa Paul speaks to Alokananda Dasgupta, the music composer behind Sacred Games, Jubilee, and Trapped, about challenges, biases, change that has happened, and that which is still to come.
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Segmentation:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:03:01 - Women in film music
00:06:07 - Challenges & barriers for women in film music
00:19:22 - Equality vs actual implementation
00:22:56 - Experience working across industries
00:28:32 - Background scores vs songs
00:34:47 - Royalties & legal issues in music
00:39:39 - Alokananda’s journey & inspirations
00:52:43 - Upcoming projects & future work
00:55:43 - Outro
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