Manifesting Mainstream South Asian Stories

Speakers for this event

• Anita Verma Lallian

  Anita Verma Lallian

  producer

  Anita Verma-Lallian is the founder of Arizona’s first female and South Asian-owned film production company, Camelback Productions – the first company of its kind with a focus on South Asian storytelling. She is also a real estate developer and CEO/Founder of Arizona Land Consulting, where she provides full concierge services for land seekers and developers of all types of sites and assists investors in discovering viable properties in Arizona. Anita has been named one of So Scottsdale’s People to Watch, an AZBusiness Leader by AZBusiness Magazine, a Women in Power by Commercial Executive Magazine, and one of Modern Luxury Scottsdale’s Dynamic Women in 2021. 

  producer

• Gitesh Pandya

  Gitesh Pandya

  founder Box Office Guru

  Gitesh Pandya is also the Founder and Editor of BoxOfficeGuru.com, a film industry site tracking the movie business over the past 27 years. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets since 1997 providing film industry analysis and movie commentary. Rohi Mirza, Creative Producer Rohi Mirza Pandya is an award-winning Creative Producer in film, television, and theater; she is also Co-founder of the film group, RASA which is actively exploring projects featuring strong female protagonists, narratives centered around social justice, and stories that portray Muslim characters in positive and empowering roles. 

  founder Box Office Guru

• Lilly Singh

  Lilly Singh

  Emmy-winning entertainer, actress, producer,New York Times best-selling author, gender equality advocate, and President of Unicorn Island.

  Lilly Singh is an Emmy-winning entertainer, actress, producer,New York Times best-selling author, gender equality advocate, and President of Unicorn Island. A leading force in pop culture, she has pivoted her successful online career to the big and small screens.  Up next, Lilly’s first feature film, DOIN’ IT, will premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. She co-wrote, produced, and stars as the lead in the comedy. During the Festival, Lilly will also receive the “Comedy Crossover” Award at Variety’s Power of Comedy honors.   She is also partnering with AAVRANI, an Ayurvedic science-backed beauty brand, to launch the hair care collection (on March 12) she helped create alongside founder Rooshy Roy, inspired by Indian cultural rituals.  Most recently, Lilly starred in the Emmy-winning Disney+ comedy series The Muppets Mayhem, DreamWorks Animation action-comedy THE BAD GUYS, and voiced the lead in her animated series, The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island, now available on YouTube. She currently hosts CTV’s Battle of the Generations, a primetime quiz show that she also executive produces, and is a judge on Canada’s Got Talent. Through her Unicorn Island Productions company, its non-profit arm Unicorn Island Fund, and her Lilly’s Library book club, Lilly continues to blaze new paths in storytelling, spotlighting underrepresented voices and challenging social norms to transform the way the world sees, values and invests in girls and women. 

  Emmy-winning entertainer, actress, producer,New York Times best-selling author, gender equality advocate, and President of Unicorn Island.

• Rohi Mirza Pandya

  Rohi Mirza Pandya

  Creative Producer

  Rohi Mirza Pandya is an award-winning Creative Producer in film, television, and theater; she is also Co-founder of the film group, RASA which is actively exploring projects featuring strong female protagonists, narratives centered around social justice, and stories that portray Muslim characters in positive and empowering roles. 

  Creative Producer