Topic:

Press

Year:

19 November 2024

His debut film, Looking into the Bamboos, is a documentary and was very well received by the audience. In fact, his second film received many accolades, both in India and overseas, as well. When asked about his thoughts on the reaction received, he very honestly said that he did not expect such a response. “The reaction to the first film was the driving factor that made me make my second film. But my second film, I made it regardless of the audience. As a filmmaker, my priority is not the audience but what my work is,” he shares. Sure, he may be able to boast a trophy-cabinet worth of awards, there isn't a speck of an inflated ego to find in his attitude. He expresses, “I don’t see them as awards until I am satisfied with what I have done. I don’t use awards as validation.”

https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/231019/this-teen-means-business.html

What were you doing when you were 15 years old? Chances are, you were in the 10th grade coping with schoolwork, the daunting board examinations, and trying to get into the stream of your (or, well, your parents’) choice. But not everyone’s caught in the rut. Case in point being Mauraya Sharma, a tenth grader who has done it all. From academics to art to music to films, he dabbles in the best of all worlds.

https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/231019/this-teen-means-business.html