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EP 28 - This woman went from being a Reliance employee to an entrepreneur funded by it

Get Inspired with YourStoryApr 01, 2021

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EP 52 - Meet the brothers who started a Rs 300 Cr hotel amenities company from a 100 sq ft room
May 05, 202106:26
EP 51 - Here's how this 26-year-old cycling champion faced his first failure when he was just 6
May 04, 202107:59
EP 50 - Being wheelchair-bound did not deter this para-athlete from pursuing her dreams
May 03, 202109:55
EP 49 - These Delhi brothers started 3 restaurants in the same building, now make Rs 10Cr turnover
Apr 30, 202106:49
EP 48 - How a road trip and coffee led to the birth of billion-dollar logistics startup Rivigo
Apr 29, 202108:12
EP 47 - With 2 helpers and second-hand machinery,this entrepreneur built a mattress brand that now clocks Rs 38 Cr
Apr 28, 202107:56
EP 46 - Zynga co-founder and startup investor Justin Waldron's game plan with PlayCo
Apr 27, 202107:58
EP 45 - This 20-year-old female boxer from Haryana punched her way to her dreams
Apr 26, 202106:43
EP 44 - This Twitter alum’s startup can help content creators launch their own Netflix, Amazon Prime-like platform
Apr 23, 202107:54
EP 43 - Inspired by Elon Musk’s Tesla, this EV startup is building superbikes for India
Apr 22, 202111:08
EP 42 - At 23, he started his business in a kindergarten centre. Now he runs a Rs 160 Cr turnover company
Apr 21, 202108:16
EP 41 - Meet Lalitesh Katragadda, the man behind Google Map Maker, now building tech for India's next billion
Apr 20, 202110:33
EP 40 - [Product roadmap] The role tech played in the journey of Bharat-focused social media startup ShareChat
Apr 19, 202112:28
EP 39 - YouTuber Saloni Srivastava shows how tostart an online business by investing just Rs 21 a day
Apr 16, 202108:37
EP 38 - Meet the dog-lover from Bengaluru, who has rescued over 2,000 injured dogs
Apr 15, 202107:58
EP 37 - How a small-town boy hustled his way to the US, became an entrepreneur
Apr 14, 202106:36
EP 36 - [Techie Tuesday] Meet Mohit Aron, who began with Google File Systems, and is now known as the ‘Father of Hyperconvergence’
Apr 13, 202109:40
EP 35 - Khushboo Jain of ImpactGuru.com on how theplatform raised over Rs 15 Cr to help daily wagers, others amid COVID-19
Apr 12, 202109:51
EP 34 - This woman entrepreneur is disrupting the snacks sector with a Samosa Party
Apr 09, 202106:50
EP 33 - The making of IndiaMart from Rs 40,000 to Rs 474 crore IPO; The journey of Uber's Apurva Dalal
Apr 08, 202107:54
EP 32 - How a lone woman's mission to bring millions of girls back to the classroom gave rise to Project Balika
Apr 07, 202108:39
EP 31 - A carpenter’s daughter, meet Indian hockey player Rajani Etimarpu who dreams of an Olympic medal
Apr 06, 202106:49
EP 30 - From Wuhan to Germany, this Bengaluru startup has found a way to teleport human expertise during coronavirus
Apr 05, 202106:57
EP 29 - How much will you pay for love on online dating apps?
Apr 02, 202107:12
EP 28 - This woman went from being a Reliance employee to an entrepreneur funded by it
Apr 01, 202106:51
EP 27 - How this founder birthed a new idea to keep his medical device startup afloat amidst COVID-19
Mar 31, 202107:25
EP 26 - Inside Flipkart's big bet on small businesses, entrepreneurs
Mar 30, 202107:40
EP 25 - Why Amuleek Singh of ChaiPoint is betting big on its SaaS and AI foray
Mar 29, 202108:05
EP 24 - Meet the Bengaluru startup making a splashin international fashion
Mar 26, 202108:49
EP 23 - How these entrepreneurs are putting the ‘healthy’ into snacks for children
Mar 25, 202107:43
EP 22 - Meet the ‘Mirchi lady’ helping small sweet and snack sellers make an income through her ecommerce platform
Mar 24, 202107:02
EP 21 - Building a brighter future: For 30 years, Sabina Solomon has been caring for orphans in Bengaluru
Mar 23, 202107:14
EP 20 - The inside story: why Viru of Dailyhunt got Umang Bedi to be his co-founder so late in the business journey
Mar 22, 202107:31
EP 19 - How this Delhi-girl became a stylist to Aishwarya Rai and other stars
Mar 19, 202109:07
EP 18 - The greatest story never told: 40 years later, Eva Erben shares her Holocaust survival story
Mar 18, 202111:21
Ep 17 - How a Silicon Valley techie and a media veteran launched an ambitious startup from a garage
Mar 17, 202107:06
EP 16 - From humble village boy to billionaire: Byju’s success mantra revealed
Mar 16, 202109:29
EP 15 - Rags-to-riches: This agarbathi brand was started at home, now sells 12 billion agarbathies globally
Mar 15, 202107:50
EP 14 - Rashesh Shah Chairman Edelweiss Group quit his job in the mid-90s to start the home-grown professional financial services group
Mar 12, 202107:36
EP 13 - Born poor and raised in a village hut find out how this entrepreneur built a Rs 10 Cr business
Mar 11, 202106:19
EP 12 - Meet the IRS officer who is on a mission to make the world a greener place to live in
Mar 10, 202106:43
EP 11 - After winning Miss Universe at 22 how Lara Dutta hustled her way to build a beauty & skincare busines
Mar 09, 202108:10
EP 10 - Happy Woman's Day : Actor Taapsee Pannu on what it takes to be a self-made woman similarities between Bollywood and entrepreneurship
Mar 08, 202110:18
EP 9 - How Vidya Balan a Bollywood ‘outsider’ changed the narrative in a male-centric industry

EP 9 - How Vidya Balan a Bollywood ‘outsider’ changed the narrative in a male-centric industry

YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma recently caught up with the critically-acclaimed actor on YourStory Inspirations series to talk about Vidya Balan’s  incredible and inspiring journey so far. Nepotism in Bollywood, has been a hotly debated topic for several years, and more so now. There are, of course, exceptions to the rule such as superstar Shah Rukh Khan who transitioned successfully from being a TV star to becoming the ‘Badshah of Bollywood’, without any connections or backing in the industry. However, the general impression is that for an outsider without any Bollywood connections or mentors, it’s difficult to survive, let alone thrive. But Vidya has thrived and how. Vidya started her film career in 2005 at the age of 26 with the Saif Ali Khan-starrer Parineeta based on the Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel of the same name, where she essayed an author-backed central character. The film picked up several awards including Vidya bagging the Filmfare award for the best debut.

Read more at:
https://yourstory.com/2020/07/vidya-balan-bollywood-outsider-personal-journey


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This story was originally interviewed by YourStory Founder and CEO Shradha Sharma. Reported by Ramarko Sengupta on 14th Jul 2020 with edits by Tenzin Pema. Hosted by Julius Sharma!

Mar 07, 202110:13
EP 8 - Actor and entrepreneur Sushmita Sen talks about how it began and how it is going needless to say it is inspiring all the way
Mar 06, 202109:36
EP 7 - From broken bones to podium finishes, how bike racer Ullas Santruptnanda throttled towards success
Mar 05, 202109:42
EP 6 - Multinational human resource consulting firm Randstad’s India CEO Paul Dupuis has come a long way from having to sleep on a park bench to becoming a corporate honcho
Mar 04, 202106:53
EP 5 - From driving autos to make ends meet, this man became a real estate developer and delivered over 4,500 housing units
Mar 03, 202107:12
EP 4 - How this biryani delivery startup grew revenue from Rs 86 lakh to Rs 48 Cr in 4 years
Mar 02, 202109:15
EP 3 - Meet Saiman Shetty who went from a small town near Udupi to building powertrain systems at Tesla founded by Elon Musk
Mar 01, 202110:02