{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61ce7868dec7b700131a353f/61ce7872513105001325da77?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ON: Imposter Syndrome & How to Navigate Self-Doubt In Any Stage of Your Journey","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ce7868dec7b700131a353f/61ce7872513105001325da77.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Maitreyi Ramakrishnan chats with Jay Shetty about her acting journey. Breaking through the film industry requires a lot of hard work and a lot of people don’t actually take into consideration the amount of work she has put in to continuously play the title role. Add in a good amount of luck and her will to stand for herself and never shy away from asking questions.</p><p>Maitreyi is best known for portraying Devi Vishwakumar, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, in Netflix's hit series, Never Have I Ever. She created her audition tape at a local library, using her mother's camera, eventually being asked to send four more videos, before having a screen test in Los Angeles and being offered the role. Maitreyi is very vocal about diversity and standing up for yourself.   </p><p>Get your copy of Think Like a Monk today by clicking this link!<br /><a href=\"https://thinklikeamonkbook.com/\">https://thinklikeamonkbook.com/</a></p><p>What We Discuss:</p><ul><li>00:00 Intro</li><li>02:45 Breaking through Hollywood with a South Asian heritage</li><li>07:07 Raised to speak up your mind</li><li>10:00 “I didn’t like myself.”</li><li>14:51 Generational talk divides us</li><li>16:53 Having a grandma as your best friend</li><li>18:54 When you have family and friends that listen</li><li>22:30 The strong passion for acting</li><li>25:44 The day she filmed the audition tape</li><li>29:48 Always give it your best shot</li><li>30:43 The first day and the first scene shoot</li><li>34:25 Dealing with impostor syndrome</li><li>37:38 Everything happened in different ways for people</li><li>41:05 “Respect existence, expect resistance.”</li><li>43:42 Not enough representation of true diversity</li><li>50:02 The story she stood up for someone</li><li>53:14 Maitreyi on Final Five</li></ul><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-purpose-with-jay-shetty/id1450994021\">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!</p><p>Episode Resources:</p><ul><li>Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/maitreyiramakrishnan/\">Instagram</a></li><li>Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ramakrishnannn\">Twitter</a></li><li>Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@maitreyiramakrishnan?\">TikTok</a></li><li>Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/officialmaitreyi\">Facebook</a></li></ul><p>Achieve success in every area of your life with <a href=\"https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius\">Jay Shetty’s Genius Community</a>. Join over 10,000 members taking their holistic well-being to the next level today, at <a href=\"https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius\">https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius</a></p>","author_name":"Jay Shetty"}