Send us a textOnly 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. Catch the latest episode of the 'What India Needs' podcast on YouTube or Spotify! #WhatIndiaNeeds #genderequality #womeninleadership #workplaceinclusion #Indianmusicindustry #Womeninfilm #Gendergap—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 — #genderequality #workplaceequality #equalopportunities #gendergap #genderequity #womenatwork #careerequality Subscribe to our channel:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapapaulpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shutapa_paul Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-shutapa-paul-podcast  To know more:Follow Shutapa Paul onLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutapapaul/ Twitter X: https://x.com/ShutapaPaul Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shutapa?igsh=MWZ5cHB3aDg3b21jcQ==  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shutapapaulpage/ Follow Alokananda Dasgupta on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alokanandadasgupta   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlokanandaDasguptaOfficial  Credits(Music) Dramatic Epic Orchestra BFCMusic (Andrei Marchanka)