National, 3rd April 2024: Hungama Digital Media, India’s leading digital entertainment company, presents the champions of its initiative, Hungama Game Changer 2024. The selection of 50 game changers is drawn from the fields of Music, Video, and Gaming. This acknowledgement and celebration of change-makers by Hungama not only highlights outstanding accomplishments but also positions them as inspirational figures for aspiring young women. Hungama Digital through this initiative not only aims to fuel motivation among the younger generation of women but also encourages them to break the barriers and pursue their dreams with no bounds.
The selection process for the 2024 honourees was conducted through several rounds of rigorous evaluation. The comprehensive advisory panel comprising distinguished personalized from the entertainment industry included Megha Tata – Media consultant, ex-CEO Cosmos, ex-MD Discovery Communications, Kanan Rai – Ex Business Head, Google Play, Merlin D’souza – Music Director, Nirmika Singh – Founder MOX Asia and ex Executive-editor Rolling Stones, Raunaq Roy – Vice President, Hungama Digital Media, Preeta Sukhtankar – Founder, The Label Life, Soumini Sridhara Paul – Senior Vice President Artist Aloud & Content Youtube, Hungama Digital Media, Poornima Seetharaman – Director of Design, Zynga and Sonia Parasnis, Vice President, Creative & Content Programming.
Speaking on the winners Neeraj Roy, Founder & MD, Hungama Digital Media said, “Cheers to the 50 exceptional women breaking barriers and inspiring us all. Their strides in entertainment pave paths for future generations. With creativity, passion, and drive, they show there are no limits to women’s achievements. Congratulations, and here’s to your continued success and empowerment!”
Adding on the winner’s announcement, Sonia Parasnis, Sr Vice President, Hungama Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. said, “We are proud to announce the third cohort of game changers, curated and smartly brought together by our esteemed Jury panel representing excellence from the core areas of the entertainment industry across film, music, and gaming. Through this initiative, we want to highlight the women who are making strides in their chosen fields while also paving the way for others to thrive. It is an honour for us to celebrate their inspiring narratives, accomplishments, and pioneering ethos, magnifying their influence on the entertainment industry.”
Adding on, Merlin D’souza, Music Director, remarked, “It was a revelation, yet again this year, to celebrate new talents! Looking forward to making this a reality each year.”
Kanan Rai – Ex Business Head, Google Play, said, “The Game Changers is a Fantastic platform to celebrate the Women in Media who have Broken the Glass Ceiling, and Paved their Path of Creativity, Inspiration and Magic!”
Looking ahead to Season 3, stay tuned for more empowering tales that will ignite inspiration, drive, and demonstrate the boundless capabilities of women.
The Women Game Changers of 2024 are:
| Music | |
| Name | Title |
| Aaaki | Beat Boxer |
| Aditi Dot | Musician and Actress |
| Aishwarya Majmudar | Singer |
| Akhila Shankar | Head of Tunecore | South Asia |
| Amrita Vaz | Composer |
| Anushree Rautla | Equity Partner @ANM Global |
| Gauri Yadwadkar | Singer | Content head at Times Music |
| Jasleen Royal | Composer | Singer |
| Kinjal Dave | Singer |
| Mahima Dayal Mathur aka Bawari Basanti | Singer |
| Rashmeet Kaur | Singer and Composer |
| Reena Esmail | Composer |
| Riya Mukherjee | Lyricist |
| Ronkini Gupta | Playback Singer |
| Srushti Tawade | Rapper |
| Temsu Clover | Singer |
| Varsha Agarwal | Santoor Player |
| Video | |
| Asha Kulkarni | Vice President at Zee |
| Anjali Menon | Director | Screen Writer |
| Eka Lakhani | Costume Designer |
| Irawati Karnik | Writer |
| Lidhya Buthello | Film Writer |
| Masoom Minawala | Infleuncer |
| Medha Mukherjee | Founder | CEO | Feministaa Media |
| Mona Mohan Jha | Artist | Entrepreneur |
| Natasha Pal | Founder | CEO 59th Parallel |
| Mimi Chakraborty | Indian actress, singer, and politician |
| Niharika NM | Influencer | Content Creator |
| Prashasti Singh | Comedian | Writer | Improviser | Actor |
| Raveena Rawat | Founder & CEO Dead Ant |
| Sakshi Sindwani | Influencer | Model |
| Shreya Dev Dubey | Cinematographer |
| Tillotama Shome | Actress |
| Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju | Doctor | Actor |
| Vaishali Sagar | Dancer | Choreographer |
| Gaming | |
| Anila Andrade | Head of Business Development & Operations @Socialpoint | Take-Two Interactive | Ex- AVP Operations @99Games |
| Dipika Jarome | Gamer, Gaming cafe owner |
| Harsha Malkan | Communication Director |
| Hina Saiyada | Head of Games |
| Jayshree P R | Director | Co-Founder |
| Kangkana Talukdar | Game Streamer |
| Kanika Bisht | Gamer and streamer |
| Mala Sen | Game Developer | Artist | Director |
| Bhamini Lakshminarayan | Co-Founder Lead Designer |
| Maurvi Sharma | Co-Founder| Game Designer |
| Nyla | Leading product at Convai |
| Richa Singh | Co-Founder | CEO |
| Shilpa Bhat | – |
| Trupti Gupta | Co-Founder|Concept Artist | Illustrator |
| Veni Mittal | Senior Analytics Manager |
| Yasmina B | Video, Audio and Conversational AI at NVIDIA |
| Preeti Reddy | Co-Founder at Playsimple Games |
Here’s the link for the updated website
https://womengamechangers.bollywoodhungama.com/index.php/game-changers-2024/
-Based on the Press Release.
