Hungama Digital announces the list of 50 Women Game Changers 2024

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

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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