WRITE ON with Chriselle Almeida

For our season finale, you will not want to miss this riveting interview. If you love the hit Netflix show Delhi Crim e as much as I do, you must catch this interview with Tanuj Chopra, the brilliant Director and Showrunner of Season 2 and 3 of this true crime fiction drama that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats with the excellent writing, acting and directing! \ Tanuj talks about his con...

Sharbari is a writer in every sense of the word! From playwright,  Raisins Not Virgins , that was produced, to a published author of novels,  The Ocean of Mrs. Nagai  and  Dust Under Her Feet,  to a Writer on the ABC Network hit TV show  Quantico , starting Priyanka Chopra, Sharbari is a trailblazer as a Bangladeshi-American writer! Sharbari speaks on what she brings to her writing- from layering...

Seril started out as an actor with strong TV credits on shows like Silicon Valley and Westworld but has found his entrepreneurial spirit and formed a healthy snack company Chakka Chips - inspired by the jackfruit that grows natively in his homeland of Kerala, India. Seril reveals how he met a guide of sorts that asked him to consider what was something else he loved besides acting-anything that mi...

As a Director, Zoey, a graduate with an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts, has an impressive resume- you can see her work on Showtime, HBO, ABC, Disney and Hulu. Most recently, she was featured on Max’s Project Greenlight,  that highlights the Top 10 up and coming Directors. Zoey recently wrapped on a short film turned feature film “The Fisherman”, that she wrote, which will premiere at the...

Anjul is considered a pioneer in the South Asian entertainment community as his career spans 40 years!  He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts. Select TV Acting credits include True Detective , Grey’s Anatomy and Never Have I Ever. Most impressive is that he wrote, produced and starred in a coming-of-age feature film called “Growing up Smith” starring Jason Lee. Also, Anjul co-founded a...

Kimberly got her start through improv and sketch, her first big project being a staff writer for the 2018 CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase. She has since gone on to write and produce her own sketch comedy videos and live shows which have been seen at San Francisco Sketchfest, Upright Citizens Brigade LA, Comedy Central Stage, The Second City Hollywood, and Flappers Comedy Club. Kim’s advice to...

I coined the term “Entertainment-Prenuer” to describe Andy: with a MA in Playwriting and being the Head of the Writing Program for the famed Improv Troupe “Second City”, Andy had the skills to co found the company Fairplay Communications. ( www.fairplaycommunications.com )They teach employees of corporations to develop tools ranging from sales enablement, fast feedback and adaptability. Andy’s wor...

If you watched the TV show “The United States of Al” by creator Chuck Lorre, you had a chance to enjoy a joke or two written by Ursula, who was part of the writer’s room for both seasons of the show’s run. Ursula shares her journey from being an actor, to making her own award winning short film, “The Brownlist” and how that landed her the job of her dreams as a writer on the above mentioned comedy...

This engaging interview with the charming actor and aspiring writer will start you off laughing but then leave you thinking deeply. Mayank and I start by discussing the cringe worthy negative stereotypes actors that actors of color faced in the past, discuss how nothing beats putting in the hours of training in any craft and end by lamenting the evils yet necessities of social media. Time just fli...

Ami Sheth has many talents - she started out on a traditional path as a South Asian woman, becoming a Veterinarian, but could not resist the calling of the Arts and soon changed paths to following her dream and became an Actress. She achieved a successful career, recurring on the hit TV show "Blindspot". Ami recommends saying “Yes” to opportunities as they come. From Play Readings with Tony Danza,...

Though young, Michael has an impressive resume as a filmmaker having just achieved international distribution on his action feature “The Charisma Killers”. He just completed filming his latest movie “Censor Addiction” where I was Co Producer!  He shares his secrets of Writing. Also, how he uses social media to connect with creatives from all over the world including a Bollywood star, Pranutan Bahl...

Swati and I joke about how we have an ex boyfriend in common- on screen that is! Raj from The Big Bang Theory. We compare notes about what it was like working on that hit comedy TV show, talk about Friend Nepotism or “Frepotism” as we coin a new term, and lament on how sometimes as an actor you have to audition for a show 15 times before getting your big break at a Casting Office! With natural che...

Pramode discusses his journey breaking into Hollywood-how he has been in 75 commercials! He discusses his audition process getting into the award winning, hit comedy TV show Jury Duty on Amazon Prime that was based in improv. He also performs a well-known Bollywood monologue from the 70s hit movie Sholay- and ends with inspirational words of wisdom about not giving up in this profession. You will...