Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ON: Imposter Syndrome & Navigating Self-Doubt In Any Stage of Your Journey

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

December 13, 2021

Duration

57m

Channel

Jay Shetty Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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. 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. Achieve success in every area of your life with Jay Shetty’s Genius Community. Join over 10,000 members taking their holistic well-being to the next level today, at https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 02:45 Breaking through Hollywood with a South Asian heritage 07:07 Raised to speak up your mind 10:00 “I didn’t like myself.” 14:51 Generational talk divides us 16:53 Having a grandma as your best friend 18:54 When you have family and friends that listen 22:30 The strong passion for acting 25:44 The day she filmed the audition tape 29:48 Always give it your best shot 30:43 The first day and the first scene shoot 34:25 Dealing with impostor syndrome 37:38 Everything happened in different ways for people 41:05 “Respect existence, expect resistance.” 43:42 Not enough representation of true diversity 50:02 The story she stood up for someone 53:14 Maitreyi on Final Five

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

  guest

  Canadian actor best known for starring as Devi Vishwakumar on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever.

• Jay Shetty

  host

  Host of the On Purpose podcast and author of Think Like a Monk.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Jay Shetty Podcast, featuring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jay Shetty, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ON: Imposter Syndrome & Navigating Self-Doubt In Any Stage of Your Journey explores Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and authentic representation Maitreyi Ramakrishnan describes self-love and confidence as inconsistent, sharing how she once fixated on negative comments even amid overwhelming positive feedback.

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