L'art du retour | Sharath Chandra | TEDxSIBMBengaluru

Sharath Chandra, cofondateur et PDG de Chai Shots et producteur de cinéma, réfléchit à la manière dont les épreuves de la vie peuvent façonner une personne. Fort de 15 ans d'expérience dans l'entrepreneuriat, le cinéma et les médias numériques, il raconte son choix d'un MBA et du marketing plutôt que de la carrière d'ingénieur attendue par sa famille, ainsi que les refus répétés essuyés auprès de producteurs établis. Ces débuts difficiles ont conduit à la création d'une agence de marketing numérique ayant promu plus de 200 films.

• Des choix de carrière différents des attentes familiales
• Des refus répétés de la part de producteurs de cinéma
• Une agence de marketing numérique ayant promu plus de 200 films

Join Sharath Chandra, co-founder and CEO of Chai Shots, film producer, and entrepreneur, as he explores how the challenges we encounter in life can become the very forces that shape us. Drawing from his journey across entrepreneurship, cinema, and digital media, he reflects on the idea of the “villains” in our lives—not as obstacles meant to defeat us, but as catalysts that bring out the hero within us. Through stories from the past 15 years, Sharath recounts the moments that pushed him beyond conventional paths—from choosing an MBA and a career in marketing over the engineering job his family expected, to facing repeated rejection from established film producers as a young entrepreneur. What initially felt like failure and uncertainty eventually led to the creation of a successful digital marketing agency that went on to market more than 200 films. With honesty and optimism, Sharath invites audiences to change the way they respond to adversity. Instead of asking, “Why is this happening to me?”, he encourages us to ask, **“How does the hero in me respond to this?”** Advocating for self-belief, resilience, and the courage to embrace uncertainty, he reminds us that every challenge carries the possibility of transformation—and that sometimes, the strongest version of ourselves emerges only when life gives us a reason to rise. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Sharath Chandra, producer and co-founder of Chai Bisket and Chai Shots, is a storyteller-entrepreneur shaping regional digital content, building creator ecosystems, and crafting culture-led narratives for audiences across ages, languages, and platforms. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx