Everyday Conversations with Amin Mombani23 Sep

#20 - If These Two Years Were a Screenplay, I'd Call It Rebuilding - Anjalee Kirpalani on Reinvention & Reclaiming Her Story

Ask a screenwriter to title the hardest two years of her life, and she won't hesitate.In this episode of Everyday Conversations, Amin sits down with Anjalee Kirpalani — bestselling author of four novels, screenwriter, and co-host of the podcast Main Character Energy — for a conversation about divorce, shame, and what rebuilding actually looks like once the cameras stop rolling and life refuses to move at movie speed.🎙️ In this episode:- Growing up in Durban, South Africa, and the unlikely path from community radio to national TV news anchor- Why her novels never faced rejection, but her screenwriting career has been full of projects that quietly died- The moment she realized she couldn't ask her own podcast guests to be vulnerable without sharing her story first- Why she changed the spelling of her name mid-career, on the advice of a numerologist- Her one-word answer when asked to title the last two years of her life as a screenplay💬 "You can have bad days, but you don't have a bad life." — Anjalee💬 "Everything is material." — Anjalee💬 "The messy version of your story is still a story worth telling." — Amin⏱️ Timestamps:00:02 Cold open01:22 What Anjalee actually does03:57 Why she didn't start podcasting sooner07:17 From Durban radio to Indian TV news14:35 Her favorite medium: writing15:43 Why radio and podcasts still matter18:25 The competition in screenwriting21:04 A project that fell apart24:24 Divorce: the early days of rebuilding29:13 Finding self-worth again35:08 Co-writing her own story after divorce39:16 Humor and resilience under pressure43:48 What 25-year-old Anjalee didn't expect47:17 If the last two years were a screenplay...49:18 Anjali with a double E — the numerology story51:00 Wildcard: hilariously bad at singing52:28 Where to find her work----------------------------------------------Contact Details for Guest — Anjalee KirpalaniInstagram: @anjalikirPodcast: Main Character Energy with Kai and Anj (Spotify & YouTube)Books (published as Anjali Kirpalani, available on Amazon): Never Say Never, Written in the Stars, 19 Till I Die, Tinsel Town AffairNote: she recently changed her name's spelling to "Anjalee" across social media on a numerologist's advice — her published books still carry the original spelling, "Anjali"----------------------------------------------Contact Details for HostAmin Mombani - HostEmail: Mombanipodcast@gmail.comWebsite: https://aminmombani.podview.comYoutube Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIoXPESGBAlhpbeWg_E7HrwSpotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyday-conversations-with-amin-mombani/id6782858287CastBox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id7284639?country=usLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-mombani-29979721/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61592072735008🎧 Also available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033CGyVtUGh2KFJ0MJypEZdivorce and rebuilding, screenwriting career, author journey, self-worth after divorce, resilience, Indian divorce stigma, storytelling career#EverydayConversations #AminMombani #divorcejourney #rebuilding #authorlife #resilience #EverydayConversationsPodcast #AnjaleeKirpalani #MindsetShift #CreativeJourney #FailureIsTheBestTeacher #Podcast #fullepisode #episode #screenwriter #Storytelling

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