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

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. Get your copy of Think Like a Monk today by clicking this link!https://thinklikeamonkbook.com/ 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 Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Episode Resources: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | Instagram Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | Twitter Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | TikTok Maitreyi Ramakrishnan | Facebook 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices