How India's Biggest Films Get Greenlit | Alpha Women Ep. 4 ft. Jyoti Deshpande & Salone Sehgal

Before audiences watched Dhurandhar, Stree 2, or Laapataa Ladies...Someone had to say yes.That power player is Jyoti Deshpande.As President of Jio Studios, Reliance Industries' media and content business, she has helped shape some of India's biggest films and one of the country's most ambitious entertainment businesses.In this episode of Alpha Women, hosted by Salone Sehgal, Jyoti reveals how she thinks about allocating capital across a slate of films and taking risks. She describes high-stakes decision-making and how to balance instinct with commercial judgement. Jyoti shares the secrets behind a career which has delivered top-grossing films three years in a row. 00:00 - Precap & Introduction02:41 - Meet Jyoti Deshpande03:55 - Growing Up & Early Resilience07:52 - Carving Her Path Between Creativity & Commerce12:25 - Finding Allies & Breaking Barriers as a Woman Producer16:54 - Leading Jio Studios19:22 - The Method Behind Backing People & Ideas24:03 - Why Stree Was Worth the Bet25:54 - Trust, Instinct & Decision-Making28:30 - Building a Slate: Strategy, Risk & Box Office32:43 - Lessons from Laapataa Ladies and Baby John34:25 - Failure & Tough Decisions36:22 - Dhurandhar: Defying the Odds43:12 - Inside the Making of Dhurandhar48:04 - Crafting the Sound of Dhurandhar50:39 - Marketing a Film for the Right Audience52:14 - Building Great Partnerships53:38 - A Global Vision for Indian Cinema57:11 - What 'Alpha' Means to JyotiIn partnership with Spotify | Media partner: Outlook Business.#alphawomen #jyotideshpande #jiostudios #IndianCinema #bollywood #womeninbusiness #WomeninMedia #womenleadership #dhurandhar #LaapataaLadies #stree2 #mediaandentertainment #filmmaking