54. Writer-Director Pulkit Arora on creative resilience, seasonal stress and the sublime

Pulkit Arora is a writer-director of Indian origin, now based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His debut short Milk Toffee premiered at Tribeca and travelled through 8 other international festivals in 2021. His follow-up film Anu won the Audience Award at Whānau Mārama: NZIFF 2023, followed by screening in competition at Melbourne International Film Festival and winning at IFFLA, Cornwall and Film Bazaar India. It released globally on the streaming platform MUBI in May 2024. As a screenwriter, he led development for two adaptation projects with Disney+ and Home Stories, a Netflix anthology. In this episode, Pulkit talks about how he's feeling about summer, a rabies scare, the projects he’s working on, vipassana trips and loads more. Follow Pulkit on Instagram: @pulzkit ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠ ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠ Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. ⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠