Before Raashi Kulkarni ever scored a feature film, before she ever composed music for well over 300 television episodes (including The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow), before her multiple solo releases that have dominated World Music charts, she learned one valuable lesson from her parents: to focus solely on the work.

It is this commitment—to excellence in her craft—that Raashi describes as a quiet resistance of her own, against both internal fears and external forces that seek to limit her in myriad ways. It’s allowed her to not only succeed but to pioneer new paths in an industry that lacks imagination for underrepresented voices.

These days, Raashi is busy on several fronts, including promotion for the feature film A Nice Indian Boy, starring Jonathan Groff and Karan Soni. But as she details for us in this episode of The Resistance, it’s taken real determination to lean into that good work to find the outcomes she’s desired all along.

From her choice to abandon a successful career in economics to wrestling with a duality of identities as a child of immigrant parents, Raashi takes us along on her journey to become an influential composer and musician—one whose good work is being rewarded more than ever.

VISIT: Raashi Kulkarni