In this week’s episode, we have Zara Janjua who is a passionate person pursuing a multi-faced career involving acting, comedy, writing, documentary filmmaking, hosting podcasts and much more. With a ‘multi-hyphen’ portfolio career, Zara Janjua has proven success in every area. She has worked for BAFTA, NTA and RTS award-winning TV programs and was named one of the most talented women in Britain winning ‘Highly Commended’ as a finalist for Women of The Future Award 2020, supported by The Financial Times, Oxford University and CNBC. In 2021, Zara was named of the Top 40 Digital Women To Watch in the UK and is currently shortlisted for the ‘Digital Women For Good’ and ‘Digital Freelancer’ Award 2021.
Zara appeared as an actor in an award-winning Solace Women’s Aid advert to raise awareness of domestic violence. She also undertakes annual philanthropic filming projects. She has recently returned from Nepal where she produced & directed a documentary about marginalised and disabled women for an UN-supported charity, Seven Women. In September 2021, she will travel to Tanzania to film a short doc for CHAS as she takes on the highest freestanding mountain in the world – Kilimanjaro.