Sweta Rai is an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur who is based in United States.

Film career

She runs her own film production company called Indo Holly Films and over-the-top content platform Diverse Cinema. Sweta has a

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degree in producing from the

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and she was one of the jury members of the 17th

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. Sweta Rai was one of the producers for '' Surviving the Wild'', featuring

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and

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. Later, she worked as a supervising producer on the 2020

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feature film '' J.L. Family Ranch 2: The Wedding Gift'' featuring

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, and

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. She has also worked as a co-producer and executive producer for some other films. In 2020, She produced, and directed a documentary feature film called ''A Pandemic: Away from the Motherland'' based on

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. The film was also in the race for the

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Filmography

Awards and accolades

In 2022, she was awarded Women Impact Tech award by American Business Women’s Association as a part of

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References

External links

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