Junoon means obsession, and I have a junoon for stories because they open portals to other cultures, geographies, and psychologies validating our uniqueness and also our common humanity. I am an award winning filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist who straddles fiction, non fiction and experimental collaborations with other artists. My projects have been presented at Tribeca, Berlin, and Locarno film festivals among many others. I was awarded the L’Oreal Woman of Worth Vision Filmmaker award for my script The Conqueror at Tribeca All Access, and Director of The Year for my documentary Burqa Boxers at the Westlake Forum IDF.

In addition to telling cinematic stories, I also help organizations, entrepreneurs and founders tell their brand stories of convictions, impact , and innovations.

  • Burqa Boxers (Feature Documentary)

    Winner, Best Project, Grant Open Doors, Locarno Film Festival

    Winner “Author of the Year” International. Documentary Festival, Hangzhou, China, 2017.

    EBS International documentary Festival, Korea

    New Orleans Film Festival, October

    Vail Film Festival, USA

    Jio MAMI International Film Festival Mumbai

    Traces De Vie International Film Festival, Claremond Ferrand, France,

    Artemis, Women in Action Film Festival, USA

    For Films Sake Film Festival, Australia, USA

    Invitation, Film Bazaar Co-Production Market, Goa, India

    The Conqueror (Script)

    Berlinale Talent Project Market.

    L’oreal Woman of Worth Vision Award at Tribeca All Access

    The Ant and The Monkey (Short Fiction)

    Nomination, Princess Grace Awards

    Giffoni Film Festival, Italy

    Mendocino Film Festival

    San Francisco South Asian International Film Festival

    San Diego International Children’s Film Festival

    Mahindra IAAC International Film Festival

    Panchali

    14th Madrid International Experimental Cinema Week

    Regional finalist in the Student Academy Awards

    John Gutmann Award for Innovation in Cinema

    Nominated for the Eastman Kodak Scholarship for Excellence in Cinema (2004).

    Casa De Espana, Lima, Peru

    San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

    Women of Color Film Festival

    Tired Of Dancing

    Cinequest International Film Festival

    Women of Color Film Festival

    San Francisco South Asian Film Festival

  • The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/02/gender-fight-night-boxing-film-makers-go-three-rounds-for-industry-equality

    The Hindu: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/of-grit-and-grace/article7893312.ece

    The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/the-right-hook-2/

    Global Indian: https://www.globalindian.com/story/art-culture/indian-filmmaker-alka-raghuram/

    Indian Independent Films: https://indiaindependentfilms.com/2016/10/23/mami-2016-alka-raghurams-burqa-boxers/

    Variety: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mithila-palkar-jaaved-jaaferi-siam-ahmed-in-the-ring-1235271543/

    Screendaily: https://www.screendaily.com/-locarnos-open-doors-top-award-shared-by-two-indian-projects/5030715.article

    Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/locarno-open-doors-unveils-indian-184490/

    F.I.G.H.T.C.L.U.B: https://moifightclub.com/tag/alka-raghuram/

    KALW: https://www.kalw.org/podcast/sandip-roys-dispatches-from-kolkata/2024-02-21/kathaks-return-journey

    India Currents: https://indiacurrents.com/chitresh-das-dance-takes-invoking-the-river-on-3-city-tour-of-india/Chitresh Das Institute: https://www.chitreshdasinstitute.org/blog/2022/10/16/alka-raghuram-interview-w-artists-of-invoking-the-river

    Sinema: https://www.sinema.sg/2011/08/11/locarno-open-doors-alka-raghurams-burqa-boxers/

    India Currents: https://indiacurrents.com/bay-area-based-filmmaker-alka-raghuram-documents-muslim-women-boxers-fight-for-liberation/

    Pandolin: http://pandolin.com/i-wanted-to-investigate-how-learning-to-box-transforms-one-as-a-person/

  • Burqa Boxers (Feature Documentary)

    Winner, Best Project, Grant Open Doors, Locarno Film Festival

    Winner “Author of the Year” International. Documentary Festival, Hangzhou, China, 2017.

    EBS International documentary Festival, Korea

    New Orleans Film Festival, October

    Vail Film Festival, USA

    Jio MAMI International Film Festival Mumbai

    Traces De Vie International Film Festival, Claremond Ferrand, France,

    Artemis, Women in Action Film Festival, USA

    For Films Sake Film Festival, Australia, USA

    Invitation, Film Bazaar Co-Production Market, Goa, India

    The Conqueror (Script)

    Berlinale Talent Project Market.

    L’oreal Woman of Worth Vision Award at Tribeca All Access

    The Ant and The Monkey (Short Fiction)

    Nomination, Princess Grace Awards

    Giffoni Film Festival, Italy

    Mendocino Film Festival

    San Francisco South Asian International Film Festival

    San Diego International Children’s Film Festival

    Mahindra IAAC International Film Festival

    Panchali

    14th Madrid International Experimental Cinema Week

    Regional finalist in the Student Academy Awards

    John Gutmann Award for Innovation in Cinema

    Nominated for the Eastman Kodak Scholarship for Excellence in Cinema (2004).

    Casa De Espana, Lima, Peru

    San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival

    Women of Color Film Festival

    Tired Of Dancing

    Cinequest International Film Festival

    Women of Color Film Festival

    San Francisco South Asian Film Festival