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Aug 2022
1h 2m

Bela Bajaria - Netflix

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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The first woman of color to ever run a Hollywood studio, who is now the head of global television at the world's preeminent streamer and one of TIME's 100 most influential people in the world, reflects on climbing the ranks in a business in which no one looked like her, championing shows like 'The Mindy Project' and 'Master of None' and helping to guide to f ... Show More
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