Script, shoot, edit Watch the numbers Brand deals and a lot of rejection

• Ankur WarikooLeft a PhD to start over
• Bhuvan BamRestaurant singer to BB Ki Vines

• Microsoft study: writers, journalists, data scientists and web developers are among the jobs AI applies to mostIf most of a job is finding, writing or explaining information, AI already does part of it; the authors stress this is not a forecast of job loss, so build the parts it can’t do: judgement, people and hands-on work.
• YouTube paid over ₹21,000 crore to Indian creators and media in three yearsCreator income in India is real, with over 15,000 Indian channels past a million subscribers and ₹850 crore more committed, so treat a channel as a business, not a lottery ticket.
• Budget 2026-27: AVGC content creator labs for 15,000 schools and 500 collegesAnimation, VFX, gaming and comics get state backing through IICT Mumbai, so creative-tech skills are becoming a recognised career track.
• Reuters Institute: news engagement and trust fall as social video risesTraditional news faces falling engagement and flat subscriptions while video and social platforms boost alternative voices, so journalists need video, data and verification skills and credible creators gain reach.

• Journalist or writerFind the story, check it, tell it well
• EntrepreneurStart something and make it work

1. Bingy's career notes (hand-written for the prototype; salaries are rough ranges)Estimate
   As of 2026-10-15

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