Rekha Shankar believes there's humor in everything, so she's shooting an indie flick about a "dumb Hindu" trying to reunite with her raptured family — a buddy comedy about grief. Why it matters ...

Rekha Shankar is crowdfunding "Vidhya's Guide to the Afterlife," a film about a Hindu Rapture, before the traditional film development process gets Left Behind. If every member of a major religion ...

Next up is Rekha Shankar. Tell us a story from your childhood that you think might explain why you ended up becoming a comedian. As a kid, I was never a physical risk-taker but was always a mental ...

Rekha Shankar is Philadelphia's smartest comedian — and if you're smart, you'll remember her name. Why it matters: Shankar is among the nation's biggest up-and-coming comedians to watch — one ...

But as the industry beats on, borne back ceaselessly into the past, filmmakers like Rekha Shankar are finding more and more established peers standing ready to help them do it themselves.