Hollywood trained me.
Life humbled me. Now I speak on both.
After 13+ years developing film and television projects at the highest level, Aanch Khaneja now brings those same principles of storytelling, pressure, and performance, combined with research on the nervous system, to help teams and leaders navigate uncertainty, identity shifts, and the weight of sustained high performance.
She speaks to the importance of somatic movement for regulating, reclaiming identity, building resilience, and sustaining a high-performing life.
Wellness & Corporate Speaking
She Runs It — Mastering Leadership: Nurturing the Whole You
Movement & Self-Regulation February 10, 2026
Disney HQ, Santa Monica, CA
She Runs It, one of the leading organizations for women in marketing, media, and entertainment, brought Aanch to their Mastering Leadership morning experience at Disney headquarters in Santa Monica to lead the Movement & Self-Regulation session.
Drawing on somatic movement, breathwork, guided meditation, and eye rest practices, Aanch gave a room of senior leaders practical tools they could use immediately, whether at their desk, before a meeting, or in a moment of overwhelm, to regulate their nervous system and return to strategic thinking.
The session covered:
Why the brain shifts from strategic to reactive thinking under stress, and how to interrupt it in under three minutes.
Guided breathwork and body scan to reset the nervous system in real time.
Micro-movement techniques designed for the workday. No mat, no equipment required.
Eye rest practices to combat screen fatigue and restore focus.
More info here.
Film/TV Speaking
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IFFLA
Jury for Launchpad: Pitch Competition 2025
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WIF Workshops
Created a workshop for 2025 WIF fellows on “How to Nail a General Meeting” and “How to Pitch.”
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Boston University Alumni
Film & TV Executive Panel Discussion 2024
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Sundance: 1497 House
Celebrating Unity In Black & Brown Creatives 2024
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JHRTS + ISA
Young Hollywood Executive Panel 2020
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Mentorship
Co-run The TRIBE Fellowship with Amy Aniobi (currently in year 3). TRIBE is a year-long fellowship and ongoing career network that bridges the gap between writing independently and writing as a career for intermediate indie writers.
About
Aanch Khaneja is a film and TV producer who has worked with filmmaker-driven production companies for over a decade to help build their brands and project slates.
She got her start at United Talent Agency in the Motion Picture Literary department, working for Carolyn Sivitz and then Julien Thuan. She worked with clients who had projects both the independent and studio world, working with and supporting writers and directors of all levels. She then joined Noah Hawley’s (Fargo) 26 Keys, where they had a feature deal at 20th Century Fox and a TV deal at FX. She worked on his directorial debut LUCY IN THE SKY, starring Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm, set up at Fox Searchlight. She then went on to run development for Alma Har’el (HONEY BOY) where they had a deal with Amazon Studios for TV and she was the lead in setting up the writers room for the Apple show, Lady in the Lake.
Most recently, she ran film and TV for Amy Aniobi’s (insecure) production company, SuperSpecial where they had a TV deal at HBO/Max. She currently works as an independent producer, building her own slate of scripted and unscripted projects.
She loves to find any way she can to support under-represented creators around the world and work with young executives entering the industry. She was born in India, grew up in Singapore, and attended Boston University as a Film/TV Major and a theatre minor.
