Fagun Thakrar is a Founder and CEO, an award-winning and critically acclaimed actor, a visionary filmmaker, a doctor, and a Young Global Leader dedicated to shaping global culture through creativity, purpose, and innovation. Throughout her life and career, Fagun has embodied a commitment to a mission of inspiring, educating, and driving meaningful change across the globe.
Fagun’s journey bridges medicine and the arts, intellect and imagination, tradition and innovation.
Fagun holds five degrees, including Medicine at the prestigious University of London Medical School (UCL), where she specialized in Neuroscience. She earned a Master’s in Classical Acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, a Master’s in Arts from the University of the Arts London, Film Directing in the US, and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
From her earliest years, Fagun has exemplified both academic and creative excellence — earning consistent straight A’s across a rigorous curriculum. Her achievements were recognized in a special segment on ITV News, that serendipitously led to an audition and a successful debut in film.
During her time in medical school, Fagun experienced a profound revelation that steered her towards the visual medium as a unique learning and educational tool. After her studies she made a decisive choice to blend her medical insights with her artistic flair, this synergy enabled Fagun to utilize the transformative power of the visual medium to create a positive impact in the world.
As an actor, Fagun has graced both Hollywood and international screens and has starred alongside Academy Award winners. Her filmography, characterized by its intellectual depth and social messaging, has achieved international acclaim, garnering festival selections and awards.
Fagun’s vision to create films with a significant impact inspired her to learn the craft of directing. As a writer-director her expertise is in exploring the transformative power of storytelling to create purposeful content, she focuses on both educating and inspiring her audience to effect change through her films.
Building on her practical experience and academic research executed at the University of Cambridge, Fagun established The Purpose Movie Studio, where she serves as the Founder and CEO. The Studio focuses on the narrative power of films and documentaries with a commitment to creating content that impacts positive change worldwide.
In a pioneering move, Fagun has recently expanded her vision by founding Purpose Film AI. An innovative venture integrating AI technology into filmmaking, a fusion that signifies a new frontier in purpose-driven filmmaking, empowered by cutting-edge technology.
Fagun actively engages in both local and global non-profit initiatives, focusing on children, girls, women, and the healthcare sector. Her collaborations include United Nations, World Health Organization (WHO), the King’s Foundation, formerly known as the Prince’s Foundation, Amnesty International, UNICEF among other notable organizations.
She has earned recognition as a worldwide advocate for health and well-being, working with underprivileged children, world leaders, and presidents. Fagun also serves as a Global Ambassador and spokesperson for numerous non-profit organizations worldwide, including The Women’s Brain Project.
Building on her extensive expertise in transformative initiatives. Fagun established The Creatively Inspired Life Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to empowering young people worldwide to overcome barriers in their educational, professional, and personal lives through using creativity.
Fagun has been honored with numerous prestigious awards in recognition of her contributions. A few notable examples include; The prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), UK’s equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) honored Fagun on their selective Newcomers Program, awarded to international rising stars; winning against tens of thousands of contestants in the BBC’s nationwide search for fresh acting talent, ‘Bolly Idol’, an adaptation of Pop and American Idol; receiving the Leicester Arts Achievement Award for supporting young people in the arts. Her remarkable journey was further recognized when she was chosen alongside legendary actors, such as Dame Judi Dench, in a book on the history of British actors on stage and cinema over the past eight decades.
Under Fagun’s leadership in the spheres of creative arts, healthcare, global activism, and non-profit work she has profoundly impacted and touched the lives of millions of people. Fagun’s life story is one of impactful transformation, driven by her core mission to educate, empower, and enlighten positive change worldwide.
Fagun’s Expertise Spans Three Major Disciplines:
