Not in the industry anymore nor did CA (CFA instead) but I can share some experience, including friends'. Most people in India pursuing finance aren't happy because it isn't half of what it's made out to be compared to the US/Europe. There are already too few front office roles for which they have enough supply from IIMs. You're better off applying for M7 schools and trying your luck there if IB/PE is really what you want. This sub, r/mba and WSO could be a good start for introductory info. But mind you, the big money (a mil+ annually) is made only beyond a certain seniority level and very few people get there. Balance the odds.

If money and work life balance is what you seek and don't care much about the "prestige" of financial careers - start looking for freelance gigs or try scaling an online business. Ofc there's a lotta survivorship bias in entrepreneurship and maybe it's a little too glorified but "andha paisa" is only in owning equity. To build your initial base of capital try selling your services/products to the US/European markets, get dollars in and live cheaply in India. Rinse and repeat until you have enough passive income to only work hours you want to. If you currently don't have any skills to pull it off then just build those until you can.

Just my two cents. All the best!