Alankrita Shrivastava
Alankrita has worked with Prakash Jha Productions since 2003 and has contributed to significant films such as Raajneeti, Khoya Khoya Chand, Dil Dosti Etcetra, Apaharan and Gangaajal. She wrote the script for Lipstick Under My Burkha in 2012 and submitted the draft for the screenwriters’ lab at NFDC. Upon completion, the film had its world premiere in October 2016 at the Tokyo International Film Festival, screened at the Mumbai Film Festival, and had its North American premiere at the Miami International Film Festival in March 2017. After the success of Lipstick Under My Burkha, she went on to write and direct Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, which premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and was released on Netflix. Making her series debut, she worked on the Amazon Prime Video series - Made in Heaven, where she directed and co-wrote several episodes for the show’s first and second seasons. She was also the creator, writer, director and showrunner of the show Bombay Begums which was released on Netflix. She also wrote and directed several episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s Modern Love: Mumbai. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women’s Film Festival and a nomination for the FilmFare Critics Award for Best Film for Lipstick Under My Burkha. She studied filmmaking at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi.