Alankrita Shrivastava

Alankrita, one of India's leading contemporary writer-directors, co-wrote the first season and directed episodes of Prime Video's critically acclaimed series, Made in Heaven. She has also written and directed feature films such as Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare that had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, and Lipstick Under My Burkha which garnered praise and acclaim from audiences and critics worldwide, winning numerous awards at prestigious international film festivals including Tokyo, Glasgow, MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, and IFFLA. More recently, Alankrita was the writer, director, and showrunner for Netflix's Bombay Begums, a series that revolves around the lives of five women in an urban Indian city. The series released in March 2021 and has been well-received by critics and audiences alike. Alankrita is presently working with Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti on the second season of Made in Heaven.