Alankrita Shrivastava

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.

Movies

Bombay Begums
From boardrooms to society's margins, five ambitious women from various walks of life navigate dreams, desires and disappointments in modern Mumbai.
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare
A disillusioned Delhi wife and her new-in-town cousin navigate damning secrets, dreams and their thorny dynamic on their respective roads to freedom.
Lipstick Under My Burkha
  • Sep 08, 2017
  • Hindi
In order to be independent and break free from the conservative society, four women sets on a journey to discover freedom and happiness.