Anoushka is a Bombay-raised, Brooklyn-based producer, writer & director, whose work spans commercial, documentary and narrative production.

She currently produces and directs integrated branded campaigns and commercial video content with agencies and clients in New York and LA. She was a lead producer at Novartis’ in-house production studio, One Health Studios. Previously, she produced 12 docuseries' or ‘classes’ with MasterClass.

Independently, she wrote, directed and produced 'Pleats', a short film that follows a conversation between an elderly Indian woman who confesses to having an extramarital affair, and her granddaughter, who has a secret of her own. Pleats was an official selection at 6 international film festivals.

She holds a double major in Film and Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley and has developed, written and produced film & TV for Disney+, MTV and Roy Kapur Films. She also worked as a columnist and reporter in the deadline-driven newsroom environments of The Daily Californian and Homegrown Media, and was a weekly content contributor at Impact Media, where she also led and edited their first ever zine.

Clients:

Google The Atlantic Re:think Novartis Cadillac Edward Jones MasterClass WEBTOON Frieze The School of Visual Arts

When she's not producing, she's writing: currently, a YA fantasy-comedy about four middle schoolers discovering that puberty sucks, and a la-ronde style short film about a group of 20-something friends that live/work in a Bushwick warehouse. 

She was also a finalist for the Cininfo Screenwriter’s Lab 2025 where she was mentored by esteemed Indian filmmakers Nikkhil Advani and Sudhir Mishra. She is a current panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts - Support for Artists: Interdisciplinary and Film & Media Review Panel (2026-27).

Anoushka is a strong advocate for diversity in storytelling, and strives to create inclusive and safe creative environments on all sets and projects she leads.