Srishti Arya steps down as Netflix’s India movie originals head

NEW DELHI: Srishti Behl Arya is stepping down as Netflix’s director of international original film after spending more than three years at the company. Arya has commissioned and backed a slate of original film titles including Guilty, AK vs AK, Bulbbul and Serious Men for the service, besides its first Tamil and Telugu movies, Paava Kadhaigal and Pitta Kathalu. Her last day with Netflix will be Friday, May 21, 2021.

Arya who reported to Netflix’s vice-president of content for India, Monika Shergill, had joined the company in May 2018 and was one of its hires in the country. Prior to Netflix, she was an independent producer in the Indian film and television industry and is known for TV series such as Reporters,