Zarina Screwvala
Indian businessperson
Zarina Screwvala (née Mehta, born 1961) is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She is currently the Managing Trustee of Swades Foundation, a foundation dedicated towards Rural Empowerment in India.
Previously, she was the Chief Creative Officer at UTV Software Communications (which she co- founded) where she conceptualised, promoted and managed the UTV Bindass, UTV Stars, UTV Action and Hungama TV channels.
Early life
Mehta is from a Parsi family, her father Brigadier Furdoon Siavax Byramji "Duck" Mehta (1920–2021) was an officer in the Indian Army - the first Indian aviator of the Army Aviation Corps and the first Indian commanding officer of the 9 Parachute Field Regiment, her mother Villie Mehta (died 2020) ran a catering business serving Parsi cuisine.
Zarina Mehta was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States and moved to India with her family at the age of eight. She finished her schooling from J.B. Petit School for Girls and went on to pursue her B.A. in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
She also holds a master's degree in Marketing and Advertising from Xavier's Institute of Communications.
Early career
Screwvala started her career as a production manager for a play produced by reputed theatre artist Pearl Padamsee. It was during her stint with Pearl that she met Ronnie Screwvala and Deven Khote who later on became her business partners.
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