Zarina Screwvala

Zarina Screwvala

Birth : 1961-01-01, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

History

Zarina Screwvala (born Zarina Mehta, 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.

Profile

Zarina Screwvala
Zarina Screwvala

Movies

Yugantar
Producer
These movies are based on the research of changes in humans due to Vedic changes born in humans over time.
7 Khoon Maaf
Co-Producer
Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of times as each of her husband's die mysteriously.
No One Killed Jessica
Co-Producer
The true story of model Jessica Lall who was shot dead in a restaurant and the campaign to bring her killer to justice.
Guzaarish
Executive Producer
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Peepli Live
Associate Producer
Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.
Chance Pe Dance
Co-Producer
Sameer is the archetypal struggler who leaves his dad in Delhi and comes to Mumbai, chasing dreams of becoming a star in Bollywood. Does he manage to survive the bleak and grueling rounds of endless auditions, broken promises and missed chances?
Kaminey
Co-Producer
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
Agyaat
Co-Producer
A film unit goes for a shoot deep into a forest, they settle at a place with bare minimal facilities run by a strange and quirky man called Setu.
ExTerminators
Co-Producer
Alex is a lonely accountant whose one act of rage results in her being sentenced to court-ordered therapy. There she meets Stella, the owner of a small extermination business who uses her car as a weapon, and Nikki, a dental technician with the face of an angel and the mind of a sociopath. Together these women form their own "silent revolution", wreaking havoc on the abusive men in their lives.
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Co-Producer
Lovinder Singh, a thief now in custody and facing trial, reflects on his life of crime while the press reflect on how he managed to get away with so much before being arrested.
Fashion
Co-Producer
A small-town girl finally realizes her dream of becoming a famous supermodel but soon finds out that there's a price for her glamorous new life.
The Happening
Executive Producer
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
Co-Producer
A bankrupt soccer team must win the championship or break apart.
Kannamoochi Yenada
Producer
Harish Venkatraman, a software architect by profession who lives in Malaysia, is the millionaire nephew of Maheswaran Iyer. He stumbles upon the psychiatry student Deva and falls for her that very instant.
The Namesake
Producer
After moving from Calcutta to New York, members of the Ganguli family maintain a delicate balancing act between honoring the traditions of their native India and blending into American culture. Although parents Ashoke and Ashima are proud of the sacrifices they make to give their children opportunities, their son Gogol strives to forge his own identity without forgetting his heritage.
The Blue Umbrella
Co-Producer
Young Biniya lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in the mountainous and snowy region of Himachal Pradesh in India along with her widowed mom and wrestler brother. She entertains various tourists, and while doing so with some tourists from Japan, trades in her bear-tooth amulet with a blue umbrella...
Swades
Co-Producer
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Lakshya
Associate Producer
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Fiza
Co-Producer
In 1993 Fiza's brother disappears during the riots in Mumbai. In 1999 Fiza is tired of waiting and goes looking for him.
Dil Ke Jharoke Main
Producer
Suman and Vijay Rai are childhood friends who are heart-broken when Suman's dad decides to move away. Both have a heart tattooed on their arm to remember each other for the rest of their lives. Years later, they unknowingly meet each other, however Suman is married to Vijay's brother, Prakash, while Vijay is married to a wealthy woman, Rita.