Zarina Screwvala is an Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
11 Facts About Zarina Screwvala
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Zarina Screwvala is currently the Managing Trustee of Swades Foundation, a foundation dedicated towards Rural Empowerment in India.
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Zarina Screwvala holds a master's degree in Marketing and Advertising from Xavier's Institute of Communications.
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Zarina Screwvala started her career as a production manager for a play produced by reputed theatre artist Pearl Padamsee.
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Zarina Screwvala co- founded UTV along with Ronnie Zarina Screwvala and Deven Khote in 1990.
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Zarina Screwvala created and directed The Mathemagic Show and produced various other shows like Lifeline, Contact and Shakuntala.
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Zarina Screwvala became an integral part of Hungama TV by starting as its 'Head of Programming' and later went on to become the COO.
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Zarina Screwvala launched two very successful shows called Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai and Sanya and promoted international hits like Doraemon and Shin Chan.
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In 2006, Zarina Screwvala roped in Bollywood actor John Abraham as the channel's brand ambassador and launched the 'John Aur Kaun' campaign.
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Zarina and Ronnie Screwvala set up UTV's Corporate Social Responsibility wing called Society to Heal, Aid, Restore, Educate with a vision to empower 1 million lives in the next 5 years across villages in the state of Maharashtra.
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Currently, Zarina Screwvala is the Managing Trustee of Swades and overlooks all the aspects of the Foundation's functioning.