Arunima Sharma
- Purpose Studios
- Apr 25, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 6, 2025
Based in Mumbai

A graduate in Film Direction from FTII, Pune, Arunima Sharma is a National Award-winning filmmaker, honoured with the Swarna Kamal for Best Direction in the non-feature category for her diploma film Shyam Raat Seher (Blue Dusk Dawn) in 2010.
Known for her narrative flair in beauty, fashion, and FMCG advertising, Arunima brings a unique ability to capture both the emotional depth of her actors and a sense of suave on-screen.
Her notable works include Airbnb campaign ft. Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan, Shell Truck Driver, CaratLane campaigns, Manyavar Taiyaar Hoke Aaiye ft. Kartik Aryan, Myntra campaigns, and L'Oréal Paris with Alia Bhatt, among many others.
Renowned for her campaigns for Airbnb and Shell, she has directed over 150 commercials for brands such as Lux, L'Oréal Paris, Vivo, Shell, Airbnb, CaratLane by Tanishq, Myntra, and Estée Lauder. Arunima continues to hone her craft with every new script, balancing precision with visual elegance.
Beyond advertising, she directed the Amazon Prime web series Jee Karda and served as Associate Director on feature films including Cocktail and Finding Fanny. She is also the lead director for the final season of Four More Shots Please!, helming 5 of its 7 episodes. Her short film Yellow Tin Can Telephone has been screened at multiple film festivals.
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