Producer - Director - Showrunner

Mansi Sharma

Emmy-Nominated Unscripted & Documentary Storyteller

Sixteen years producing and directing premium nonfiction television for the world's biggest platforms - building culturally resonant stories from India, for the world.

Mansi Sharma on set
16
Years in the field
1
Primetime Emmy Noms
12+
Global Networks
10+
Countries, Crewed & Led
Trusted By
Netflix Amazon Prime Video Discovery Channel 9 Australia CNBC ABC News Meta

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Indian Matchmaking

Supervising Producer · Seasons 1–3
NETFLIX · 2018–2023

Produced all three seasons across India and the UK - the only Indian producer on one of the most influential reality shows in the world, shaping how India's cultural narrative reached a global audience.

2× Primetime Emmy Nominee
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The Romantics

Associate Director · Story & Archives Producer
NETFLIX · 2019–2021

Led research, archival and story production across three filming schedules; curated and licensed over 700 archival pieces. Topped Netflix charts in India and the Middle East for multiple weeks.

Winner - Asian Academy Creative Awards 2023
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Dining With The Kapoors

Supervising Story Producer
NETFLIX · 2025

Shaped story, structure and act development; creatively produced verité scenes and master interviews while leading all on-field production.

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Meta India - AI Voices

Showrunner-Fixer
META · 2025

Showran the build of Meta AI's Indian voices from scratch, featuring Deepika Padukone. Creative and financial decision-maker across a team of voice actors, voice directors and audio engineers.

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60 Minutes

Fixer-Producer
CHANNEL 9 AUSTRALIA · 2025

Produced and facilitated two episodes of Australia's biggest long-form crime reportage show - curating all talent, story and production logistics across India.

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Airbnb x Lollapalooza

Executive Producer
AIRBNB · 2025

Executive produced Airbnb x Lollapalooza's campaign film starring Siddhant Chaturvedi, reimagining Mumbai through a local's eyes.

Full Filmography

Sixteen years, reverse chronological

2025
Dining With The KapoorsSupervising Story Producer
Netflix India
2025
60 MinutesFixer-Producer
Channel 9 Australia
2025
Meta India - AI VoicesShowrunner-Fixer
Meta
2025
Airbnb x LollapaloozaExecutive Producer
Airbnb
TBR
FloodlightSupervising Producer + Supervising Story Producer
Int'l Sports Documentary
2023
Mission StartAbSupervising Story Producer
Amazon Prime India
2023
Caught OutHead Researcher
Netflix UK
2018–23
Indian Matchmaking, S1–3Supervising Producer
Netflix US
2021
American Greed, S15 Ep202Producer-Fixer
CNBC US
2019–21
The RomanticsStory + Archives Producer + Associate Director
Netflix India
2020
Primetime 2020: Falling From The SkyProducer-Fixer
ABC News
2020
90 Day Fiancé - The Other WayField Producer
TLC US
2019
Crime News ReportageProducer-Fixer
Channel 9 Australia
2018
Neonatal Sepsis & Drug-Resistant TB (4 films)Producer-Fixer
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
2018
Mahanagar / MetropolisSupervising Producer
PSBT
2018
Rotary Global FilmExecutive Producer
Rotary International
2018
Travel Guides - India LegProduction Manager
Channel 9 Australia
2018
Cricket Fever: Mumbai IndiansProduction Coordinator / Researcher
Netflix US
2018
Heroes Of The Wild FrontiersHead Researcher
Discovery / Animal Planet
2017–18
Rivers Beyond BordersAssociate Director / Researcher
IUCN Asia
2016–17
Chelsea, S2 - India LegProduction Coordinator / Researcher
Netflix US
2011–18
The Amazing Race - India Leg (USA×2, Canada, China, Israel, Norway, Australia)Production Coordinator / Researcher
CBS / Global Editions
2013
ZeroAssociate Producer
South By South West
2012
7 Deadly SinsAssociate Director
BIG CBS
2010–11
Dare To Date S2 · Love Net S2 · Date My FolksAssistant Director
Channel V

Recognition

Nominations, wins, and jury service across the industry's leading awards bodies.

Nomination · 2021 & 2023

Primetime Emmy Awards

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program - Indian Matchmaking
Winner · 2023

Asian Academy Creative Awards

Best Non-Scripted Entertainment, India - The Romantics
Jury · 2025 & 2026

Daytime Emmy Awards

Television Academy jury service
Jury · 2025

Children's & Family Emmy Awards

Television Academy jury service
Member

Television Academy

One of a handful of Indian producers nominated for a Primetime Emmy

In The Press

TIME Magazine

Named Indian Matchmaking among the 50 Most Influential Seasons of Reality TV.

Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO, Netflix

Told Netflix staff he learned more about India's storytelling culture from The Romantics than in his previous 20 years in the business.

NPR

Credited Indian Matchmaking's cultural impact as it found both love and lasting success on Netflix.

About

Mansi Sharma
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Mansi Sharma is an Emmy-nominated producer, director and showrunner with sixteen years spent creating globally acclaimed unscripted and documentary content for international broadcast and digital platforms.

She has produced and directed premium nonfiction television for Netflix, Amazon Prime, TLC, CBS, AXN, DW, CNN, CNBC, Discovery, Animal Planet, Vice, Channel 9 Australia and Meta - leading diverse, multicultural crews across the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Norway, Tunisia, India, China, Nepal, Bangladesh and Thailand. Her social-impact work spans IUCN, WWF, Doordarshan and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Her expertise runs across showrunning, creative direction, archival and story producing, research, and executive production - spanning relationship reality, sports, travel, competitive formats and documentary. A member of the Television Academy, she served as a juror for the Daytime Emmys (2025, 2026) and the Children's & Family Emmys (2025).

Mad Platter Lab

Globally resonant stories,
rooted in culture.

Mad Platter Lab is a boutique film studio established by Mansi Sharma focused on documentaries, original IP, unscripted and reality content (long and short form), brand films and line production + fixing, with a particular eye for stories for and about the South Asian diaspora.

Visit madplatterlab.co ↗

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