Tanya Bami is the Series Head at Netflix, India, where she leads the creation, development, and execution of wide-ranging long-form content including scripted series, reality shows, comedy specials, and docu-series. With over six years at Netflix, Tanya has played a crucial role in the success of acclaimed series such as Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, Kohraa, Maamla Legal Hai, Delhi Crime and several others. These series have not only garnered immense popularity in India but have also achieved significant global recognition.
With a deep-seated passion for content creation, Tanya ensures that Netflix’s series appeal to diverse audience tastes. She places a strong emphasis on engaging viewers by keeping them central to the content curation process. Tanya’s approach focuses on authenticity and relatability as fundamental pillars of storytelling success.
Tanya’s career spans over twenty years, transitioning from a background in Microbiology to pursuing a PGD in Communications Media – Film & TV from Sophia Polytechnic. Her professional journey includes pivotal roles at MTV, BBC, Star Plus, ZeeTV and Voot. Notably, at Voot, she played a key role in developing original series for both advertising-based video-on-demand (A-VOD) and subscription-based video-on-demand (S-VOD) platforms.
Her extensive experience across non-fiction programming and her contributions to global hit series at Netflix underscore her expertise and influence in the entertainment industry.