
UMA PARANJPE
Salima Lahiri
Uma Paranjpe is an actor and playwright living in Brooklyn. Her stage credits include Broadway's Life of Pi (2023). Among her many talents, Uma is a Playwriting Mentor for the Staging Success Program at The Atlantic Theater Company, founded by Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet.
Head Writer, Executive Producer

Saima Huq, MPH
Saima Huq wrote the stage play King Lahiri in 2018, as part of her New York City-based theatre company Always Love Lucy Theatre, founded in 2014. She expanded the play into a feature film, and, in 2020, founded King Lahiri Productions. She has a cameo in King Lahiri as Saima Auntie.

Christopher Picone
Director/Camera/Editor
Christopher Picone has over 25 years' experience in directing and film editing, having worked for Bloomberg News, HBO, and countless independent projects. He has a cameo in King Lahiri as Lawrence, a theatre director.

Jill Katera
Production Assistant/Script Supervisor
Jill Katera works on the film on both sides of the camera, as production assistant and script supervisor, as well as a cameo as Penny, a customer at Eddie's Pizza.