Aparna Purohit, Amazon Prime Video’s head of India and SEA Originals, has stepped down, according to sources familiar with the situation. Her exit from Prime Video has not yet been confirmed. Purohit has spent more than eight years working for Prime Video. In January 2016, she started working for the OTT platform as head of creative development. In April 2019, she was promoted to head of India Originals.
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Purohit has spent more than nine years working for Prime Video. In 2019, she was elevated to the position of Head of India Originals, having joined the company in 2016 as Head of Creative Development. She was appointed head of Amazon and Prime Video’s India and Southeast Asia original content in 2022.
She has worked for Cinestaan Film Company, Mumbai Mantra Media, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), BIG Pictures, and UTV Motion Pictures over the course of her more than 17-year career.