Founder

Hamisha Daryani Ahuja is a Film Producer, Director, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, and Actress.

Hamisha founded the company Forever 7 Entertainment, a Production company that deals in film making and content development in both the Nollywood and the Bollywood industries. She is the Executive Producer and Director on her first feature film ‘Namaste Wahala’ which was released globally on Netflix on February 14th, 2021. The movie charted in the top ten worldwide, and was the first Nollywood movie to chart in the big subscriber markets like the U.K., U.S.A, and India. It also trended in the top ten for over a month in Nigeria. She was also nominated as Best Director in the
AMVCA 2022.

Her next production ‘Postcards’ which featured some of the top actors in Nigeria and India, was shot predominantly in Mumbai. It was the first time ‘Nollywood went to India’. The miniseries was released on Netflix worldwide on the 3rd of May, 2024. It met phenomenal success, rising to the number one spot in just one day, and has remained in the top ten in Nigeria to date. Hamisha started her speaking business in 2017. In a short while she has had the honor of being invited to work with various prestigious organizations such as Coca-Cola, the Young President’s Organization, the Entrepreneurs Network UK, Miss Nigeria Finalists, and The Big Brother Naija housemates where she coached the candidates on live television. She has also spoken on major stages such as the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit on ‘Cultural Diplomacy’ and WIMBIZ’s Annual Conference, which is the largest women’s gathering in Africa.

She also founded Bistro 7 a chain of restaurants in Lagos in 2012. She ran the award-winning establishment for seven years. It was successfully acquired in January 2019 by Chocolate City Group. She is now a shareholder of the newly formed company and serves on their board. She has a commerce honors degree from McMaster University in Canada, a Postgraduate in Hospitality from Glion in Switzerland, and an acting certificate from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Hamisha has been featured on many prestigious publications such as Oprah Daily, Cosmopolitan, CNBC Africa, CNN, Forbes, The IMF, Reuters, BBC News, and GQ.