Manika is a Graduate of the Vancouver Film School. After winning an award for her student film, “Crimes of the Art”, she came back to Mumbai in 2000 to start work on the feature film, “Asoka”. She has shot popular commercials for Pepsi (Men in Blue, World Cup) with the Indian cricket team in Leeds, England. Also Lays Potato chips with Saif Ali Khan (leading Bollywood star) and Mohd. Kaif (Cricketer) in South Africa. Apart from writing and co-directing a short film for CFSI (Children's Film Society of India) she has directed and produced music videos for Sony BMG Music and United Nations (UNAIDS). Her music video, ‘Tod do Deewaren’ featured sixteen famous singers/ pop artists of the country including classical maestro’s such as Pandit Jasraj. Manika’s music video, “Mitr pyare nu” was on chart hits in North America.