Graduated from Georgetown University (Washington DC) in May
2000.
While at Columbia, Samarthya served as teaching assistant in the
Advanced Directing Workshop taught by acclaimed film director (and
Adjunct Assistant Film Professor) Mira Nair.
Enrolled in the prestigious Master of Fine Arts in Film program at
Columbia University in September 2000.
Received a Fulbright Scholarship to spend her third year (2002-2003) of
film school abroad in India's Bollywood film industry.
Graduated from Columbia University (New York City) in May 2004, where
she completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film