Nupur Asthana is an Indian film director and writer known for her work in Hindi cinema and television.
Asthana grew up in Kolkata and Hyderabad.
She studied English literature at Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), Delhi University.
She was actively involved in amateur theatre and headed the dramatics society in her college.
She did her post graduation in Social Communications Media from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai[citation needed].