Sushma Ahuja is an Indian director, writer and actor who has worked on Hindi, English and Tamil films and plays.

[1] In 1977, Sushma relocated to Madras with her family as a result of her husband's job, and then worked closely with a theatre group called "Abhudhay", which performed Hindi, Tamil and English shows.

[1] Sushma regularly helped work on Hindi versions of Tamil films, often transliterating dialogues.

Notably, she directed an animated series titled Tara Ki Duniya for DD Metro, and Uyirodu Uyiraga (1998), a romantic drama featuring Ajith Kumar and her daughter Richa Ahuja.

[6][7] Her acting roles include appearances in M. Night Shyamalan's English film Praying with Anger (1992) and Sridevi's television series Malini Iyer (2004).