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Crorepati to McDonalds. In 2004, Aleya, along with Amit Sharma and Hemant Bhandari, established Chrome Pictures, a production house that now also makes music videos and has ventured into a fulllength Bollywood feature film (it is
setting up the firm’s new office in Andheri. Designed by Santosh Barmola of Straight Line Designs, Aleya was sure she wanted the workplace to be as environment-friendly as possible. “Our nature of work is such that, at shoots, all kind of wastage happens by default, and it’s our responsibility to control it as much as possible. We’ve made it a policy to plant trees at every outdoor shoot. At office, our initiative has always been to recycle and to go paperless as much possible. We have a no-littering policy at shoots; if that means installing a litter box every 10 feet, then so be it.” Aleya was also sure she wanted plenty of fresh air and daylight at her workplace. “Since our nature of work isn’t time-bound, it tends to have ill-effects on our health so our work atmosphere makes a lot of difference,” she says, adding that no junk food or aerated beverages are served in the office. The standard snack menu at shoots is fresh salads, fruits, nuts, and fresh juices. Yoga classes are conducted daily in the office for the 60-odd employees. “A happy, healthy unit will not only result in reinforcing professional The office has touches of bright colours rewards but it also provides a secure scheduled for release later this year). haven for its staff members, encourThey have won several awards along aging them to live longer, happithe way, including at Cannes, New er and fuller lives,” says Aleya. She York Film Festival, and International hopes that the re-designed interiors Film Festival of India. of the office space will encourage Aleya, who is also the co-found- “free flowing creativity, productivier of the NGO Phool Versha ty, unity, camaraderie and encourage Foundation, was instrumental in better and healthier lifestyles.” JULY 2018