Ritu Sarin was born in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

. She studied at Miranda House

Miranda House

Miranda House , is a highly renowned and distinguished constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. It is widely regarded as a Premier Women's Institution of Delhi University offering degrees in the Sciences and Liberal Arts . Miranda House has demonstrated academic...

 in Delhi University and went on to finish her studies at California College of the Arts in Oakland. Ritu and her husband, Tenzing Sonam, and have been making films since their student days in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 80s. Since then they have shared a career that has spanned several documentaries, video installations and one dramatic feature film.