Co-written, created and showrun by Imtiaz Ali, the Netflix series is directed by Arif Ali. Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who is gearing up for the release of his OTT series ‘O Saathi Re’, has called it a modern romance with a beating vintage heart. He also shared a key insight about the show. Imtiaz Ali's O Saathi Re, starring Aditi Rao Hydari, Avinash Tiwary and Arjun Rampal, is set to release next month.