In 2007, Advait was associated with Reema Kagti's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. as the third assistant director and Taare Zameen Par as the assistant production manager. Collaborating with Aamir Khan again, Advait worked as the casting director and post-production supervisor on Kiran Rao's debut venture Dhobi Ghat. After donning various roles in the film industry, Advait finally made his directorial debut in 2017 with Secret Superstar, featuring Aamir Khan and Zaira Wasim in the lead.