I am a writer, director and producer. Born and raised in Mumbai, I live and work in Sydney, on the unceded lands of the Gadigal and Wangal people of the Eora nation. I have a post-graduate degree in Cinema (specialisation in Film Direction) from La FEMIS, the French national film school.
I have written & directed narrative feature films, documentaries and shorts. They have screened at numerous international film festivals like the Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, Rotterdam, Sitges, Fantasia, Munich, Tallinn, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Busan, Tokyo Filmex etc. and won awards. They have had theatrical releases in Germany, France, the US, Australia, China, the UK and India. They have screened on streaming channels. (Letterboxed)
They have been selected projects at coproduction markets like the Cinemart, Berlinale Copro market and the Asian Film Market.
My films have been well-received critically with outstanding reviews in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Indiewire, LA times, The Age, The Australian, The Guardian, Libération, and L’Humanité, among others. (Read Press & Reviews)
I started my career as a teenage apprentice in Bollywood’s art departments, where I learned the craft from the ground up. I advanced to roles as Production Designer and Art Director, bringing visual stories to life across film, television series, and advertising films.
I have also taught Film Directing at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School and I continue to mentor emerging filmmakers.
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