Experience

Colosceum Media Pvt Ltd

• India
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Freelance

• Film-maker

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Following are some of the agencies and production houses I've had the privilege of working with: Goodmorning Films, MumbaiOrca, Pune Crux, Pune Landmarc Films, Mumbai Frog Ideas, Delhi UnSchools, New York CinePlay, Mumbai TEDx Gateway, Mumbai Direction, writing, production, editing and cinematography for short films, promotional content, events and documentaries. This carousel contains a few of my freelance projects, varying in genre, subject and budget. Show less

• Photographer

  • Oct 2013 - Present

• Writer

  • Oct 2010 - Present

• Fine Art Wedding Cinematographer

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2016

  Trained under official Nikon mentor, noted wedding photojournalist Amit Shindore from 2013-2016.



Freelance (Self employed)

• Writing and Editing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writer, Poet

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  Over the past decade, I've delved into literature, studied screenwriting, and assisted directors on their scripts while conjuring up some of my own. My poems have been featured by Scroll.in and Homegrown. I'm also studying Haiku and spoke at the recently held World Haiku Utsav in Pune, February '19. Over the past decade, I've delved into literature, studied screenwriting, and assisted directors on their scripts while conjuring up some of my own. My poems have been featured by Scroll.in and Homegrown. I'm also studying Haiku and spoke at the recently held World Haiku Utsav in Pune, February '19.



Good Morning Films

• Mumbai Area, India

• 2nd Assistant Director, Production Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Sundance Collab

• Sundance Screenwriting Alumni

  • Sep 2018 - Dec 2018



Pune Eat Outs

• Pune Area, India

• Content Creator

  • Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

  Pune Eat Outs is Pune's largest food experience sharing group. I created short video content for some top restaurants and F&B experiences within the Pune circuit. These include snippets ranging from 30-45 seconds to even short documentaries of about 2-3 minutes. Effingut, Malaka Spice, Kargo, Polka Dots, Noodle Canteen are some of the clients serviced. Pune Eat Outs is Pune's largest food experience sharing group. I created short video content for some top restaurants and F&B experiences within the Pune circuit. These include snippets ranging from 30-45 seconds to even short documentaries of about 2-3 minutes. Effingut, Malaka Spice, Kargo, Polka Dots, Noodle Canteen are some of the clients serviced.



TEDx Gateway

• Mumbai Area, India

• Documentary Filmmaker

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2018

  A) Directed, shot and edited the official after movie for TEDx Gateway which was held at NCPA, Mumbai on the 5th of December, 2015. Krithika Yegneraman was my associate director for this project. Production and deliverables included - 1. Shooting the preparations of the entire setup, stage and backstage 2. Documenting the event in its various stages leading up to the main show 3. On the event day, shooting the important portions from a variety of angles and image sizes 4. Interview all speakers for the after movie, which during the edit formed the basis of the narrative 5. Edited and delivered the final product B) I assist in the social media content creation post a TEDxGateway event. Currently, we're creating short snippets of 30secs-1 min length for Instagram and Facebook. Show less



CinePlay

• India
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • May 2016 - Jun 2016

  2nd assistant director on a project where we filmed a play titled Bhamashah. The CinePlay was directed by Vikram Nath Gupta, the play was directed by Manoj Shah. My deliverables included - 1. Co-ordinating with the entire cast of 18 actors 2. Handling the art department: making a detailed property list, co-ordinating and following up with the art director and her team, seeing to the procurement and timely occurence of properties on set. 3. Calling actors to set and getting them prepared before takes. 4. Transliterating and transcribing the original script which was written in Mewadi/Hindi/Urdu into the and Roman alphabet and correcting the Devnagiri version. 5. Co-ordinating with the Costume and Make-up teams and ensuring that work in these departments happens on time. Show less



Amol Gupte Cinema

• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Assistant Director

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  My role was to assist writer-director Amol Gupte in his upcoming Hindi feature film as an Assistant Director handling the art department. Details of my duties are: 1. Studying the script and forming a list of art requirements 2. Compartmentalising the art requirements into a neat property list with categories 3. Designing the graphics wherever necessary 4. Designing spaces for some of the locations within the script, deciding on materials and working with the art team to see its execution 5. Managing and running the entire art department during production Show less



Landmarc Films

• Mumbai Area, India

• Assistant Director

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  Worked on an entire Marathi film whose work began in January 2015 and it finally released in November 2016. Fortunately, I had the rare chance to work from the scripting stage, pre-production, production till the very end of the dubbing. I assisted in the film's screenplay, the planning and execution of the shoot, handled the art department, supervised the edit, dubbing and subtitles; basically I had a comprehensive understanding of the entire process. Produced by Landmarc films, the film is directed by national award winning bilingual writer-director Sachin Kundalkar and stars Priya Bapat and Sai Tamhankar. Show less



TEDx EMWS

• Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Director of Photography

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2016

  - Setting up and rehearsing a 3 Camera Multi-cam setup to document the speakers who came to give their respective TED talks. - Lighting the stage, stage properties and speakers during for the event - During the edit, sitting on the console and switching between camera angles for a live online edit of the event - Instructing the lighting department during the event - Working on and delivering an offline edit of the entire event after the show ended Attached is an example of the event coverage; a TEDx talk given by John Koenig, founder of the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Show less



Campus Diaries

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Content

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  I headed the of content for a one of a kind film programme and film festival called Zero MM Film Festival SouthAsia About Zero MM- Zero MM is a collaborative initiative by Campus Diaries and The Little Art, for discovery and collaboration among film students and film schools in South Asia. Mission Nurturing a community of student film-makers in South Asia by - 1. Educating them through creative convergence 2. Assisting in talent development through right mentoring. 3. Showcasing their talent all across South Asia Show less



CinePlay

• India
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Documentary Filmmaker

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Teach for India in collaboration with CinePlay produced Teach For India's landmark musical 'Maya' in the form of a cinematically photographed play during the year 2015. Maya is a musical play starring children(students) from difficult social backgrounds trained and nurtured by Teach for India over the course of one year to perform in the musical. After having much success as a play, the latest venture was to produce a CinePlay - a merge of theatre and cinema. Rehearsals with the chosen children carried on throughout May and June 2015, with the final shoot happening in June. A variety of internationally acclaimed theater personnel came to train the students. My responsibilities were - 1. Shoot the entire rehearsal, production and mentoring process. 2. Form a narrative plotting the story behind Maya, it's impact and it's vision using the children as messengers and narrators. 3. Interview everyone who was a part of Maya and carve out a narrative from their respective perspectives and make a comprehensive, multi-layered short documentary about the initiative. 4. Edit and submit the final product Show less



Post BlackBox Services LLP

• Mumbai

• DI intern

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2013

  Worked as a DI Intern on the film titled 'Happy New year' produced by Red Chillies Entertainment in the year 2013-14. Worked as a DI Intern on the film titled 'Happy New year' produced by Red Chillies Entertainment in the year 2013-14.