Apurva Shah

Co-Founder

India16 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over ten years of experience in children's theatre.
  • Directed multiple plays and documentaries across India.
  • Skilled in empowering youth through storytelling.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Theatre and Film Production Specialist with a focus on Youth Engagement and Storytelling.

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Skills

Core Skills

Video ProductionResearch SkillsStorytellingYouth EngagementFilm ProductionIndependent FilmAssistant DirectingConfidence BuildingStage Management

Other Skills

CommunicationHistoryStrategic PlanningManagementTime Management1st AdInteractive StorytellingTheatrePerforming ArtsMusical TheatreEvent PlanningDocumentary ProductionCreative WritingInterpersonal SkillsImprovisation

About

Having written and conceptualised many plays in Lucknow, I am heavily experienced and keen to work in theatre and films. I have worked as an Assistant Director, Continuity Script Supervisor, and Casting Director on films, series, short films and advertisements across Mumbai and Lucknow. My IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6778743/ Children Theatre is also something that is extremely close to my heart and I have been working in the sector for over ten years now. Have worked with different schools and NGOs and for different villages for conducting theatre workshops for children across the county.

Experience

16 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
9 yrs
Average Tenure
14 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Kunskapsskolan india - schools

Storytelling & Theatre Workshop Facilitator

May 2023Jul 2023 · 2 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Kunskapsskpolan Schools focus on the holistic education of a child. They got me on board to help children open up and understand the values and skillsets of theatre and films. I led a theatre workshop with them in Lucknow this summer, and later also helped produce a student-led film for and by the children of the school. Its been an enriching experience for me!

Deep dive india

Video Producer

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

  • Deep Dive India creates Immersive Learning Experiences around History, Geology and Culture. We work with subject matter experts to curate interventions across North India, that are designed to provide deep insights and unhindered access for travellers, researchers or students who wish to deepen their understanding of the region, its people and culture. We also help other travel outfits by adding to and refining their existing travel offerings and making them more immersive for the travelers.
CommunicationHistoryVideo ProductionResearch Skills

Appu's cut

Founder

Jan 2020Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · India

  • We are a production house with an aim to make films and empower independent films and filmmakers.
Film ProductionIndependent Film

National institute of fashion technology, rae bareli

Theatre guest faculty

Jan 2020Jun 2020 · 5 mos · Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India

Confidence BuildingInteractive Storytelling

Swantantra talim

Facilitator & Storytelling Lead

Oct 2019Present · 6 yrs 6 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Swatantra Talim is a non-profit working with the rural youth of India, helping them become innovators, with a carefully designed curriculum based on empathy, visible thinking, openness and contextual and experiential learning.
  • I work with the children and team at Swantantra Talim across lines of Children Theatre. My role is to help enable children to become more aware, empowered and expressive versions of themselves. It is through stories, puppetry and various activities that I navigate their journey of growth.
StorytellingYouth Engagement

Kalhath institute

Drama Teacher

Aug 2019Aug 2020 · 1 yr

  • Designed and led a theatre-based Creative Enhancement Workshop for two batches of their students in 2019 and 2020. The idea was to help these students open up, knit, and tell stronger stories for their crafts and arts Installations at the institute.

Netflix

Casting Assistant

Jan 2019Jan 2019 · 0 mo · Uttar Pradesh, India

  • BBC Television
  • A Suitable Boy is a BBC television drama miniseries directed by Mira Nair and adapted by Andrew Davies from Vikram Seth's 1993 novel of the same name. It is a vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.
  • Director- Mira Nair
  • Production Companies- Lookout Point Ltd. & Production Scope
  • Casting Assistant- Apurva Shah

Amazon

Casting Assistant

Jan 2019Jan 2019 · 0 mo · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Gulabo Sitabo
  • Two scheming men get caught up in a game of one upmanship, each one attracting other members to their clan and each one with an agenda of his own.
  • Director- Shoojit Sircar
  • Writer- Juhi Chaturvedi
  • Casting Assitant - Apurva Shah

Myschool

Drama Teacher

Jun 2018Jul 2018 · 1 mo

  • Performace oriented workshop.

Repertwahr festival

Production Stage Manager

Jan 2018Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • Conceived in 2009, Repertwahr started life as a small theatre festival in the city of Lucknow. It was the coming together of a few passionate individuals from Theatre and Arts. It has now been running for over 10 years and is getting into the 11th edition of the festival.
  • I have worked on 3 seasons (2014, 2018, and 2019) of the festival where my focus was looking after their Stage for all the theatre performances.

Clair-obscur productions

Assistant Director

Oct 2016Oct 2018 · 2 yrs

TheatrePerforming ArtsMusical TheatreStage ManagementEvent Planning

Bewajah

Core Team Member

Jun 2015Jun 2019 · 4 yrs · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · Hybrid

  • Bewajah is a non-profit organisation based in Lucknow that works with educational institutions to build agency in adolescents and youth so they can make self-empowering choices in their personal, social and academic sphere as an informed and aware individual and enhance their subjective well-being.
  • The team consists of young people with a background in theatre, arts, education and social sector who bring together their collective knowledge to create an environment where expression and communication can be used as a tool for emotional and mental development.

Freelance

Director + Direction Assistant (Theatre, Television, Advertisements and Documentaries)

Jan 2012Present · 14 yrs 3 mos · On-site

  • Worked as an Assistant Director on various projects/serials with various channels:
  • 1) DD National (2011-2012) - 'Bunty Bubbly ki Mummy'
  • 2) NDTV Imagine - 'Preeto'
  • 3) ZEE TV - (2012) - 'Mrs Kaushik ki Paanch Bahuraniyaan'
  • Beyond soaps and serials, I've also worked on several advertisements like:
  • 1) Nivea Ad (2016) - 1st AD
  • 2) Kokuyo Camlin Poster Colours - 1st AD
  • 3) Corporate advertisement for Vodafone - 1st AD
  • 4) Ambuja cement - Casting Corodinator
  • DOCUMENTARIES:
  • 1) A documentary called 'Body and Soul (2016-2018). The documentary was Belgian in origin and was shot in some parts of India (mostly Khajuraho) and some parts of Belgium. I worked on the India schedule as an Assistant Director and Line Producer.
  • 2) Shot a story on 'Sozkhwani' for the Mahindra Sanatkada Festival Lucknow (2023)
  • THEATRE:
  • 1) A student production directed by Ranjit Kapoor in 2010 (NSD)- Assistant Director
  • 2) A student production directed by Ranjit Kapoor in 2011 (MA Theatre, Mumbai University) - Assistant Director
Strategic PlanningManagementYouth EngagementTime ManagementFilm ProductionAssistant Directing+1

Theatre

Theatre Actor & Director

Aug 2009May 2013 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

  • I have been into theatre and storytelling for over 10 years now and have worked on some incredible projects and plays across the country, especially Lucknow, Bombay and Delhi.
  • 1) Performed a solo play, a Monologue called 'Dhoop ka Tukda' written by Nirmal Verma. The play was performed in Lucknow, Delhi and Bombay.
  • 2) Directed a play called 'The Villains of Mahabharat', which was performed in Lucknow.

Education

Indian People's Theatre Association

Indian Theatre Acting Workshop

Dec 2022Dec 2022

Singapore International Foundation

Arts for Good Fellowship

Sep 2021Feb 2022

Teacher_Author

Teacher_Author Workshop — Children's and Adolescent Literature

May 2021Jun 2021

National PG College, Lucknow

Bachelors in Arts — Psychology

Jan 2007Jan 2010

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