Debanjan Majhi — Consultant
A Civil Engineer turned Filmmaker, Debanjan Majhi later studied Master’s in Design from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, he began his professional career at Larsen & Toubro in New Delhi. However, after a couple of years, he left his civil engineering job to follow his passion and transitioned into filmmaking, starting out as an Assistant Director in feature films, in Mumbai and Kolkata. As an AD, he worked on multiple formats like feature films, documentaries, branded contents, and ad-commercials with reputed organizations such as Netflix, Google.org, Vishesh Films, Chrome Pictures, SVF Entertainment, etc. Following his post-graduate degree in Visual Communication Design at NID, Debanjan built a young team of artists and technicians and began strategizing, producing, and directing projects for organizations like Tata Steel Foundation, World Psychiatric Association, Young Presidents’ Organization, Jameson, Graphite India Ltd, and others. He has also made several independent short films, mini-web series, and documentaries that have received international accolades and awards, many of which are now streaming on platforms such as Prime Video, MX Player, Hoichoi, Cineshorts Premiere, Airtel Xstream. Currently, he is working as a filmmaker under a Long-Term Agreement with UNICEF while continuing to pursue his independent projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media Production Specialist with expertise in film direction and visual communication.
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Experience: 8 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Film Direction
- Assistant Direction
- Writing
- Directing
- Production
- Civil Engineering
Career Highlights
- Transitioned from Civil Engineering to Filmmaking.
- Directed award-winning documentaries and short films.
- Currently consulting for UNICEF as a filmmaker.
Work Experience
UNICEF
Consultant Filmmaker (LTA) (1 yr 4 mos)
World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Film Director (2 mos)
Tata Steel Foundation
Film Director (1 yr 11 mos)
Ford Foundation
Film Director (2 yrs 4 mos)
Netflix
Assistant Director (1 mo)
Chrome Pictures Pvt. Ltd.
Chief Assistant Director (1 mo)
MX Player
Writer & Director (4 mos)
Surinder Films Pvt. Ltd.
Associate Director (3 mos)
Disney+ Hotstar
Writer & Director (3 mos)
Wild Baba Productions
Production Associate (1 mo)
Hoichoi TV
Writer & Director (3 mos)
SVF Entertainment
Assistant Director (2 yrs 2 mos)
VISHESH FILMS PRIVATE LIMITED
Assistant Director (7 mos)
SCUD
Assistant Director (0 mo)
Larsen & Toubro
Civil Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Mackintosh Burn Ltd
Civil Engineering Trainee (1 mo)
Simplex Infrastructures Ltd.
Summer Intern (1 mo)
Simplex Projects Ltd
Summer Trainee (1 mo)
CBRE
Summer Trainee (1 mo)
Education
Master's degree at National Institute of Design
Bachelor's degree at KIIT - Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
at Patha Bhavan, Kolkata
at South Point High School, Kolkata
at Nava Nalanda