Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 · 2 mos

• Worked on a feature-length episode in an untitled 12-part docu-series for Network18, starring Harman Singha as the host.

Jan 2023 – Feb 2023 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Taps is a queer romance short film directed by Arvind Caulagi, starring Ullas Samrat and Rohit Mehra, which won the KASHISH Qdrishti Film Grant 2022. Presented by Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha, it also boasts selections at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival and Tasveer South Asian Film Festival.
• Key Responsibilities:
• ⎯ Consulting in development and screenplay.
• ⎯ Working closely with the Director and 1st AD on the shot breakdown and schedule.
• ⎯ Preparing an exhaustive Art breakdown for background and action props.
• ⎯ Coordinating sourcing and overlooking the shifting of props.
• ⎯ Logging and maintaining script continuity on set.

Aug 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · On-site

• Fantasy Parks is a hybrid docu-fiction short, describing the farfetched observations of a narrator duo, on a humble amusement park in Ahmedabad. Filmed as part of a university project, and edited during the lockdowns of 2020-21, it has travelled across the country and has found success at notable festivals including:
• ⎯ 14th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), Thiruvananthapuram 2022:
• Official Selection in Competition
• ⎯ Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival (AIYFF), Ahmedabad 2022:
• Silver Comma Award (Runner Up) for Non-Fiction
• ⎯ 11th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival (CIDSFF), Chennai 2023:
• Best Indian Documentary Under 40 minutes (Shubradeep Chakravorthy Memorial Award)
• ⎯ South Asian Short Film Festival (SASFF), Kolkata 2023:
• Official Selection in Competition
• ⎯ 10th Smita Patil International Film Festival (SPIFF), Pune 2023:
• Official Selection in Competition
• ⎯ 21st Social Justice Film Festival, Bengaluru 2023:
• Official Selection

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Sanaa is a feature drama film written and directed by Sudhanshu Saria, starring Radhika Madan, Pooja Bhatt, Sohum Shah, Shikha Talsania and Nikhil Khurana. The film has screened at multiple festivals including Santa Barbara International, Tallinn Black Nights, Shanghai International and the International Film Festival of India.
• Key Responsibilities:
• ⎯ Coordinating with actors on dates, availability and trials, and managing them on shoot.
• ⎯ Liaising with the Director, Costume Designer and Hair and Make up Heads to ensure alignment in vision.
• ⎯ Compiling and designing the credits list.
• ⎯ Assisting in spotting and subtitling.
• ⎯ Supervising edit, and coordinating feedback screenings.

Jul 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Ulajh is an espionage thriller film written by Parveez Shaikh, directed by Sudhanshu Saria, and starring Janhvi Kapoor, Adil Hussain, Gulshan Devaiah, Roshan Matthew and Rajesh Tailang. It released countrywide in theatres, and is currently streaming on Netflix.
• Key Responsibilities:
• ⎯ Consulting, co-writing scenes and preparing beat-sheets.
• ⎯ Preparing pitches for Cast and Location in development.
• ⎯ Proof-reading, making character sketches and dialogue passes.
• ⎯ Extensive research on foreign services, national diplomatic ties and official hierarchies.

Apr 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs · Mumbai · On-site

• Big Girls Don’t Cry is a Prime Video Original, coming-of-age drama series created by Nitya Mehra, and co-directed by Sudhanshu Saria, Karan Kapadia and Kopal Naithani. It stars Pooja Bhatt, Zoya Hussain, Arjun Mathur, Mukul Chadda, Avantika Vandanapu and Raima Sen.
• Key Responsibilities:
• ⎯ Brainstorming and collating notes from the Writer’s room.
• ⎯ Corresponding with Amazon Legal on script feedback and final submissions.
• ⎯ Coordinating with Casting, HMU, Wardrobe, Art, Music, and Locations on creative feedback, and scheduling auditions, look tests, show and tells, rehearsals and recces.
• ⎯ Creating and designing the PPM Deck.
• ⎯ Designing shots and working with DOPs on shot breakdowns.
• ⎯ Executing dialogue passes and updating drafts of the scripts for shooting sides.
• ⎯ Logging and maintaining script continuity for B Unit.
• ⎯ Coordinating HMW/Art checks, and background action on Sudhanshu’s set.
• ⎯ Directing select B Roll and Insert shots.

Apr 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Assisted National Award-winning director Sudhanshu Saria, as a creative and production executive at his independent film service company Four Line Entertainment, across multiple projects with responsibilities such as: consulting on scripts/narrative material, writing coverage, preparing and presenting pitch documents, liaising with HODs and company representatives, creative research, development, BTS and documentation.

Apr 2021 – Aug 2021 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• Delhi Crime S3 is the third installment of Netflix’s true-crime series, currently in development, and co-written by Tanuj Chopra, Shubhra Swarup and Sudhanshu Saria.
• Key Responsibilities:
• ⎯ Brainstorming, pitching and discussing character breakdowns.
• ⎯ Co-writing scenes and submitting detailed beat-sheets to Netflix and SK Global.
• ⎯ Making dialogue passes, vetting scripts for continuity and translation errors.

May 2020 – Jul 2020 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Worked on creative brainstorming for animated web series and long-form content, and on ideation and storyboards for social media clips.

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• Worked on video editing and motion graphics projects for Scarters, Big Bang Nutrition, Surex Community Services (Canada), and most recently, TCS.

May 2017 – Jun 2017 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India