Poorva Dinesh makes her debut as a documentary filmmaker, writer, and producer with “Haus of Maya.” Poorva was very intrigued by the growing drag culture in Bangalore, India and soon her intrigue grew into a strong desire to tell the stories of drag queens in urban India. Poorva began her research in September 2017 closely following the lives of some of the Indian drag queens. The documentary “Haus of Maya” tells the story of Maya, India’s most popular contemporary drag queen and a matriarch to a drag family. Maya, the drag persona of 30-year-old queer Alex, recounts her journey of discovering her passion for drag, fighting her internal demons, surviving fallouts and establishing her drag family “Haus of Maya.”
Poorva is also the Founder of Interviewing India, a digital platform that specialises in interviewing people from all walks of life on offbeat topics.