I am a filmmaker based out of India. Born and raised in a small city in Gujarat, I always looked forward to traveling to my father’s small town in Rajasthan. Those journeys—filled with dust, laughter, siblings, and strange beauty—became my first cinema. I draw inspiration from everyday life, rural landscapes, and the subtle dynamics of power, memory, and class that often go unnoticed. My storytelling is rooted in personal experience, but I shape it with craft, imagination, and a deep understanding of cinema’s emotional language.

My directorial debut, Ali Ali, is a hybrid short—part fiction, part documentary, part self-reflection—that explores childhood, access, and the politics of play through the lens of a cricket bat. The film is as much about memory as it is about ownership and storytelling, gently bending form to echo the complex entanglement between the real and the imagined world.

Professionally, I have assisted several acclaimed directors in the Indian TV commercial industry and also worked on a feature film, gaining hands-on experience in direction, story development, and screenwriting. These experiences helped me learn how to balance artistic integrity with production realities.

A major influence on my cinematic sensibility has been Iranian cinema—particularly the deeply human works of Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi. Their films taught me that stories don’t need spectacle to be powerful; they need honesty. I admire how their cinema invites you to slow down, observe, and feel more human by the time the credits roll. That quiet power—the kind that lingers—is something I strive for in my own work.

I am deeply interested in narratives emerging from India’s heartland—stories that carry humour, pain, pride, and contradictions in equal measure. My style leans toward realism with poetic detours, often combining drama, subtle comedy, and slow-burning tension. I believe in telling stories that feel deeply lived-in—ones that connect with people, entertain them, and leave something behind long after the screen goes dark.

With Ali Ali and my upcoming work, I continue to explore the porous boundary between memory and cinema, hoping to create films that aren’t just watched—but felt.