Sampat Chari is an award-winning Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and creative director with over a decade of experience spanning film, audio, television, and animation. He is known for crafting psychologically rich, genre-defying narratives that blend emotional intensity with sharp social commentary.

His debut feature film, Yamdoot – The Method Killer, is a noir-inspired psychological thriller that explores the disturbing ways people create hate to justify violence. The film was selected at NFDC Film Bazaar and made its international debut at the Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival, establishing Sampat as a bold new voice in genre cinema.

Sampat’s storytelling career began in the writers’ rooms of major studios like Roy Kapur Films, where he contributed to films like The Sky is Pink and Yeh Ballet. He went on to create, write, and direct acclaimed series such as Jurm Aur Jazbaat, Woh Kaun Thi (featuring Rohit Bose Roy), Komal Nahta Aur Ek Kahaani, and the bestselling audio thriller Sarkata Aashiq, a tribute to the golden age of Hindi pulp fiction.

His work across platforms like Amazon Audible, Shemaroo, Pocket FM, Discovery Kids, and Audible Suno is marked by a restless experimentation with form, voice, and theme—whether it’s horror, satire, children’s content, or audio drama.

Sampat is particularly drawn to stories that question morality, perception, identity, and memory. With a visual style rooted in psychological realism and a writing voice that oscillates between the poetic and the pulp, he creates immersive worlds that leave a lingering impact.

A believer in the redemptive power of storytelling, Sampat says, “Making films is the only sanity.” He continues to develop films, series, and audio projects that push the boundaries of genre and narrative.