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About Me

Director. Filmmaker. Editor. 

Emotional cinematic moments and the power of narrative film making have always inspired me to work in the film industry. I started off my career as an editor on feature films in Bollywood, the biggest film industry in the world. My passion and exhuberance saw me climb through the ranks. From an assistant editor to a senior cutter. Fate then took me to Los Angeles. Which is where I honed some of my other film making skills of Cinematography and Sound Design. While at film school, I got myself a job at Deluxe Film Labs and worked as a negative cutter on films like Spiderman, Babel, No Country For Old Men to name a few.

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My directing career started in Fall of 2011/12. Over the years I have won awards at Cannes and Dubai Lynx. My client portfolio includes popular brands like Maserati, Adidas, IKEA, Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai, Coca Cola, Power Horse, Dubai Tourism, Rajasthan Tourism, District One, Harvey Nichols, STC to name a few.

 

My 15+ years of editing and post production experience is what sets me apart from the rest as I have a clear vision of how to tell a story in the most creative manner. 

My passion for film making and editing enables me to execute a project single handedly from shoot to post production. Giving every project my personal touch from conceptualization to final delivery.

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Awards

Dubai

Lynx

2015

CANNES

2014

Dubai

Lynx

2016

Cannes International Award 2014

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Winner of a Bronze Lion for Coca-Cola's Hello Happiness film.

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Dubai Lynx 2015

Winner of a Gold at Dubai Lynx 2015 for Coca-Cola's Hello Happiness film.

 

Dubai Lynx 2016

Silver in Film Craft at Dubai Lynx 2016 for Al Jazeera's Strength in our Differences Campaign

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Loeries Awards 2018

Nominated for Best Editor at Loeries 2018

 

B&W Report 2018

Nominated for 10 Best Director's of 2017

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