EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) | 2020-2024
BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS IN FILM
Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology | 2012-2016
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Nomination for the Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film at Marché du Film (Cannes, France)
Nomination at Doclisboa International Film Festival (Lisbon, Portugal)
Nomination at Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Yerevan, Armenia)
Nomination at Kingston International Film Festival (United Kingdom)
Nomination at IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival (New Delhi, Inida)
Selection at FID Marseille (France)
Winner for the Best experimental film at Prague Film Festival (Prague, Czechia)
Nomination for Best Cinematography at FAMU Fest (Prague, Czechia) Nomination at In The Palace International Short Film Festival (Pernik, Bulgaria)
Nomination at Transgrese (Czechia)
Nomination at Bronx World Film (New York, USA)
Nomination at International Sound and Film Music Festival (Varaždin, Croatia)
Winner in the ‘Newcomer’ category at the 9th and 8th edition of CMS Vatavaran Film Festival (New Delhi, India)
Nomination at Film Southasia (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Winner of the Golden Beaver for the Best Film in college student category at the 7th National Science Film Festival (Kolkata, India)
Winner of the ‘Technical Excellence Award’ in ‘Sound Recording and Design’ and Cinematography’ at the 7th National Science Film Festival (Kolkata, India)
Winner of Best Documentary (Student) at the 4th Indian Cine Film Festival (Mumbai, India)
Winner of the Technical Excellence in ‘Direction’, ‘Cinematography’ and ‘Editing’ at the 4th Indian Cine Film Festival (Mumbai, India)
Winner of ‘The Future Award’ for Best Documentary at Future is Today Film Festival (Mumbai, India)
Winner of the ‘Best Documentary Award’ for the Dr. Satish. C. Seth Memorial award at Future is Today Film Festival. (Mumbai, India)
Nomination at Barcelona Planet Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain)
FILMOGRAPHY AND EXPERIENCE
Independent work
Camera Trainee
MOULIN | 2025
Shadowing Cinematographer Mátyás Erdély (HCA, ASC) during the shoot of a French historical drama directed by László Nemes.
Cinematographer
LAMENTATE | 2025
Latvian pianist Georgijs Oskins performs his transcription of Arvo Pärt’s piece, “Lamente: Fragile e conciliante” in front of the Nuclear power plant in Lithuania.
MORGAN BOOKS | 2025
A commercial for a curated bookstore in Prague, where its magical ambiance uplifts a man’s mood.
FAMU Films
Cinematographer
ALL THAT LIES BENEATH | 2025
A man searches for his delusional brother, lost in the depths of an underground factory.
CONVERSATION AND DREAMS | 2025
After dreaming of her father’s death, a young woman begins to inhabit the turbulent landscapes of his dreams and memories, uncovering fears that mirror her own. The film, shot on 16mm filmstock, is an interplay of documentary and fiction that explores the protagonist’s subjectivity.
THE WAIT | 2024
Faced with a moral dilemma, pregnant Leyla must choose between staying with her dying mother or fleeing to protect her unborn child. This film was shot on 35mm filmstock.
PREMORTEM | 2024
A black-and-white film shot on 35mm film stock, following a vigilante on the run as she hides from the police. Wounded in a crossfire, a surreal encounters ensues in her final moments.
WHAT YOU SEE | 2024
An old blind man, erudite and living like a recluse, is looking to recruit someone to give him news of the world.
SYMBIOSIS | 2022
An interplay between identical, paradoxical entities- Hope and Fear- whose momentum governs the film’s dystopian world.
THE PRELUDE | 2021
A visual description of a ballet dancer’s process of getting ready for a performance.
Other
THE FAMILY MAN | 2018
Assistant Cinematographer
Second Assistant Cinematographer on season one of the Amazon Prime web series
OFFROAD FILMS | 2017-2018
Director’s assistant
Worked in-house as a Director’s Assistant on multiple advertisement films, from stages of pre-production to post-production.
NABARD (8 films) | 2017
A series of films across rural India that document success stories of various projects funded by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Srishti Films
Director, Cinematographer
POINT AND SHOOT | 2016
The film observes the significance of hunting in a tribal society and the dilemma it faces in the rapidly changing cultural and ecological landscape of Nagaland, India.
PAKKHE NU CHHADNU NAI (MY NOMAD SOUL) | 2014
Follows the Maldhari pastoralists of Kachch, highlighting a nomadic community that continues to depend on natural resources despite rapid industrialization in India.