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I believe the characters in this film are norm-defying, open-minded individuals with whom I can deeply relate.

A man earns money and runs the home under the typical Indian patriarchal family system, whilst a woman conducts household labor such as cooking and assisting the man.

In my short film, I have tried to shatter that monopoly by portraying a man as a house-husband and a trans-person (his partner) earns and runs the home. I have tried to comment on the definition of normalcy as well.

The percentage of joy in life may be less than the proportion of problems, misfortunes, and sufferings. However, it provides us with the fortitude to go on with our lives. Little surprises, joyful moments, compassion, care and concern for our loved ones can bring positivity and strength to our lives. Little happiness can help us to overcome negativity and proceed in life.

He did his post-graduation from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and was selected for a foreign exchange programme between FTII and FAMU (Prague, Czech Republic).
He is the alumni of Kyoto Filmmaker Lab (Masters session), Sundance Collab Visual Storytelling Program, NAFF Fantastic Film School, Platform Busan and DocEdge Kolkata by Documentary Resource Initiative (DRI).

His short film as a writer-director, ‘Nagraj In Mumbai’, won the first prize at India’s largest 50-hour film making challenge, India Film Project (IFP) Competition in 2016. His another 22 min Hindi short film ‘Doranga’ was screened in 3 Indian Film festivals.

Currently, he has completed a 14 min short film, Thodi Si Khushi (A Bit of Happiness). The film is officially selected in International Film festival of South Asia Toronto (IFFSA Toronto), Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), International Documentary and short film festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (KASHISH MIQFF), Jaffna International Cinema Festival, International Film Festival of Shimla (IFFS), Bengal International Short film Festival (BISFF), South Asian Short Film festival (SASFF), and Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards (OIFFA) etc.

He is currently working on his first feature film Hiranyakashipu, which was a part of Filmcity-NFDC script lab and was pitched at NFDC film Bazaar 2021. Same project was nominated in the Best Screenplay Category of ISC-JIFF (Jaipur International Film Festival) 2021 and pitched at Platform Busan.

Recently, he was the winner of the Docu Proposal Contest by Cineimpact Film Academy, Romania. He also creatively contributed in Malayalam language film PAKA-River of Blood, which had its world premiere in Toronto International film Festival (TIFF) 2021.

I believe the characters in this film are norm-defying, open-minded individuals with whom I can deeply relate.

A man earns money and runs the home under the typical Indian patriarchal family system, whilst a woman conducts household labor such as cooking and assisting the man.

In my short film, I have tried to shatter that monopoly by portraying a man as a house-husband and a trans-person (his partner) earns and runs the home. I have tried to comment on the definition of normalcy as well.

The percentage of joy in life may be less than the proportion of problems, misfortunes, and sufferings. However, it provides us with the fortitude to go on with our lives. Little surprises, joyful moments, compassion, care and concern for our loved ones can bring positivity and strength to our lives. Little happiness can help us to overcome negativity and proceed in life.