RESEARCH & PRODUCTION
August 2024 - November 2024
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Working with Backpack Films in association with Studio Lambert UK, I was part of the research and editorial team of the popular reality TV show Race Across the World Season 5 broadcast on BBC One UK. My primary job was to identify and set up jobs and experiences across India for the participants. While on shoot, I was part of the production team as well, handling logistics and coordinating between the racing crew and the team at various checkpoints.
May 2021 - Feb 2022
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Lead researcher and assistant writer for a sports-based fictional web-series commissioned by a leading OTT platform. Set up and conducted interviews with athletes, sports scientists and psychologists, coaches and other stakeholders. Also visited NIS Patiala and conducted interviews with various faculty members included the respective coaches of Neeraj Chopra and Mirabai Chanu. I was also part of the writers' room and helped in developing seasonal arcs and episode structures.
July 2020 - September 2020
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Employed by production house 'Chandra Talkies' to work as a researcher and archive producer on the docu-series 'MONEY MAFIA' for Discovery Plus. Researched and sourced archival footage from various news agencies for the first 4 episodes of the series.
May 2019 - December 2019
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Worked as a researcher/story writer on a docu-series for Amazon Prime. The series follows the Jaipur Pink Panthers on their journey in season 7 of the Pro Kabaddi League.
October - December 2018
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Researched environmental stories for a series titled 'Eco India,' produced by Scroll.in and broadcast on DW TV. Also produced one of the stories in Mumbai about fishing in Dharavi
February 2018
Sole researcher on the show OMG! Odisha which was produced by Supari Studios for History TV18. On the shoot, I doubled up as a production assistant.
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January 2017 - present
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Backpack Films is a line production company that handles shoots for international companies such as BBC, Nat Geo, Discovery etc. I have and continue to freelance as a researcher and production assistant on different projects.
March 2017
Working for Dia Mirza's production company Born Free, I researched for and helped develop the pilot episode of a potential docuseries.
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October - December 2016
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Production assistant and assistant editor on this 4 part documentary series commissioned by Channel News Asia on the double murder of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj Banjade.
September - November 2016, June- July 2017
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As a researcher and writer, I have helped Supari Studios develop a fictional show and a documentary.
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DIRECTION & EDITING
August 2015 - Jan 2016
Worked as a media logger on a Discovery Channel show 'Mighty Ships.' Organized footage and made notes for the writers and editors.
-a subsidiary of Discovery Canada
May 2015 - October 2015
Worked as an assistant editor on this feature length documentary titled 'Tempest Storm.'
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Lined up footage, cut sequences and behind the scenes videos as well.
In this documentary titled 'Tadipaar,' I have captured the story of a man externed by the police in a bid to steal his land.
This was a solo project which was published on Firstpost.
I wrote and directed this two minute film for an NGO named Trinayani.
The film depicts four individuals with different disabilities playing the game of Life.
As part of my college program, I made a short documentary on my college's janitor.
Capturing his inspiring story on camera won me a college award. This was another solo project.
This is a documentary pitch video I edited.
The story is about a man about to undergo brain surgery for a second time. The edit is done to leave the viewer wanting for more.
Backpack Films - a line production company has worked on a large number of projects.
I chose the best and edited them into a showreel.