Obtained a six-month diploma in Film Making and Direction from the Digital Academy, Mumbai during May-Nov 2004
Completed a one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Commercial Arts from Apeejay College, Jalandhar in 2002-03
Bachelor in Commerce (B Com) from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (1997 – 2000)
Other Experience
Video Film Director | Shamsheer Communications Pvt. Ltd. (Production House)
Directed a Corporate Video film for Innocent Hearts Institute, Jalandhar (Pb.)
Directed a Documentary titled ‘Navi Raah’ to promote a tractorisation scheme started by Punjab Govt. Co-op Societies.
Annu Kapoor Films | Chief Assistant Director | Television
Worked on the pilot episode of a sitcom for SAB TV as Chief Assistant Director
Working Heads Production/Rahul Productions | Creative Team | Television
Worked with Working Heads Production in their creative team
Worked on a reality show for NDTV Imagine with Rahul Productions as a member of the creative team
Worked as one of the reality directors with the Company for a reality show for Unilever shot in Bangkok
Independent Video Film Director
Directed 2 promotional Video films for a major hotel and an air hostess training institute based in Jalandhar
MusicWaves Productions Pvt. Ltd. | Director | Music Videos
Worked as Director with Music Waves handling complete direction responsibilities a part of the company’s music videos
Directed 4 Music Videos for the company as a director completely taking care of all operational and aesthetic decisions from hiring models to preparing the story to editing to doing all post-production for the videos
MusicWaves Productions Pvt. Ltd | Associate Director | Music Videos
Was Associated with the making of 5 Music Videos in this period
Worked as First Assistant Director in these projects
Worked on various aspects like preparing the story board, shot division, shooting and editing in this capacity
Professional Actor & Director | Theatre
Represented Punjab in Theatre as Director, One-Act Play in the National Youth Festival held at Jamshedpur in Jan 2004
Represented Punjab in Theatre as an Actor, One-Act Play in the National Youth Festival held at Hisar in Jan 2002
Directed and performed Street Plays for social causes as the lead director for CWPC, a prominent NGO of the area for the past seven years
Did professional theatre with groups from Punjab and Chandigarh at various places in North India