FILM PROJECTS
Produced Films

Mumbai On My Plate is currently in Post-Production. We are currently weaving together rich atmospheric visuals, rare archival records, community interviews, and an evocative original score to bring this century-old story to life on screen.

This is not a food film.
It is a film about access.
In a world saturated with culinary content—where everything is plated, performed, and instantly shareable—I found a cuisine that resists visibility. The Pathare Prabhu food tradition does not exist in restaurants, cookbooks for sale, or digital archives. It survives only within homes, sustained through trust, memory, and invitation.
That is what makes this story urgent.
I did not arrive here as a documentarian with a brief. I arrived as an outsider. What began as a personal relationship slowly became rare access—into kitchens, into families, into a cultural space that is not easily opened to the camera.
At the centre of the film is Grihini Mitra, a century-old cookbook passed down to women at marriage. It is not followed—it is interpreted. It evolves across generations, carrying within it the imprint of migration, colonial influence, and time. This book became my entry point into understanding how culture survives—not through preservation, but through practice.
The film is driven by two parallel journeys. One is my own—of finding belonging in a city that initially offered none. The other is Unmesh Kirtikar’s return from the United States after eight years, reconnecting with family and carrying this culinary legacy across continents. Through him, the film expands beyond geography into questions of diaspora, memory, and identity.
Visually, the film rejects spectacle. It is intimate, observational, and immersive. The camera does not explain—it witnesses. It allows the audience to experience what it means to be present in these spaces, rather than being guided through them.
What makes this film platform-relevant is its exclusivity.
This is not a story that can be replicated.
This cuisine cannot be accessed.
This world cannot be staged.
It had to be entered—and earned.
Bombay: A Culinary Memoir offers audiences something rare: not just a new cuisine, but a new way of seeing a city they think they know.
And at its core, it asks a simple question—
What does it mean to belong?

“Kinnara” :-  Anthropological film, on the Life cycle rites of the people of Kinnaur. The Film was presented in World Ethnological Congress Mexico. The Film was supported by the Ministry of External Affairs Government of India.

“The Rising” :- Campaign film for the rejuvenation of Park Street, Kolkata.

“River of Life” :- Explores Kolkata’s relationship with its rivers.

“Sunderbans – The Beautiful Forest” :- Focuses on the livelihood impact in Sunderbans

.“Park Street – The Living Ballad” :- A musical tribute to Park Street.

“Songs of Freedom” :- Documentary on the metal band scene in Darjeeling Himalayas.Feature-Length Documentary

“Echoes” :- Produced for Films Division, Government of India, in 2016. This documentary explores contemporary Kinnaur through the lens of fraternal polyandry and women’s property rights, featuring interactions with six protagonists.

ECHOES – Synopsis
Echoes is a journey into the remote Himalayan district of Kinnaur, where society and nature are deeply intertwined, creating a unique social fabric shaped by centuries of adaptation to a harsh environment. Limited resources, extreme weather, and geographic isolation fostered traditions such as fraternal polyandry—brothers marrying a single woman—as a way to sustain families and communities.

Two decades after my maiden film Kinnara, I return to explore how winds of change—driven by the booming apple economy, education, tourism, and modern communication—are reshaping this once-isolated culture. These changes bring both progress and vulnerability, as traditional customs, crafts, music, and architecture face the risk of extinction under outside influences.

A personal return to the filmmaker’s earlier journey, reconnecting with past subjects.

A broader reflection on Kinnaur’s evolving identity—caught between tradition and modernity.

Ultimately, the film is a meditation on time, culture, and resilience—observing a society at a delicate crossroads, where the echoes of the past still shape the sounds of the present.

Corporate Films

Produced for major corporations including Aditya Birla Group, Tata Steel, and others.

I create CSR films that go beyond statistics to reveal the human faces behind corporate initiatives—stories of hope, resilience, and transformation. Drawing inspiration from pioneers like the Tata Group, whose legacy of community-first business has set the benchmark in India, my work captures authentic narratives that inspire trust, drive engagement, and showcase the true social impact of corporate responsibility.

Television Series

“Spaceship Earth” :- Akshai TV, Japan.

“Miracle in Calcutta” :- Japanese television program.

“Ardhek Akash” :- Alpha TV Bangla, Women’s Day special.

“Ki Likhi Tomayae” :- Talk show for Alpha TV Bangla.