Professional Bytes
- Debut directorial venture, a Persian film, PANAAH – Baroye Zinda Mondan (SHELTER-a reason to survive) has been well appreciated in Afghanistan & all Afghans worldwide. A truly international film with cast & crew from many countries. It has been seen & appreciated by H.E. HAMID KARZAI, President of Afghanistan. It has also been seen by senior diplomats of Afghanistan in India like Hon’ble Consul General Mardan Ali Qasemi & H.E. Dr. M. Raheen, Ambassador of Afghanistan in India. The Consul General attended the preview of the film with his family & staff held by IFTDA in March 2010. It has been nominated in Best rated & Most viewed categories on www.cultureunplugged.com, an online film festival.
- Associate Editor for the film “BUB”(Kashmiri) which got the NATIONAL AWARD for BEST FILM on NATIONAL INTEGRATION in year 2001. It was a Kashmiri film shot in Kashmir after 38 years.
- Other projects have been shown at major festivals abroad like MUMBAI MATINEE (screened at 9th Bite The Mango Film Festival, Bradford, UK), TAGORE…DIL SE (screened at ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2007, 8TH OSIAN’s Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema, New York Film & Video Festival 2007, Third Eye 2007).
- Appreciable work in Sofia, BULGARIA with an International Crew during the filming of “BULLET – On Target” as Chief Asst. Director & as a negative cutting supervisor at BOYANA LABS, Sofia, BULGARIA.
- Most of the projects (Films and Television) that I have been associated with have been very well known and chart-toppers.
- Member of IFTDA (Indian Film & Television Directors Association), AF&VE (Association of Film & Video Editors) & FWA (Film Writers Association).