WHAT IS YOUR AIM IN LIFE AND HOW DO YOU PLAN TO ACHIEVE IT

BEST DIRECTOR, FILMFARE 2020

Passion. It really is something isn’t it? It is this passion that drives a computer science engineer at IIT ROORKEE, to have “winning the best director award in filmfare” as his goal.

There are two types of goals, Short term and long term. Short term goals may come and go , but a long term goal is one that sticks with you forever.

Beginning from Class 8th, i had an inclination towards film making and editing. It was in class 10th i know what I’ll be doing with my life. Film making it was.

But sitting in your dorm room thinking about it is a different thing and achieving it is different.

Now in a country like India, I was expected to first get a decent degree and then do what I wanted with my life.

There was always a pressure from my parents to become an Engineer, get a white collar job and Film making ,it was never an option for them.

And so began the JEE preparation.

After two years of hard work, I am doing my computer science degree from IIT ROORKEE and pursuing my passion, hand in hand.

I joined the cinematics department as soon I reached IIT ROORKEE and compiled a freshman video as my first project. The gothic teaser of THOMSO 2014, came next which I regard as one of my best works.

To achieve my aim , there is still a long way to go. Film industry is one where you need a lot of contacts to fit in, so I began contacting people from this industry.

It began with the assistant director of THE VIRAL FEVER, following by its editor, from whom I keep taking advice on a regular basis.I was highly inspired by an alumni of IIT ROORKEE, a 2010 pass out from mechanical engineering, 'ANKIT TRIPATHI' , who is currently working under IMTIAZ ALI as an assistant director.

And four years from now,  I aim to change the face of CINESEC , IIT ROORKEE into a completely professional film making group.

I also joined the VJ group of THOMSO , to learn live shooting , to capture those spontaneous responses and it has been an amazing experience by far

I am regularly taking part in film making competitions and film festivals. I’ve made a short film recently, ADHOORI,which I’ll be sending to Mood Indigo this year ,which is considered one of the most tough film making competitions of the country.

And in this way , one step at a time , I think it'll be fair to say that slowly and steadily , I'm progressing towards my goal and who knows , a day might come when I'll smile towards my family from the stage , gracefully accepting the "BEST DIRECTOR AWARD".