DIRECTOR / FILMMAKERDHEERAJ
DHEERAJ
JINDAL
MUMBAI, INDIA
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WORK
PAASH
Director / Producer
UNRELEASEDStarring Abhishek Banerjee
OSCAR QUALIFIEDI LIKE STORIES THAT DON’T END WHEN THE CREDITS ROLL.
ABOUT THE WORK
Stories rooted in people, their choices and the worlds that shape them.
I’m drawn to characters who find themselves at a point of change — where ordinary lives collide with extraordinary circumstances.
My work moves across fiction and non-fiction, but the impulse remains the same: to find the human story inside the larger one.
THE FILMMAKER
Dheeraj Jindal is a Mumbai-based filmmaker whose work spans fiction, non-fiction and advertising. A postgraduate in film, he began his career in 2009 and went on to direct award-winning short films including The School Bag, Momo Deal, Baj Gai Seeti, Vikalp and Paash, as well as Netflix’s Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer.
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FILMS DIRECTED
FILMS DIRECTED
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FILMS DIRECTED & PRODUCED
FILMS DIRECTED & PRODUCED
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THE SCHOOL BAG
THE SCHOOL BAG
PRODUCED
TRANSISTORShort Film · 2021 · ProducerCast: Ehsaas Channa
SORRY BHAISAABShort Film · 2021 · Producer · Filmfare Award — Best Short FilmCast: Sharib Hashmi · Gauahar Khan
KATRANShort Film · 2018 · ProducerCast: Piyush Mishra · Alka Amin
COMMERCIAL WORK
Commercial films, digital campaigns and branded storytelling.
WATCH COMMERCIAL WORK ↗Selected clients include OPPO · Amway · AirAsia · Crocin · Snapdeal
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENTVIEW PROJECTS →
FEATURE FILM · SURVIVAL DRAMA
KAILASA
A gripping survival drama built around three parallel journeys colliding inside a catastrophic landslide.
FEATURE FILM · COMING-OF-AGE
EKAA — THE ORIGIN STORY
A young boy discovers a power he never wanted — and a responsibility he cannot escape.
PRESSVIEW ALL PRESS →
HINDUSTAN TIMESMomo Deal review: Delicate, bittersweet short film tackles death with grace and dignityREAD ARTICLE →THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER INDIAMomo Deal — A tender short on love & lossREAD ARTICLE →INDIA TODAYIndian Predator is like nothing you've seen beforeREAD ARTICLE →SCROLL.INVikalp — a woman chooses between compromise and courageVIKALP · COVERAGE →FILM COMPANIONBaj Gai Seeti is a playful ode to an ancient tropeBAJ GAI SEETI · REVIEW →
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