Writer & Photographer

An old man in Mumbai is done with the business of living. He wants to die and he has convinced his wife it’s a worthy endeavour. In December 2017, Narayan Lavate and Iravati Lavate wrote to the President of India petitioning him for “death as mercy”. Official selection at Film Southasia 2019, Mumbai Film Festival 2020, South Asian Short Film Festival 2020, and Macau International Short Film Festival 2020.  Special Mention at the National Human Rights Commission Film Competition 2020.

Aseem Chandaver has been collecting 'B movies' since 2005. 'Khooni Dracula', 'Pyasa Shaitan', 'Qatil Chudail', are just some of the titles in his collection. Read more: http://bit.ly/b-films Published on Nov 1, 2017

To commemorate 70 years of India's Independence, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, along with the other Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris, is recreating the dinner that was served on 14 August, 1947. Read more on http://www.firstpost.com

Shivaji Nagar is a slum at the edge of Mumbai, right next to India’s largest garbage dump. The SVJ Boyzz, a group of young men from the area, produce a crime show — Govandi C.I.D uploaded on their channel on YouTube. Their show is modelled on popular crime dramas on Indian Television and aims to fight the rampant drug abuse by the area's youth. ​ ​ Official selection at Film Southasia 2015, Mumbai Film Festival 2016, Astra film festival 2016.  Special Mention at the Göttingen International Ethnographic Film Festival 2016.