Writer and filmmaker
Saurav Mohapatra is a filmmaker and writer based out of San Francisco , California , USA.
His comic book work includes the Devi The Sadhu The Silent Ones "[ 2] Deepak Chopra 's India Authentic Virgin Comics . He is the co-creator/writer of the crime-noir comic book series Mumbai Confidential from Archaia . His recent work includes Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay ’s Chander pahar into a graphic novel called Moon Mountain [ 3] Penguin Random House (India) and Sholay: Gabbar, an authorized prequel graphic novel for the iconic Hindi feature film Sholay .[ 4]
He wrote all eight episodes of season one of the streaming series Nakaab (directed by Soumik Sen and starring Mallika Sherawat , Esha Gupta , and Gautam Rode ) that released on MX Player on Sep 15, 2021.[ 5]
As a filmmaker, he's known for his short film The First Rule , that he wrote and directed. The First Rule won the award for "Best International Short Film" at the Port Blair International Film Festival, 2021.
Biography
Born in 1978 in Khurda , India , Mohapatra attended the Indian Institute of Technology , Kharagpur and later emigrated to United States in 2000.
He was also the co-founder of Dimdim inc., an open source web conferencing company (acquired by Salesforce.com in 2011)[ 6]
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Filmography
Amelia runs through a meadow (2024) (short film) (writer/director)The Ukulele (2023) (short film) (writer/director)A Good Fight (2022) (short film) (writer/director) - Winner "Best Action/Adventure Short Film" at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival 2022 Nakaab (2021) (streaming series) (MXPlayer) (writer) - Season 1The First Rule (2021) (short film) (writer/director) - Winner "Best International Short Film" award at Port Blair International Film Festival 2021 Cora (2020) (short film) (writer/director)Lathe (2020) (short film) (writer/director)
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