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About Trustee

Amitabha singh

Amitabha Singh is well know cinematographer graduated from FTII PUNE IN 1994. Since then he has shot more than 600 ad films for directors like Shoojit Sarkar,Abhinay Deo and many More.Amitabh has shifted to feature film direction with the film...shortcut safari.here is the complte filmography Filmography Cinematographer | Producer | Director | Writer Cinematographer (13 credits) 2018 #PuranaPyaar (Video short) 2018 Love Handles (TV Series) 2014 Dabang 2 Pan Masala TVC Ft. Jimmy Shergill (Short) 2013 The Good Road 2011 Chillar Party (director of photography) 2011 Yeh Faasley 2009 Aagey Se Right 2008 Thodi Life Thoda Magic 2008 De Taali (director of photography) 2007 MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar 2006 Khosla Ka Ghosla! 2005 The Film 2004 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach 2016 Shortcut Safari (producer) 2004 Sau Jhooth Ek Sach (producer) 2016 Shortcut Safari ( producer and director)

Subash sahoo

Oriya sound recordist Subash Sahoo has claimed his second National award for his work in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminey. Sahoo, a sound engineer and recordist from Film and Television Institute (FTII) Pune had won his first National award for Bharadwaj’s Omkara in 2008. “I’m delighted to win the award for the second time. I owe my success to my director Vishal,” says Sahoo, who is presently at his village Baluriya in Kendrapara. “It feels great that people in my state are noticing my work due to these awards,” he says. Starting his career as an Electronics and Communication engineer, Sahoo quit his job in Bhubaneswar and left for FTII in 1991

 

 

Aseem sinha

Aseem is a trained editor from FTII and has edited more than 50 feature films, a number of TV serials, corporate films and ads. His most prominent work in films includes that in Shyam Benegal’s Mammo, Sardari Begum, Zubeida, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Well Done Abba; A. K. Bir’s The Last Vision; Punkuj Parashar’s Beneras; Kalpana Lajmi’s Darmiyaan and Mehreen Jabbar’s Ramchand Pakistani. He has directed two documentary films - 25 years of Subhash Ghai in Hindi Cinema for Mukta Arts and Paani for UNDP

DINESH KHANNA

DINESH KHANNA

Associate Professor, Acting,NSD

Dinesh Khanna is an Indian theater director and acting teacher at the National School of Drama. He known for his productions based on The Boring Story written by Anton Chekhov, Dedh Inch Oopar, Zindagi Yahan, Subah ki Sair, aur Wahan by Nirmal Verma, and Rasapriya by Phanishwarnath Renu.

A graduate from Lucknow University with a diploma in Acting from Bhartendu Natya Academy and a post-graduate diploma in acting from the National School of Drama in 1986, Dinesh Khanna has been involved in acting, direction and teaching for the last twenty years. Deeply interested in literature and translation, he has written several articles on theatre. His published works include Kucch Aansu Aur Kuchh Phool and Abhinay Chintan.

Naresh Sharma

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DOB: 01-01-1965

Profile

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in December 1993, he gained extensive on-floor experience working with ace cinematographers such as Ashok Mehta and Vikas Sivaraman. His independent body of work spans advertising films, promos, corporate films, documentaries, and music videos, with clients and collaborators including Grey Worldwide, Triton Advertising, Bharat Bala Productions, Shot in the Dark, Mise-en-Scène, Squirkle, Percept Advertising, Universal Music, T-Series, Channel [V], B4U, among others.

One of his notable works includes the music video “Nishani” by popular pop artist Jassi.

Feature Films as DOP

  • Ladli (2001)
    Hindi feature-length fiction film shot on 35mm, directed by a senior FTII alumnus (1974 batch). Funded by the Children’s Film Society of India, the film addresses the issue of female infanticide.
  • Sonam (2005)
    Feature-length fiction film shot on 35mm Cinemascope, depicting the life and culture of the Monpa community of Arunachal Pradesh.

International Exposure

As Cinematographer

  • Shot the short fiction film “Vivere”, based on a song by Luciano Pavarotti, directed by Martin Srebotnjak, involving extensive travel across Europe.
  • The only Director of Photography from India to shoot underwater across 40+ islands in the Bahamas and the Caribbean for the international television series
    “Diving Spots of the Caribbean & Bahamas.”

As Curator

  • Co-Curator (along with Uma Da Cunha) for the Indian Film Festival “Bollywood and Beyond”, Stuttgart, Germany (2004, 2005, 2006).
  • Curator for a retrospective of FTII diploma films at SUC-SCHUTE 97, Potsdam (near Berlin), Germany.
  • Curator of “Activist Films from India” at the 34th Tampere International Film Festival, Finland (2004).
  • Worked as Liaison Officer for a Stuttgart-based company distributing Indian films in German-speaking countries.

Scriptwriting (Public Service Animation)

Scripted four dialogue-free animation films, funded by the National Literacy Mission, aimed at volunteer mobilization. These films were animated and directed by National Award-winning animators Kireet Khurana and Bhimsain.


Director – Documentary Films

  1. All Time Blues (30 mins, PSBT)
    An exploration of India’s brass band music culture.
  2. Rotigraphers of India (30 mins, PSBT)
    A portrait of the personal and professional lives of India’s local photographic community.
  3. Rhythmic Echoes and Reflections (30 mins, 35mm, Ministry of External Affairs)
    Explores the universality of dance through Kathak, Flamenco, American Tap Dance, and European Ballet.
    Featuring: Padma Shri Shovana Narayan Traxl, Omayra Amaya, Pedro Cortes, Julio Gabber, Stacy (Australian Ballet), Thomas Bartosch, Herman Sausen, and Hervé Dominique Le Goff.
  4. The Show Must Not Go On (30 mins, PSBT)
    A documentary addressing cruelty against animals.

Director – Music Videos

  • “Jukhi Jukhi”, produced by HMV/Saregama and MySpace, for Delhi-based underground artist Aditya Tripathi.
  • Selected as one of nine international directors for the global project “Men’s World of Perfume” (3 mins), sponsored by PRADA (Italy).

Academic & Institutional Engagement

Since 1997, he has conducted lectures and workshops as a guest faculty at numerous communication and media institutes across India.

  • Shortlisted (Top 4) candidates for Director, Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata – 2021.
  • Founder Trustee & Managing Director (2006)  CRAFT – Centre for Research in the Art of Film & Television.
    CRAFT is widely recognized among the top 10 film schools in India.

Sample reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Obnn-5IWL0


Guest Faculty / Workshop Engagements (Selected)

Includes Jamia MCRC, IIMC, Amity University, St. Xavier’s Institute of Communications (Mumbai), SNDT University, Whistling Woods International, and over 20 leading institutes nationwide.

Theatre & Critical Work

Beyond cinema, he maintains a strong engagement with theatre criticism, having reviewed over 100 plays, primarily National School of Drama (NSD) productions, as well as other notable theatrical works, for the magazine Cinematography Art.
In recognition of his contribution, he was invited as a Selection Committee Member for Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM-2020), the International Theatre Festival of NSD, New Delhi.

Led week-long, full-day Film Appreciation workshops at Madhya Pradesh Drama School (MPSD), Bhopal, for five consecutive years, alongside team members including NSD alumnus Atul Tiwari.


Current Roles & Leadership Positions

  • Editor & Publisher, Cinematography Art (Quarterly Magazine)
  • Founder, Cinematography Art Awards, Mumbai (Three successful editions held at The Club, Juhu, every year on the second Sunday of January)
  • Head of Institute (HOI), ASFD – Amity School of Film & Drama, Noida (Oct 2023 – July 2024)
  • Managing Director, CRAFT Film School (2006 – Present)
  • Currently working on two feature film scripts:
    • Aapka Bunty, based on the novel by Late Ms. Mannu Bhandari
    • Seraj Band Baja, based on the story by Jai Nandan