After graduating in Literature from Delhi University and in Sociology and Politics from the University of Cambridge, Vasant started his career as the personal assistant to Deepa Mehta (Fire, Earth) during the production of her Oscar nominated feature film Water (2004). He has written and directed three short films - Shanu Taxi, Sukrit's Sundays and Sebastian and Rose, which have travelled to over 20 International festivals, including the prestigious Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Fest and won various awards nationally and internationally.
Vasant currently works as an independent writer/director in Mumbai. His feature script, Sebastian Wants to Remember – co-written with his producer Michael Henrichs - is the first Indian project to receive EU Media Development funding. He was part of the Writers' room for Season 1 of Netflix’s first Indian Original - Sacred Games, which has received an International Emmy nomination in the Best Drama category for 2019. He was the Head Writer for Amazon Prime’s ***Ziddi Girls (***to ******release in February 2025) in which he also directed 2 episodes. He’s developing a medical drama with creators of the UK longest running medical series Casualty and is Consulting Producer for Viacom18’s Khalbali Records that released in September 2024 on JIO Cinema.
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