Only One Six - Short Film - Crawley

Carers Support West Sussex have developed a short film tackling some of the taboos surrounding dementia. The film follows the story of Neel, who cares for his uncle who lives with dementia.

The film was funded by the Dementia Trust and co-produced with carers from South Asian backgrounds in the Crawley area. The film is inspired by their stories. In some communities there is an element of stigma or shame around dementia.

The film received coverage by BBC South East today.

Watch the film here.

Actor Container - Art Film - London

Saaj is leading a newly-commissioned film by Leeds based artist Karanjit Panesar to be showcased at 2 Queens Gallery in Leicester.

The film uses a narrative structure called a ‘strange loop’; a device that involves multiple levels of reality that are nested inside each other. Strange loops are often found in stories of time travel and the supernatural, and usually result in paradoxes and general confusion.

Actor, Container follows characters Saaj and Chandni, who are pulled between these kinds of levels, only to wind up back where they started. It is a recurring dream in tandem.

The Good Deed - Short Film - London

A short film about the troubles and woes of a rough sleeper, his addiction, and the fate of the man that tried to help him.

This was shot in the streets of Ilford. A number of night shoots captured the gritty nature of East London after hours, when drug dealers and the homeless among roam at large. Produced by Thorngate Films and Directed by Sukhvinder Singh Durhailay and Gurpal Singh.

Identity School of Acting - Professional Training - London

Training at an award winning drama school.

I am now training with Identity School of Acting twice a week in Brixton. Covering voice, text, movement, screen and a number of other fundamentals. I have had a great start so far with a fantastic group of actors. I have also been nominated as my class President!

More updates to follow.

Chammak Challo - Bollywood Skit - Brighton

Bollywood dance video encapsulating the bohemian streets of Brighton.

Check out this special collaboration with wonderkid Matt Aspinall as we chase our Chammak Challo, Ruchi Ranjan through the streets of sunny Brighton. Please share and comment!

PBL Jewellers - Short Film - London

A short film in collaboration with PBL Jewellers about siblings reuniting on Raksha Bandhan.

Raj has not spoken to his sister, Priya in years. Today is Raksha Bandhan which celebrates the bond between siblings. Will Raj put his family feud aside to reconcile with his younger sister? Click the video link to find out!

This short was filmed in London with Director Sanjeev Ramesh and the very talented Esha Jass.

Foreigner's Pride - Met Film School - London

A short drama about a young woman caught between her traditional upbringing and her new found dream.

This is my first role as the male lead in a film project!

Foreigner’s Pride explores the volatile marriage between Giribala and Aniket. The combination of Giribala’s new found dream and Aniket’s destructive behaviour leads to a dramatic showdown. Aniket’s affair with theatre actress Latika, threatens to end his marriage.

The film is Produced by the Met Film School and Directed by the incredible Upasana Chakraborty. It was shot in Ealing Film Studios and Canary Wharf over five days. I learnt so much working with my co-star Ruchi Ranjan.

The final day of filming coincided with my birthday! The whole team organised a cake for me which was a lovely gesture.

Foreigner’s Pride will be released October 2019.

HMN - Central Film School - Actor - London

Short film revolving around identity and relationship boundaries.

They say the best way to learn is to go straight into the deep end. Sink or swim? It was the latter for me on this project thanks to the incredible Direction of Zachary Carruthers. This short is produced by Eliza Zandanel and the Central Film School in London. It centres around the relationship between a Alexi and her son Julian who’s worlds become turned upside down by the arrival of Chaviv.

My character Chaviv. skirts the line between love and power as he manipulates his lover Alexi and her son Julian, in more ways than one. I had to audition twice for the part and I had an amazing experience acting with Julie and Timotei Cobeanu.

His Mother’s Nakedness will be released in November 2019.

Bollywood Short Film - Actor - Hong Kong

A film exploring an unlikely romance between two strangers amidst the stunning backdrop of Hong Kong.

Aisha is an ambitious Indian girl and despairs when her father decides to cut short her studies abroad to get married. She contrives a boyfriend so she can complete her studies leaving her father to turn up unannounced in Hong Kong too meet Keiko. Aisha’s lover is far more real than she could ever have imagined…

I recently wrapped my scenes for this Bollywood short film with Director Sadie Granberg in Hong Kong. This is my first lead acting role and I had a brilliant time shooting with the super talented Hanisha Gianani as Aisha and Vimal Vaz as Aisha’s scary father!

Bollywood Short will be released late 2019.