Mrdu Pankaj

Experience

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  Star TV Network

  Jul 2014 - Apr 2017

  Executive Producer

  I started with Star Sports for three months, working on pre and post-match talk shows of ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2015’. Then, I moved to the fiction team and worked on Balaji Productions' show, 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein' for approximately 75 episodes. I have further worked on Mahesh Bhatt's semi-biographical series, 'Naamkaran' for more than 100 episodes, right from the genesis through its launch phase and later sustenance.

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  Writer Galaxy Film Production Pvt. Ltd.

  Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

  Script Writer

  Wrote stories and screenplays of the 119 episodes Star Bharat show titled, 'Chandrashekhar', based on the life of revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad.

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  Vikram Bhatt

  Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  Director's Assistant/Creative Head/Writer

  Worked as the Creative Head of three web series of 10 episodes each and approximately 25 minutes per episode, namely, Unafraid for Viu, Holycross for Sony Liv and Faceless for Jio Cinema. Also, wrote dialogues for Faceless for all 10 episodes.

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  Prague Film School

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

  Directed and penned lyrics for a 4-minute music video, shot in picturesque outdoor locations of Prague. A 26-year-old Zoe fears losing her mother and is trapped in her 10-year-old self because, as a child, she has witnessed her mother struggling through depression. A seven-minute master shot depicting India's political status quo. It was submitted to a couple of film festivals through the school.

  • Director / Lyricist

    May 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Writer / Director / Editor

    Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Writer / Director / Editor

    Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
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  Freelance

  Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  Script Writer and Director

  Written, directed and edited, five short films, leading a crew of 15 members. Directed and penned lyrics for a 4-minute music video, shot in picturesque outdoor locations of Prague. Conceived and directed an experimental film on breast cancer.Developed my first feature script.

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  Rangrez Films

  Oct 2020 - Apr 2021

  SCRIPT SUPERVISOR/SCRIPT WRITER/ CREATIVE DIRECTOR

  Wrote stories for around 10 episodes, screenplays for another 15 and dialogues for around 30; along with supervising the scripts from beginning to end. Also, supervised the execution for a month.

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  Peninsula Pictures

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  Creative Director

  From the ideation to completing 130 episodes of the show Nima Denzongpa (on Colors TV), I worked in tandem with Vivek Behl.

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  BookMyBai.com

  Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

  Writer / Director

  Conceived and directed a 25-minute docu-fiction short film; my subjects were women migrant labourers who work as house helpers in Mumbai.

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  India Inclusion Summit

  May 2022 - Jun 2022

  Writer / Director

  I collaborated with the India Inclusion Summit for a short film around the theme of disability to understand the emotional aspects of the subjects; I travelled to Mizoram and Tripura and spoke one-on-one with the subjects. This project is at the writing stage.

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  Manor Rama Pictures LLP

  Nov 2022 - Nov 2022

  Creative Associate
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  Mumbai Fixers

  Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

  Executive Producer

  As an executive producer, I teamed with Mumbai Fixers for a 7-day music documentary shoot in India led by a Canadian team.

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  Temple Bells Films

  Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  Writer

  Wrote the broad story for an upcoming crime drama web series - two seasons of 25 episodes each.

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  Jio Creative Labs

  Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

  Writer

  I'm part of a writer's room responsible for developing and writing the episodic beats for an upcoming OTT musical.

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  Sunshine Production

  Feb 2024 - now

  Development Executive