The Story
So Far
Filmmaker by training, systems-oriented by instinct. This is the full arc, from camera work to creative operations and technical leadership.
Always current — generated from this page.
I grew up in Muscat, Oman, picking up a camera at seven — not as a hobby, but as a language. Films, home movies, anything I could point a lens at.
That instinct led me to Montreal, where I studied film production at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. During those years I worked on everything from celluloid shorts to Quebec TV productions — and spent four days on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past. That last one taught me how large-scale productions actually function.
Back in Bengaluru, I joined Chill Panther Media and did the full range: cinematography, editing, sound design, directing. Then came Momo Media, where I joined as an editor and motion graphics artist and left as Head of Post Production — having grown the team from 3 to 10, built the studio's entire digital infrastructure, and overseen hundreds of projects for clients like Xiaomi, Myntra, and Unacademy.
The pivot into operations and technology wasn't a departure from filmmaking. It was the same instinct applied at a different scale. I learned that the best operators think like storytellers — everything has a structure, a rhythm, and a reason.
Since 2024, I've been at LastBench Studio as Lead of Post Production and Associate Producer — working on brand films, launch content, animation, and social impact storytelling for clients ranging from Razorpay to Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. It's a smaller, craft-forward studio, which means everyone operates closer to the work.
I think in systems — the structure underneath a problem before the details of it. I process fast, I work in focused bursts, and I hold high standards because I believe rigorous work is a form of respect. I mentor people, build workflows, run homelabs for fun, and still lose sleep over a bad colour grade.
Most useful in environments where precision matters and where someone needs to hold the whole picture in their head while others focus on their piece of it.
If you're scaling a studio, building an ops function, or producing something ambitious — let's talk.
About 13 years in film, post, and creative operations — and still curious.
2024 — Present · 2+ Years
Lead, Post Production & Associate Producer
- Leading post production across brand films, launch films, explainer videos, 2D animation, and social impact content — from brief through final delivery.
- Operating as Associate Producer on select projects: coordinating across departments, managing timelines, and ensuring creative and technical alignment at every stage.
- Working with a studio known for its craft-forward approach and a client list spanning startups, enterprises, and philanthropic organisations.
Notable clients — Indian School of Business, Zoho, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Vobble, Ekya Schools
2018 — 2023 · 5 Years
Head of Post Production
Momo Media · Bengaluru, India
- Joined as a video editor and motion graphics artist. Grew the post production team from 3 to 10, eventually transitioning into a leadership role — mentoring junior artists and interns and building a strong collaborative culture.
- Appointed Post Production Supervisor across all projects, involved from pre-production through final delivery: workflow design, risk assessment, technical problem-solving, and on-set consulting.
- Involved in company-wide decisions alongside the founders, including all department hires. Led the design and implementation of the studio's entire digital infrastructure and production workflows.
- In 2023, played an integral role in the company's expansion to a larger office — managing IT setup and floor layout at the new venue.
Notable clients — Xiaomi, Redmi, Poco, Myntra, BoAT, Unacademy, Vedantu, Zoomcar, Jupiter, Fi, Slice, iD Foods
2016 — 2018 · 2 Years
Video Producer
- Joined as an intern and was hired full-time as a video editor and cinematographer. Roles varied project to project — cinematography, editing, directing, sound design, photography.
- Worked across short films, advertisements, PSA films, event coverage, social media content, performance art documentation, wedding videos, and music videos.
Notable clients — Facebook, Jhatkaa, Amnesty International
2013 — 2016 · 3 Years
B.FA Film Production
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University · Montréal, Canada
- Worked on numerous films — digital and celluloid — in roles spanning DIT, video editing, sound design, and VFX.
- Faculty assistant at the school: data management, lab and rental inventory, and IT support for senior staff.
- Minor roles in local Québec TV productions and independent short films. Four-day internship on the Hollywood production X-Men: Days of Future Past.
- Part-time video content producer at The Vocalist Magazine — revitalised their online presence, introduced a new content vertical, upgraded to multi-camera workflows, and improved content delivery pipelines.
- Editing
- Motion Graphics
- Visual Effects
- Colour Grading
- Digital Image Technician
- Cinematography
- Sound Design
Primary stack: DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, After Effects
Supporting: Photoshop, Lightroom, Frame.io, Blackmagic Cloud
- Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Production Operations
- Workflow Architecture
- Digital Infrastructure
- IT Management
- Systems & Networking
Workflow stack: Google Workspace, Notion, ClickUp, Slack
Infra & automation: Google Cloud, Docker, Proxmox, UNRAID, CasaOS, WireGuard, Parsec, RDP, iTerm2, Homebrew, n8n, Ollama, Claude, Codex
- Cross-functional communication
- Problem-solving under pressure
- Stakeholder consulting
- Hiring & team building
- Knowing when to listen