Biography

Charudutt graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 1995, specializing in Film Direction. After assisting in feature films, he went ahead to direct stand-alone TV drama episodes on Indian satellite television and make independent short fiction films. His main body of work has been as scriptwriter in Indian fiction television, which has fetched him accolades and awards. He has also written for Indian feature films. In 2006, he was awarded the Charles Wallace Fellowship by the British Council India to undertake a MA in Feature film screenwriting at the Royal Holloway University of London.

 

 

Full Credits:

 

Scripts:

 

WRINKLES (English-Hindi Feature Film Project/ Personal drama: to go on floor in Nov.2008)

Producer: Richard Holmes (Gruber Films, UK)

Attached as: Writer-Director

 

NAVE JOOTE (New Shoes) (Hindi Feature Film project/ 'Rites of passage')

 Attached as: Writer-Director

 

A BEND IN THE RIVER (Hindi feature film project)

Producer: BAG Films India

Attached as: First Draft Scriptwriter.

 

RICE PLATE (2006/Fiction-HIndi/ 5 minutes /Beta SP)

Writer-Director-Producer.

In international competition at Mumbai International Film Festival MIFF (2006)

Screened at the Kalpanirjhar Film Festival, Kolkata-2006.

 

VAASTU SHASTA (2004-Hindi Feature Film /Horror)

 Producer: Ram Gopal Varma

Credited for: Screenplay and Dialogue.

 

GAME (1998/Fiction-No dialogue /4 minutes/Beta SP)

Writer-Director

Short Film Festival of Lillie, France (2006)

 

KAIRA MOHABBATWALA (1998/Fiction-Hindi/ 20 minutes /35 mm)

Writer-Director

National Panorama at the International Film festival of India (2001)

Claremont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2000)

 

JASSI JAISE KOI NAHIN (Drama) - Sony Entertainment Television

RIHAAEE (Women's issues Drama) - Sony Entertainment Television

KABHI BIWI KABHI JASOOS (Comic Thriller) - Sony Entertainment Television

SAAKSHI (Thriller)- Sony Entertainment Television

DHADKAN (Medical Drama) - Sony Entertainment Television

 

DON (Detective) - Star One India

SIDDHANTH (Legal Drama)- Star One India

KAHANI JURM KI - (Crime Docu-drama) - Star Plus India

STAR BESTSELLERS -(Stand alone Drama) - Star Plus India

CINCINNATI BUBLABOO-(Sitcom) - Star Plus India

 

RISHTEY (Stand alone Drama) - Zee TV India

AAP JO BOLE HAAN TO HAAN AAP JO BOLE NA TO NA - (Interactive Drama)- Zee TV India

 

KAGAAR (Psycho thriller) - Sahara India Television

KADAM (Women's issues drama) - Sahara India Television

HAGEEGAT (Human Rights Docu-drama) - Sahara India Television

D-LINE (Psycho Thriller) - Sahara India Television

 

Head of TV Fiction Development at Miditech India Ltd from Jan 06- June 06

 

JAB PYAAR KISI SE HOTA HAI & ALBELA (Hindi Feature films /1996)

Producer: Tips Films Pvt.Ltd

Worked as Chief Assistant Director for two major Schedules. (Un-credited)

 

 BOLLYWOOD REPORTER (1997-98) Home TV

Worked as Associate Director on over 100 episodes of this film based TV show

 

CHOR AUR CHAND (Hindi FF 1990-91)

Trainee assistant Director (Un-credited)

 

Awards:

 

Charles Wallace India Trust Award 2006

Indian Telly Awards 2003 -Script Writer of the Year Award for Docu-drama HAGEEGAT on Sahara India TV

Hero Honda Television Academy Awards 2002- Best Script Award for Docu-drama HAGEEGAT on Sahara India TV.

 

Training:

 

MA in Feature Film Screenwriting (Royal Holloway University of London -2007)

Diploma in Film Direction (Film and TV Institute of India, Pune - 1995)

BA in History (Mumbai University -1990)

 

Biog:

 

Charudutt is 37 years old and based in Mumbai. He is fluent in Hindi, English, Marathi and Konkani.

 

 

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