british asian screenwriter filmmaker

I am a British Asian screenwriter/ filmmaker. I have written four feature screenplays to date, one of which has received keen interest from an independent film company in Derby. I have also acted in short films.

Notable Writing Achievements

‘Redemption’, a short film I wrote and directed, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006

I finished third in Live Ammunition, Raindance’s pitching event, with my sci-fi script ‘3% Human’ in 2007

‘The Bridge’, a short screenplay I wrote, finished in the top 25 of the British Short Screenplay competition in 2007

‘Slaughter is the Best Medicine’, a feature film I developed with Stickmen Pictures is being submitted to festivals worldwide.

Employment

I have worked as an English Language teacher since 2008

I have had numerous work experience placements at Company Pictures, Tiger Aspect and the London Script Consultancy. I have also been hired on numerous occasions by Stickmen Pictures, an independent film company in Derbyshire (reference available upon request).

Education

MA Creative Writing (Films, Plays and TV) – City University 2011

PGCE Secondary History – Institute of Education 2004

BA History (2:1) – Essex University 2002

Main Writing Interests

Screenplays in the sci-fi, thriller and horror genres

Sci-fi/ fantasy novels

Writing Projects To Date (Feature Scripts)

The Devil’s Circle (horror) – the Blair Witch set in Pakistan

3% Human (sci-fi) – the story of what lies within our dormant DNA

Razorblade Love (thriller) – an honour killer hunts down a girl in London

Deeper into White (thriller, co-written with Stickmen Pictures) – a frustrated youth takes justice into his own hands and becomes a vigilante known as ‘The Samaritan’.

Full List Of Film Credits

As writer:

Sparks (2008) – television pilot – script consultant

Slaughter is the Best Medicine (2011) – feature film– script developer

(both projects were made with Stickmen Pictures, headed by Rishi Thaker – please contact him for a reference)

As writer, director and producer:

The Job (2003) – 5 minute short film

Redemption (2006) – 25 minute short, submitted to Cannes

The Fields of Sin (2008) – 10 minute short

As an actor:

H20* (2006) – 8 minute short for ‘Film For Humanity’

The Bulldog* (2007) – 7 minute short for ‘Film for Humanity’

*(both films can be viewed at www.filmforhumanity.org.uk)

Bullet Proof (2008) – 5 minute short based on the song by Radiohead

The Devil’s Pack (2009) – 6 minute short