Devashish Makhija

Indian filmmaker screenwriter, graphic artist, fiction writer and poet Devashish Makhija is known for his children's books - 'When Ali became Bajrangbali' and 'Why Paploo was Perplexed', and a series of 49 short stories published as the anthology 'Forgetting' by HarperCollins. He has also worked on the blockbuster films Black Friday and Bunty Aur Babli. Born and brought up in Park Circus, Devashish spent the first 24 years of his life in Kolkata where he completed his schooling at Don Bosco High School and pursued a degree in Economics at St. Xavier’s College. Devashish Makhija began his career in the Indian film industry as an assistant director in the 2007 film 'Black', following which he worked on Bunty Aur Babli. He has written and directed two acclaimed short films, Rahim Murge Pe Mat Ro, starring Piyush Mishra as the voice of Rahim Murga in 2008, followed by the film El'ayichi in 2015. Apart from writing and directing films, he also made his debut as a graphic-poet in 2008 with Occupying Silence.