Abhijit Roy

Qissbah: What is Not a story? (2016)
Film (Short, Drama and Mystery) Actor Qissbah - A mythical place where people go to listen to stories and attain Moksha (Nirvana). A place from where no one has ever returned. Masoom Gautam Lekhi, a scriptwriter, is troubled by a dysfunctional marriage. His father had left his mother and him in search of Qissbah, never to return again. He wants to write a script on Qissbah and through that, find out what might have happened to his father, and if this place exists for real. This quest will take him on a journey that will lead to shattering yet enlightening ambiguities; which blur the lines between reality and fiction. The psyche of children from broken families, marriage, fidelity, egotism, career, Krishna, Buddha and the importance of storytelling are explored through the story of Masoom and his search for this mythical place called Qissbah. Written by Dev Gupta

III Smoking Barrels (2016)
Film (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director The film is an anthology of three stories from Far East India, each exploring a different stage of human life . The first story is about a child, who on escaping from a rebel camp hijacks a car, transpiring in a journey that unravels her plight and prods deep into traumatic issues of children involved in armed conflicts. The next story is about a boy, a drug peddler, and his journey into the drug world. It simultaneously explores the life of his grieving mother while delving into the region that has become synonymous with drug trade. The third story is about a man, an elephant poacher, who ends up killing 15 elephants to fend for himself and his young wife. It explores his treacherous life and the murky powers that control this abhorrent business.