Nikhil Sablania

Nikhil Sablania was born in New Delhi in 1979, India. He was very active in dance, drama and paintings during his school and college years. After graduation he joined 'Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute' (S.R.F.T.I), Kolkatta. There he studied film and TV direction and screenplay writing from 2003 to 2007. His diploma film, Siski (The Sigh) was selected at various film festivals in England, China, Spain and Estonia. He also went to Beijing Film Academy (B.F.A) for attending 9th International Students Film and Video Festival (I.S.F.V.F). After film institute he joined a famous film writer and director in Mumbai. He worked on various projects such as TV shows for Star One, documentary films for Doordarshan, corporate films etc. Then, he directed his first Hindi feature film, Checkmate. Then he directed a documentary film on water crises in India, 'Thirsty City'. This film was screened at prestigious Zaragoza Environmental Film Festival in Spain. Later he joined the new age social media wave and created video content for YouTube. So far he has created more than three hundred videos for internet viewership. He has also studied Law from University of Delhi. He has written around twenty screenplays for movies and more than fifty articles on various social and economic issues. As a writer he has translated documentary films for Japanese TV and B.B.C. TV. Presently he is working on new scripts for feature films and his own publication house.