Devashish Makhija has written and directed the full length feature films 'Ajji' and 'Bhonsle' - both Busan BIFF and Rotterdam IFFR favourites, the forthcoming 'Joram', and multiple award winning short films 'Taandav', 'Cycle', 'Cheepatakadumpa', 'El'ayichi', 'Agli Baar', 'Rahim Murge pe mat ro', 'Absent', and 'Happy'. He began his journey as a researcher & assistant on the iconic Black Friday directed by Anurag Kashyap. His short and feature films have competed and won awards at the international film festivals of Rotterdam, Gothenberg, Beaune, Black Nights, Busan, Glasgow, Tampere, MOMA, APSA, Barcelona, Singapore, amongst many others. He has had a solo art show 'Occupying Silence', and written the bestselling children's books 'When Ali became Bajrangbali' and 'Why Paploo was perplexed', a HarperCollins collection of short stories 'Forgetting', and the multiple award winning novel 'Oonga'. His anthology of poems 'Bewilderness' is out next year.