Saurav Mohapatra | |
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 Saurav Mohapatra | |
| Born | 1978 (age 47–48)[1] |
| Occupation | Writer, Filmmaker |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 2006 – |
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Saurav Mohapatra is afilmmaker and writer based out ofSan Francisco,California, USA.
His comic book work includes theDevi (#11 onwards),The Sadhu : "The Silent Ones"[2] andDeepak Chopra'sIndia Authentic fromVirgin Comics. He is the co-creator/writer of the crime-noir comic book seriesMumbai Confidential fromArchaia. His recent work includesBibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay’sChander pahar into a graphic novel calledMoon Mountain[3] forPenguin Random House (India) and Sholay: Gabbar, an authorized prequel graphic novel for the iconicHindi feature filmSholay.[4]
He wrote all eight episodes of season one of the streaming seriesNakaab (directed bySoumik Sen and starringMallika Sherawat,Esha Gupta, andGautam Rode) that released onMX Player on 15 September 2021.[5]
As a filmmaker, he's known for his short filmThe First Rule, that he wrote and directed. The First Rule won the award for "Best International Short Film" at the Port Blair International Film Festival, 2021.
Born in 1978 inKhurda,India, Mohapatra attended theIndian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur and later emigrated toUnited States in 2000.
He was also the co-founder ofDimdim inc., an open source web conferencing company (acquired by Salesforce.com in 2011).[6]
| Preceded by | Devi writer 2007 | Succeeded by – |
| Preceded by – | India Authentic writer 2007 | Succeeded by – |
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