Sandeep Mohan

Not to be confused with Sandeep Mohan, the musician, or Sandeep Mohan, who acted as the stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) or the Malayali television actor of the same name.

Sandeep Mohan is an Indian independent filmmaker, producer and screenwriter known for his English and Hindi-language films.

Sandeep Mohan
Occupations	Filmmaker producer screenwriter
Years active	2012–present

Early life and career

Originally from Kerala,^[1] Sandeep Mohan was born in Jabalpur before he moved to Mumbai to start his career.^[2] He initially worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) before deciding to become an independent filmmaker.^[3] His first film Love, Wrinkle-free (2012), which was about an unwanted pregnancy, was awarded an A certificate. As a result, Sandeep decided to make his next film Hola Venky! with a crew of only three additional people and with a new initiative called travelling cinema in which he would not show the film to the censor board but instead to a small group of people worldwide.^[1][4] The film had a direct online release in India.^[5] He continued with his travelling cinema initiaitve for his next film Shreelancer (2017) before opting for an OTT platform for his most recent film Nirmal Anand ki Puppy (2019), which was inspired by his relationship with his pet dog.^[2][6]

Other work

In 2016, he took part of the panel discussion at the Film Bazaar at the International Film Festival of India.^[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Language	Notes
		Director	Producer	Writer
2012	Love, Wrinkle-free	Yes	No	Yes	English
2014	Hola Venky!	Yes	Yes	Yes	English
2015	X: Past Is Present	Yes	No	Yes		Also cinematographer; segment: "Fin"
2017	Shreelancer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi English
2019	Nirmal Anand ki Puppy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Hindi	Won—DCSAFF Best Screenplay Award Won—Indic Filmotsav Best Film Audience Choice Award
2023	Danny Goes Aum	Yes	Yes	Yes	English