Vatsa

D.S. Vatsa (born 1986) is a Filmmaker/Story teller. He was born in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) but shifted to Mumbai with his family as a kid. As son of a poet and a great painter he underwent his initial schooling in culture of Mumbai. Soon, fate called him back to his roots when he went back to do his education from Allahabad & Lucknow. In Allahabad, As a brilliant student he got to experience the rhythm of this beautiful city that is a cultural melting pot symbolizing India. At the age of 16, he left his studies and came back to Mumbai alone, where in search of shelter and food, he started doing odd jobs in the field of movie editing in the film Industry. One thing led to other, and he went on to edit many movies and TV shows. In 2013 he was nominated in category of best editor for ITA awards. He is known for movie trailers of big films. In 2015 he started shooting his first short film "I Witness". As a director he won Best Director award at MISFFI miami. Film also won best actor, best screenplay, best story... 17 awards in national and international category. In these years he was also head of VFX company with his experience of post production and technical skills. In 2017 He shot his first feature film "Shoonya-Sound of Silence" written by him which is a silent film from perspective of a deaf and mute man. "Shoonya" is in Film festivals and has been acclaimed by the experts. After taking a six-month sabbatical from his media works, he went back to Allahabad & Benaras where he researched extensively on the cult of Aghoris. "Shankhnaad" is his debut novel.