rajat nagpal

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RAJAT NAGPAL | Professional Profile | 2022

Filmmaker | Graphic & Experience Designer | Culinary Performer | Strategy Consultant – Business, Brand, Marketing & Communications

A graduate from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, I began my career as a pre-visualiser for directors like Rakeysh O Mehra, Bharat Bala, Nikhil Advani and Sujoy Ghosh.

Over the years, I have written, directed, edited, and produced over 150 evision Commercials, Music Videos, Corporate Films, Experimental Shorts and Documentary Films.

Some of these films have been showcased in multiple international film festivals and galleries including National Museum of Modern Art, Paris and has won several awards including Promax Silver and IDPA Gold. I was also awarded as the top 12 video artists (under 30) in the world by Cityzooms Films Festival, Hannover in 2006.

As a graphic designer, I have designed various brand identities, brand books, campaigns and communication pieces. My work for KVIC won the national award for Printing in 2003.

My passion for food took him to the top ten at Masterchef India Season 2, which led to my stint as a Culinary Performer. I combined food with other forms of expressions to l stories, both abstract, social and political. In 2019, I formed a multi-sensorial band called “White is the First Shadow” in which 14 artists from around the world across various mediums performed together to create a spontaneous yet symbiotic experience over 3 hrs.

I have also been a serial entrepreneur from the age of 17. I co-founded India’s first pre-visualisation company in 2002 followed by 4 communication design and film production companies. Between 2012 and 2014, I built a Business Development Enterprise for 13 different companies in over 4 countries. In 2015, I co- founded one of the largest networking platforms for the Creative Industry of India with the intent of uniting the Creative Workforce spread across 200+ fields.

In 2016, I moved to Goa and co-founded Home of Ara providing Strategic Solutions in Business, Branding, Marketing, Content, Design and Experience to various enterprises across the country. In 2020, I strategized and designed a Native for Global, Multi-modal Media Company called The Storiculture Co.

I have taught and conducted workshops on various aspects of Design, Films and Brand Storyling at various institutes and corporates.

I take pride in collecting and narrating stories across various mediums and strongly believe in content over form.

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AWARDS AND HONOURS

• SATYAJIT RAY GOLD at Kshanik Film Festival for the PSF on Drugs – 2001

• NATIONAL AWARD in PRINTING for KVIC stationary – 2002

• Finalist at ECO for PSF for spot on PUC – 2005

• Selected as top 12 short filmmakers (under 30) at Cityzooms International, Hannover - 2006

• IDPA GOLD for the Corporate film, TO LIVE (client: TCF, Nigeria), 2007

• Critic Award for the Viral "Rahim Murge Pe Mat Ro" at Filminute 2008

• PROMAX Silver for Zee Cinema Lage Raho Promo - 2011

• “Rahim Murge Pe Mat Ro” showcased at National Museum of Modern Art, Paris,

• Top 10 Finalist at MASTERCHEF Season 2 – 2011

• IDPA GOLD for the Corporate Film, THE FINAL GOAL (client: Sesa Goa), 2013

• SHORTS SELECTED AND SCREENED AT Berlin International Film Festival,

Poitiers International Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival, South Asia

Film Festival, Dhaka International Film Festival, 0110 British Council Digital

International Film Festival, Filminute, Kyoto International Film Festival, Up and

Coming International Film Festival

 

FILMOGRAPHY

EVISION COMMERCIALS: Fanta, Mentos, Pidilite (Fevikwik, M-seal, Terminator),Walls, Tata Indicom, Sunsilk, Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, Hutch DelhiHalf Marathon, Zee Cinema, Set Max –

CORPORATE DOCUMENTARIES: Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (Nigeria), ICICI Bank, Reliance Energy, SesaGoa (Vendanta Group), R F Chandler Trust

MUSIC VIDEOS: Mahamaya by Rahul Sharma (2006), Sadho Re by Agnee (2007), Jab Kabhi by Hariharan (2007), Soona Soona by Sonu Niigaam/ Nigam (2008), Confluence II by Richard Clayderman and Rahul Sharma (2008), Teri Justajoo by Roop Kumar Rathod (2008), Teri Sajni by Master Saleem (2009), Chaandan Mein by Kailash Kher (2009), Bandish by Bandish (2009)

WRITING

Stories, Screenplays and Dialogues for feature films and shorts, copy and lyrics for evision Commercials (TVC)

GRAPHIC DESIGN

BRANDING, STATIONARY, DESIGN, PRINT AND PUBLICITY DESIGN over 20 years including KVIC, ICICI, Merricart, Creanara, The Storiculture Co. etc.

MUSIC

• 2nd year Cambridge in Hawaiin Guitar

• Composed music for several TVC and shorts

ART

• Curated Wounds and Visions Festival in hannover (+)

• Selected for Cityzooms, Hannover, an international festival of video artists,

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• Mix Media ART on “Spirit of Mumbai” for Grand Hyatt, Mumbai

PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Started the first all-inclusive Pre-visualisation company of India called “THE CIRCUS”.

• Production Designer for most of my films

• Pre-visualiser for Nikhil Advani and Rakesh Mehra.

CULINARY

• Top 10 of Masterchef India Season 2 ( 2)

• Designer & Performer of India’s first multi-sensorial band, “White is the First Shadow”

ACADEMICS AND WORKSHOPS

• Advertising Worksop for Marketing Managers of ICICI Bank in 2013 and 2019

• Courses and Workshops in Ad filmmaking and Production Design at National

Institute of Design, MIT Pune, JJ College of Arts, One School etc

• Taught Street Kids at Asha Kiran in art, personality and creative thinking.

• Two- week Design Aptitude workshop in Bhowanipore College, Kolkata.

• Culinary Workshop for National Bee Day

• Culinary Workshop for Barclays Bank

• Culinary Workshop in Surat for Paathshaala.

EVENTS

• Rabri Ghagra Khichdi (1997): Organiser and Creative Head of one of the biggest

interschool cultural event commemorating India’s fifty years of Independence

• Mindspace (1999): Creator and Creative Director of India’s first visual

extempore

• Confluence IIMA (2000): Creative Director for the first International Management

Event of India

• Earthquake in Gujarat (2001): Involved in Relief, Rehabilitation and

documentation of one of the worst tragedies of recent times.

ENTERPRISES

• DZAGS (1997): Branding, Graphic Design, Mural Art, Events

• Intranet (1998): Design and internet solutions

• Fisheye (2001): Branding, Stationary, and Interface Design, Print and Publicity Design, Publication, Photography, Corporate film communication etc.

• The Circus (2005): First Pre-visualisation firm of the country providing services in misc- en-scene, scene design, character design and looks, storyboarding, locations Scouting, production design and publicity design.

• Procam Media (2005): Production House catering to sports content, advertising, music videos, corporate films and animation services

• The Circus Motion Pictures (2007): Production House catering to advertising, music videos, corporate films and animation services

• Nagpal and Sinha Pvt. Ltd. (2010): Production house catering to Art, Performance and Films.

• The Prop Shop (2011): A high-end prop shop with online cataloguing.

Creanara (2015): India's first attempt to consolidate the entire creative industry under one roof

Home Of Ara (2017 - ) Barter based strategy company, providing solutions in Business, Brand Storyling, Marketing and Content.