Arvind Pratap is a self-taught screenwriter and director. He was born and raised in a small village Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur District, Uttar Pradesh. After completing his MBA in marketing, he shifted in filmmaking. Now he is based in Mumbai and he is the Managing Director of Folklore Films which supports independent filmmaking in the region. He is best known for making indigenous and realistic films with Professional and non-professional actors. He is an avid lover of artistic world cinema.

Director’s Filmography-
The Reluctant Crime, Arvind’s first feature film premiered at Antakya International Film Festival 2020 and bagged three awards including best director, best actress and best supporting actor. The Reluctant Crime also got selection in Asian film festival of Los Angeles. Impact! Human rights film festival of Barcelona, Equality and Diversity film festival of United Kingdom, Aporia International Village film festivals of South Korea and many more.

Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation is Arvind’s second experimental feature films which got its world premiere at International film festival of Kerala-2022. It also got selected in Indian Film festival of Melbourne 2022, Ottawa Indian film festival 2022.
Mariam, Arvind’s third feature film got selected for Asian Cinema Fund in South Korea and is now being ready to have its world premiere in Busan international Film festival.