Utkarsh Chatuvedi

Utkarsh Chaturvedi is an independent filmmaker, writer, editor and photographer from India. His work is rooted in observation, human behaviour and the contradictions of everyday life, with an interest in ordinary people, their aspirations, loneliness, relationships and quiet struggles.

He began his creative journey through journalism, graduating in the discipline and working as a documentary journalist. Documenting real lives became an important foundation for his filmmaking, teaching him to observe people and environments closely and approach characters with curiosity rather than judgement. He later trained in screenwriting at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and developed his understanding of editing under German film editor Kei Eiermann. He also studied Film Appreciation through IIT Madras and FTII Pune and trained in storytelling photography with National Geographic.