Rohit Batra was born in Zambia and spent the early part of his life in Nigeria. His family then migrated to the East Coast of the US and he grew up in both Carolinas. He studied computer science and business as an undergrad and began work at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. After a short period of time he left to pursue his passion for film and moved to LA. He launched his own production company and worked on a number of projects. He directed and produced LINE OF DESCENT in 2019, starring Brendan Fraser, Abhay Deol, Prem Chopra and Neeraj Kabi.