Our guest was the very charismatic and an insightful individual, Utsav Mukherjee who is also a film practitioner and screenwriter. He has worked across various mediums; films, television & web. He holds a masters degree in Film Studies from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and has made several films, documentaries and has directed TV shows in and around Kolkata. He was also an invited guest at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival (2019) where he attended the industry workshops besides other events & film screenings.

Some of the films that he has co-written and directed are (in no particular order), Half Serious https://www.hoichoi.tv/films/title/half-serious, Bheetu (Coward) https://www.hoichoi.tv/bn/films/title/bheetu, Karkat Rogue https://www.zee5.com/zee5or.../details/karkat-rogue/0-6-2264, Shorshe Ilish https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/shorshe-ilish/0-0-97484, Meghnad Badh Rahashya, Bhobhishoyter Bhoot, Borun Babur Bondhu and Kausha Jokhon.

Utsav has also directed the following TV shows: Rojgere Ginni, Home Shanti Home, Tomay Notun Kore Pabo Bole, Byanjonborno, ABP Ananda Anchor Hunt. And the following documentaries: Under Exposed, Into the TImeless and Aparajita.

Besides these, Utsav also works as a filmmaking supervisor at the School of Media, Jadavpur University where he mentors students and supervises their filmmaking learning.

"In this transient world full of predicaments, as a filmmaker, I have always striven to create images that speak about the human condition"

His work and thoughts can be found on his page; https://www.facebook.com/utsavmkj/