Born in India in 1979, he grew up in Mumbai. After graduating with a degree in economics and working for three years in the USA, he decided to change direction and pursue his interest in film. He dropped out early from his studies at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York and began writing and directing short films. His feature debut "Dabba" ("The Lunchbox") brought him international renown. He followed it with two films in 2017: "Our Souls at Night", starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, and "The Sense of an Ending" with Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling.

Source: 69. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)