PRAYAS DEEPTI
Founder | Producer
Prayas Deepti is an independent film producer based in Amritsar, Punjab. He began his career as an associate producer on Kabir Mehta’s Sadhu in Bombay and Buddha.mov, then founded Inquilab Studios to produce independent films that provoke change.
His first production under the banner was Mehta’s short Nitty-Gritty Punjab Police, which went on to screen at festivals internationally. He then produced his first fiction feature, The Spark, directed by Rajesh Jala. The film received the ACF post-production grant and had its world premiere in competition at the Busan International Film Festival in 2023.
Prayas also executive produced Prateek Vats’s short film Jaltu Jalal Tu and is currently producing Master Bishnu, a short by Samarth Mahajan. His most recent film, Khoriya, is his second narrative feature as a producer and had its world premiere at the 31st Busan International Film Festival in 2026.