Katyayan shivpuri is a writer and director working out of Mumbai, India. He started by learning the craft on the sets of Bollywood films and branded television commercials.
Telling stories with raw human emotions is what excites him. Ironic situations, characters with flaws and finding a silver lining in tragedy are some of the things he likes to incorporate in his storytelling. He hopes his stories evoke bittersweet emotions in the audience, perhaps even leaving a lasting emotional impact.
His first short film won the National Film development corporation of India (NFDC SBFF) film festival. He just completed his next short film.

Director Statement

Hunger is a universal feeling. Hunger is felt by the poor and hunger is also felt by the rich. This is my interpretation of a true story that happened on the streets of Mumbai.

The emotion of longing for something, craving it, desiring it but not being able to fulfil it is so real. It is felt by everybody.
I decided to minimise the dialogues spoken to let the emotions and expressions speak out aloud!

This film talks about life and its desire, its raw emotions and its ironies. The homeless man can see food all around him-from the restaurant, its marketing banners, the street stalls-but he doesn’t have the money to eat.

And what if someday he gets a chance to fulfil his hunger, his desire? When does hunger get fulfilled and greed take over?

The film is a tribute to life and its unfulfilled desires
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