Charudutt Acharya

Agent: Julian Friedmann

Biography: Charudutt is an Indian screenwriter and director whose main body of work has been in Indian television drama. He is a graduate in film directing from the Film and TV Institute of India. He also holds a MA in feature film screenwriting from the Royal Holloway University of London. His credits include the Indian versions of UGLY BETTY and SESAME STREET. He has co-written two produced Hindi feature films and has several feature film and TV drama projects in development. 

 

 

Commissioned scripts under development:

  • CONSTANCE: English language feature for HEPP FILM, Sweden
  • SWEET BLACK WATER: English language feature for ONCE UPON A STORY, South Africa
  • NAYE JOOTE (New Shoes): Hindi language feature for JAHAJI FILLUM COMPANY, MI, USA

Produced feature films (as writer-director):

  • SONALI CABLE: Hindi Feature Film for R. S. Entertainment & Bombay Mania Productions. 2014

Produced feature films (as co-writer):

  • DUM MARO DUM: Hindi thriller. Ramesh Sippy Entertainment and Fox India. 2011
  • VAASTU SHASTRA: Hindi horror. Ram Gopal Varma Productions, India. 2004

Produced shorts (as writer-director):

  • RICE PLATE (Fiction - Comedy / Hindi / 5 minutes / Beta SP / 2005)
  • KAJRA MOHABBATWALA (Fiction - LGBT drama / Hindi / 20 minutes / 35 mm / 1997)
    GAME (Fiction - juvenile crime drama / 3 minutes/ Beta SP / 1996)
  • SHORT STORIES (Fiction - Urban drama / 30 minutes. / 35 mm / B&W / 1995)

Indian television fiction credits (as writer):

  • CRIME PATROL (Docu-drama / Sony India/ 2010)
  • RAJUBEN (Drama miniseries / Sony India / 2009)
  • JANE KYA TUNE KAHEIN (Soap opera / Viacom India / 2008)
  • YEHAAN KE HUM SIKANDAR (Youth drama / Zee TV / 2008)
  • ANY KI HO GAYEIN WAH BHAI WAH (Soap opera / Star India / 2008)
  • GALLI GALLI SIM SIM (Indian SESAME STREET / Pogo India / 2008)
  • KYON JI JEENA IS HI KA NAAM HAIN (Rural health issues drama / Doordarshan / 2007)
  • SIDDHANTH (Legal drama / Star India 2005)
  • RIHAAEE (Women's issues drama / Sony India / 2004)
  • HAQEEQAT (Human Rights Drama / Sahara TV / 2002)
  • KADAM (Women's issues drama / Sahara TV / 2002)
  • DHADKAN (Medical Drama / Sony India / 2002)
  • KABHI BIWI KABHI JASOOS (Comedic thriller / Sony India / 2001)
  • KAGAAR (Psychological thriller / Sahara TV / 2001)
  • JASSI JAISE KOI NAHIN (Indian UGLY BETTY) / Sony India / 2002)
  • SAAKSHI (Thriller / Sony India / 2001)
    AAP JO BOLE HAAN TOU HAAN (Interactive drama / Zee TV / 2001)
  • CINCINATI BUBLABOO (Sitcom / Star India / 2000)
  • D-LINE (Psychological thriller / Sahara TV / 2000)
  • STAR BEST SELLERS (Single drama / Star India 1999)
  • RISHTEY (Single drama / Zee TV / 1999)

Awards:

  • The British Council's Charles Wallace India Trust Award: Mid-career fellowship for artists -2006-2007
  • 'Script Writer of the Year' - Indian Tele awards - 2003
  • 'Best Script' for Human Rights Drama HAQEEQAT - Indian Television Academy - 2002

Other:

  • SUNDANCE Screenwriter's Lab finalist - 2011
  • Selected for PRIME EXCHANGE - An EU-India co-production program - 2009 and 2010
  • Selected for the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC)'s Screenwriter's Lab and co-production market - 2007
  • Short fiction film RICE PLATE was in official selection at the Mumbai International film Festival - 2005
  • Short fiction film KAJRA MOHABBATWALA was in official selection at India International Film Festival, 2000
  • Contributed articles for Europe's SCRIPTWRITER magazine - 2007
  • Taught writing workshops at premier film schools in India
  • Trained writers of Indian Sesame street
    Works with a voluntary non-profit organization GOINGTOSCHOOL which works with underprivileged young people in India. Charudutt writes shorts, radio skits and illustrated books for the organization