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