Saurav Mohapatra is a

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

and writer based out of

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, USA. His comic book work includes the ''

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'' (#11 onwards), ''

The Sadhu ''The Sadhu'' is a comic book series based on the character of the same name. The Sadhu was created by Gotham Chopra and Jeevan Kang and the series is part of the Shakti line of comics published by Virgin Comics. The plot revolves around a British ...

'' : " The Silent Ones" and Deepak Chopra's ''

India Authentic ''Deepak Chopra's India Authentic'' is a series of one-shot comic books from Virgin Comics which re-tell the iconic myths and legends of India for a global audience. The series has been created by Deepak Chopra (with Saurav Mohapatra), who also ...

'' from

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. He is the co-creator/writer of the crime-noir comic book series

Mumbai Confidential ''Mumbai Confidential'' is a hardboiled comic book series by Saurav Mohapatra and Vivek Shinde, published by Archaia. The story is set in the Indian city of Mumbai against the backdrop of the Mumbai Police Encounter killings, a series of allege ...

from

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. His recent work includes

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’s

Chander pahar ''Chander Pahar'' () is a Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and published in 1937. The novel follows the adventures of a young Bengali man in the forests of Africa. The novel is one of the most-loved adventure nove ...

into a graphic novel called ''

Moon Mountain ''Chander Pahar'' () is a Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and published in 1937. The novel follows the adventures of a young Bengali man in the forests of Africa. The novel is one of the most-loved adventure nove ...

'' for Penguin Random House (India) and Sholay: Gabbar, an authorized prequel graphic novel for the iconic Hindi feature film

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. He wrote all eight episodes of season one of the streaming series ''Nakaab'' (directed by

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and starring

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, and

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) that released on

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on Sep 15, 2021. As a filmmaker, he's known for his short film ''The First Rule'', that he wrote and directed. The First Rule won the award for "Best International Short Film" at the Port Blair International Film Festival, 2021.

Biography

Born in 1978 in

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, Mohapatra attended the

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Kharagpur Kharagpur () is a planned urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Kharagpur subdivision. It is the largest, most populated, multicultural and cosmopol ...

and later emigrated to

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in 2000. He was also the co-founder of

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inc., an open source web conferencing company (acquired by Salesforce.com in 2011)About Dimdim
, www.dimdim.com

Bibliography

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(issues 140-141 co-written with

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Filmography

* ''Nakaab'' (2021) (streaming series) (writer) - Season 1 * ''The First Rule'' (2021) (short film) (writer/director) - Winner "Best International Short Film" award at Port Blair International Film Festival 2021 * ''Cora'' (2020) (short film) (writer/director) * ''Lathe'' (2020) (short film) (writer/director)

References

External links

The First Rule (2021)
on Youtube *

#11 on Forbidden Plane

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#1 Ganesha on Mile High Comic

* Saurav Mohapatra's Website and Blog

*

interview on Newsaram

*

Management Tea

* Salesforce acquires Dimdi

* Creator details page at

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* Indian comics writers Indian writers Indian film directors Living people 1978 births Writers from Odisha {{India-writer-stub

Biography

Bibliography

Filmography

See also

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