ADIL HUSSAIN (Actor & Producer)

You'd never find a more calm person in the world, which makes his unbelievable range of emotions that much surprising. Hussain was the youngest in a family of 9.
Since his 'Theatre Days' in Hengul, Hussain had a keen eye for human behaviour and subtleties of expression. All his learnings you see in his effortless acting talent

Before 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' and 'Life of Pi', Adil had made a name for himself in Theatre, learning and collaborating with such icons as Khalid Tyabji, Swapan Bose and Dilip Shankar. He was lauded for his performance in 'Othello: A Play in Black and White' in 1999

A winner of the prestigious National Award, Hussain has been a part of numerous critically and commercially successful Indian films, making him one of the most sought after actors in the Indian Film Industry

RAJIT KAPUR (Director & Actor)

A theatre romantic to the core, Rajit Sir has been instrumental in shaping the Indian Film Industry and Theatre. Since his debut as Manik Mulla in 'Sooraj ka Saatva Ghoda' (1992), Kapur has had an impeccable grasp of the essence of a character's nature. His expertise in subtle expression of inner turmoil has led to the birth of some of the most iconic characters of our times like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (The Making of Mahatma), Abid Hasan Safrani (Bose: The Forgotten Hero), Sadiq Moosvi (Sardari Begum) and many others

NEERAJ KABI (Actor & Producer)

A self-taught artist, Kabi has been working towards redefining the structure of Indian Theatre since the last two decades

A theatre artist since 1998, he has performed leading roles in plays like Hamlet, Sganarelle and various renditions of Oscar Wilde's famous works. In a career spanning two decades, he has worked with internationally acclaimed directors such as Gil Alon (Interview, The Left Bank, Buddhist Bible 4) and Naseruddin Shah (Waiting for Godot)

His journey in films started with "The Last Vision" in 1997. He has been working with era-defining directors like Shyam Benegal ever since. His role as a monk in 'Ship of Theseus' was applauded worldwide

ADITYA KRIPALANI (Filmmaker)

Blessed with a nuanced vision for social realism, Aditya Kripalani has a keen eye for depicting human sorrow and hardship. An innate storyteller by nature, Kripalani has been fiercely vocal about ideals of independent filmmaking. His astounding sense of compassion and internal conlict with reality has given us masterpieces like Tikli and Lakshmi Bomb, where he challenges the axioms our society is built upon with a logical prism, through his unique characters

GAUTAM VAZE (Short Film Director)

A well established cinematographer in Indian Cinema, son of the brilliant Cinematographer and Director A. Vincent, Ajayan has worked on over 90 films in a career spanning three decades. The magic of his camera vision is evident in his films like Rudrama Devi where he fills the frame with strictly proportionate colors to set the subconscious tonality that incites emotions and a gratifying viewing experience

AJAYAN VINCENT (Cinematographer)

A well established cinematographer, Son of the brilliant director Sir A. Vincent and Brother of Jayan Vincent sir. Ajayan sir has worked on over 90 films in his career spanning over 3 decades. The magic of his cinematography can be felt in films like Rudrama Devi where he flls the frame with strictly proportionate colours to set the subconscious tonality of a film that incites our emotions and results in a gratifying viewing experience.

SONIA SWAROOP CHOKSI (Festival Director)

Sonia is a documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience in non-fiction filmmaking for global production houses. Sonia is also the co-founder and CEO of match my [talent], the technology company that designs structures and processes for networking and growth of people from art, culture, media and entertainment

Sonia is an avid traveler, photographer and storyteller. She gets deeply engaged in human stories and impact. Malhaar is one such initiative to bring a global but isolated network of content creators together and to bring stories of unusual time under common access
sonia@matchmytalent.com

MANMEET DAWAR (Festival Supervisor)

Manmeet is a project manager handling the backend of the first ever virtual video festival. She streamlines coordination's between teams, content creators and audience to ensure an easy and worthwhile experience for all
manmeet@matchmytalent.com

RICK SARKAR (Festival Manager)

Rick is an engineer, growth hacker and a content writer. Rick has a knack to 'fix' things and to do it quickly. He is the engineering brain behind Malhaar, ensuring information to submission and scanning, all the way to screening and marketing, being a seamlessly connected experience for the content creators and audience

Rick is an avid reader, movie buff and an idea's person. His method to concentration is comedy and his style of execution is brisk
rick@matchmytalent.com

AKASH SINGH (Festival Editor)

Akash is a writer, editor and a living movie catalogue. Akash jumps between realism and neo-realism, classic to contemporary, local to global forms of visual representation in motion graphics and video

Akash is a poet and an active user for lifestyle apps. He works with mixed mediums and appreciates the mystery of sound and visual waves from across the globe
akash@matchmytalent.com

ANISH PARMARTHI (Outreach Manager)

Anish handles social media marketing for Malhaar as well as back-end executions. Considering himself as a film and photography connoisseur, he loves to watch films that leave it on the audience to interpret how they end. Apart from that, he is a trained martial artist and practices music with a hold on 7 instruments so far and is a football and parkour enthusiast as well
anishp.mmt@gmail.com

JENIFER KERKETTA (Festival Communicator)

Jenifer is the Festival Communicator. If you spoke to us over a call, message or email, it is highly likely the work of these wonder communicators. They are promptly available, excited and fully aware to help you in all moments of need
jenifer@matchmytalent.com

GAURAV PATEL (Outreach Manager)

Gaurav is the Outreach Manager. If you spoke to us over a call, message or email, it is highly likely the work of these wonder communicators. They are promptly available, excited and fully aware to help you in all moments of need
gaurav@matchmytalent.com

BHAKTI KAR (Festival Communicator)

Bhakti is an engineer disposed towards marketing and management services. From being a mandala designer to designing neural networks, learning has been the only point of focus. She happens to be a good listener and communicator which brings in the advantage of maintaining relationships with clients
bhakti.s.mmt@gmail.com

APARAJITA DEY (Content Writer)

Aparajita is our savvy content writer. When she is not rockin', she's readin'. When she's not working content, she's probably watching junk content!!!
aparajita.mmt@gmail.com