Nitin Upadhyaya
- Producer
- Transportation Department
- Production Manager
Nitin Upadhyaya was born and brought up in Lucknow, a small city
located in the Northern part of India. He attended a local Catholic
School for his early education and throughout his early teens he wrote
and staged many plays forming the first theatre group in the school.
Despite being a below average student in academics, he got accolades
from the teachers for his penchant for writing and also served as the
Editor of School Magazine for 2 years. His exceptional theatrical
skills earned him a seat at one of the most prestigious Film Schools in
India but he was unable to pursue it due to family commitments. He
subsequently settled for his average skills in science and started
pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. Even during those
Engineering years, his flame for creativity did not douse and he
insistently struggled to give a new face to the College Theatre Group
giving it a name that won honors in major University Theatre
Competitions. He made his first short feature music video with a group
of friends which inspired many students across India and earned him
appreciation. He started his professional career as a Software
Consultant for an MNC and moved to Kochi located in the Southern part
of India which is drastically different from the rest of the country in
terms of language, culture and food. Even though he was so far from his
dream city and dream job, he did not let his determination falter. He
played role as a Cinematographer for a Short Film shot in regional
language there. After a struggle of one year he finally got transferred
to Mumbai, the heart of Theatre and Cinema. While continuing his work
at Wipro, he took his first step into the industry with the help of a
Film Caterer in Film City. It was just a meager job of dropping Beta
tapes for Edit. He worked during the day and did night shifts for a TV
shoot. Since he did not have any relevant background in the field, he
took up any kind of work to gain learning experience. These varied
experiences have given him the unusual feat of working with cast, crew
and film of all major Indian languages as First Assistant Director,
Casting Director, Editor, Screenwriter, Line Producer, Executive
Producer, Distributor and Director. It was the desire to learn in any
possible way that got him involved in covering the 26/11 Terrorist
Attack on the Taj single handedly for an Israeli News Channel. Due to
widespread nepotism and lobbying in the industry he finally left
working for corporate structures and started a Line Production Company
Creative Roots India to help promote Independent Cinema in Mumbai. The
company helps students from major universities abroad to make their
Foreign Diploma Films in India. His venture Cinematically Correct
promotes first time Film makers and produces several Short Featurettes
in Mumbai. He is associating with Independent Film makers in Line
Producing films throughout India thus promoting Indian Independent Film
culture by helping them reach International audience and Inviting
Foreign Independent projects to come shoot in India. His next goal is
setting up an NGO called 'Free Spirit Foundation' to help bring out the
creativity in the group of people who do not have access to the
expensive technology thus giving them an opportunity for a career
choice they would otherwise not be able to make.