Vighnesh Mehrotra
Writing Portfolio
I am a student at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and I enjoy writing.
The tiger above is obviously from a template, but I do feel tigers are very much like writers.
They sleep, they eat, and though they seem scary perhaps all they need is a hug.
3 Forms 1 Fool
Three forms of writing I enjoy
Screenwriting
Subrata Mitra. An Indian Cinema
Legend and a personal Icon. My screenwriting is influenced by people like him.
Creative Writing
The Postmaster is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore that is as moving as it is perceptive. His honesty, simplicity, and warmth is what I wish to emulate.
Playwriting
A Kavad Box. A Rajasthani form of storytelling that melds words, songs, and paintings. Kavad showed me what stories could be and what I could do.
Works
Kaat
Stage Play
Kaat is a play that focuses on two young boys, Haider and Harish. Harish is the son of a policeman, and Haider is the son of a butcher. The story is about these two boys becoming men.
Date
Pages
Genre
December 2021
82
Drama
Made In India
Screenplay
Rohan, an Indian tourist in New York loses his passport and other important possessions. He meets Umair, an undocumented immigrant who joins him to try and find his stuff and perhaps more. You can click the image to read it!
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Date
Pages
Genre
July 2020
30
Comedy
Hail
Screenplay
Three young boys in an all-boys school try to organize an event featuring a salacious keynote speaker. The only problem their school is fervently religious and prohibits any form of self-expression. Hail also was an official selection for the Ivy Film Festival! You can click the image to read it!
Date
Pages
Genre
may 2022
118
COming of age
Me!
A little bit about me and my interests
I am from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. My city is known for its food and its people. My parents are both doctors and are both quite huggable. Apart from the worlds of Film, Theater, and Literature, I love basketball, football, Bob Dylan, and cooking.
My Short Film:
Jao
Jao is a story paralleling the experiences of colonized soldiers in World War 1 and Food Delivery Workers in New York.
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