Kiran Merchant
Acting
Biography
Kiran Merchant is film and television actor, director and producer. He is an alumnus of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab of New York. In 2010, Merchant and Genevieve Castelino co-founded the Chakra Media Group, a film and corporate video production company. Merchant holds a Bachelor’s in Architecture from L.S. Raheja School of Arts and Architecture in Mumbai, India and a Master’s in Urban Planning from the Pratt Institute in New York. Parallel to his career in the entertainment industry, he has over 30 years of experience in aviation planning, design and construction management in large-scale aviation projects. In 2005, he founded Merchant Aviation, an aviation consulting firm.
Known For
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Law & Order
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.
The Blacklist
A self-proclaimed "pesky atheist" is encouraged to help strangers by someone claiming to be God who friends him on Facebook.
God Friended Me
In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.
200 Cigarettes
Reeling from his sister’s death, a NYC playwright searches for fulfillment in a sex-and-drug filled odyssey. When he’s reunited with a childhood love, their shared journey of self-discovery catalyzes a profound, existential awakening.
Kensho at the Bedfellow
Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s singles scene, accompanied by four testosterone-packed imbecile buddies and one crazy scheming New York taxi driver. On these madcap adventures Neil journeys from life choice paralysis to real life manhood.
Quarter Life Crisis
A TALE OF LOVE LUST!!! AJAY and NINA ARORA are happily living in the US. Their quiet and peaceful life gets turned up side-down when the rich and flamboyant, SHEKHAR ANAND, buys a million-dollar estate across the street. Ajay cannot resist the temptation for Shekhar's beautiful and sensuous wife SAMANTHA. At the same time Nina is impressed by Shekhar's drive and zest for life, and his materialistic attitude. The fast paced action moves from the glittering star-studded hills of Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, leaving behind a trail of murder and mayhem.