
Prateek Vats
Directing
Biography
Born in Ranchi, India in 1984, he grew up in Delhi. After graduating from the University of Delhi, he completed a master’s in film directing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His first feature-length documentary, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, won the Special Jury Award at the 2018 National Film Awards in India. As well as making his own films and teaching, he is involved in the Ektara and Phase I film collectives. Eeb Allay Ooo! is his debut feature film.
Known For

An ordinary bachelor pursues girls like a hunter, but not with the intention of settling down in life.
Hunterrr

A gay cop and a lesbian teacher enter a sham marriage to pacify their families but find that relationships — both real and fake — aren't all that easy.
Badhaai Do

In a high-tech world, three intertwined stories discuss identity, online intimacy and the allure of social networks.
LSD 2: Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2

Hired as a monkey repeller upon moving to Delhi, a young man struggles to find his footing in his unenviable job and his place in the unforgiving world.
Eeb Allay Ooo!
The film deals with a group of students who are trying to deal with the apparent insignificance of 15th August in their lives and how they stumble into direct confrontation with the commodified understanding of "pandrah ugust" in modern India. The film is an attempt towards looking at life where we are still learning to live in the omnipresent backdrop of unquestioned authority.
Come 15th August
An act of violence resonates through the night, touching upon the lives of different characters, who otherwise would not necessarily exist in each other’s daily narrative. The story is seen through the self contained world of seven characters as they drift along the otherwise mundane night meandering around the graphical symmetry of a ‘modern’ city. The story is based on excerpts taken from a novel by Haruki Murakami by the same name
After Dark
A Kashmiri shawl seller's confession to a bomb blast he didn’t commit spurs an investigation revealing truths as absurd as everyday life in Kashmir, northern India.
Chronicles of a Confession
On the banks of a flowing river Jyotika and her friends are busy in their lives when one day they meet an old woman who tells them a story of a fish that spreads happiness in the world.For her friends its just a story but Jyotika is convinced about the existence of this fish and hopes to meet it someday .She carefully prepares for it, making a list of wishes that she wants fulfilled .Around the same time a contractor has been visiting the village with a proposal for the fishermen that promises much wealth and happiness .A few in the village believe that it may not be as good as it seems. And one day Jyotika realizes that staying true to one's beliefs is not easy. There comes a time when our convictions are put to test.
Jaadui Machchi

A senior employee's life turns on its head after he inadvertedly triggers a laughter spree among overworked factory workers as they race against time to complete an order.
Jal Tu Jalaal Tu

Documentary chronicling the 101 year old ex Mr. Universe Manohar Aich