
Harsh Purohit
Directing
Biography
Harsh Purohit is an Indian filmmaker based in Dubai, UAE. Along with his writing and directing credits, Harsh has also worked on short films in a wide variety of roles. Harsh explores narrative themes through surrealistic storytelling, often using otherworldly elements to get across ideas with more nuance and depth.
Known For

A middle aged Indian man works a monotonous nine to five. During a smoke break, he retreats into magical memories that he doesn’t quite remember experiencing. His thoughts are repeatedly interrupted by visions of tablas being sharply played. During his recollection, he is transported to an impressionistic dimension of colors and patterns where he pursues a mysterious yet familiar figure.
Jahaan

Nicky and Patrick are two young and aspiring musicians. After another unsuccessful all-nighter, Nicky begins to have doubts about his pursuit of music. While trying to make coffee, and under the influence of an unidentified laced joint, Nicky and Patrick discover the innate rhythm of the world and the meaning of life.
Courtesy of Cuban Evangelical Bob

When a group of strange salesmen arrive at his doorstep with shiny replacements for his home, an ordinary man slowly realizes that the products, and promises they offer, are much more sinister than it appears.
The Guest Room

A conversation between two old friends who meet in a dream.
Here Is Where We Meet

Stirring the pot of solitude, a widow experiences a journey of rediscovery afterher only daughter moves out, navigating eviction and finding new beginnings when most chapters have closed.
The Taste of It

At a regular nine to five, office workers fight to bring their boss a flask of coffee. When an ambition-less employee coincidentally chances upon it, he ventures out to pour it over him.
Office War

A young boy alone at home believes he is being haunted by a ghost in his air vents.
The NOTICE

One quiet morning at a bar, Adrian Catherine Shaw is visited by her future self and told she must stop her friend, Ryan, the waiter, from getting fired or risk losing her future. As the two versions of Adrian work together, they face their own struggles and differences.
Two Packets of Sugar, Trust Me.

Through vignettes from a recent trip to India, Harsh reflects on the last twenty years of his life as he attempts to draw a conclusion to his thesis: How long does it take to find yourself?