Meet Team Qrious!
At Qrious Creative Media, our insatiable curiosity drives us to craft compelling narratives that resonate and inspire. Founded in 2019 by Avinash Deshmukh and Kunal Deshpande, our Bangalore-based agency brings together a diverse team of filmmakers, designers, strategists, and writers, each contributing unique perspectives to our creative endeavors.
Avinash
| Co-founder, Managing Partner |
Filmmaker, and Daydreamer
Avinash is the co-founder and managing partner of Qrious Creative. An alumnus of Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, he headed film at a production house in Bengaluru, working on projects and films for the likes of Coca Cola, ITC, Accenture, Vodafone, Intel and many more, before moving on to co-found Qrious Creative. He cannot find three words to describe himself, and he loves to wear mismatched footwear. Avinash reads a lot of books and forgets them too.
Kunal
| Co-founder, Managing Partner |
‘Qrious’ Guy, Inadvertent Hair-Twirler
Ex-Bollywood (Ferrari Ki Sawaari), Television (Sach Ka Saamna), and sports entertainment (IPL) - Kunal is the co-founder and managing partner of Qrious Creative, he’s a cinematographer, director and editor. He has worked on various award winning non-fiction and fiction projects in film, TV and web before co-founding Qrious Creative.
Kunal finds gratification in wearing slippers with everything and deep reading. Eternally thirsty for knowledge, he thrives in the rhythm that it brings to the way he thinks. For him, adapting to new knowledge at all times is a super-power. With a National Award winning film with his name on it, he brings depth and nuance to the work done at Qrious, along with the razmatazz.
SCREENINGS & AWARDS:
Daryache Raje - Screened at the Kirloskar Vasundhara Film Festival, Pune
Screened - Indian Institute for Human Settlements public screening, Bangalore
WInner - Research Grant from Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore
Benegal’s New Cinema - SAARC Film Festival - Festival Prize
Roohi
| Partner and Director |
Journalist-filmmaker, Accomplished Ear-wiggler
Roohi is a partner and the CCO of Qrious Creative. Like the Qrious Octopus, she has her tentacles wrapped around many things: administration, creative supervision, project handling, you name it. Having worked on films of the likes of Amazon, Google (US), Discovery Channel and BBC, Roohi is a seasoned director, producer, writer and editor who graduated from the London Film Academy. Her short film on Third Culture Child — that was screened at the LFA(2018)— speaks to her love for visual storytelling. Meditation grounds her to her appreciation of nature and the environment. She holds the prestige of making India’s first film on the Snow Leopard - Gyamo, as a producer. She was also part of making the film ‘Looking For Sultan’. Along with this, she has been a part of the PMO, NFDC, and also produced films all over the world.
AWARDS:
1. BANFF Mountain Film Festival: Gyamo- Queen of the Mountains,
Awarded Best Film - Local Impact.
2. Jacksonhole Wildlife Film Festival: Gyamo- Queen of the Mountains-
Best film - Local Voices.
Hoshedar
| Associate Partner & Creative Lead |
AKA Ace Ventura, Animal Person, Imaginative, Self-proclaimed funny person, Ambivert
Hoshedar is a Content Creator and Editor at Qrious Creative. Apart from laughing at his jokes, he specialises in cinematography, photography and documentary Filmmaking. He was the cinematographer for 'Rabari: People of the Leopard'. Hoshedar also worked as an assistant cinematographer for 'Love at Fifth Floor', a five-part mini-series. His calm and ambivert nature allows him to tackle all things content at Qrious while working on his series of comics.
Rucha
| Creative Director |
AKA Professional Chaos Coordinator
A Cannes featured filmmaker, and ex Head of Content at HealthifyMe, Rucha is a Creative Director, filmmaker, and stop-motion specialist with over 12 years of experience turning wild ideas into award-winning work. Equal parts visual storyteller and professional chaos coordinator, she’s built production dream teams from scratch, navigated high-stakes campaigns, and emerged (mostly) sane from the ever-evolving media circus.
She’s currently channeling her energy into crafting impactful stories with heart, humor, and handcrafted charm—and secretly working on a children’s book to teach future generations about corporate deadlines and existential dread (someone has to).
Supriyo
| Design Head |
Cat Dad, Biryani Boss
Supriyo is a motion graphics artist for whom photography is love. Mograph is life. From capturing a moment to retouching it or creating designs to animating them; he loves to experiment with colors and styles. He is also obsessed with movies & food. PS: He can beat anyone at biryani.
Ali
| Lead, Content Production |
AKA Ali Baba (without the 40 chor)
Aliasger Dhariwala is a visual storyteller who likes his stories crisp, cinematic, and occasionally shot on film just because it feels right. Splitting his time between cinematography and photography, he loves turning cultures, traditions, and tiny everyday nuances into striking images of a very contemporary India. From 35mm and medium format film to all things digital, Ali’s played across formats—and yes, he’s also a trained documentary and corporate filmmaker who knows when to keep it real and when to keep it slick.
Nikhil
| Content Producer |
AKA Moshi Moshi - Daft Punk Lover, Video Fiend, Mimicry Artist
Nikhil’s love for butter might be what makes him butterfingered. He is easily infected and inspired by anything that exudes the passion of filmmaking and storytelling. For him, happiness comes from being on foot, floating in a body of water, or pushing himself into daunting experiences—whether it’s a cliff jump or trying the next non-vegetarian dish from a friend’s plate.
Allan
| Intern |
Butter naan butter chicken connoisseur
Allan values interaction and enjoys a conversation, not the robotic kind. His sense of humor takes time to get used too. This guy loves the chaotic structure of a film set. He started working when all his friends were still in school and now decided to get a degree.
Deepthi
| Intern |
Beach enthusiast, Internal monologue 24/7, lactose=nope
You know how they say mallus (She wrote this herself!) are everywhere, now we have Deepthi in the house! She best expresses her thoughts through writing. You’ll most likely find her at her desk zoning out, trying to figure the next line of the blog (she promised she’d finish it that day). She flexes on how Vizag has a beach whenever she finds the chance. Mostly quiet but once you bring up anything within her niche interests (IT’S CS LEWIS), she might yap. If not writing, she’s probably listening to her good old playlist or trying to commit to one of the five new hobbies she picked up. Love love loves ice-cream despite being lactose intolerant, cause why not ;)
Kanisha
| Visual Designer |
Dosa Devotee | Tennis Enthusiast | Rock & Roll Junkie
As a Bangalorean, Kanisha gets quite cranky without her fair share of dosas a week. When she's not lost in layers and artboards, you'll find her swimming, playing tennis or in her bed rewatching old TV shows. She loves all things branding, so much that color palettes keep her up at night and typefaces turn into characters in her dreams. She finds a passion in combining art and music in any way she can, and is constantly experimenting with new ways of doing so in her work.
Chahak
| Intern |
Frames, Flavours & Fine Details
Running on curiosity and a love for everything spicy, Chahak is an editor and filmmaker who loves trying everything creatively. From editing to filmmaking, she experiments freely, learns by doing, and believes bold, imperfect ideas make the best stories.
Parth
| Intern |
AKA Timeline Tamer, Story Stitcher
A calm, easygoing person who enjoys learning new things and meeting creative people.
Outside work, you’ll find Parth exploring new places or spending time with dogs.
As an editor, he turns raw footage into stories people actually watch. When he’s not editing, he’s probably replaying the same clip 20 times chasing the perfect transition. He’s passionate about storytelling, pacing, and delivering content that keep audiences hooked.
Advaya
| Junior Content Producer |
‘Why’ master, ‘Passive’ Active listener
Advaya is an editor and filmmaker, and a junior content producer at Qrious. His interest in film comes in the form of editing and sound but that doesn’t mean we don't take him on set. He loves taking photographs but don't ask him whether he has gotten to editing them. Picking up hobbies is his hobby, other than being deeply fascinated by technology. If you don't find him at his workstation, you might find him at a nearby chai tapri or strolling in a park.
Harshitaa
| Intern |
Loud in Thought, Quiet in Focus
Big on details and mildly allergic to imperfection— that’s who Harshitaa is. As an illustrator and editor, she loves clean compositions and sharp edits. She notices little things, strive for precision, and bring a perfectionist’s eye (with personality) to every project.
Khushi
| Intern |
Chaos coordinator, Deadline devotee, Professional plate-spinner
Khushi is sarcastic when comfortable. You'll find her juggling college assignments, internship tasks, and research papers like it's some extreme sport; because apparently, doing one thing at a time is too mainstream. She’s mastered the art of attending morning lectures while mentally editing yesterday's project, and planning tomorrow's research. Her calendar looks like a game of Tetris, but somehow everything gets delivered on time. She thrives in structured chaos and believes that she works best under pressure. When she’s not frantically switching between tabs, she’s convincing herself that this time she’ll finally start assignments early. Spoiler: she won't.