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
| Managing 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.
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.
Kabee Shan
| Senior Video Producer |
Dog Dad, Dreamer, Cinephile
Creative by profession, curious by nature, and a dog person by default. When I’m not busy making things move on a screen, I’m probably hanging out with my dog, going for a drive with good music playing, dancing when the mood hits, planning a trip, obsessing over a new gadget, or falling down a random tech rabbit hole.🐾 I work across animation, motion design, video editing, and VFX for brands like Red Bull, Pepsi, UNDP, the IPL, and ISL. I’ve directed a music video, appeared in the Tamil film Soorarai Pottru, and won Best VFX Artist for the Hollywood short Effervescence. Off screen, you’ll find me with my dog, on an open road with a good playlist, or deep in a tech rabbit hole. 🎬🚗
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.
Parth
| Junior Content Producer |
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.
Pradumn
| Video and Motion |
Early Bird, Keyframe Crafter, Food Allergic?
He is usually the first to arrive every morning, using the quiet hours to drink coffee, unwind, and mentally prepare before the chaos hits. As an editor stepping into the world of motion graphics, he spends his day turning raw footage into polished stories while seamlessly adding keyframes, clean transitions, and visual flair to every project.
He operates on an unbreakable personal rule of never eating at work. It is a habit he insists is routine, though his coworkers speculate that he just hates them. Off the clock, he avoids surprises at all costs, preferring to unwind with endless music queues and comfort shows he already knows by heart.
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.
Disha Deshmukh
| Intern |
Your local introvert, Anime enthusiast, Professional YouTube tutorial survivor
Disha is a graphic design intern, an introvert by default, and an artist in progress. An engineering graduate who survived college and somehow found her way into the creative world, she's now exploring life one design experiment at a time. She enjoys doodling random things, experimenting with different art styles, and learning new skills through YouTube tutorials — because why take the easy route when you can watch five videos and still figure it out yourself? A lover of anime, cats, and all things creative, she can often be found collecting inspiration or going down a creative rabbit hole she probably didn't plan on entering. She might take a little time to get into the groove, but give her a challenge, a little patience, and a tutorial or two, and she'll find her way through. She's here to learn, experiment, and figure things out one creative mishap at a time.
Gopesh Nayak
| Intern |
Bestiarian, History Buff, AvGeek, Archive Explorer
Gopesh is a visual and identity designer from Odisha, working across branding, fashion, and digital experiences. He finds himself tracing royal bloodlines, following dynasties through their rise and fall, and exploring how unification, revolution, art, and music have shaped the course of history. Along with being a self-confessed cryptozoology nerd, he documents strange, fantastical creatures and their peculiar traits in his own ever-growing codex, Liber Bestiarum Obscurorum. Somewhere between design, history, and the wonderfully bizarre, Gopesh wanders through the eccentric corners of his imagination, where forgotten monarchs, fallen empires, and creatures that never existed all seem to have a story of their own.
Divya
| Intern |
Memoir-ising, Practitioner, Nomadic
She explores the art of transforming materials into form and intricacies into creativity. A self - confessed workaholic with caffeine running through her veins thriving on sleepless nights figuring out on designs and bringing scripts to life. Divya is a Creative Director, Graphic designer, Sfx makeup artist, Costume designer, Filmmaker and Producer who has worked in award winning Pilot films - Cosmic, Manithakalvu, Thotta Chinungi, Perfect Pandi, Kasethan Kadavulada, Nizhalgalin Kural.
She had explored diverse roles driven by insatiable curiosity and loses track of time when she’s on set.The endless exploration keeps her soul enchanted.
Megha
| Intern |
| Story seeker | Long-walk enthusiast | Bedtime binge-watcher |
A good film, a meal with friends, and a book she can’t put down. That’s all she needs. With a background in Theatre Studies, English Literature, and Psychology, and currently pursuing filmmaking, she has always been drawn to stories and the people behind them. She enjoys long walks, Indo-Chinese food, and her morning coffee, which she meticulously prepares before the day begins. When she’s not doing any of these, she’s probably catching up on some much-needed sleep. Spoiler: it’s probably a long nap.