| Bio |
Babu went to SIES College, Bombay, India and began his career as an Assistant
Director in Bollywood. he subsequently advanced his studies in film at Tisch and
NYU in New York City and continued working as an Assistant Director for the late
Italian Director Sergio Corbucci on spaghetti westerns.
Over the span of the next 3 decades, Babu has worked as a First Assistant
Director on multiple high profile TV shows such as The Paper Chase, Hill Street
Blues, Star Trek-TNG, ER and Code Black and movies such as The Untamed
Heart, Home of Our Own, Dennis Hopper’s Chasers, The Cemetary Club, Money
For Nothing among others. Babu has directed multiple episodes of “ER” along
with episodes of “One Tree Hill,”, “THE Division,” “Thirdwatch,” “ED” and “Strong
Medicine.”
His recent work has entailed conducting workshops for Line Producers and First
ADs working for Netflix and Amazon in India and he is presently in development
on projects entitled “BHOPAL” an 8-part limited series and Smuggling For
Gandhi, an indie feature which he is scheduled to direct in 2021. He has
received five DGA nominations and won three for his work on “ER.” He is
repped by Ben Reder at Reder & Feig.
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| Experience |
nearly four decades of experience in Bollywood and Hollywood as an Assistant Director and Director
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| Skills |
Directing and Visual Storytelling, Cinematography and Camera Operation, Video Editing and Post-Production Software, Sound Design and Audio Editing, Lighting Techniques and Equipment Handling, Color Grading and Correction, Special Effects (SFX) and Visual Effects (VFX), Production Management and Scheduling
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| Additional skills |
Expertise in Oversight and Accountability pertaining to Physical Production, Planning and execution.
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