The Filmmakers

Mukesh Vidyasagar

Writer/Director

Upon completing 2 years with the Peace Corps in Zimbabwe, Mukesh earned a double Masters at the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and The Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University. He also studied Tamil under the Fellowship of Language and Area Studies (FLAS) which covered the costs of his Master's Degrees. He has created two documentary films and penned two feature length screenplays. He has also worked as a Producer for The History Channel and The Biography Channel and as an Interactive Producer for A&E Television. Most recently, he worked as a Manager at ABC Television and a Product Manager at The Wall Street Journal.

Richard Dubin

Senior Consultant

Richard Dubin is a veteran writer/director/producer. He is a member of both The Writer's Guild of America (WGA) and The Director's Guild of America (DGA). He has had business relationships with major studios and networks, among them MGM, Columbia Pictures, Viacom, Disney, Sony, Warner Brothers, Fox, HBO Productions, NBC, CBS, ABC and FBN.Dubin's work has been recognized with an Emmy nomination, Humanitas and Mentor Awards. He is also a recipient of The B'nai BrithHumanitarian Award. He was the co-founder and artistic director of The Jazz Theater Workshop. Starting in entertainment as a musician, he's played with Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Alvin the Chipmunk. He has acted with Myrna Loy on national tour and directed a chicken in prime time. Richard is currently Professor of Television and Film in The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Anadil Hossain

Producer

Anadil is considered a veteran of the film industry both in India and the US. She has worked as a producer in the groundbreaking Hindi movie Kal Ho Na Ho starring Indian superstar Shahruk Khan. Since then, she has gone on to produce such films as The Namesake, Darjeeling Limited and Kabhi Alvida Nah Kehna.

Raj "RajStar" Makhija

Music Director

With a fresh sound described as Timbaland meets AR Rahman, Raj "RajStar" Makhija has worked extensively in the music industry with some of the most acclaimed artists in the world including John Legend, Chamillionaire, Busta Rhymes, and Pandit Jasraj. Being an extremely diverse musician, he has worked on film score, broadway musicals, hip-hop acts and everything in between. He is a graduate of the School of Audio Engineering and started as an intern at the world-famous Quad Studios, NYC. After rising through the ranks he quickly became a valued staff engineer at Quad. Raj currently splits his time between New York and Mumbai busy with freelance production, composition, and engineering work as well as touring as a DJ/musician..

Craig Langus

Co-producer

Craig has worked with Scott Rudin Productions in New York City then as a staff Producer for The History Channel International. He currently resides in Los Angles and is working towards his Directors Guild certification on such films as Hancock and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Kapil Survinam

Co-Producer

A resident of Hyderabad, Kapil earned his MA in media management from The S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. He currently works in the television industry in Hyderabad and runs his own production studio, Eastfx TV, where his team produces original dramas.