Prateek Vats

Prateek Vats

History

Born in Ranchi, India in 1984, he grew up in Delhi. After graduating from the University of Delhi, he completed a master’s in film directing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His first feature-length documentary, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, won the Special Jury Award at the 2018 National Film Awards in India. As well as making his own films and teaching, he is involved in the Ektara and Phase I film collectives. Eeb Allay Ooo! is his debut feature film.

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Prateek Vats

Movies

Badhaai Do
Co-Director
A gay cop and a lesbian teacher enter a sham marriage to pacify their families but find that relationships — both real and fake — aren't all that easy.
Eeb Allay Ooo!
Producer
Hired as a monkey repeller upon moving to Delhi, a young man struggles to find his footing in his unenviable job and his place in the unforgiving world.
Eeb Allay Ooo!
Director
Hired as a monkey repeller upon moving to Delhi, a young man struggles to find his footing in his unenviable job and his place in the unforgiving world.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Director
Documentary chronicling the 101 year old ex Mr. Universe Manohar Aich
After Dark
Screenplay
An act of violence resonates through the night, touching upon the lives of different characters, who otherwise would not necessarily exist in each other’s daily narrative. The story is seen through the self contained world of seven characters as they drift along the otherwise mundane night meandering around the graphical symmetry of a ‘modern’ city. The story is based on excerpts taken from a novel by Haruki Murakami by the same name
After Dark
Director
An act of violence resonates through the night, touching upon the lives of different characters, who otherwise would not necessarily exist in each other’s daily narrative. The story is seen through the self contained world of seven characters as they drift along the otherwise mundane night meandering around the graphical symmetry of a ‘modern’ city. The story is based on excerpts taken from a novel by Haruki Murakami by the same name
Hunterrr
Assistant Director
An ordinary bachelor pursues girls like a hunter, but not with the intention of settling down in life.