Dhruva Harsh

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Dhruva Harsh
Born
Dhruva Kumar Singh
NationalityIndian
Alma mater University of Allahabad
Occupation(s)Film director
filmmaker
writer
Years active2015–present
Notable work Honourable Mention , Harshit , Do I Exist: A Riddle , The Last Sketch, Elham

Dhruva Harsh is an Indian film director, filmmaker and writer who is predominantly known for his work in Hindi cinema. He has directed numerous Hindi films, including Honourable Mention (2015), Harshit (2018), Do I Exist: A Riddle (2019), The Last Sketch (2020), and Elham (2023). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

He is originally from the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, India. [6] Dhruva completed his master's degree, followed by a PhD in English in 2017 from the University of Allahabad. [7] He is an alumnus of Ewing Christian College, Allahabad. [8] He was trained in the nuances of dramaturgy under the aegis of stalwarts such as Prof Sachin Tewari and Pravin Shekhar. [7]

Career

In 2015, he wrote and directed Honourable Mention , a film based on a short story from the collection Song Without End and Other Stories by Neelum Saran Gour. The film received positive acclaim, winning the Best Screenplay award at the Rolling Reels International Film Festival in Hyderabad. [8]

In 2018, Dhruva Harsh wrote and directed the short film Harshit , starring Satyajeet Dubey, inspired by William Shakespeare's Hamlet . [3] He later entered the OTT space with the release of his film Harshit on Amazon Prime in 2019 [9] and Disney+ Hotstar in 2020. [10] The film garnered selection in various film festivals and earned him the Best Director award at the International Short Film Festival in Pune. [11]

A year later, in 2019, he directed the short film Do I Exist: A Riddle , which screened at the Pondicherry International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Shimla. It was also an official selection at the 5th Panorama International Film Festival in Tunisia and the Jaipur International Film Festival. [4] In 2020, he directed The Last Sketch, a feature documentary centered on hand-rickshaw pullers in Kolkata. [7]

In 2023, he directed the feature film Elham, which was selected as the only children's film from India at the 24th Rainbow International Film Festival in London. [7] [1] The film also premiered at the 21st Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh in January 2023. [12] In February 2023, Dhruva Harsh directed and wrote his second feature film, Parable, based on Plato's allegory, exploring the academic world and its politics. [7]

Before venturing into film direction, he authored plays, starting with his 2012 debut, The Burning Instinct, followed by Che – A Romantic Revolutionary in 2013 and Cigarette and Shakespeare in 2014. He also released a collection of Hindi poetry under the title Aye Zindagi Tu Ret To Nahi. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2015 Honourable Mention YesYesDirector debut
2018 Harshit YesYes
2019 Do I Exist: A Riddle YesYes
2020The Last SketchYesYes
2023ElhamYesYes
2023ParableYesYes

Controversies

In September 2019, Dhruva Harsh declined to accept his PhD degree and boycotted the convocation ceremony of Allahabad University in protest against Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, the chief guest, alleging selective degree distribution due to time constraints. Harsh raised concerns that Satyarthi would only present medals, leaving degree conferral to someone else, deeming it disrespectful to PhD recipients. [13]

He also criticized the university's decision to award an honorary degree to O. P. Singh, then Director General of the Uttar Pradesh Police. [14] Following his protest, on the day before the scheduled program, DGP Singh refused to accept the honorary degree from Allahabad University. [15]

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