Devashish Makhija has written and directed the multiple award winning films 'Ajji' (Granny), 'Bhonsle', 'Taandav', 'El'ayichi', 'Agli Baar' (And then they came for me), 'Rahim Murge pe mat ro' (Don’t cry for Rahim LeCock), 'Absent', and ‘Happy’; has also had a solo art show 'Occupying Silence'; written the bestselling children's books 'When Ali became Bajrangbali' and 'Why Paploo was perplexed', a Harper-Collins collection of short stories 'Forgetting', the novel ‘Oonga’, and the forthcoming book of poems 'Disengaged'.