MUMBAI: Gullak director Amrit Raj Gupta will be interacting with aspiring writers and directors at Indiantelevision.com’s Vidnet Masterclasses at The Westin, Mumbai on 4 October, sharing interesting anecdotes from his time at The Viral Fever (TVF) and the process of writing and directing web series.

Vidnet Masterclasses are an Indiantelevision.com initiative to facilitate the creative process of young and aspiring creators willing to work in the digital domain. The Masterclasses will host directors & editors, and writers who will be talking to the audience directly about the craft of video creation.

Gupta, who started his journey with TVF a few years back, was the assistant director for India’s first web series Permanent Roommates. He is also one of the youngest Directors to get a theatrical release for his award-winning short film Ayan in PVR Directors Rare category, at the age of 23.

Till date Gupta has directed three web series which include Bachelors Season 1 and 2 and most recently Gullak, a successful family drama for TVF.  He has also directed more than 20 videos ranging from PSA’s, Sketch Comedy, Music Videos, etc. for brands like Head and Shoulders, Hero Honda, Mi Phone, MAMI Film Festival, ROPOSO, Gillette, Loud shout, Kailash Satyarthi Organisation, PharmEasy, etc. The total number of views on his web shows and videos are easily more than 100 million.

Other speakers at the Masterclasses include Richie Mehta, Amit Kulkarni, Bhavani Iyer, Puneet Krishna, and Danish Aslam.