Adesh Prasad

Creator Context

Summary

Adesh Prasad is an Indian director, producer, and writer associated with independent genre filmmaking and the production company Sohum Shah Films. He worked as an assistant director on films including Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?, Fatso!, Love, Sex Aur Dhokha, Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, and Ship of Theseus before moving into directing and producing. His documented directing work includes the co-directed feature Tumbbad and the short film Demons, while his production credits extend across several independent shorts and feature projects. In interviews, Prasad has discussed classifying stories, collaboration, musical and cultural choices, and themes of greed, feudalism, imperialism, and capitalism. The available public record does not show sustained activism, partisan political engagement, DEI advocacy, or a broader identity-politics persona.