Suraj Joshi
Suraj Joshi is popular Indian Film Director. Known for his predominantly popular theatrical action feature film Flight (2021), Suraj has played a crucial role in shaping the visual storytelling landscape through his unique perspective and creative choices
In his early career, Suraj started off as the winner from the city of Bangalore at India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj (2004) in 2004 and was a popular figure on Indian television for the following weeks with a fan following, thanks to his dancing skills. He went on to be one of the finalists in the 'Best Dancer' category on the TV show aired on Zee TV over 8 months in many countries
Having a strong TV foundation in Mumbai, Suraj worked on 2010's multi-starrer Bollywood film Dulha Mil Gaya (2010), (starring Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen & Fardeen Khan) in the capacity of a 'Senior Production Executive', overseeing pre-production, principal filming, post-production and theatrical distribution & release across India and worldwide
Once having understood the business of cinema and content, Suraj pursued his creative and entrepreneurial journey of being Producer and Director in the advertising and corporate industry working with top-tier brands within and outside the country
Some of his work includes product films for clients like Nissan NISSAN Terrano (2014) NISSAN Evalia (2014), TATA Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra I 36D Di I Puddling Master I Product Demo (2019) Mahindra I JIVO 365 I Vineyard Special I Product Demo (2019) Mahindra Jivo 245 Di I 4wd Tractor I Product Demo (2017) Mahindra I 245 Di I Orchard I Product Demo (2015), Skoda, Ford Ford Ecosport I Promo (2015), Toyota Toyota India I Urban Cruiser Hyryder I Promo (2022), Toyota India I Urban Cruiser Hyryder I Off-Roading Promo (2022) Royal Enfield, Volvo Volvo I Training Modules (2019), Hyundai, Citroen Citroen I C5 Aircross SUV I Promo (2022), Future Generali, Kotak Mahindra Bank KOTAK Presidium I Candid AV (2014), Axis Bank, Punjab Grill Punjab Grill I Tandoori Pomfret (2018), Thyssenkrupp, Fine Organics, Maestercoin Maester Coin I Explainer (2016), PayLo POS PayLo POS I Explainer (2016), Volkswagen, Bharat Benz, Chevrolet, Future Generali Insurance, Tropicana Essentials, SMS Financial Services, Electronics Devices, Legrand, HUL, Micromax, Palava, Panasonic, Alstone Industries, Kwality Pharma, Protherm Engineering, AP Cranes, Northern Aromatics Ltd., A.G. Industries, along with studios and channels like Viacom18 VIACOM18 I Chakachak Mumbai I CSR Initiative Film (2016) VIACOM18 I Evolve I Aftermovie (2016) Daughters of Mother India I Award Entry I AV (2016) VIACOM18 I Get Angry I Award Entry AV (2016) , VH1, Nickelodeon, Amazon Prime Video, etc.,
Digital & TV Commercials: foodpanda I Bachelor Party I TVC (2015) foodpanda | Fried Rice I TVC (2015) Kotak Securities Digital Film (2023) Link locks I TVC I Ft. Salman Khan (2021) Mahindra Truck #Gadar2 (2023) MAHINDRA TRACTORS I Yuvo I Digital Commercial (2016) foodpanda I BOGO Month I TVC (2015) foodpanda I CricBites I TVC (2015) printvenue.com (2016)
He has also worked as an Editor for Out to Roam I Travel Vlogs (2023), Tour the Earth I World Travel Destinations (2023), Qafas (2023) (Short Film), Senior news Journalist (Afrida Rahman Ali: Mirror Now) and Papercup Technologies (London)
Suraj has also contributed to the Maharashtra United Nations Association (MUNA) - A division of UN, by working with clinical psychology students involving portrayal of old age mental health issues at their UN day programme
More recently, he is known as a Director for India's first aerial action feature film Flight (2021) which released theatrically across India on 2nd April 2021. Flight (2021) has received widespread recognition and praise from both critics and audiences alike. Flight (2021) is available on Amazon Prime video in India and Apple TV Worldwide
Over the past 15 years, his work is a testament to cinematic prowess as Suraj continues to bring stories to life through his artistic vision