Raaj Grover is a Bollywood veteran who helped nurture the careers of Indian superstars such as Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Monaj Kumar and Shashi Kapoor. He also collaborated on many projects with Indian acting legends Sunil Dutt and Rajendra Kumar. Grover was Assistant Director to Krishan Chopra on such notable films as “Heera Moti”, starring Balaraj Sahani and Nirupa Roy; “Char Diwari”, starring Shashi Kapoor and Nanda; and “Gaban”, starring Sunil Dutt and Sadhna. Grover also contributed his expertise to the acclaimed “Thikana”, starring Anil Kapoor and Smita Patil, directed by Mahesh Bhatt; and has produced several of his own feature films including the acclaimed hit “Taaqat”, starring Vinod Khanna and Raakhee, directed by Narinder Bedi.
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Writer / Director - Manan Singh Katohora

A young software engineer by profession always wanted to indulge himself in his passion ‘ Films & Movies’. A person with flair for art and creativity always found himself writing poetries. It was very lately that he started writing the story of the movie ARYA. His first break came with the film "Indian Fish". Directed by Manish Gupta, Katohora portrays a Bengali character in the film. He also acted in the movie "Flavors" where Manan had a chance to not only act, but also to dawn the garb of an Assistant Director. Eventually Manan decided to do his own film and went back to the writing pad and re-worked the script of ARYA. Thus making debut as a writer and director for this film.

Editor - Jim Mol

Jim Mol has worked as a feature film editor for director Abel Ferrara on such films as “New Rose Hotel”, “The Blackout”, and “The Funeral”. He also edited “Shot In The Dark”, a documentary which screened at both the Tribeca and Woodstock Festivals. Jim is also an aspiring director. His short film “Freshening Up” is currently airing on HBO and CINEMAX.


Director of Photography - Chung Pai

Chung Pai has worked on many feature films as Directer of Photography. Some titles are "The Nessecary Illusion", "Not Just Yet", "School of Fish", "Year of the Snake" Just to name a few. He also shoots Music videos and Television commercials. With a artistic eye, a Background in Fashion Photography and comfortable shooting Film as well as Video he has compiled Credits too numerous to list.

Art director - Kate Duffy

Kate Duffy attended Cornell University, where she was one of the first students to complete the fledgling Visual Studies program. She has worked in production for five years, ranging from broadcast journalism to narrative film. This is her second feature film.