Saunak Mitra is an Indian Film Director born in Jamshedpur and raised in the heterogeneous environment of Kolkata and Mumbai. He began his career in advertising after graduating in Science from Calcutta University.

Known for his passion for unconventional plots and penchant for depicting different genres of storytelling, he has had a successful journey in advertising, with numerous television commercials spanning almost two decades.

His directorial debut in the mainstream as a Writer and Director with the Hindi short film ‘Exchange Offer’ has garnered worldwide acclaim.

He is now poised for his future projects, including the full-length Hindi Feature Films ‘Runner’, ‘Behind the Scenes’, ‘Papdi Chaat’, the Web Features, ‘With Love… Naaz’, ‘Four Fathers’, and the Web Series ‘Item’ and ‘Industry’, among others.