Neel Lohit

Poster design for the "Neel Lohit" film's music launch . 

Treadmill

Poster for an Indian ensemble's production " Treadmill". The play revolved around the protagonist's journey from a small town to the big city and the numerous elements of the bustling metropolis which eventually starts shaping his identity, that itself results in a conflict between his past and his present way of life.

The play after enjoying a successful run had returned for a second stint and was staged in other cities as well .

Botokeshto..!!

This is Botokeshto..one of the many numerous characters that keeps squiggling out of my head,

Botokeshto lives in Shyambazar one of the last of the decadent era of Businessmen , he has made most of

his money by smuggling narcotics inside bananas to Latin American Nations. Behind is Sir Edward Idur his legal adviser. Botokeshto is of Bengali Parentage but his roots of his mother Komola-bai the noted nautch girls of Shyambazar is slightly blurred..More of Botokeshto's life-story to come ..will keep you all posted

This is Botokeshto's old man , a quintessential smuggler himself .His operations although were quite local compared to his son's global exploits. But he did provide Botokeshto the genes and the resources to flourish..

The Breakfast..

The Breakfast poster featuring the Egg and the Bread is the first in a series of posters which would be defining a campaign for certain innovation driven products in the development centre of my department. The first one being the initial draft meanwhile the second one is the final poster.
The content in the poster basically attempts to initiate a discussion in the next level of money transfer.

Setting the context and conceptualising the poster was fun and after several iterations this was the final design.

Commercial Animatic!!!

A hypothetical commercial created for the Beijing Olympics with Adidas as the official sponsor.There is an element of surprise at the end and hence would not like to reveal much at this point of time. Please do have a look at it and drop in your valuable comments.

Herbert...Doborer Chyaang!!!

A Fan poster made for Suman Mukhopadhay's film "Herbert". The skillful capturing of the ever volatile nature of my hometown coupled with the eccentricity of the characters makes the film a very interesting watch. It follows the life of a somewhat social outcast orphaned at childhood, and meanders on the lines of spirituality. This coupled  with him becoming an anchor point as the city rapidly changes around him.

Suman, the filmaker had to say and i quote "Bah bah!!"..for this piece of work. Worth the effort ..

Jazz and the strings..

Couple of posters that i had done for a jazz concert held at The Basement, Kolkata. Although only the first one got approved, I somehow like the latter one better. Drew inspiration from the music and the old posters of the 40s and 50s. Do leave your feedback if you happen to like them!

Final Film

"The Secret Life of Bhotbhoti Maiti" , is the final animation film of my Diploma. It was an episodic animation pilot hence this video is an introductory pilot to the series of misadventures of our quirky autodriver Bhotbhoti Maiti . It took me about 8 months from conception to the final product. There are probably some changes that could be done with the film but currently this is it; do check it out and leave your valuable feedback.

Classroom Project

This is a copy of the classroom project that i had worked on during my 4th year of Animation. It is based in my hometown and it is the story of Bidrohi Sen, one of the quintessential Bengali have-beens, and his relationship with his favourite coffee shop wherein he finds his own. The film captures nostalgia and the city's perpetual conflict with its past. And Bidrohi Sen forms a pivot between the days gone by and the days of change that prevail.

Bhola Da ar Brishti!!

The opening sequence

 rain drenched ghats

The lonely nights and the lack of research!!

These are a beginning to the set of scribbles and storyboards that i am doing for  a graphic novel that i intend to embark on. But currently there is very less research from my end and the story in itself needs a certain bit of fleshing out , but the character and the references are from a series of incidents that happened and the multitude of stories that i heard while preparing for my final film.Do look out for this space as more sketches are on the offer.

POOL Magaine April Issue

This was something which happened with me in the summer of 2012, got a chance to be featured in the Premiere Design Magazine POOL for their April issue, I was covered under the Illustrator section with a few snippets about my work and about my personal quirks. To read the full interview please follow the link below.
http://issuu.com/poolmagazine/docs/pool22/28?zoomed=true&zoomPercent=52.700569346429724&zoomXPos=1&zoomYPos=0.4256993006993007

Film posters

The poster for my first animation project - 'The Last Rebel'. Some shots of the film are  there in the showreel which also find it's place in this blog...

Another poster that i had initially made just to fiddle around with the image..basically an output of an empty space of mind.

This one is for a dear friend who was one of the very few to dabble with horror in a student project.Wanted to give an hand-drawn feel and photoshop effects a try.

A poster that i made for a friend's short film. It's about a conversation between an estranged couple and how a cigarette lighter seems to come into a strange predominance.