1. DARSHAN CHOTHANI
Contact: darshan.chothani@gmail.com
Mobile : 9867717891
Key Skills & Interests
Post Production Head, Creative Supervision, Film & Video Editing
Member of Association of Film and Video Editors
Member of Indian Film and TV Directors’ Association
Personal Data
Date of Birth : 26th March, 1982
Address : Charkop, Kandivali (W), Mumbai-67
Maritial Status : Married
Qualification
Academic
 Completed B.Com with 1st Class from Pune University in the year of 2002.
 Experience in Media – Since 2002
I started my career in 2002 as Video Editor and Creative Post Director. During this journey I have interacted
with many production houses, corporates and channels there by the people working with them.
I have handled team of Editors and I always like to learn new things. I am always open for new challenges
and opportunities.
Companies Served:
ZEE Network, Star Network, SONY TV, Viacom 18, EROS, Imagine TV (Middle East), B4U Networks,
iDreams, Pocket Films, INX Media (9XM), NN Sippy Films, Word Infocom, Aspire Cerebro, Aakanksha Group,
Celebrities Management Pvt. Ltd., Matrix Medias', Wizcraft, Sunny Side Up. Corporate & Motivational films
for Microsoft Software, ICICI Bank, HPCL, Wockhardt, Astra Zeneca, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, GSK, Glenmark, Bajaj
Fibre, Welex & many others.
Professional experience
FILMS:
 Pinky (Marathi Film) Finalizing Editor. Director: Sudhin Thakur.
 Hostel (Hindi Film) Asst. Editor. Director: Manish Gupta.
 Marathon/42 Kms (Hindi Film) Asst. Editor. Director: Nisha Chainani.
TV & OTHER MEDIA:
AS A VIDEO EDITOR & CREATIVE & POST PRODUCTION HEAD (2002 – Present)
 TVC for COX & KINGS (Weekend pe jao, muft fuel pao)

2.  AV for ICICI Bank
 Launch AV for DHFL Premarica
 AV for SOTC Rio MICE
 Hall of Fame AV for KOTAK Life
 Welex / Ayu Herbal Product Films (Total 15 TVC Films) (Producer – Priti Chandriani,
Director – Sudhin Thakur)
 On the spot edit for HPCL Event Red Carpet
 Short film on Animal Cruelty, Animals… Without them, we are nothing. (Creative director –
Priti Chandriani)
 AV for NCPA (National Centre for the Performing Arts)
 SHOOTOUT AT WADALA MUSIC SPECIAL multi cam event for SET MAX and SONY
MIX (Produced by: Balaji Telefilms)
 Corporate film for Microsoft Software (Producer)
 Corporate film for ICICI BANK (Producer)
 BOLLYWOOD EVOLUTION, multi cam event for ZEE MAURITIUS
 ON CARS INDIA, a show based on car reviews on oncars.in
 AV and Event - AJAY-ATUL LIVE (Telecast on STAR PRAVAH)
 Show reel for Akshay Kumar for one of his stages show at London when he completed
his 100 movies in 2005
 Stage show promo for Lara Dutta
 Making of the film CHASE produced by Dr. Anuuj Saxena (Maverick Productions), starring
Anuuj, Udita Goswami, Samir Kocchar, Gulshan Grover, etc.
 Making of the music video Get Set Go from the movie CHASE
 TV Commercials for Emkay & Emtrade
 Promos for the films like Khamosh Pani, Marathon (42 Kms) and Hostel
 Distributor’s cut for the film Dard E Disco
TELESHOPPING FILMS, (Director: Sanjay Dwivedi)
 Amrit Ras (Anoop Soni & Naresh Kanodia), Anti Stretch Mark Cream, Power
Bracelet (Gurdeep Kohli), Aashique Sarees
Music videos, Corporate AV’s, AD films to name some of them-
Elder Health Care, Elder Pharmaceuticals, Camlin, Pfizer, Wyeth Prevenar, Novartis,
Ranbaxy, Glen mark, Bajaj Fiber, Mahindra Renault, Bhavsar Motors (Mahindra Renault
Logan), Zapak.com, Knowledge Capital (Harry Beckwith), Bhojpuri Music Video Album
Rang Rasia For Kalpana (T-Series)
Corporate Events for Vodafone, HSBC, Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Currently working for Ultra Media & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (a 32 year old company) as
an Sr. Executive – Content Syndication
(Jan 2016 – Present)
Consultant – Digital Services, Video Editing and Films Division at ASPIRE CEREBRO PVT
LTD (Nov 2014 – May 2015) Corporate Films and AVs:
 INCREDIBLE IS YOU, film for ASTRA ZENECA
 NURTURE THE NURSE, AV for PFIZER
 INFIMAB RAISE, AV for RANBAXY
 BANG 10 Anthem for PFIZER
 LIKE NEVER BEFOR, AV for PFIZER
 INNERGIZE for GSK

3. Post-Production Consultant at SPUUL, a Singapore based company, for the project IIFA
Awards 2012, where converted and upload files on their FTP server and Bright cove
Creative Post Director & Editor at SUNNY SIDE UP (2009 – 2010, Jackie Shroff &
Namrata Rungta) for their shows:
 STAR SANSAAR (STAR PLUS – nonfiction Reality Show)
 LADY RAAJ (ZEE CINEMA - nonfiction Reality Show)
Creative Post Director & Sr. Video Editor at ZEE NETWORK (2007 – 2009, Program
Director Amit Sawant) for their Reality, and Multi-cam Events and Shows:
 SHOWREEL of ZEE NETWORK & ZEE CINE AWARDS (AV)
 ZEE ASTITVA AWARDS 2007 & 2008(ZEE TV)
 ZIINDA DIL, A CAMPUS BASED REALITY SHOW FOR ZEE NEXT
 LUX ZEE CINE AWARDS FLASHBACK 2008 (ZEE TV)
 LUX ZEE CINE AWARDS 2008, LONDON (ZEE TV)
 SA RE GA MA PA Challenge 2008 USA (ZEE TV - Curtain Raiser & Main Shows)
 ZEE NITE MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS and DURBAN (ZEE TV)
 PAVITRA RISHTA EVENT (ZEE TV - Ganesh Chaturthi Special Maha Episode, Producer –
BALAJI TELEFILMS)
Creative Post Director & Sr. Video Editor at Matrix Medias’ (2004 – 2007, Vicky
Tejwani, Kailassh Raj Gandhi, Gurpal Sachar) where executed different genre shows:
 BOLLYWOOD AUR KYA (SAHARA ONE – 50 Episodes)
 ENTERTAINMENT AUR KYAA (SAHARA ONE – 50 Episodes)
 BOLEIN SSITARE (SAHARA ONE – 52 Episodes)
 DIAL ONE LADIES FIRST (SAHARA ONE – 16 Episodes)
 JUICY PAMMI (A PUPPET SHOW for ZOOM)
 FEATURE FILMS and PROMOS LIKE MARATHON & HOSTEL
Creative Post Director, Sr. Video Editor & Executive Producer at Celebrities management
Pvt. Ltd. (2002 – 2004, Nisha & Prashant Chothani) where executed shows:
 ETC KI FILMI BAATEIN (ETC - 45 Episodes)
 MUSIC THIS WEEK (ETC - 110 Episodes)
 FILMI FURTTI, BOLE TOH BOLLYWOOD (TARA BANGLA – 26 Episodes)
 GARAM (ZEE UK)
 ONCE MORE (Film Promo based show for ETC - Scheduling over 1000 episodes) (Sr. EDITOR
as well)
AS AN ASSITANT DIRCETOR/DIRECTOR
Kismat Konnection with Sundeep Kochhar for Sahara One (Dir: Dilip Haldar)
Microsoft Corporate Film (Director)