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Deepak Kumar Mishra’s Journey From TVF Spoofs to Vvaan
Deepak Kumar Mishra first learned storytelling through theatre at IIT Bombay.
He then joined The Viral Fever, where he acted in a funny video called Rowdies.
This experience taught him how cameras and film production worked.
He later helped create longer internet shows such as Permanent Roommates and Pitchers.
Mishra and writer Chandan Kumar used memories of village life to develop Panchayat.
The show became popular because it showed ordinary village life in a realistic way.
After Panchayat, Mishra decided to make a feature film.
His new movie, Vvaan: Force of the Forrest, is a fantasy story starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia.
The film earned about Rs 69.07 crore worldwide in its first week.
Deepak Kumar Mishra began writing, directing and acting in theatre while studying at IIT Bombay.
He joined The Viral Fever’s early spoof Rowdies, playing a character inspired by Roadies’ Raghu Ram.
Mishra later directed and worked on web projects including Permanent Roommates, Pitchers and Panchayat.
Panchayat drew partly on his childhood memories of villages near Varanasi and became a major streaming success on Prime Video.
His first feature film, Vvaan: Force of the Forrest, stars Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia and has earned about Rs 69.07 crore worldwide.
- Who
- Director Deepak Kumar Mishra, along with actors Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia and writer Chandan Kumar.
- What
- Mishra’s career journey from theatre and The Viral Fever’s Rowdies to directing Panchayat and Vvaan: Force of the Forrest.
- Where
- His journey began at IIT Bombay and includes stories inspired by Varanasi and nearby villages; Vvaan was released in theatres.
- When
- He joined The Viral Fever around 2011–12; Panchayat premiered in 2020; Vvaan completed its first theatrical week as reported.
- Why
- Mishra wanted to develop longer forms of storytelling and eventually explore different genres, including cinema, fantasy and folklore.
Key facts
- Director
- Deepak Kumar Mishra
- First viral video
- Rowdies, a spoof of MTV’s Roadies
- Breakthrough series
- Panchayat
- Streaming platform
- Prime Video
- Feature film
- Vvaan: Force of the Forrest
- Vvaan worldwide gross
- Around Rs 69.07 crore after its first week
- Vvaan India net collection
- Rs 53.50 crore after its first week
Quotes
Deepak Kumar Mishra
Director of Panchayat and Vvaan: Force of the Forrest
“We thought we should make something around this. We wanted to show a village that was like the villages we had seen — realistic, natural and slow, where nothing major happens and there are no big plot twists.”
indianexpress.com
“I slowly started working with Arunabh and learnt everything. I worked in every department of filmmaking because I knew that before doing something, it was important to learn it.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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