Acting
Kiran Merchant
Kiran Merchant is film and television actor, director and producer. He is an alumnus of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab of New York. In 2010, Merchant and Genevieve Castelino co-founded the Chakra Media Group, a film and corporate video production company. Merchant holds a Bachelor’s in Architecture from L.S. Raheja School of Arts and Architecture in Mumbai, India and a Master’s in Urban Planning from the Pratt Institute in New York. Parallel to his career in the entertainment industry, he has over 30 years of experience in aviation planning, design and construction management in large-scale aviation projects. In 2005, he founded Merchant Aviation, an aviation consulting firm.
Acting credits
5.8In 1981 New York City, a collection of twentysomethings try to cope with relationships, loneliness, desire and their individual neuroses on New Years Eve.
200 Cigarettes
1999
7.5Reeling from his sister’s death, a NYC playwright searches for fulfillment in a sex-and-drug filled odyssey. When he’s reunited with a childhood love, their shared journey of self-discovery catalyzes a profound, existential awakening.
Kensho at the Bedfellow
2017
NRA TALE OF LOVE LUST!!! AJAY and NINA ARORA are happily living in the US. Their quiet and peaceful life gets turned up side-down when the rich and flamboyant, SHEKHAR ANAND, buys a million-dollar estate across the street. Ajay cannot resist the temptation for Shekhar's beautiful and sensuous wife SAMANTHA. At the same time Nina is impressed by Shekhar's drive and zest for life, and his materialistic attitude. The fast paced action moves from the glittering star-studded hills of Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, leaving behind a trail of murder and mayhem.
Zara Si Bhool A Small Mistake
2015
Behind the camera
NRA TALE OF LOVE LUST!!! AJAY and NINA ARORA are happily living in the US. Their quiet and peaceful life gets turned up side-down when the rich and flamboyant, SHEKHAR ANAND, buys a million-dollar estate across the street. Ajay cannot resist the temptation for Shekhar's beautiful and sensuous wife SAMANTHA. At the same time Nina is impressed by Shekhar's drive and zest for life, and his materialistic attitude. The fast paced action moves from the glittering star-studded hills of Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the dazzling lights of Las Vegas, leaving behind a trail of murder and mayhem.
Zara Si Bhool A Small Mistake
2015
Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s singles scene, accompanied by four testosterone-packed imbecile buddies and one crazy scheming New York taxi driver. On these madcap adventures Neil journeys from life choice paralysis to real life manhood.
Quarter Life Crisis
2006
Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s singles scene, accompanied by four testosterone-packed imbecile buddies and one crazy scheming New York taxi driver. On these madcap adventures Neil journeys from life choice paralysis to real life manhood.
Quarter Life Crisis
2006
Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s singles scene, accompanied by four testosterone-packed imbecile buddies and one crazy scheming New York taxi driver. On these madcap adventures Neil journeys from life choice paralysis to real life manhood.
Quarter Life Crisis
2006