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My name is Vaid Prakash, or you can call me “VP” for short. I have spent more than 4 decades in the films/television industry, starting as a sound-recordist, a role that is extremely vital to the making of films and working my way up, to Story / Screenplay Writing, Editing and Direction. My work has received recognition at both national and international platforms.

I retired from my full-time job and the responsibilities it entailed in April 2012, thus giving me the creative and production independence. 

Being well versed with the major parlance of Films Production. right after my retirement from full time job,I started working as a freelance film maker, writing books and teaching & training younger generation of film makers, under the banner of “DVP FILMS”

My first major book titled “The Art of Movie Making” has already been published and released in May 2012. Presently  I am working on yet another book on the related subject.

If you have questions, work, training-needs or any other query related to Films, please feel free to contact me. You can Visit my contact page to get in touch with me. 

A Brief History

I was born and brought-up in the serene surroundings of the Kashmir valley and after having completed my basic education I left the valley to undergo a professional course in the field of film-making.

After passing out from the institute  in 1974, with a professional Diploma in Sound Recording & Sound Engineering, I began my career as a free lancer in Indian Film Industry before joining   Doordarshan India as Sound Recordist in 1981 at its Srinagar Kendra, where I got a chance to work with some of the great film makers of those times. Besides I was also deputed for the coverage of ASIAD-82 held at New Delhi.

In Oct. 1982, I was transferred to Jalandhar Doordarshan Kendra. Here again I got a chance to work with some of the famous filmmakers of TV.

In 1984-85, I started doing Productions for Doordarshan and my first production was  a bi-lingual documentary on Computers,  titled “THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN”.

In 1987- Did my first tele-film “PUL” – The Bridge, based on a short story of same title by Tara Danpuri, a prominent Dogri writer.  The title song of the film was composed and sung by the famous Playback singer Sukhwinder.

In Nov. 1990, I was transferred to Jaipur Kendra of Doordarshan, where I continued my productions till my retirement.

In  May 2012, I started my own production house – “DVP FILMS” and since then I have produced two full length tele-films and about 12 documentaries on varied subjects.

In all, in the four decades of my being in the field of film making, I have so far produced & directed more than 180 documentaries, 15 tele-films, 6 tele-serials, about 30 Short-films, more than 25 Tele-Features and a huge range of other routine TV Programmes. Besides I have also produced and directed a 73 episode travelogue series based on art, culture and tourism of Rajasthan, India, which  got the honour of being telecast simultaneously from all the three  National Channels of Doordarshan India .

SPECIAL TRAININGS & COURSES

1. In 1987, I underwent an International TV News Exchange Course held at AIBD, Kulalumpur, Malaysia.

2. In 1982, I underwent an advance course in TV Production Techniques, held at FTII, Pune, India.