Dhruva Harsh is an Indian film director, filmmaker and writer who is predominantly known for his work in

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. He has directed numerous Hindi films, including ''

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'' (2015), ''

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'' (2018), '' Do I Exist: A Riddle'' (2019), ''The Last Sketch'' (2020), and ''Elham'' (2023).

Early life

He is originally from the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dhruva completed his master's degree, followed by a PhD in English in 2017 from the University of Allahabad. He is an alumnus of

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. He was trained in the nuances of dramaturgy under the aegis of stalwarts such as Prof Sachin Tewari and Pravin Shekhar.

Career

In 2015, he wrote and directed ''

'', a film based on a short story from the collection ''Song Without End and Other Stories'' by

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. The film received positive acclaim, winning the Best Screenplay award at the Rolling Reels International Film Festival in Hyderabad. In 2018, Dhruva Harsh wrote and directed the short film ''

'', starring

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, inspired by William Shakespeare's '' Hamlet''. He later entered the

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space with the release of his film ''Harshit'' on

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in 2019 and

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in 2020. The film garnered selection in various film festivals and earned him the Best Director award at the International Short Film Festival in Pune. A year later, in 2019, he directed the short film '' Do I Exist: A Riddle'', which screened at the

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and the International Film Festival of Shimla. It was also an official selection at the 5th Panorama International Film Festival in Tunisia and the

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. In 2020, he directed ''The Last Sketch'', a feature documentary centered on hand-rickshaw pullers in Kolkata. In 2023, he directed the feature film ''Elham'', which was selected as the only children's film from India at the 24th Rainbow International Film Festival in London. The film also premiered at the 21st

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in Bangladesh in January 2023. In February 2023, Dhruva Harsh directed and wrote his second feature film, ''Parable'', based on Plato's allegory, exploring the academic world and its politics. Before venturing into film direction, he authored plays, starting with his 2012 debut, ''The Burning Instinct'', followed by ''Che – A Romantic Revolutionary'' in 2013 and ''Cigarette and Shakespeare'' in 2014. He also released a collection of Hindi poetry under the title ''Aye Zindagi Tu Ret To Nahi''.

Filmography

Controversies

In September 2019, Dhruva Harsh declined to accept his PhD degree and boycotted the convocation ceremony of Allahabad University in protest against

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laureate Kailash Satyarthi, the chief guest, alleging selective degree distribution due to time constraints. Harsh raised concerns that Satyarthi would only present medals, leaving degree conferral to someone else, deeming it disrespectful to PhD recipients. He also criticized the university's decision to award an honorary degree to

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, then Director General of the Uttar Pradesh Police. Following his protest, on the day before the scheduled program, DGP Singh refused to accept the honorary degree from Allahabad University.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harsh, Dhruva Living people Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Uttar Pradesh Indian male screenwriters People from Gonda district University of Allahabad alumni Indian experimental filmmakers Hindi film producers Film producers from Uttar Pradesh Year of birth missing (living people)