Mentors who still work in the industry.

Viraj S.

Creative Head — Branding & Communication; Lead Faculty for fashion, advertising and portraiture

An Applied Arts graduate who studied marketing and branding, Viraj began his career at Leo Burnett. He has mentored more than 10,000 students and leads FTP's signature fashion course.

• Experience20 years
• CelebritiesR. Madhavan, Gauhar Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonu Sood, Karan Johar, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sonali Kulkarni, Tusshar Kapoor, Rohit Shetty, Rekha, Dharmendra, Hema Malini
• BrandsITC, Mahindra, Coca-Cola, Tata, McDonald's, 3M, L&T
• WorkshopsKotak Mahindra, Intel, Canon India

Himanshu Tandel

Art Director & Digital Cinematographer — editing, product, cinematography, wedding and kids

A Computer Engineering graduate with deep post-processing and software skills — and the mentor students name most often in their Google reviews.

• Experience15 years
• TeachesEditing, product photography, cinematography, wedding and kids photography

Kunal D.

Film & Video Editor, Script Writer and Film Educator

A commerce graduate and Apple-certified editor who began as an assistant editor on Hindi features, with 12 years of teaching.

• Experience15 years
• FilmsEdited the Marathi feature My Dear Yash (State Award nomination)
• AwardsBest Editor for the shorts Tea Time and Gray
• DirectorWrote and directed The Judgment Day and Life Recipe

Sachin Maurya

Senior Faculty — travel and product photography

A chemistry graduate who left the family business to shoot commercial products full time.

• TeachesTravel and product photography

Shrikant Bhelkar

Acting & Direction Faculty

BE, postgraduate in Journalism & Mass Communication, with a diploma in film editing.

• Experience15 years
• TelevisionAssociate Director for shows on Zee TV, Star Plus and Sahara Manoranjan

Deep K.

Guest Faculty — art director for films, TV, ad films and music videos

BFA, with a postgraduate degree in Art Direction from FTII Pune.

• Experience20 years
• FilmsAssistant Art Director on Baahubali; Associate Art Director on Shivaay, Jab Harry Met Sejal and Half Girlfriend
• Ad setsBritannia, Mahindra, Quaker Oats

Ben Zander

International Guest Faculty — fashion, portraiture and editorial

Bangkok-based creative director of Raw Productions.

• Experience15 years
• Based inBangkok, Thailand

Rakesh S.

Honorary Guest Faculty & Production Partner — fashion, portraiture and editorial

Production partner to FTP Institute.

• Experience20 years

Sandeep

Ad films and TV serials director

• Experience25 years

Zial Haque

Guest Faculty — digital video director & cinematographer