Amit Golani

Amit Golani is one of the most famous Indian scriptwriter and director. He is also known as Golu and Golani. He is very popular for directing web series that have gained fame amongst the youngsters. Amit was born and brought up in Indore, India. Currently, he resides in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has done his schooling from the Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, in Indore. Amit is a graduate in Engineering. He did his graduation from one of the extremely prestigious institutes- the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. He was fascinated with this field of direction and writing.  Soon, after completing his graduation, he went on for ventures and tried his luck in this industry.

Amit began his career in the year 2008, as an assistant director. Initially, he started by pitching the shows to the youth channels in India. However, being selected twice, it got rejected. Amit is now associated with TVF and is doing exceedingly well. He never thought he would work for web series. He is known to have directed some brilliant web series like The Making of, in the year 2014, Barely Speaking with Arnab in 2014, TVF Pitchers in 2015, Humorously Yours in 2016, and Cubicles in the year 2019.

Two of his shows have gained worldwide recognition. His two series got ranked in the top five most-watched web series in the world. It is such a huge achievement.

Before entering this field, he faced opposition from his family. Being an IIT graduate, everyone wanted him to secure his career. But his determination and passion made him took this decision. He says in a talk show that initial days were a bit struggling when he ran out of money. But, being an IItian, he didn’t suffer much. He advises every aspiring filmmaker that one should always keep up a backup plan. So, in case if the stars don’t favor, one can use up the backup plane.