Parag Patanwala

Parag Patanwala is an Indian director and television & media broadcast professional. He completed his diploma in TV Production & Broadcasting at Conway School of Broadcasting in 2001. He is a television and media professional with over twenty years of experience in directing & creating television shows and various video formats. He specializes in directing live and on-ground events and studio-based multi-cam shows, live sports, award shows, game and dance shows, chat and travel shows, corporate events, concerts, documentary films, and on-location formats.

Parag Patanwala started his career as a video editor at Cinema Vision India & Various in Mumbai for two years (Aug 2001 – 2003). He was responsible for editing videos, documentary films, voice dubbing, and non-fiction television shows using Nonlinear editing software and assisting senior editors in big projects. His projects include Best of Surabhi – a travelogue series aired on Star Plus, Bhoomi – a non-fictional environmental series on DD Metro; My Banjara Diary – a documentary film on Banjaran tribes; Not Just a Point – a film on ancient medicine of South India, and The Kinnaurs – a film on community from Himachal Pradesh.

 Parag Patanwala then worked as a studio director & show producer at CBN Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. for over seven months (May 2004 – Jun 2011). He was responsible for show formatting, producing regular episodes & content as per telecast deadlines, creative thinking, directing studio shoots, script writing, and others. He was a television studio director for “Khushi Ki Duniya," aired on Sony & SAB TV. He directed promos, segments for non-profit organizations, and music videos for regional shows. He was a supervising show producer for "Ek Nayee Zindagi," a Hindi daily show aired on Star Plus. He worked as a segment director & writer for "Solutions," an English weekly magazine show aired on ZEE Cafe.

Parag Patanwala has also worked as an associate creative director (Pre & Post production) at Colosseum Media Pvt Ltd/ Optimystix Entertainment for two years (Sep 2011 – Aug 2013). His primary responsibilities were creative thinking & brainstorming for television shows, creating show flow & episodic run orders, entire supervision of post-production, and others. He also worked closely with creative directors in formatting the show. He was an associate creative director for Ford Ecosport Urban, a non-fiction reality travelogue series in 2013.

As an associate creative director & reality head, he worked on the dance and game show "Aapka Sapna Humaara Apna," which aired on Zee TV. He also worked in the show "Mallika E Kitchen" in the seasons 3 & 4. He was a creative senior producer for Master Chef India Season 3 show, which aired on Star Plus. Parag Patanwala has been working as a television director since Jan 2011. He worked in several television shows such as "Sa Re Ga Ma Lil Champs," aired on Zee TV, "The Spotlight," aired on E Networks; "Emerging Voices," aired on E Networks; " Power Couple A Colosseum India Production show “Power Couple” i >> Read More... ," aired on Sony Entertainment, “Sab Khelo Sab Jeeto" game show aired on SAB TV and many more.

He also worked on live events, including the South Indian International Film Awards in Singapore, Medscape Awards, Action Jackson – a film promotional event, Umeed Ki Nayi Dhun – a live musical event in Dubai, various Holi & Diwali events for ZEE & SONY TV, and many others. He was a live studio director for " Celebrity Cricket League Celebrities like actors Playing Cricket is known a >> Read More... " season 6 regional channels. He also worked as a live producer for "Badminton Asia Championship" for Asian Networks.