NILANJAN BHATTACHARYA

Head of Production

Mr. Bhattacharya is currently working as a Creative Director & Head Production at Artemisia’s studio “ACAD Studios” and has experience of 12 years working in the animation industry. He has worked on one of the best animation projects of the country including TV Series as well as feature films. He started his career as a Flash Animator, Rigging Artist, Lipsync Artist on the animated Sterioscopic feature film ‘Krishna Aur Kans’. He then worked at Metaphor Studios as a senior Flash animator on ‘Mahisasur Mardini (Devi Durga)’. He has also worked in Majic N Colors entertainment studio in Hyderabad on ‘Shaktiman’. He also worked at Hitech Film And Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. as a 2d Animation Supervisor, Content Developer for various 2d Projects. Other projects Mr. Bhattacharya has worked on include ‘Kakababu And Santu Adventures’, ‘Kisna Series’, ‘Sholay Adventures’, ‘Gaju Bhai’, ‘Thomas Edison Secret Lab’, ‘Astra Force’, ‘Bal Ganesh’, ‘Prince Jay Daamdaar Veeru’, ‘Jholmaal’, ‘Bajrangi’ & many more. We are very lucky to have him on our team & we hope he can prepare our students to work on high level international projects in the animation industry.

SANJOY CHAKROBARTY

Pre-production Artist & Classical Animator

Mr. Sanjoy is a professional Pre-Production artist & a classical animator. He is also trained in cinematography & filmmaking. He has been trained under famous animator like Mr. Denis Deegan, Mr. Arnab De & Mr. Hirek Sha. He has worked in many top studios of the country like Toonz, Famous House of Animation, Surinder Films, etc. He is very proficient in storyboarding, character designing, BG layout & classical animation. He is a great asset to our team for preparing our students at production level.

Raja Ravi Chandra Prasad

Game Director 

Mr. Raja has an impressive and diverse background in the game development industry. His roles as an Unreal Authorized Instructor, Game Director, and Project Manager demonstrate a wealth of experience in overseeing and guiding game development projects. His responsibilities cover the entire project lifecycle, from pre-production to post-production, indicating a comprehensive understanding of game design and development. His career, which began in 2013, has allowed him to accumulate a wide range of skills and experiences within the game development field. His collaboration with numerous indie game studios highlights his adaptability and ability to work in different settings. Raja has held roles such as game developer, game designer, level designer, and game tester, showcasing his versatility within the industry. Additionally, Raja possesses expertise in various aspects of game development, including game writing, level writing, and non-linear story crafting. This suggests a well-rounded skill set that encompasses both technical and creative aspects of game development. Raja’s current projects reflect his ongoing commitment to staying up-to-date with industry trends and technologies. His involvement in 2D, 3D, and VR game projects, as well as his work in environmental design and animated short film creation, demonstrates a willingness to explore different facets of interactive entertainment and storytelling. Furthermore, his proficiency in software tools such as Unreal Engine, Unity, 3DS Max, Substance Designer, Photoshop, and Illustrator indicates a strong technical foundation. Additionally, his programming skills in C# and extensive knowledge of game development underscore his ability to work on the technical aspects of game creation. We are proud to have him as Head of the Department of Game Design in our college & we hope with his experience and skills he can guide our students to have a promising future in the gaming industry.

RAKHI CHAVHAN

Professional Game Developer

Ms. Rakhi is a very skilled professional game developer. She has worked as a Unity, Unreal, Android & J2ME game developer for both 2D & 3D Games. She has extensive work experience as a senior game developer & team lead in various gaming companies. She has a deep understating of game design & development pipeline & is proficient in languages like C, C++, Core J2SE, Android, J2ME, PHP, C#. We are very lucky to have her on our team as game development faculty.

YAMINI VERMA

Head, Department of Fashion Design

Ms. Yamini is a senior Fashion Designer with more than 10 years of industry experience. She has worked as design head in many fashion design studios like Black Onyx, Design House, Mirage Design Studio, etc. She has successfully done exhibitions & handled embroidery, pattern making and stitching garments with clean finish for Paris based designer Parul Bhargava who is a Lakme Fashion Week Designer which were worn by famous celebrities like Sonam Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Swara Bhaskar. etc. She is also involved in designing traditional and western wear with all kind of embroidery for both male & female clients. She has deep knowledge of Tie-Dye, Block Print, Batik Print used on various kinds of fabric like Malmal, Chanderi, Maheshwari and Crepe Silk, Fashion Illustration, Fashion Garment Making, Periodic Costumes, Color Themes and Textile Designing etc. for Entertainment & Retailing. We are honored to have her on our team & we hope our students have a successful career under her guidance.

Prabhu Das

Professional Game Developer

Mr. Prabhu Das is a senior game developer  from Hyderabad with more than 10 years of experience. He has completed his B.Tech from JNTU. He has worked in multiple studios in multiple studios as a senior game developer on 2D, 3D & VR/AR games.  He is proficient in softwares like  Unity 3D, Cocos2d UI, Vuforia, Firebase, etc.. He has a deep understating of game design & development pipeline & is proficient in languages like  C++, C#, Javascript & MySQL. We are very lucky to him on our team as a full time game development faculty & hope his experience guides students to become industry ready game development professionals.

Venkatadri C

Professional Game Artist

Mr. Venkat is a very skilled professional game & concept artist. He has done his BFA in Sculpture post which he joined the gaming industry as a concept & pre-production artist. He has a combined teaching & industry experience of more than 6 Years. He is adept in softwares like Photoshop, Illustrator, ZBrush, etc. He is also very skilled with manual illustrations, character design & is very passionate about teaching. He is handling the pre-production pipeline in 2D Games at our college & we are very happy to have him on our team.

GOURAV PALIWAL

Professional VFX Artist

Mr. Gourav is a very talented VFX artist with an industry experience of more than 9 years. He has worked in top production studios of the country like 24 Media Films Pvt. Ltd, Prime Focus, etc. He is very proficient in softwares like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere pro, After Effects, Fusion, Nuke, PF Track, Real Flow, Fume Effects, Mocha & Silhouette. He has worked on movies like Inception, Green Lantern, Harry Potter 7, Ra One, STar Wars 2nd & 3rd, Age of Tomorrow, Wizard of Oz, Men in Black 3, Seventh Sun, etc in production studios as a Stereo Compositing Artist, CG Head, etc. We are happy to have him with us and we hope he can use his extensive industry experience for the benefit of our students pursuing a career in VFX.

Mahima Soni

Professional Architect

Mrs. Mahima Soni is a talented designer & architect who has done her Bachelor of Architecture from the prestigious Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune. She has extensive working experience on architectural projects & has worked in multiple architectural firms &  under senior architects like Archaids, Aadarshila, etc. She is currently working as the principal designer in her own firm & is working on multiple high end residential & commercial projects. We are proud to have her as a faculty for Interior Design in our college & we hope with her experience and skills she can guide our students to have a promising future in the industry.

RITESH VERMA

Professional 3D Artist

Mr. Ritesh is a highly skilled professional 3D Modelling & Texturing Artist. He has an extensive industry experience of more than seven years. He has worked in PRAHALAD MOTION PICTURE as a lead modelling & texturing artist. He has also worked as a Team Lead in animation studios like Sterling Pixels & JSM Digital Studios. He is very skilled in both organic & inorganic modelling & on softwares like Maya & Z-Brush. We are lucky to have him on our team as he can use his experience to make the students industry ready.

Shreyasi Khandwe

Fashion Designer (NIFT)

Ms. Shreyasi Khandwe is a very talented Fashion Designer. She has done her B.Des in Fashion Design from NIFT.  She has worked in multiple companies across India as a head designer. She is also running her own label. She has a strong command on merchandising. We are very happy to have her on our team & hope her industry experience & expertise will benefit our students.

Dilip Singh Tomar

Professional 3D Animator

Mr. Dilip Singh Tomar is a very talented & senior 3D Animator with more than 14 years of industry experience. He has worked as a 3D Animator in top animation studios of the country such as Lightrooste Entertainment, Relic Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., etc. He has worked on both national & international projects such as YOKO, MONKART, COMMIE BABIE, Swan princess & many more. He is proficient in both 3Ds Max & Maya. We are very happy to have him on our team & we hope he can get our students ready to work on top 3D Animation projects in the country.

RITU LAHOTI

MFA (Specialisation in Creative Painting)

Ms. Lahoti is a very talented painter & caricature artist. She has done her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting & Master of Fine Arts in Creative Painting. She has showcased her work in various exhibitions in various cities across the country. She has even been awarded the Meera Kala Award. Other than painting she has an expertise in caricatures & illustrations and has done professional work for various publications & newspapers. We are proud to have her with us and we hope she can put to use her various talents for the benefit of our students.

Ayushi Jangalwa

Architect, Masters of Urban Management

Ms. Ayushi Jangalwa is an experienced architect who has done her Bachelors of Architecture from the prestigious NIT, Bhopal & Masters of Urban Management from the prestigious CEPT, Ahmedabad. She has worked in multiple architectural firms & has extensive experience of working on multiple residential, commercial, hospitality & institutional projects from conceptualization till final handovers.  We are lucky to have her as a faculty for Interior Design in our college. We hope her experience & skill is an asset for our interior design students.

SUSMITA BISWAS

Professional Background & Concept Artist

Ms. Susmita is a very talented artist specializing in animation concept art, backgrounds & layout. She herself has a Bachelor of Fin Arts & Master of Fine Arts Degree. She is very skilled in both manual & digital concept art, backgrounds & layout. She has extensive work & teaching experience as a concept & background artist in various animation studios, companies & institutes. She is adept in softwares like Photoshop, Animate CC, Illustrator & Corel Draw. She handles the pre-production part for BG & Layout & we are glad to have her on our team.

PARITOSH SAINI

MFA (Specialisation in Creative Painting)

Mr. Saini is a young and talented artist. He has earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) in Painting and Master of Fine Art (MFA) degree with specialisation in creative painting. He also owns a Diploma in 3D Animation. Even at a young age he is showing great potential as he got Critic Award for short animated film “A SMALL WISH” in Bangalore film festival 2014. He is proficient in 3D MAX, MAYA, Adobe Photoshop, Premere, After Effects, etc. He has worked as a pre production & production faculty and has been teaching numerous students Painting, Drawing & Sketching for the last 4 years. Very popular amongst students, Paritosh Sir infuses creative energy into young students who adore him for his extraordinary teaching abilities, knowledge & expertise.

Gourav Soni

MFA (Specialisation in Sculpture)

Gourav Soni is a young & talented sculptor who has done his Bachelors of Fine Arts & Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Govt Fine Arts College, Gwalior. Not only he is an amazing sculptor who can make models in different mediums like Clay, Stone, POP & Paper Mesh but also is a very skilled artist. He has won first prize in many sculpting competitions. He is also a talented sitar player & has qualified UGC NET. We are glad to have him on our team to train our design students in clay modelling for animation at a professional level.

Avani Mittal

Fashion Designer & Illustrator

Nikita is a young & talented fashion designer & digital fashion illustrator. She has done her graduation in Fashion Design. Post her graduation she has been working as a professional illustrator & production manager. She is very skilled in hand drawn fashion illustration. She also has a strong command on digital fashion illustration on photoshop & illustrator, creating 3D garments on Clo3D & surface development. Currently she is teaching our Fashion Design students manual, 3D & digital illustration & we are glad to have her on our team.

KRITI SINGH DHIR

M.Des Interior & Furniture Design

Mrs. Kriti is an talented designer who has done her Bachelors in Interior Design & Masters in Interior & Furniture Design. She has worked on several residential, commercial & hospitality projects. She is also skilled in softwares like AutoCAD, Sketchup & InDesign. . She is also running her own Interior Design firm by the name of Paper Planes Design Studio under which she has many ongoing personal projects. Currently she is a part of our team at ACAD as a faculty for Interior Design. We are grateful to have someone like her with her skills in both Interior & Furniture Design in our faculty team.

Akash Bhati

MFA in Painting

Akash Bhati is a talented artist who has done his BFA & MFA with specialization in Painting from Govt. Institute of Fine Arts Indore. He has received many prizes for his work. He has participated & exhibited his work in numerous art camps, collections & exhibitions all over the state. Currently he is sharing his expertise with our design & fine arts students to hone their skills in the foundation year.

Mritunjay Varun

Professional Concept Artist 

Mr. Mritunjay Varun  is an extremely talented concept artist who has done his BFA in Animation. He has worked in multiple animation studios as a background, storyboard & concept artist.  He is also an official force figure drawing instructor & has taught both national & international students. He has also conducted numerous workshops teaching force drawing. His drawings were even featured in Force Animal drawing 10th anniversary edition. He has exceptional drawing skills & a very strong command on human anatomy. Currently he is sharing his expertise with our animation & game design students.

Mahima Katiwal

MFA in Painting

Ms. Mahima Katiwal is a young & talented artist who has done her BFA & MFA with specialization in Painting from Govt. Institute of Fine Arts Indore. Se has received many prizes for her work  & has  participated & exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions. Currently she is handling the foundation program of our design students & advance level painting of our fine art students.

Dinesh Selod

Visual Development Game Artist

Mr. Dinesh Selod is a young & talented game artist who has done his B.Des in Animation. Post his graduation he worked in the animation industry as the Lead Background Artist in studios like Reliance Animation. He has worked on multiple TV Series like Golmaal, Little SIngham, Bhaiyyaji Balwan, Bapu, Jholmaal, etc. After working few years in the animation industry he moved to the gaming industry & was working in Vincell Studios, Bangalore as a game artist. He is very skilled in creating digital concept art, game assets, levels,  etc. & also has a very good understating of the game art & design pipeline. Currently he is working on multiple freelance projects in the gaming industry & is also working as a full time faculty for the game art department in our college. We are lucky to have him on our team.

Utkarsh Tagde

Professional Architect

Mr. Utkarsh Tagde is an experienced architect with more than 9 years of professional experience. He has worked in multiple architectural firms & has extensive experience of working on multiple residential & commercial projects.  He is currently working as the principal architect in his own architectural & interior design firm & doing numerous projects in his firm. We are delighted to have him as a faculty for Interior Design in our college & he is currently sharing his knowledge, experience & live projects to the students.

Rahul S

Professional Game Designer

Mr. Rahul  is an engineer who did his training in Toonz Media to become a game designer. He has worked on multiple games in various studios across the country as a game developer. He has also worked on many AR/VR games as well. He has a strong command on Unity & Unreal Game Engines & is also very good at level design. Currently he training our game design students in level design & VR game design & development.

Dikshit Patel

Professional Architect

Mr. Dikshit Patel is an experienced architect who has done his Bachelors of Architecture . He has worked in multiple architectural firms in Delhi, Bangalore & Gujarat & has extensive experience of working on multiple high end residential, commercial, retail stores, schools & urban development projects.  He is currently also running his own architectural & interior design firm in which he is working on multiple high end residential projects, cafes & hotels. We are lucky to have him as a faculty for Interior Design in our college & he is currently sharing his knowledge, experience & live projects to the students.

RUCHITA PALIWAL

Professional Game Developer

Mrs. Ruchita is a professional game developer. She has worked as a Unity & Android game developer for both 2D & 3D Games. She has extensive work experience as a game developer & has worked on numerous mobile games. She h is proficient in languages like Pascal, C++, Visual Basic, JAVA, Objective C. Currently she is teaching development to our game design  students & guiding them in their final game projects.

GAURAV NIDARIYA

Professional Architect

Mr. Gaurav Nidariya is an experienced architect who has done his Bachelors of Architecture & Masters of Architecture as well. He has worked in multiple architectural firms & has extensive experience of working on multiple residential, commercial, townships & govt projects.  He is currently also running his own architectural & interior design firm & doing numerous projects in his firm. We are lucky to have him as a faculty for Interior Design in our college & he is currently sharing his knowledge, experience & live projects to the students.

Rishi Ranjan

Storyboard & Illustration Artist

Mr. Rishi Ranjan is a young & talented artist who has done his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation. He has worked in animation production in Delhi & currently he is doing on hire work as a storyboard & character artist for multiple animation studios across the country.  He is also a skilled professional portrait artist. He is currently working as one of the full time faculties at our college teaching the foundation year of animation department. We are happy to have him on our team.

Salman Mansuri

Professional Architectural 3D Visualizer

Mr. Salman Mansuri has done his Bachelors in Interior Design & is currently working in the industry as a 3D Visualizer for Interior & Architectural projects. He has worked in multiple firms & has extensive experience of creating 3D Visualizations for Architectural & Interior Design Projects.  He has a strong command on softwares like AutoCAD, 3Ds Max, Photoshop & Google Sketchup. He is teaching our interior design students 3D Visualization so students can convert their design projects into high quality 3D renders & create virtual walkthroughs.

Shivam Arzare

2D Background & Visual Development Artist

Mr. Shivam Arzare is a young & talented artist who has done his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation. He has worked in multiple animation production studios like Reliance Animation, etc as a Layout & Background Artist. He has worked on many commercial TV Series like Little Singham, Jholmaal, etc.  Currently he is working as a freelancer 2D background artist for multiple studios across the country.  He is currently working as one of the full time faculties at our college teaching digital art in the animation department. We are happy to have him on our team.