I am Achal Vohra, a filmmaker and film editor interested in stories that live in silences, gestures, and the fragile spaces of human connection. My films move between fiction, nonfiction, and experiment, always searching for intimacy and rhythm.
I studied Film Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi, and am currently pursuing an MFA in Film Editing at SRFTI Kolkata. Over the years, I’ve worked across short films, documentaries, and ads, including contributing to RV Ramani’s National Award-winning Oh That’s Bhanu. I have also conducted film workshops for people pursuing acting, filmmaking, and film studies, sharing my approach to cinema as both craft and inquiry.
Body of Work
Stories From a Friend
Documentary
During the COVID lockdown in Delhi, Akshat writes a poem and Achal films its recitation. What begins as a small idea becomes a documentation of friendship, shared time, and the stories Akshat always carries with him.
Untitled
Documentary
The protagonist embraces her legacy as she begins experimenting with pottery. The film follows her as she collects clay, shapes it with quiet patience, and reflects on whether the journey is about pottery or discovering herself.
Hands in Motion
Experimental Nonfiction
Shot at an Actors’ Workshop in Delhi, this film captures the subtle expressiveness of hands and how our bodies reveal emotions deeper than words can convey.
Daadu
Fiction
When Soumya visits her grandfather in the hospital, she discovers stories of Partition he never shared before. Between illness and memory, a new bond unfolds.
Milonga for Two
Fiction
Surbhi and Arambh navigate cycles of love, pain, and reconnection. As depression shadows their relationship, the film asks: is it harder to endure your own suffering, or to witness the person you love breaking apart beside you?
Seeking Jannat
Documentary
This film follows a journalist investigating the ground reality of ‘azadi’ in Kashmir, and a politician advocating Indian democracy, tracing lives, conflicts, and freedom.