Lover Of Cinema - Manoj Soren

"Growing up as a kid in the small mining township Tensa, a lot of my time was consumed by watching Hindi films on Doordarshan, Star Gold and pirated VCDs. Little did I know, this was going to become my life later. 

In High School, I used to write fiction stories on my notebook and read it to my English teacher and at this time, my father brought home a Nikon Coolpix L120 for our family trip and that was the turning point of my life. With that 21x zoom, I realized how human emotions can be captured in an image. I joined a photography club in Rourkela, exhibited my pictures and won some prizes. 

After having a fluctuating academic career, I got into the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film And Television Institute, which guided my steps towards storytelling. Telling a story and connecting with the audience were dreams that I envisaged. Currently, I am pursuing Cinema. The bigger goal is not to make a big film, but a film that stays with the audience, even after a long time." - Manoj Soren.