Naman is a Mumbai-based filmmaker, writer, journalist and multimedia artist working across South Asia.

Exploring the intersections of culture and identity, Saraiya’s work moves across music, gender, mental health, politics, caste and class, technology and food. He is the director of Kya Bolta Bantai, which charts the rise of gully rap in India and a feature length exploration of India’s gun culture, part of a pan-Asia series for VICE World News, titled Point Blank.

Most recently, Naman directed My Daughter Joined a Cult for Discovery+, an award-winning 3 part docu-series investigating the crimes of Swami Nityananda.

Naman’s documentaries and photo work have been shown at various festivals across India and the world. His recent work, ‘this is a photo dump,’ created alongside Nikita Rana, was commissioned by St+art India Foundation for the Mumbai Urban Art Festival 2022-23.

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