Sudeep Sohni is a filmmaker, writer, and cultural practitioner based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He is the Founder-Director of Sudeep Sohni Films, an independent film production house, and Cinekari, an alternative platform dedicated to celebrating cinema and the arts. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, he is a distinctive voice in Central India’s independent cinema landscape. His multidisciplinary practice spans cinema, literature, and cultural exploration, engaging with themes of childhood, identity, cultural memory, and tradition through a sensitive, deeply personal artistic lens.

His latest fiction short film, Jaggu Aur Magahari, recently received international recognition, with its European premiere at the Indisches Film Festival Stuttgart (Germany) and its Italian premiere at the Film Festival della Lessinia, Bosco Chiesanuova (Italy), alongside prestigious Indian film festivals. The film premiered in India at the Kolkata International Children's Film Festival in January 2026, organized by the Government of West Bengal.

His acclaimed films include Tanishka (documentary feature, 2021) and Reminiscence of Gangaur (documentary short, 2023), both of which have traveled to film festivals across India, Germany, the USA, Bangladesh, and the Caribbean. Tanishka was nominated for the German Star of India at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart (Germany) in 2022. Reminiscence of Gangaur is recognized as the first film in the Nimari dialect to receive international screenings. Both the films were subsequently acquired for international distribution and released on Heritage – the OTT platform of The Archaeology Channel (USA). Thus, Sudeep became the first and only filmmaker from Madhya Pradesh to have films internationally distributed on the platform, establishing a notable milestone for independent filmmaking from the state and bringing regional storytelling to a global audience.

His Hindi poetry collection Manthar Hoti Prarthana received the Vagishwari Puraskar in 2025 from Madhya Pradesh Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. His monograph Sahitya, Cinema aur Samay, explores the relationship between literature, cinema, and time. He also contributes regularly to newspapers and literary journals. A former pre-jury member of the Screenwriters Association Awards, he also conducts filmmaking workshops and lectures at academic institutions.

Rooted in Bhopal, Sudeep remains committed to nurturing independent voices and creating meaningful, craft-driven cinema that inspires, questions, and endures.