Aranya is an Indian filmmaker based out of Mumbai. He studied Direction at FTII, Pune in India. He went on to assist Imtiaz Ali and Patrick Graham as an Associate Director & Director’s Assistant. He has directed five short films, of which ‘Songs for Babasaheb’ and ‘Chait’ have screened at Mumbai International Film Festival, Signs Film Festival and Jaffna Film Festival. In 2021, his film ‘Saaya’ was selected as a ‘Film Bazaar Recommends’ project. He was a participant and grant winner in the Museum of Imagined Futures Impact Fellowship Program in 2023.