Dhruv Deshpande

About Dhruv Deshpande

I\'m a freelance writer based in Mumbai, working since the past 10 years. I\'ve written various non fiction and fiction shows, both branded and non-branded, for OTT, TV and live events, across various genres.I\'ve written various shows on OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Voot, YouTube, Zee5 and Vu Clip - including fiction and non fiction. I\'ve also written reality shows/talk shows on TV such as Koffee with Karan, Queens of Comedy, On Air With AIB, Bingo Comedy Adda, Dance with Me, and digital shows such as The Brand New Show On Netflix, Feet up with the stars, Bigg Buzz, Vanity Diaries, No Filter Neha, What The Duck, Midnight Misadventures, Cheers to That with Janice and more. I was the head writer on the successful One Mic Stand on Amazon Prime. I\'ve also written promos/promotional event scripts for various shows such as Family Man, Laakhon Mein ek, Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, and the movie Dear Zindagi. I\'ve written four fictional web series - What The Folks on Youtube, Brochara on Voot (Season 4 and Season 2 respectively), an e gaming fictional series and a dramedy mini-series (the latter two are under production).I\'ve also worked on shows around sports such as EIC Offisde Buds (a world cup special), One Tip One Hand (IPL special on Hotstar), What the Duck; and news based shows such as EIC Outrage and On Air With AIB. I\'ve also worked on sketches, writing projects and campaigns for various brands with companies such as Scoopwhoop, All India Bakchod, Weirdass Comedy and East India Comedy, and written scripts for brands such as Flipkart, Amazon, Rebtel, Bumble and recently for the digital launch of Oppo Reno 6 with Rajiv Makhni and Kenny Sebastian; I\'ve also written promos for various shows on Amazon Prime and MXplayer. I wrote an interactive quiz show \"Fake or not\" and Big Buzz challenge on Flipkart, and a quiz for Film Companion. I\'ve written branded web series such as Dell Youniverse creators on Youtube, Bingo Comedy Adda on Star, Offside Buds for Budweiser, Dating these days for Bumble, Deccan Beats for Skoda, etc. I\'ve written live events such as GQ awards, ET Startup awards, ET Great Place To Work Awards, Filmfare Technical Awards, Lux Golden Star Awards, Critics Choice Awards, Masala Awards, and events for corporates such as Motilal Oswal and more. Detailed profile with work links on email.

Experience

1. Writer for the Gq Style and Culture Awards 2020

   Condé Nast

   Jan 2020 — Present

Education

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Master of Business Administration (MBA) and BPharm., Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2010 — 2015