directors

rishav rastogi

Rishav is a co-founder at Cellar Door and heads everything creative.

He has directed most of the 300+ films Cellar Door has produced and has written many of them himself, including two Abby-award winning films.
In his early hobbyist days, Rishav wrote and directed 2 feature films and a few shorts, which lend him both embarrassment and pride. He also produced and acted in several theatre productions across various cities.
The creativity has not been limited to just arts though. He is an engineer by education, has an industrial family roots and invented new forms of rubber technology for his family business which are now world renowned.

Rishav believes in purpose-led advertising and detests videos that end up doing nothing for the brand. No matter how funny or well-produced they are.

rajat mehtani

Rajat and Cellar Door have been regulars. And for good reason.

He comes with a great amount of ad-world pedigree and has directed many unique and special films, and a lot of them have been with some major stars.

Rajat has been working in advertising since 2014. A former senior creative director, the film-maker has since directed campaigns across brands such as Netflix, Samsung, NBA, Hotstar, OnePlus, Prime Video, HUL, Oppo, and many more. His directorial style is predicated on combining strong story-telling with a compelling visual aesthetic, across TV spots, digital content and music videos.