Based out of Mumbai, India, Aditya Seth has been associated with the Indian media since 1986.  He is an independent Short & Documentary Film Maker with a sound grounding in Theatre & Music and has been involved in the making of Short Films & TV programmes in all genres for national as well as international audiences. It is his dream to be able to create a culture & environment for Independent Short & Documentary Film making in the Indian sub-continent, sans prejudice or censorship.

Aditya’s versatility of talent is clearly visible in the over 500 projects he has designed and shaped as Producer/ Writer/ Director / Editor/ Consultant/ Voice Over artist. His portfolio is defined by Documentaries, Corporate Films, News Magazines, TV shows, Tele- Serials, Public Service Announcements, Audio Visuals, Television Commercials, Live Events, CD Roms & Radio Production.

Some of Aditya’s critically acclaimed documentaries include Bahadur: The Accidental Brave A documentary on nepalese labour migration to Mumbai and HIV, Youth and Future: The Indian Spectrum; Ek Paristhithi, a scathing indictment of the child labour problem in India (for Doordarshan); Learning to Live, a documentary on Life Skills Education for Unicef;  Paritap, the first ever 30 minute documentary on the sexual abuse of children in India (for the Dept. of Women and Child Development, Govt. Of India);  Toxic Trespass an in depth analysis of hazardous waste, it’s abuse, impact & it’s management; A Silent Revolution, a documentary for the SAARC Conference on Rural Sanitation for UNICEF and An Experience of a Hindu Temple: a documentary on the festival of Shivaratri for The Asia Society, New York.

His work for Television includes Writing, Direction & Editing of Tele-serials & Soap-operas such as Koi Aur Indradhanush for Eagle Video Films; Kaamyabi for Adakar; Kya yehi pyar hai for BiTV; Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli for Balaji Telefilms; Mime a Rhyme (a children’s show) for Srishti Videotec; PEHLI KIRAN, a daily morning breakfast show, “live magazine format” for Sahara TV; the thrillers Raaz & Kagaar for Sahara Manoranjan & Crime Patrol for Sony Entertainment Television & A Food Show entitled “Sanjeev Kapoor’s Kitchenfor Food Food Channel.   

Adtiya has Written, Produced, Directed & Edited Television commercials, AVs, Promos & Corporate Films & Documentaries for Agencies such as Lowe Lintas, Mudra & Contract Advertising & for clients such as Maruti Udyog Ltd, CII, UPFC, Australian Fashion Framework, Red & White, Modi Entertainment Network, HLL, P&G, Sriram Honda, Pearl Polymers Ltd., Asian Sky Shop, TSN, Eureka Forbes, Jaipan, Sumeet, Indiantelevision.com, GTZ, INDAL, Raymond, Reliance, Beil, LIC, Pogo, Bayer Group, NCR, Zentrend & Aditya Birla Retail, Rich Foods, Teach For India.

Aditya is a founder member of Vikalp: Films For Freedom & was the Treasurer of the Indian Documentary Producers Association from 2004 -’08.