Directing
Jai Batra
September 21, 1999New Delhi, India
Jai Batra is an Indian writer-director based in New Delhi and the founder of Jai Vheeru Motion Pictures. His films blend emotional intimacy with cinematic lyricism, exploring behaviour, longing, memory and human connection. His short Paharganj to Phuket (2026) won Best Short Film at the Mumbai International Film Awards and Best Indian Competition – Short Film at the Rameshwaram International Film Festival, and is an official selection of Utsav International Film Festival. The Meeting Point (2025) won at Mei International Film Festival and was selected at Ahmedabad, West Bengal and Alibag. His latest short, HOMEMADE (2026), which he wrote, directed, produced, shot, edited and scored, is on its festival run. Alongside narrative work, he directs fashion and commercial films.
