Before getting trained in documentary filmmaking in Delhi, he was trained as an ethicist in London. He is currently directing a documentary film about Christian healing traditions in Goa. He is also researching for a documentary film about Seto community in an Estonian border village. He is the recipient of the “100 Friends” fellowship 2015 from the Estonian government. The Seventh Wish was Varun’s final film project at art school and has won two top awards including the best director award by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India at NSFA (National Students’ Film Awards) 2015. His other film At Khaala’s (2014) was broadcasted on Lok Sabha TV. Varun is a passionate traveler and has been lovingly making ikebana (traditional Japanese flower arrangements) in his free time for eight years now. Interview