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O.P. Srivastava is a National Award–winning filmmaker, author, and cultural thinker whose work bridges the worlds of finance, mythology, and storytelling. After a distinguished career as a senior leader in technology-driven banking, he transitioned into cinema and writing to explore how narratives—ancient and contemporary—shape societies, institutions, and human behaviour.
His award-winning documentary Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli brought him national recognition and established his voice as a sensitive chronicler of Indian culture, parallel cinema, and artistic integrity. His body of work spans both fiction and non-fiction, engaging deeply with themes of environment, identity, spirituality, memory, and resilience. Notable documentaries such as Vanishing Vultures, Mangalachar, A Few Days More, What’s Your Story?, and The Dirty Sky reflect his sustained engagement with ecological concerns and social change, while fiction films like Missed Call and Banwari’s Mother reveal his interest in intimate, human-scale storytelling.
As an author, Srivastava has written widely across disciplines. His books include Life in Metaphors: Portraits of Girish Kasaravalli, Banking on Technology, Krishna Calling, and Pillars of Parallel Cinema, reflecting a rare synthesis of analytical thinking and cultural inquiry. His book Branding@Mythology draws on his lifelong study of mythology, behavioural science, and branding, arguing that ancient archetypes continue to shape modern brands, institutions, and consumer behaviour.
He is the founder of Reelism Films and Oorjaa, a platform dedicated to impact cinema and socially meaningful storytelling. Through Oorjaa, he collaborates with filmmakers, universities, cultural institutions, and global partners to explore cinema as a tool for reflection, dialogue, and social capital.
Based in Mumbai, O.P. Srivastava continues to write, teach, mentor, and make films—working at the intersection of tradition and modernity, logic and myth, commerce and culture—driven by a belief that stories, when told with integrity, can shape both conscience and community.
O.P. Srivastava is a National Award–winning filmmaker, author, and former banking leader whose work spans the worlds of finance, culture, and storytelling. After a distinguished career in technology-driven banking, he moved into filmmaking to explore narratives that shape society, directing documentaries on environment, identity, and human resilience. His award-winning film Life in Metaphors earned national acclaim and established his reputation as a thoughtful chronicler of Indian culture.
As the founder of Reelism Films and Oorjaa — a platform dedicated to impact cinema — he collaborates with institutions, universities, and global filmmakers to promote meaningful storytelling in the digital age.
A lifelong student of mythology and behavioural science, Srivastava brings a rare blend of analytical depth and narrative insight to his writing. Pillars of Parallel Cinema which is a retrospective of 50 path-breaking Hindi films made between the late 60s and mid-90s, when parallel cinema reigned in India. There is no single reason for selecting these 50 films – the primary criterion was that they were all made without the trappings of mainstream cinema and were driven more by passion than the power of money.
Branding@Mythology reflects his belief that ancient archetypes continue to shape modern brands, cultures, and consumer behaviour. He lives in Mumbai and continues to write, teach, and make films.