Neel Soni

An extended cut for @whatevrfanzine issue 13 BREATH Shot in Paris earlier this year. Director and DOP 🫡 Sound Designer: @vantinmusic Colorists: @metegultiken Production: @ridburman Stylist: @mirey.enverova Stylist Assistant: @marie_soares Make up Artist: @ekaterina.mignery Hair Stylist: @hiromi_nishinaka Talent: @movimentidali @laura_g_burman @girlmgmt Film processing: @andecfilm Shot on: @kodak_shootfilm

Babli by Night. My debut documentary. Longlisted for the 2025 Student BAFTA Awards. The sole film on the list from India. Special shoutout to @sayyamkhanna_ and @shubhydoobiedoo for coming in so clutch with this trailer. 🫶🏽 @baftaus @bafta

For @rkivecity digital debut @milanfashionweek AW2025 Presenting @arkivum : Ramathra Rajasthan. A yearning for the wild, A desire to be free, To return to a more natural life, To find my way back home. Members of the Ramathra conservation team were selected to model the clothes. Among them Hetram Singh, expert wildlife tracker and original member of the fort restoration team, Pyar Singh, former shepherd and now a key member of the community conservation model, and Brahm Singh, a student from a local village who partakes in sustainable grazing practices. The guiding principle of the fort lies in protecting the 150 acres of community land and conserving the rich wildlife that occupies it. The result is a thriving ecosystem, where humans and nature coexist harmoniously. Singh affirms “in an era of climate emergency, creating innovative, sustainable livelihoods in remote areas is vital for the survival of our planet’s last wild spaces”. Film by me! Special Thanks: @vikramvalluri Sound Design: Sanche Oisín Ramírez Consulting Editor: @czarhazar Assistants: Mayitrei Dalvi and Shilpa Talikoti Cast: Pyaar Singh, Hetram, Udit Chandrapal, Mayurdhwaj Rathore Production: Mayurdhwaj Rathore and Ramathra Fort Lighting Team: Muskaan Lights

Machine Movements Pratap x Neel Soni A hypnotic dive into the rhythms of night shift labour, the film transforms repetition into something almost dreamlike, where machines and the human body begin to blur. Creative Director: @rajeshpratapsinghworks Director: @_neelsoni Performed by: @demonindia_khatarnaak Director of Photography: @abhinaykmr Music: @valentinthomasmusic AC: @neerajdayal_ DA: @aryamanmaheshwari VFX: @vidhukota

In Motion: Machine Movements dir. Neel Soni ⁠ ⁠ Captured on 16mm Bolex film on the outskirts of New Delhi, dancer Deepu Rawat roams the textile factory of designer Rajesh Pratap Singh after dark, framing a site of production as a landscape for fantasy and curiosity 🧵⁠ ⁠ Exploring how imagination can exist inside systems designed to be efficient, repetitive, and controlled, his jolting movements carry a state of play to a routine environment, finding space to dream within the mundane ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to watch the full film on NOWNESS 🎬⁠ ⁠ Director @_neelsoni ⁠ DP @abhinaykmr ⁠ Music @valentinthomasmusic ⁠ Assisted by @aryamanmaheshwari ⁠ Performed by @demonindia_khatarnaak ⁠

NEW! Translating industrial gestures into human movement, Indian director Neel Soni and cinematographer Abhinay Pandit interpret the rhythms and activity of a factory at night for the short dance film ‘Machine Movements’ 🛠️⁠ ⁠ Captured on 16mm Bolex film on the outskirts of New Delhi, dancer Deepu Rawat roams the textile factory of designer Rajesh Pratap Singh after dark, framing a site of production as a landscape for fantasy and curiosity ⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to watch the full film on NOWNESS 🎬⁠ ⁠ Director @_neelsoni ⁠ DP @abhinaykmr ⁠ Music @valentinthomasmusic ⁠ Assisted by @aryamanmaheshwari ⁠ Performed by @demonindia_khatarnaak ⁠

Khadi for @fdciofficial @kvicindia Director: 🫡 Producer: @aparnamangalam Director of Photography: @swaraj_sriwastav Line Producer: @siva_line_production Stylist: @cha.loni Associate Producer: @bhagya_ahir DA: @aryamanmaheshwari AC: @ramanaidu.dp Camera Team: Pramod and Shyam Focus Puller: Sonu Production Assistants: Jiten Chavda and Dhrutik Chavda Location: @vankar_vishram_valji Editor: @vidhukota Original Score: @theotherme.tom Colourist: @yashsoni.color Cast: Little girl: Aradhya VO Artist: @syahiunboxed Cast Unit: 1) Virbai Samat Mangariya 2) Dhanibai Devji Siju 3) jeevabau Khimji Kharet 4) Umarsinh Velji Manodhiya 5) Rajesh Harji Siju 6) Dinesh Vishram Siju 7) Navneet Ramji Siju Clothes and Fabrics from: Naresh Siju @vankar_vishram_valji

@kartikresearch for @lvmhprize Director: 🫡 Music: @lapganlapgan DOP: @pancham.ha_ DA: @aryamanmaheshwari Editor: @vidhukota

For @towards.ig They will be presenting their Fall Winter 2026 collection in Paris from the 20th to the 25th of January. As part of the presentation, a film we created, and installations will run throughout the week at their showroom. They wanted to observe the collection outside controlled settings and see the clothes on real people, in a real environment. We chose the Changthang region. At altitudes reaching 5,500 metres, it’s one of the harshest environments with human settlements. We spent time with nomadic communities learning and observing their daily lives. These are excerpts from behind the scenes of that process. A massive thank you to the team which made this possible. We look forward to sharing this with all of you. Happy New Year! @towards.ig @divyam @saysha.chopra @abhinaykmr @bardo_odyssey @aryamanmaheshwari @riturajnabiyal

For @rkivecity @royalenfield @mayocollegeofficial with @pachojaipur This film documents a shared legacy between Mayo College and Royal Enfield, built on continuity. Using post-consumer textiles from the school’s own archives, along with discarded trunks and furniture, we assembled a temporary structure a space where memory became material again. This partnership is about reimagining how heritage can be used, repaired, and carried forward with intent. The school project An rkivecity film More to come… Directors: 🫡 and @vikramvalluri Sound: @theflutester @kawabrassband_

Light drifts through your fingers, like a breath you almost forget you’re taking. A quiet pause between motion and stillness. Issue 13 explores BREATH — how it warms, how it grounds, how it lights us from within. A soft invitation to pause… and let the world flow through you.     Creative Director @laura_g_burman Director and DOP @_neelsoni Sound Designer @valentinthomasmusic Colorists @metegultiken Production @ridburman   Stylist @mirey.enverova Stylist Assistant @marie_soares Make up Artist @ekaterina.mignery Hair Stylist @hiromi_nishinaka   Talents : @movimentidali @laura_g_burman @girlmgmt

The Soirée at The Grand Budapest Hotel For @r.elan.official and for the first time @ashishnsoniofficial 🫶🏽 Director: 🫡 Production: @runfrenzyofficial Producers: @meghnasahgal @aanyaajain Director of Photography: @abhinaykmr DA: @dawar_pranav Choreography: @manviekochhar Editor: @arushdua_ Colourist: @onkarsinghcolorist Casting: @a_g_o_u @sagarkapoormodelcamp Styling: @sakshikaushik_14 1st AC: @jadumantar_ Dancers: @kavitapal22 @koulsumirna @aaafreenbawa @samairaa_27 Big big thank you to everyone involved with this project. 🫶🏽🙏🏽 @r.elan.official @nashishsoni @ashishnsoniofficial @lakmefashionwk @fdciofficial #RElan #FormallyAtLFW #FutureCouture #RElanAtLFW #AshishSoni #FabricOfTheFuture #LFW2025 #InnovativeFabrics