Pooja Gupte has graduated with Photography as specialisation in Commercial Art from Pune. She studied cinematography from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India. Pooja was selected as an Indian cinematographer in Berlinale Talent Campus 2012, Germany. She was also invited to present her work in Stuttgart, Germany as part of series Making of Indian Cinema at Stuttgart-Indian Film Festival 2019. Her first feature film as a Director Of Photography “Crossing Bridges” won a National award for Best Film in 2014 which she also had produced under her production house Easel Films. She was awarded Best Cinematography for feature film “Rukh” in 5th AIFF 2018. Pooja was recently awarded best cinematography for a short film “Water Demon” at Feel the Reel International Film Festival 2021 Glasgow UK.
She has recently shot a feature film called Panchak produced by Madhuri Dixit and Dr Nene under their production house RNM moving pictures which is yet to be released.