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Vikram Gandhi

Vikram Gandhi

Producer & Correspondent for HBO's Vice, Acclaimed Director of Kumaré

With candid wit and raw honesty, Vikram Gandhi takes audiences behind the scenes of some of the most shocking, life-affirming, and eye-opening events he’s captured around the world as a video journalist, news correspondent, and documentarian.

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“There is a deeper truth that can be revealed from living in a story. And that is what I’m trying to tap into.” — Vikram Gandhi

Vikram Gandhi is an award-winning director of narrative and documentary films. He grew up consuming equal parts ancient Indian mythology and American movies. He’s since worked as a video journalist covering terrorism, natural disasters, and social unrest throughout Asia and as a cinematographer and producer on documentaries, television, and narrative films.

Over this time, Vikram documented the emergence of the yoga industry in the US by interviewing spiritual leaders around the country until he decided to become one himself. In 2010, Vikram combined his passion for mythology and film to create Kumaré: The True Story of a False Prophet, a documentary about the time Vikram impersonated a fake guru named Sri Kumaré and built a devoted following of real people. The critically acclaimed film won the SXSW 2011 Audience Award for Best Documentary.

In 2014, Vikram joined HBO’s Vice as a producer and correspondent. The Emmy Award-winning world news show explores everything from U.S. military waste and corruption in Afghanistan to extortion, torture, and killing in Rio’s favelas. Vikram also directs commercial campaigns, music videos, branded content, and films through his New York-based production company, Disposable.

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A Morning with Vikram Gandhi

An Afternoon with Vikram Gandhi

An Evening with Vikram Gandhi

How I Started a Religion: Behind the Making of Kumaré

Immersive Journalism: My life as Journalist & the truth about the news

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Become a Story Now: Vikram Gandhi at TEDxGrandRapids
Vikram Gandhi: The true story of a false prophet

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