priyakanksha mishra

A New York Film Academy graduate and a product of DU, Priyakanksha belongs to a family in education that manages schools across North India

Eldest among three siblings and affectionately called ‘Cheena’ by her loved ones, her parents instilled in her the values of hard work and unwavering passion. Growing up surrounded by nieces and nephews, she discovered storytelling as an engaging teaching technique. Her film, ‘Alaav’ displays a distinctive blend of educative storytelling putting cinematic mastery to the forefront.

With most of her upbringing in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and New Delhi, also as a boarding school kid from Maharani Gayatri Devi School Jaipur, Cheena understood and witnessed the profound impact of cinema on young minds like the rise in participation of girls in sports after the film ‘Chak De’. She sees films as a logical extension of the learning process.

Cheena participated in the globally renowned 48-hour film festival Delhi chapter and won her category, where she was spotted by Viacom 18. She then went on to work on films like Time Out with Viacom 18 and Irrfan Khan starrer Madaari.

She currently heads KickFairy Productions in Mumbai; her first ever film she made in film school ‘KickFairy’ inspires the name of her production house. Her film “Alaav,” the anti-smoking short film has earned national acclaim by winning in The National Anti-Tobacco Film Festival.

In February ‘23 Priyakanksha also inaugurated – ‘Lilac Studio’ in Central Academy School, Udaipur. ‘Lilac Studio’ conceptualized by her, is a film lab/recording studio/podcast studio esp designed to teach school children the basics of mixed media and audio-visual arts.

Priyakanksha embraces a dynamic and active lifestyle, from owning a team and playing in the Bandra women’s football league in Mumbai, to cycling with the Mewar Cycling group in Udaipur, running, badminton, enjoying various forms of music and dance, her hobbies also include baking and experimenting with healthy recipes.