Piyush Thakur is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). His student short film, THE REAL MILLIONAIRE, was nominated for the International Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and travelled globally to more than 75 film festivals, winning multiple awards. He was selected from India for the International Student Film Camp Serbia.

Post FTII, he worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film ‘Bajirao Mastani’. He was selected for the Kyoto Filmmakers Lab in Japan and Platform Busan at the Busan International Film Festival.

His latest short film, THE FIRST FILM, had its world premiere at Festival de Cortos de Bogotá - BOGOSHORTS in Colombia and was recognized as a 'Short Film Market Pick' by the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and 'Film Bazaar Recommends' by NFDC Doc Film Bazaar. It won 'The German Star of India - Audience Award' at the Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart in Germany.