Pragya Singh

Pragya Singh is an award-winning filmmaker, director, and creative producer from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. She is the Co-founder and Creative Director of VPRA Entertainment, where she leads film direction, script development, and creative production across documentaries, short films, corporate films, and social impact media projects. With a background in Mass Communication from Karim City College, Jamshedpur, she has built her career around storytelling that connects cinema with history, culture, and social narratives.

She gained national recognition for directing the historical documentary Serengsia – 1837, a film that explores the little-known Serengsia Valley uprising against British colonial rule. The documentary received Best Documentary Award at the IIMC Film Festival (IIMCFF) 2022 in New Delhi, bringing attention to regional history through cinematic storytelling. For the same work, she was also honored with the Best Director Award at the Jharkhand National Film Festival, along with a Special Jury Mention at the Chitra Bharati National Film Festival, marking her as one of the emerging voices in documentary filmmaking from eastern India.

Beyond directing, Pragya Singh actively works across multiple areas of filmmaking including scriptwriting, editing, acting, and creative supervision. Her work reflects a strong interest in documentary cinema, cultural storytelling, and socially relevant filmmaking. Through VPRA Entertainment, she has contributed to the production of documentaries, promotional films, awareness campaigns, and digital media content for organizations, cultural initiatives, and development projects.

Her films and media projects often focus on themes such as regional history, tribal culture, social change, rural development, and community stories, helping document narratives that are rarely represented in mainstream cinema. By combining research, storytelling, and visual aesthetics, she aims to create films that are both informative and emotionally engaging.

As a filmmaker and creative leader, Pragya Singh continues to expand her work in independent filmmaking, documentary production, and cultural storytelling. Through her role at VPRA Entertainment, she is committed to building a strong platform for film production, documentary filmmaking, and media storytelling in Jharkhand, while bringing regional stories to national and international audiences.