Wildflowers in the Dark

Pratik Shah is a writer and creative who began his journey in theatre as a child actor at IPTA Balmanch, a wing founded by Kaifi Azmi, before transitioning to production design, writing, and direction. In 2015 and 2016, his fiction gained international traction on social reading platforms and his short stories, published in local magazines, were praised for their gritty, layered narratives on the human condition. Through 2018 and 2019, Shah performed spoken poetry across clubs, stages, and festivals to critical acclaim. His psychological-horror short Psyche, released on Amazon Kindle in 2019, peaked at #2 on the global charts in its category. Over the years, he worked independently as a copywriter and editor after a stint at Ogilvy and was part of the direction team for Netflix’s Skater Girl (2021). Shah holds a master’s from MICA, Ahmedabad, where he also served as Director of Sankalp, the theatre society. He later worked as a creative producer at Viacom18 and Jio Hotstar. Shah is an author and screenwriter, as well as the founder and creative director of 33 Womb, a boutique studio.