Aryan Bhattacharjee’s artistic voice is rooted in contrasts—born in Chennai and raised between India and New York, his life has been shaped by the rhythms of two worlds. This upbringing gave him access to a rich lineage of storytelling—from Sanskrit poetics and myth to urban realism and cinema.

From a young age, Aryan experienced storytelling not as entertainment but as ritual. His mother, Gitanjali J Angmo, introduced him to films that mirrored his life, transforming memory into myth. His grandmother, Surekha Jain, crafted bedtime stories he was free to reshape, fostering an early sense of narrative as co-creation. These matriarchs remain his greatest inspirations.

Education and Philosophy

At NYU, Aryan studied Philosophy and Collaborative Arts, immersing himself in performance theory, cinematic structure, and the emotional logic of ancient texts. For Aryan, storytelling is not just form or format—it is a sacred technology. A story isn’t simply told; it’s transmitted. It codes memory, shapes attention, and guides behavior.

The Works That Redefined Storytelling

Aryan’s films combine minimalist production with emotional precision and thematic depth. Each project is crafted with clarity, operating at the intersection of myth, memory, and psychological resonance.

• Children of the Sea (2021): Shot during Cyclone Yaas, this mytho-poetic short reimagines the ocean as a grieving mother, collapsing climate catastrophe into maternal metaphor. It was praised globally for its lyrical intensity.
• Immortal (2022): A silent musical meditation on Beethoven’s suffering and genius. Structured like a symphony, it evokes the invisible architecture of inner brilliance using rhythm, montage, and movement.
• One Wayward Honk (2023): A minimalist visual poem exploring urban disconnection. With sparse dialogue and symbolic imagery, it portrays the solitude of digital life.
• Midnight Building (2023): A theater experiment performed at Edinburgh Fringe, using immersive audio to simulate schizophrenia. Audiences experienced the piece as a psychological event, not just a performance.

Relay Stories: Reclaiming Narrative as Ritual

In 2025, Aryan launched Relay Stories, a transmedia storytelling platform designed to counteract algorithm-driven content. Relay moves away from virality and toward intentionality. Stories unfold via text messages, voicemails, videos, live updates, and more—woven into the user’s world over time.

At its heart, Relay is a return to ancient modes of storytelling: collaborative, alive, and social. It’s not about scale or clicks; it’s about continuity, attention, and emotional engagement. Users build and pass stories together—across media, across time.

Relay has already premiered at live events in New York, where audience interaction shapes performance in real time. It is now evolving into a home for serialized mixed-media “story worlds,” authored by creators who seek depth over speed.

Upcoming Work: The Siddhartha Series

One of Aryan’s central upcoming projects is a long-form episodic film, loosely adapted from Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha. The story follows John, a writer who discovers a typewriter that brings his words to life. As his fiction starts bleeding into reality, he is drawn into an encounter with Siddhartha—played by Aryan himself.

The work is not a retelling but a meditation on authorship, ego, and surrender. Told through magical realism, the series will be experienced on Relay in episodic form—interwoven with texts, audio, and interactive elements that blur the boundary between fiction and life.

UA Manifesto in Progress

Aryan is currently writing a non-fiction book—a philosophical manifesto on the power of storytelling in the age of narrative overload. Drawing from ancient poetics, modern psychology, and media theory, the book proposes that stories are not just communication tools but architectures of attention. Used with intention, they can rewire culture and consciousness.

Toward a New Grammar of Meaning

Aryan Bhattacharjee’s work isn’t about making more media. It’s about reprogramming the way we experience story itself. Across film, live performance, and digital ritual, he is crafting a new grammar for meaning—a form of storytelling that doesn’t just distract or entertain, but awakens.

The Logical Indian’s Perspective

Aryan Bhattacharjee embodies the transformative power of passion and courage in the arts. His work inspires creators to view storytelling as a sacred act that demands emotional depth and cultural integrity. By rejecting algorithm-driven narratives and embracing collaboration, Aryan reminds us that stories are not commodities but catalysts for empathy and understanding.

As we navigate an increasingly digital world, Aryan’s philosophy challenges us to ask: How can we use art to foster dialogue, kindness, and coexistence? What role can collaborative storytelling play in healing societal divides and promoting global harmony? Let us know your thoughts—how do you think storytelling can drive positive social change?