Deepak Pawar

He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Digital Media and Communication at Mahindra University, where he contributes to interdisciplinary teaching and practice-based media education. He previously served at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University and has over a decade of experience spanning academia, media production, and creative communication.
He earned his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University College of Arts and Social Sciences, Osmania University. His doctoral research, titled “Ageing and Film: Representation of Older Characters in Hindi Commercial Cinema,” examines ageing, representation, and visual culture in Indian cinema. Dr. Pawar is also a UGC-NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) awardee (2018) and has qualified the UGC-NET (2017) and the TS/AP State Eligibility Test (2015). His teaching areas include journalism, digital media, graphic design, filmmaking, visual communication, video editing, advertising, public relations, media ethics, communication theory, and media research. He actively integrates emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, immersive media, VR/AR, and digital storytelling, into creative media education. Dr. Pawar’s research interests include ageing and cinema, colour theory in film, visual storytelling, digital narratives, media representation, AI-assisted media production, and immersive communication technologies. Alongside academic research, he engages in filmmaking, photography, television production, print and digital design, and content creation, emphasizing ethical, socially responsive, and future-oriented media practice.

• Ph.D. (Master of Communication and Journalism), Osmania University, India 10/2018 – 09/2024
•  Master of Communication and Journalism, Osmania University, India, 08/2011- 09/2013
• Bachelor of Science (BZC), Osmania University, India, 06/2008 – 06/2011.
•  Intermediate, Bhavan’s Sri Aurobindo Junior College, Secunderabad, India, 06/2006- 04/2008
• Matriculation, St. Joseph’s High School, India, 06/1993 – 05/2006

• Pawar, Deepak, “Hindi Cinema And The Depiction Of Older Characters,” International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT), 2023.
• Pawar, Deepak, “A Study of Visual Storytelling in Bollywood Horror: Narrative Techniques in the Digital Era (2018–2024),” Scholarly Research Journal For Interdisciplinary Studies, 2025.
• Pawar, Deepak, “Representation of Older Characters in Hindi Commercial Cinema,” International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR), 2023, DOI: 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5920

Presentations

• Pawar, D., “Visual storytelling in Bollywood Horror Movies in the period of 2018–2024,” presented at the multidisciplinary international conference on Media and Management in the Digital Age, organized by N.G. Acharya & D.K. Marathe College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, India.
• Pawar, D., “Media and the rights of senior citizens,” presented at the UGC-sponsored seminar on Media and Human Rights organized by the University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
• Pawar, D., “Inclusive and sustainable rural development in India,” presented at the national seminar on Rural Development organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Pawar, D., “Tribal development in India: A content analysis of YouTube videos on Tribal development,” presented at the national seminar on Tribal Society and Development in India: Problems, Policies and Welfare Programmes organized by the Department of Sociology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

• Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj University, Navi Mumbai, 10/2024 – 02/2026.
• Guest Faculty, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Bhavan’s Vivekananda College, 11/2016 – 12/2016.
• Lecturer, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Loyola Academy Degree and PG College, Hyderabad, 06/2015 – 04/2016
• Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Joseph’s Degree and PG College, Hyderabad, 12/2014 – 04/2015.
• Journalist, The HansIndia Newspaper, Hyderabad, 06/2013 – 11/2014.

My research areas include film studies, visual storytelling, and media representation in Indian cinema, with particular focus on ageing, identity, and cultural narratives in Hindi commercial films. I am also interested in colour theory, symbolism, and visual aesthetics in cinema, along with digital storytelling and emerging narrative forms in new media. My current work explores the intersection of filmmaking, visual communication, artificial intelligence, and immersive technologies in contemporary media production, audience perception, and digital culture.

• Film studies and visual storytelling in Indian cinema.
• Representation of ageing, identity, and cultural narratives in Hindi commercial films.
• Analysis of colour theory, symbolism, and visual aesthetics in cinema.
• Digital storytelling and emerging narrative formats in new media.
• Artificial intelligence and immersive technologies in media production and communication.

• Media representation, audience perception, and cultural discourse.
• Filmmaking, visual communication, and digital content creation practices.