Aseem Chhabra is a film journalist, freelance writer, and film festival programmer. He has contributed to numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, NPR, CNN, BBC, Associated Press, and Reuters, and has been published in a wide range of publications. He is also the author of the biographies of Bollywood actors Shashi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Aseem is the voice of Shadow Puppet #1 in Nina Paley's Oscar-winning animated feature Sita Sings the Blues and the festival director of both the New York Indian Film Festival and the Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival in Pittsburgh. His other works also include Pulse: The Desi Beat and Iftar.