Raqeeb is a Delhi-based photographer, filmmaker, and researcher from Kolkata, exploring male sexuality and queer intimacy in the Indian context. His work has been featured in national and international platforms like Vice India, Vogue India, Harper’s Bazaar India, Cosmopolitan India, and Homegrown. A two-time nominee for LGBTQIA+ Voice of the Year at the Cosmo India Blogger Awards (2020, 2022), he has exhibited at Khoj Studios, Delhi and Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai. Raqeeb works as a Senior Video Producer at The Quint & TimeOut India and is pursuing a PhD program at Jamia Millia Islamia. His filmography includes co-directorials: Our Satrangi Jahaan (2022) produced by Lotus Visual Productions and B25 (2024)produced by Rough Edges screened at Habitat Film Festival, Ankara Pinklife Queerfest Turkey, IDFF Bhubaneshwar, Dialogues Film Festival Kolkata among others.
