Prashant Nair was born in Chandigarh. He initially worked as a successful social media entrepreneur well until late 2010 when he first transitioned towards a career in film. His first full-length film was the micro-budget Delhi In A Day which had a limited theatrical release in India in 2012 and was well received by critics, voted one of the top ten independent films of 2012 by Times of India. Umrika became the only Indian movie to ever win an award at the Sundance Film Festival, 2015.