Vinay Bharadwaj is a television host, filmmaker and motivational speaker. After nearly a decade of working in the corporate sector, Vinay`s introduction to the arts was through the creation of a fashion label called `Shinayele`. He started the label with his friend, out of his garage. In 2015, after the death of a loved one to cancer, Bharadwaj started `Let`s Talk With Vinay` on YouTube - a motivational talk show that discussed inspiring stories. In 2017, he made his television debut through `Mathu Kathe Vinay Jothe`, a Kannada talk show, and international debut as a host through `Salaam Namaste Singapore`. His show `Star Talk with Vinay - South Meets North` (2018) premiered in 130 countries across the world.

Bharadwaj got into directing in 2017, starting with a short film on organ donation. Since then he has worked on several short films, including documentaries for The Akshaya Patra Foundation and designer Manish Malhotra. His first feature film as a writer and director, is the 2019 Kannada film Mundina Nildana.