Beyond the Portfolio

Where Every Pixel
Tells a Story.

Product Designer, Amazon Kindle bestselling author, and award-winning filmmaker — Subhankar Rout brings the same obsessive craft to interfaces, cinema, and the written word.

Subhankar Rout
Meet the Creator

Er. Subhankar
Rout

Product Designer, Capgemini  ·  Author  ·  Filmmaker

Meet Subhankar Rout — a Product Designer at Capgemini, crafting scalable digital experiences for global enterprises. Beyond pixels, he's a bestselling author of two books, an award-winning filmmaker, and a content creator whose stories reach audiences across multiple mediums.

Profession
Product Designer, Capgemini
Passion
Author · Filmmaker · YouTuber
Education
MBA — KIIT University
Contact
His Story

The Road He's Travelled

Every milestone, every achievement — a journey driven by creativity, discipline and an unquenchable passion for impact.

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2000 · Odisha

Born to Create

A curious kid born in Odisha — already drawn to dance, drama, and stories before he even knew what to do with them.

2004 – 2017

Dance, Drama & a Machine

Between stage acts and school plays, a visit to his uncle's gaming parlour introduced him to a computer — and nothing was ever the same again.

2017

Rejected. Redirected.

Turned down from a film team, he opened Windows Movie Maker alone — if nobody gives you a role, you write it yourself.

2018

Chickenpox to Camera

Back from chickenpox, a campus poster caught his eye. His first 720p short film on suicide awareness — raw, real, and unexpected.

2018

S4 Cinesphere Founded

Built a film collective from scratch and won Best Filmmaker at SNTEXPO 2K18 — storytelling through a lens had officially begun.

2018 – 2019

Film After Film, Win After Win

ZINDEGI took 1st Prize at SNTEXPO. EKATA reached Top 18 at an International Film Festival. Multiple intercollege trophies followed.

2020

Built it. Broke it. Learnt it.

Launched his first startup — it folded within a year. The failure packed more lessons than any classroom ever could.

2021

Where Design Clicked

Joined RPATech, discovered the why behind every pixel in UI/UX — and earned an Excellence Award recognised by the AVP.

Mid 2023

Music Album "Mahiya"

Three months of late nights while employed full-time — Mahiya got regional coverage in Dainik Jagran & The Sambad, reaching thousands.

Dec 2023

The Uncharted Romance

Eleven months of writing. One debut English novel — covered by Newswires, American Times & Daily Times globally.

May 2024

Amazon Kindle Bestseller

"The Uncharted Romance" topped the Kindle charts — a debut author, a bestseller. Nobody saw it coming.

2024

EdTech UX — Growth by Design

Led UX for an EdTech platform — slashed drop-off rates and drove 30% client engagement growth in one year. Recognised twice for impact.

2025

B2B CRM — Spirits Industry

Designed CRM workflows for a B2B alcohol & beverages client — complex enterprise flows made intuitive across a brand-new domain.

Mid 2025

Product Designer — Capgemini

Joined Capgemini to design enterprise-scale digital products for global clients — where technology, creativity, and scale finally met.

Jan 2026

One Year, Many Lessons

Two years of writing distilled one startup's worth of failures, pivots, and breakthroughs into a book every founder needs to read.

Unfinished. Unstoppable.

The next chapter is already in motion.

2000 · Odisha
Born to Create

A curious kid born in Odisha — already drawn to dance, drama, and stories before he even knew what to do with them.

2004 – 2017
Dance, Drama & a Machine

Between stage acts and school plays, a visit to his uncle's gaming parlour introduced him to a computer — and nothing was ever the same.

2017
Rejected. Redirected.

Turned down from a film team, he opened Windows Movie Maker alone — if nobody gives you a role, you write it yourself.

2018
Chickenpox to Camera

Back from chickenpox, a campus poster caught his eye. His first 720p short film on suicide awareness — raw, real, and unexpected.

2018
S4 Cinesphere Founded

Built a film collective from scratch and won Best Filmmaker at SNTEXPO 2K18 — storytelling through a lens had officially begun.

2018 – 2019
Film After Film, Win After Win

ZINDEGI took 1st Prize at SNTEXPO. EKATA reached Top 18 at an International Film Festival. Multiple intercollege trophies followed.

2020
Built it. Broke it. Learnt it.

Launched his first startup — it folded within a year. The failure packed more lessons than any classroom ever could.

2021
Where Design Clicked

Joined RPATech, discovered the why behind every pixel in UI/UX — and earned an Excellence Award recognised by the AVP.

Mid 2023
Music Album "Mahiya"

Three months of late nights while employed full-time — Mahiya got regional coverage in Dainik Jagran & The Sambad, reaching thousands.

Dec 2023
The Uncharted Romance

Eleven months of writing. One debut English novel — covered by Newswires, American Times & Daily Times globally.

May 2024
Amazon Kindle Bestseller

"The Uncharted Romance" topped the Kindle charts — a debut author, a bestseller. Nobody saw it coming.

2024
EdTech UX — Growth by Design

Led UX for an EdTech platform — slashed drop-off rates and drove 30% client engagement growth in one year. Recognised twice for impact.

2025
B2B CRM — Spirits Industry

Designed CRM workflows for a B2B alcohol & beverages client — complex enterprise flows made intuitive across a brand-new domain.

Mid 2025
Product Designer — Capgemini

Joined Capgemini to design enterprise-scale digital products for global clients — where technology, creativity, and scale finally met.

Jan 2026
One Year, Many Lessons

Two years of writing distilled one startup's worth of failures, pivots, and breakthroughs into a book every founder needs to read.

Unfinished. Unstoppable.

The next chapter is already in motion.

A Story of Creativity
& Dedication

Subhankar Rout is a Product Designer at Capgemini, renowned for crafting scalable, intuitive digital experiences for global enterprises. With over five years in the field, his work spans enterprise SaaS, AI products, and EdTech — impacting millions of users worldwide, and earning recognition for ethical, human-centred design.

Beyond design, Subhankar is a passionate storyteller across mediums. As a bestselling author of two books — The Uncharted Romance and One Year, Many Lessons — and an award-winning filmmaker, he merges technical precision with creative narrative to captivate audiences globally.

Additionally, Subhankar has made significant cultural contributions recognized by the Commissioner of Municipality, Rourkela. His leadership of the OdiCoder YouTube channel and management of S4 Cinesphere during college underscore his commitment to sharing knowledge.

UI/UX Design Excellence

Crafting intuitive consumer experiences used by millions globally, with a focus on ethical design.

Film Making Champion

Award-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced multiple short films and music videos.

Published Author × 2

"The Uncharted Romance" (Amazon Kindle bestseller) & "One Year, Many Lessons" — two books, one relentless storyteller.

Content Creator

Running two YouTube channels — OdiCoder (tech, local language) and S4 Cinesphere (cinema).