Internationally celebrated, award-winning media personality Tushar Unadkat is the CEO and Creative Director of MUKTA Advertising and the Founder and Executive Director of Nouveau iDEA, Canada. He holds a Master of Design from the University of Dundee, Scotland, and a BA Honors in Photography from the University of Wolverhampton, England.

In 2024, Tushar Unadkat celebrated a series of prestigious accomplishments. He was honored with the Indian Diaspora Global Excellence Award for writing at the Constitutional Club of India in Delhi. Following this, he received the International Artist of the Year Award from the Governor of Gujarat at the LMC Business Expo in Gandhinagar. Additionally, Tushar wrote the foreword for the biographical book of Dr. Mafatbhai Patel, a legendary Gujarati literature writer. Notably, Dr. Patel's book on Canada, which includes a chapter about Tushar, and his biopic were both formally presented to Tushar during his visit to Ahmedabad earlier in the year.

Finalist for the 2019 Men of Honor Award and the 2019 and 2014 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, Unadkat directed art in the film, fashion, advertising, and events industries in the USA, England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, India, and Canada.

His photojournalistic research on the Indian Diaspora was nominated for the 1999 BBC Asia Awards and won a citation from the New York City Council Member in 2002.

This fine art photographic research on the Indian Diaspora "Home away from homeland" (AKA: "An Indian Abroad) has earned prestigious international art galleries' attention, and Unadkat has exhibited more than 25 solo shows around the World.

Tushar's artistic work has received admiration from many globally acclaimed dignitaries, including former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Inder Kumar Gujaral, former Minister of Culture Shri Girish Karnad, Shri Saed Jaffery, Shri Sunil Jannah, and Dr. Werner Mensky, amongst others.

Winning 25 international awards, Unadkat has worked with OSCAR-winning producers and editors, making an essential name in the Western Cross-Over Film Industry, earning credits on more than 35 films in his portfolio, and gaining rave reviews in the international film festival circuits.

Unadkat has also produced shows for India's National award-winning costume designers, namely Neeta Lulla (Bollywood Queen), Tarun Tahiliani, Vikram Phadnis, Alia Khan, and MonaPali, to name a few.

Unadkat's most significant contribution to the artistic community is Nouveau iDEA: New International Dimension in Entertainment and Arts. He is the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit group that disseminates information and produces and promotes international arts with 85,000+ readerships, 8,000 network members, and an FB group with 10,000 members.

In 2006, Tushar Unadkat won the New Pioneers Award by Skills for Change for his commendable contribution as an immigrant to the Canadian community.

In 2012, Unadkat conferred the Valedictorian for the graduation ceremony to complete the Business Edge program from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

The 12th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival honored Unadkat as Canada's Trailblazer 2012.

Tushar was the Producer and Director of the 14th Annual TD Festival of South Asia (2016), which drew over 250,000 people for a weekend and won numerous mainstream accolades (See TAG TV Living Multiculturalism). In 2017, he had immense success producing and directing the Taste of India Food Festival in downtown Toronto, attracting 50,000+ people (See ZEE Canada Spotlight). The most recent success in festival promotions includes the 2019 SALA (South Asian Literature and Arts) Festival produced by Art Forum SF.

Tushar dedicates his time to more philanthropic endeavors; he is a board member for diverse organizations. However, his pursuits are still international, and he successfully executes cinema and media arts management in Canada and abroad.

*Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at graduation. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest-ranked student who has graduated from an educational institution.

** Created in 2002, the Trailblazer Award recognizes the accomplishments of ethnically diverse Canadian entertainment industry professionals whose work has broadened our horizons. Over the past ten years, ReelWorld has recognized some of Canada's brightest talent for their ability to bring us innovative stories and forge a bright future for the Canadian entertainment industry.