This is Network Nagar, a vision of a future Indian city where the only way to build is up. I imagined a vertical slum built on cell towers, with kids still finding a place to play hopscotch, a commentary on social mobility in a hyper-connected, unequal world.

Meet the Rākbhoot, a creature born from the smog that chokes our cities. I create new Indian folklore for contemporary urban scenarios, developing characters like this that can be used in films, games, or graphic novels to tell stories about our modern anxieties.

This is a Yuntryodhā, one of the cosmic warrior-engineers from my MahaMachinist Nation world. I design characters that blend ancient Indian aesthetics with advanced mechanical augmentation, perfect for developing lore and visual blueprints for epic sci-fi games or films.

What if we started building shrines to the AIs that shape our lives? This piece, "Shrines of the Large Language Mystics," explores the intersection of technology, spirituality, and everyday street life, a core theme in my Indofuturism work.

I love creating fictional histories, like this poster for a film from VyomaVision, a forgotten 1960s Bollywood sci-fi studio that never existed. This is an example of how I build entire narrative universes for brands or creators, complete with their own unique retro aesthetic.

For brands, I imagine how their products could exist in a future India. Here, a Pulsar motorcycle navigates the "Aerobridges" of 2051, showing how I can create compelling, futuristic settings for commercial campaigns that feel both visionary and grounded.

Sci-fi can also be about the small, human moments. This comic strip, "Meta-Mathur Has a Midlife Crisis!", uses humor and a retro art style to tell a relatable story about escaping the mundane, even if it means kissing an alien or buying a new spaceship.

I also develop intellectual property concepts for animation. "The Metamathurs!" is my take on a classic family cartoon, reimagined for an Indofuturist multiverse. It shows my ability to create characters and styles suitable for television series or streaming.

Sometimes, a single portrait can tell a whole story. This piece, "wirehead," is a gritty, intimate look at human-machine integration. It represents the darker, more personal side of my work, exploring themes of identity in a cyberpunk future.

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Sci-Fi World-Building & Concept Development in Mumbai

Available online across India

I build custom sci-fi worlds and concepts rooted in Indian culture for films, games, brands, and creators using AI and narrative design.

Prateek Arora

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61.2k

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About Sci-Fi World-Building & Concept Development

Why I Build Sci-Fi Worlds

For me, sci-fi isn't just about cool tech or distant galaxies. It’s a way to ask "What if?" and play with ideas that are sometimes uncomfortable or wild, but always have a bit of heart in them. I use AI, horror, and speculative Indian storytelling to dig into our changing world and imagine futures that feel true to us.

What I Offer

I help shape whole universes—sometimes for films, games, or brands, other times just to tell a story that’s been itching in your head. Whether you want a full-blown Indofuturism sci-fi concept or just a spark to get going:

I create lore, worlds, and narrative blueprints for movies, TV, and games, like a 1960s Bollywood sci-fi studio or a ‘Social Mobility Simulator’ in a dystopian city.
For brands, I build settings where your product could exist in a future India—think flying motorcycles on ‘Aerobridges’ in 2051.
For creators, I design characters and environments, like the Rākbhoot (smog demon) or cosmic warrior-engineers.

Indofuturism & Local Colour

My thing is mixing our Indian culture and everyday struggles—pollution, crowded cities, social gaps—with high-tech, futuristic narrative design. Expect ideas like the Kekdacab (crab-cab) crawling through a submerged Mumbai or floating Mughal forts.

How I Work

AI is my main tool, but it’s just one part of my process. I blend it with sketches, stories, and a lot of late-night thinking. My focus: make the art you actually care about, and don’t stress about following trends.

Meet your Expert

Prateek Arora

My Story

Hey, I’m Prateek. I write screenplays and make art, but really, I’m just building weird worlds in my head—think Mumbai, but with a glitch. My thing is Indofuturism, not that imported sci-fi stuff. Some days it’s AI art, some days it’s doodling amphibious autos for monsoon season. Got a bit of fame with my early AI stuff, but honestly, it’s just me, my adrak chai, and making the kind of art only I can dream up.

My Work

Surreal & Cinematic Visual Art - I make haunting, offbeat images mixing science fiction, horror, and Indian city life. Always with my own twist.

Indofuturism World-Building - I build stories and universes like 'Rocketganj'—detailed, strange, and totally desi. Not your usual sci-fi.

'Riyal Life' Satirical Series - Remixing Indian reality with surreal, satirical digital art. Mona Lisa selling fish? Yup, that’s me.

Custom AI Concepts for Brands & Creators - Not just prompts—multi-stage, hands-on AI world-building for film posters, album covers, whatever you imagine.

85K-4.8L

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