Lokesh is a poet, writer, and filmmaker. He was born and brought up in a Marathi-speaking middle-class family in a small village in Betul, a predominantly tribal district in Madhya Pradesh. He studied at FTII Pune, specializing in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing. He did his graduation from IIT Kharagpur where he started making short films with help from friends. His short films have screened at various film festivals and competitions across India. Lokesh also co-runs a curated content platform called 'Incurato' which publishes long-form essays on cinema and culture.