is a writer and producer, whose career started when he adapted the Douglas Adams novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency as his high school play, and the great author saw it and took Arvind under his wing. 

As an author, Arvind has written 7 graphic novels including most recently his adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business (Pantheon, May 2025) and the Stoker Award nominated Darkness Visible with Mike Carey. His historical mystery novel The Great Game will be released by Thomas & Mercer in 2026.

In audio, Arvind has written multiple hit Audible Originals including the anthology Sci-Fi series Earworms, and The Crimes of Dorian Gray and his non-fiction audiobook Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth. 

In theater, Arvind’s play The Boy with Wings  based on the book by Sir Lenny Henry opened in June 2025 at the Polka Theatre, London with music by Khalil Madovi under the direction of Daniel Bailey before going on to the Birmingham Rep. His reimagining of Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is currently playing at London's Riverside Studios.

Arvind was a lead producer of the Grammy and Tony winning Jagged Little Pill, on Broadway and around the world and also produced and wrote additional material for David Baddiel, Erran Baron Cohen musical The Infidel. 

Arvind has produced over 70 episodes of television, including both seasons of the cult hit Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency for Netflix and BBC America.  He also wrote on Anansi Boys for Amazon Studios and currently has multiple shows in development.

In film, Arvind has produced eight features, including the Asian Academy Award winner for best feature 2020 The Garden of Evening Mists for HBO.