Bhondekar worked for Electronic Data Systems at their India office as a Software Engineer for nearly three plus years and wrote Love – The Key to Optimism while he was in India. He then moved to Spain in 2018 to focus full-time on his writing & film making career while working with IT Multi national company. 

Bhondekar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology from the Government College of Engineering, Karad – Maharashtra – India (2008). He has further acquired a cutting edge to his academic profile by completing EDP (Entrepreneurship & Designing in Projects) from IIT, Kanpur in 2010, and a full time Project Management (MDP) classroom program from IIM, Ahmadabad in 2012. 

Awards for  ‘The Shoes’ – 

1. Accolade Global Film Competition Award, United States for the Season: May 2019, Award of Recognition – Liberation / Social Justice / Protest.

2. Official Selection in F5: FPP Financial Focus FilmFest, Florida – United States for Audience Choice Award May on 29, 2019.

3. Official Selection in Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, 2019.

4. Official Selection & available on RTVE – Spanish Television Channel.

Awards for ‘Hausla Aur Raste’ –

1. Special Festival Mention in ‘7th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival’ 2018.

2. Official Selection in 22nd season of Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2018.

3. ‘Best 1st Time Filmmaker’ Award in Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2018, France.

4. Official Selection in Dunedin International Film Festival 2019, FL, United States of America.

5. Official Selection in Independent International Short Film Festival “The day is short” – 5th FINDECOIN 2019, Venezuela.

6. Official Selection in Indian World Film Festival 2019 in Hyderabad, India.

7. Official Selection in South Europe International Film Festival 2019 – in Valencia, Spain.

8. Official Selection in 8th Annual – Madrid International Film Festival (Spain), August 2019.