Deep Lamichhane Gurung was born in a shed among wooden tresher and buffaloes in a village called Yangajakot in Nepal, where he spent his early childhood. He completed his high school years at a boarding school in Kalimpong, India.

After spending ages trying to decide on what to do with his life he woke up one morning and decided to be a filmmaker. His pursuit for his studies and career led him to Deakin Univeristy, Melbourne and later to the London Film School. 

A voracious reader with an unhealthy addiction to coffee and anime, at a measly height of 5' 4", he never made the school football team. After an initially unsuccessful but great learning experience as a filmmaker in Australia and then London, after devoting seven years learning the secret craft, techniques and contemplating the various mysteries of filmaking, he returned to Nepal in 2013 to make his graduation documentary.