Keen on becoming a filmmaker too, he learnt his craft by reading cinema-specific books and assisting his father on documentaries and ad films.

He started his career as an editor on TV shows and segued to assisting directors like Mahesh Manjrekar and Rahul Dholakia.

[7] Using his experience as a line-producer, Kakkad stepped headlong into the entertainment arena as a producer and creative director with Huppa Huiyaa (2010).

"[15] Kakkad followed it with Ascharya Chak It (2017), his first directorial venture in Hindi, before making his debut in the OTT arena with the well-received web series Indori Ishq (2021).

Kakkad also directed the Hindi web series Dharavi Bank, featuring Suniel Shetty and Vivek Oberoi.