Jagmeet Bal
Jagmeet Bal (born 13 December 1972) is a popular music video director in India who is known for his traditional and religious Punjabi music videos.
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Biography
He was born in Chandigarh, Punjab, in a Sikh family. Since childhood, Jagmeet had a strong inclination toward fine arts. So, after completing school, Jagmeet acquired a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Punjab University and left for Mumbai to realise his childhood dream of contributing to the film industry.
Career
Jagmeet started his career as an Assistant Director in Zee TV in 1994. He progressed to become a Director within a short span of time and then moved into the music video industry. He worked with popular artists like Gurdas Maan, Harshdeep Kaur, Jazzy B, Malkit Singh, Hans Raj Hans, Surjit Bindrakhia, Pammi Bai, Bhagwant Mann, Sardool Sikander, Amar Noorie, Bali Brahambhatt and Sukhshinder Shinda.
He directed and wrote the script for a social awareness advertisement dealing with the sensitive issue of female foeticide.[1]
Projects
Virasat International Punjabi Film Festival and Awards (VIPFFA)
Jagmeet Bal directed Virasat International Punjabi Film Festival and Awards (VIPFFA) 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. It was the biggest international Punjabi film award event, featuring over 80 well-known personalities from the Punjabi Film Industry and Bollywood.
Noor-e-Gobind
On the grand occasion of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji's 350th Birth Anniversary, an animated series of nine episodes depicting the early life of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji was released across the world. The project was conceived and directed by Jagmeet Bal and was presented by Bihar Government.
Nanak Sakhiyan
The year 2019 witnessed the biggest event of Sikh history - The 550th Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Nanak Sakhiyan was a series of 15 animated short stories from the life of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The stories were conceived and directed by Jagmeet Bal.
Satguru Nanak Aaye Ne
Satguru Nanak Aaye Ne was an ode to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his 550th Birth Anniversary in November 2019. The song was written and directed by Jagmeet Bal. written by Charanjeet singh Harshdeep Kaur, famous Bollywood singer, sung and composed the song. The song featured popular personalities from the Hindi Film industry, including Kapil Sharma, Shankar Mahadevan, Jaspinder Narula, Sukhshinder Shinda, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shaan, Neeti Mohan Richa Sharma and Salim Merchant. The song was launched in The Kapil Sharma Show.
Gallery
Jagmeet Bal and Priyanka Chopra at the launch of Save the Girl Child music video
Jagmeet Bal with singers Sukhshinder Shinda and Jazzy B