Sanjiv Jaiswal

Sanjiv Jaiswal is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Hindi films.

Sanjiv Jaiswal
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationWriter, producer & director
Websitewww.sanjivjaiswal.com

Biography

Jaiswal is from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He wanted to become a filmmaker since childhood. After completing his graduation, he came to Mumbai and established his own film production house and produced his first Film “Fareb” (2005) directed by Deepak Tijori, starring Shilpa Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee and Shamita Shetty, Written by Girish Dhameeja and Music by Anu Malik. His second film “Anwar” (2007) was written and directed by Manish Jha, starring Manisha Koirala, Siddharth Koirala, Naauheed Cyrasi and music by Mithoon. Later, he had his debut as writer and director with his film “Shudra-The Rising” (2012). The film portrays slavery, untouchability and class division of society. Jaiswal was awarded the Best Director's Award for the film ‘Shudra-The Rising’ in Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (2013). The film was also nominated for the Boston International Film Festival (2013),[1] and received a rating of 7 on IMDb,[2] by the Times of India with 3.5 ratings[3] and by NDTV with 3 ratings.[4] After the appreciation received for Shudra-The Rising, Sanjiv's second written and directorial Hindi Feature Film was “Pranaam” (2019) starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Vikram Gokhle, Atul Kulkarni, Abhimanyu Singh and others which was released in August 2019. Now he is coming with his next Directorial feature film “Bagawat” which was planned for release in March 2020 with Rajniesh Duggall, and Vikram Gokhle.

Filmography
Year Film Notes Production house
2020 Quota (upcoming) (Starring Aniruddh Dave, Aaditya Om, Garima Kapoor Rajniesh Duggall, Vikram Gokhle and many more) Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2020 Bagawat (upcoming) (Starring Rajniesh Duggall, Vikram Gokhle and many more) Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2019 Pranaam Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2012 Shudra: The Rising Writer & director Rudraksh Adventures (p) Ltd.
2007 Anwar Producer Dayal Creations (p) Ltd.
2005 Fareb Producer Dayal Creations (p) Ltd.

Awards
  • 2013: Awarded with "Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for Best Director at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival for his movie "Shudra-The Rising".
  • 2013: Won Best Director Award "Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award" for his movie "Shudra-The Rising".
  • 2013: Official Selection at the Boston International Film Festival.
  • 2019: Won UPAA Award (Best Director) for his Action Packed Movie "Pranaam".
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References
  1. "000000013session41". www.bifilmfestival.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Shudra the Rising" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. "Shudra: The Rising Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Shudra: The Rising by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. "कम बजट में बड़ा संदेश देती 'शूद्र - द राइज़िन्ग'". NDTVIndia.
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