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| name = Anup Singh<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|03|14}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dar-Es-Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]<br />
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| nationality = [[Swiss people|Swiss]]<br />
| spouse = Catherine Saget<br />
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| known_for = [[Qissa (film)|Qissa]]<br />
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'''Anup Singh''' (born 14 March 1961) is [[Geneva]] based filmmaker, born in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa and grew up in a Sikh family of Punjab origin.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Anup Singh was born on 14 March 1961 in [[Dar es Salaam|Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.the-match-factory.com/films/items/qissa.html | title=The Match Factory | accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref> His family fled Tanzania and came to Bombay in 1971.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2017-11-05|title=The Song of Scorpions director Anup Singh: Good cinema will not give up all its secrets at one go|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/the-song-of-scorpions-director-anup-singh-good-cinema-will-not-give-up-all-its-secrets-at-one-go-4922279/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He graduated in literature and philosophy from the Bombay University and from the Film and TV Institute of [[India]], [[Pune]]. He directed films for Indian TV, and was a consultant for [[BBC Two|BBC2]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anup Singh - Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul|url=https://www.cinemas-asie.com/en/members/item/2098-anup-singh.html|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.cinemas-asie.com|language=fr-fr}}</ref> He now teaches at a film school in Geneva.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
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==== Ekti Nadir Naam (2003) ====<br />
[[Ekti Nadir Naam]] (The Name of a River) was Anup Singh's first feature-length film was selected in 30 festivals worldwide and won several awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SWISS FILMS: Anup Singh|url=https://www.swissfilms.ch/de/information_publications/festival_search/festivaldetails/-/id_person/8B93873D270045599A2024B8973A9513|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.swissfilms.ch}}</ref> The film was based on Indian filmmaker [[Ritwik Ghatak]] whom Anup Singh considers as his teacher.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2015-02-19|title=Qissa director Anup Singh: I consider Ghatak as my teacher|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/qissa-director-anup-singh-i-consider-ghatak-as-my-teacher-287623/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==== Qissa (2013) ====<br />
[[Qissa (film)|Qissa]] ''- The Tale of a Lonely Ghost'' premiered at Toronto 2013, and was critically acclaimed, hailed by the international press: "stuns its audience", "beyond boundaries", "conjure such intense feelings", "distinctive storytelling". Awards include Best Asian Film by Netpac, the Silver Gateway Award at the Mumbai FF and Best Actress Award at Abu Dhabi FF.<br />
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==== The Song of the Scorpions (2017) ====<br />
[[The Song of Scorpions]] stars [[Golshifteh Farahani]], [[Irrfan Khan]], [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Shashank Arora]].<br />
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