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	'''Anurag Singh''' is an Indian film director.<ref name="KBR 2015">{{cite web \| last=KBR \| first=Upala \| title=Irrfan Khan, Tabu pair up for the third time in Anurag Singh's next! \| website=dna \| date=21 September 2015 \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-irrfan-khan-tabu-pair-up-for-the-third-time-in-anurag-singh-s-next-2127326\| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Service 2016">{{cite web \| last=Service \| first=Tribune News \| title=In the direction of Bollywood \| website=tribuneindia.com \| date=2 May 2016 \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/in-the-direction-of-bollywood/60252.html \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He is a Mumbai-based film director and writer known for ''[[Kesari (2019 film)\|Kesari]]'' which is the biggest blockbuster of 2019 in the Bollywood industry as well as for ''[[Punjab 1984]]'', ''[[Jatt and Juliet]]'' Series and ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. ''Jatt and Juliet'' series and ''Punjab 1984'' are the top 3 highest grossers of Punjabi Cinema.<ref name="Mander 2015">{{cite ~~web~~ \| last=Mander \| first=Harsh \| title=Barefoot: Resisting erasure \| website=The Hindu \| date=30 May 2015 \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/barefoot-resisting-erasure/article7264367.ece \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He has also directed a Bollywood film ''[[Raqeeb]]'' which didn't do well at the box office. Anurag has assisted many blockbusters of Bollywood cinema. In 2005, he was married to his childhood sweetheart Madhurjeet Sarghi, a theatre artist and an actress who also hails from Jalandhar. In 2016 Anurag and Sarghi were blessed with a baby boy named Shivaye Anurag Singh. Anurag has an elder brother named Armaan Singh who is a well known chief engineer in [[California]], [[United States]]. Anurag gets to interact a lot with kids especially his nephews and nieces who live in [[Jalandhar]]. Anurag made his production debut by producing ''[[Super Singh]]'' which broke many records, under his production company named as [[Brat Films]]. He has also produced ''[[Shadaa]]'', which broke so many records, and ''[[Puaada]]'', which is releasing in April 2021.<ref name="India 2014">{{cite web \| author=India \| title=New Age filmmakers bring hope to Punjabi cinema \| website=The Indian Express \| date=28 November 2014 \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beyond-balle-balle/ \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Punjabi Mania 2013">{{cite web \| title='Me & My whole team are exempted from Challans for life' – Anurag Singh \| website=Punjabi Mania \| date=18 July 2013 \| url=http://punjabimania.com/anurag-singh-interview/ \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>		'''Anurag Singh''' is an Indian film director.<ref name="KBR 2015">{{cite web \| last=KBR \| first=Upala \| title=Irrfan Khan, Tabu pair up for the third time in Anurag Singh's next! \| website=dna \| date=21 September 2015 \| url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-irrfan-khan-tabu-pair-up-for-the-third-time-in-anurag-singh-s-next-2127326\| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Service 2016">{{cite web \| last=Service \| first=Tribune News \| title=In the direction of Bollywood \| website=tribuneindia.com \| date=2 May 2016 \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/in-the-direction-of-bollywood/60252.html \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He is a Mumbai-based film director and writer known for ''[[Kesari (2019 film)\|Kesari]]'' which is the biggest blockbuster of 2019 in the Bollywood industry as well as for ''[[Punjab 1984]]'', ''[[Jatt and Juliet]]'' Series and ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. ''Jatt and Juliet'' series and ''Punjab 1984'' are the top 3 highest grossers of Punjabi Cinema.<ref name="Mander 2015">{{cite news \| last=Mander \| first=Harsh \| title=Barefoot: Resisting erasure \| website=The Hindu \| date=30 May 2015 \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/barefoot-resisting-erasure/article7264367.ece \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He has also directed a Bollywood film ''[[Raqeeb]]'' which didn't do well at the box office. Anurag has assisted many blockbusters of Bollywood cinema. In 2005, he was married to his childhood sweetheart Madhurjeet Sarghi, a theatre artist and an actress who also hails from Jalandhar. In 2016 Anurag and Sarghi were blessed with a baby boy named Shivaye Anurag Singh. Anurag has an elder brother named Armaan Singh who is a well known chief engineer in [[California]], [[United States]]. Anurag gets to interact a lot with kids especially his nephews and nieces who live in [[Jalandhar]]. Anurag made his production debut by producing ''[[Super Singh]]'' which broke many records, under his production company named as [[Brat Films]]. He has also produced ''[[Shadaa]]'', which broke so many records, and ''[[Puaada]]'', which is releasing in April 2021.<ref name="India 2014">{{cite web \| author=India \| title=New Age filmmakers bring hope to Punjabi cinema \| website=The Indian Express \| date=28 November 2014 \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beyond-balle-balle/ \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Punjabi Mania 2013">{{cite web \| title='Me & My whole team are exempted from Challans for life' – Anurag Singh \| website=Punjabi Mania \| date=18 July 2013 \| url=http://punjabimania.com/anurag-singh-interview/ \| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Singh began working in Punjabi cinema, breaking out with the movie ''[[Jatt & Juliet]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/blink/watch/jatt-juliet-and-jameen/article6062038.ece \| title=Jatt, Juliet and jameen \| work=The Hindu Business Line \| date=30 May 2014 \| accessdate=6 July 2014 \| author=Dharminder Kumar}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140330/spectrum/main11.htm \| title=Hit machine \| work=The Sunday Tribune \| date=30 March 2014 \| accessdate=6 July 2014 \| author=Jasmine Singh}}</ref> In 2005, he was married to Madhurjeet Sarghi.<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nandita-das-is-the-most-sorted-woman-i-have-ever-met-says-manto-actor-madhurjeet-sarghi-1771563.html</ref> He assisted Bollywood director [[Raj Kanwar]] for several years before directing a Bollywood movie for his production house. The film ''Raqeeb'' starring [[Jimmy Shergill]] was commercially unsuccessful. Later Singh worked with Punjabi [[Arya Babbar]] for his first [[Punjabi language]] film ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. Later he worked with actor [[Diljit Dosanjh]] in five films in the Punjabi language. Six of the films he directed starring Diljit Dosanjh were commercially very successful. He has been an assistant director and writer in [[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]], [[Jurm (2005 film)\|Jurm]] and many more blockbusters of Bollywood.{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}}		Singh began working in Punjabi cinema, breaking out with the movie ''[[Jatt & Juliet]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/blink/watch/jatt-juliet-and-jameen/article6062038.ece \| title=Jatt, Juliet and jameen \| work=The Hindu Business Line \| date=30 May 2014 \| accessdate=6 July 2014 \| author=Dharminder Kumar}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news \| url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140330/spectrum/main11.htm \| title=Hit machine \| work=The Sunday Tribune \| date=30 March 2014 \| accessdate=6 July 2014 \| author=Jasmine Singh}}</ref> In 2005, he was married to Madhurjeet Sarghi.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nandita-das-is-the-most-sorted-woman-i-have-ever-met-says-manto-actor-madhurjeet-sarghi-1771563.html\|title=Nandita das is the Most Sorted Woman I Have Ever Met, Says Manto Actor Madhurjeet Sarghi\|date=7 June 2018}}</ref> He assisted Bollywood director [[Raj Kanwar]] for several years before directing a Bollywood movie for his production house. The film ''Raqeeb'' starring [[Jimmy Shergill]] was commercially unsuccessful. Later Singh worked with Punjabi [[Arya Babbar]] for his first [[Punjabi language]] film ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. Later he worked with actor [[Diljit Dosanjh]] in five films in the Punjabi language. Six of the films he directed starring Diljit Dosanjh were commercially very successful. He has been an assistant director and writer in [[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]], [[Jurm (2005 film)\|Jurm]] and many more blockbusters of Bollywood.{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}}

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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{{short description|Indian film director (born 1975)}}
{{For|the documentary filmmaker|Anurag Singh (filmmaker)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anurag Singh
| image = Celebrities at Punjab 1984 screening event.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Anurag Singh (''third from left'') during a special screening of ''Punjab 1984''
| birth_name = Anurag Singh Thind{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|11|17}}
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Rigga, Anurag
| occupation = film director
| years_active =
| known_for = film director and producer
| notable_works = {{Flatlist|
* ''[[Jatt and Juliet]]''
* ''[[Kesari (2019 film)|Kesari]]''
* ''[[Punjab 1984]]''
}}
}}
'''Anurag Singh''' is an Indian film director.<ref name="KBR 2015">{{cite web | last=KBR | first=Upala | title=Irrfan Khan, Tabu pair up for the third time in Anurag Singh's next! | website=dna | date=21 September 2015 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-irrfan-khan-tabu-pair-up-for-the-third-time-in-anurag-singh-s-next-2127326| accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Service 2016">{{cite web | last=Service | first=Tribune News | title=In the direction of Bollywood | website=tribuneindia.com | date=2 May 2016 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/in-the-direction-of-bollywood/60252.html | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He is a Mumbai-based film director and writer known for ''[[Kesari (2019 film)|Kesari]]'' which is the biggest blockbuster of 2019 in the Bollywood industry as well as for ''[[Punjab 1984]]'', ''[[Jatt and Juliet]]'' Series and ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. ''Jatt and Juliet'' series and ''Punjab 1984'' are the top 3 highest grossers of Punjabi Cinema.<ref name="Mander 2015">{{cite web | last=Mander | first=Harsh | title=Barefoot: Resisting erasure | website=The Hindu | date=30 May 2015 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Harsh_Mander/barefoot-resisting-erasure/article7264367.ece | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> He has also directed a Bollywood film ''[[Raqeeb]]'' which didn't do well at the box office. Anurag has assisted many blockbusters of Bollywood cinema. In 2005, he was married to his childhood sweetheart Madhurjeet Sarghi, a theatre artist and an actress who also hails from Jalandhar. In 2016 Anurag and Sarghi were blessed with a baby boy named Shivaye Anurag Singh. Anurag has an elder brother named Armaan Singh who is a well known chief engineer in [[California]], [[United States]]. Anurag gets to interact a lot with kids especially his nephews and nieces who live in [[Jalandhar]]. Anurag made his production debut by producing ''[[Super Singh]]'' which broke many records, under his production company named as [[Brat Films]]. He has also produced ''[[Shadaa]]'', which broke so many records, and ''[[Puaada]]'', which is releasing in April 2021.<ref name="India 2014">{{cite web | author=India | title=New Age filmmakers bring hope to Punjabi cinema | website=The Indian Express | date=28 November 2014 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/beyond-balle-balle/ | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Punjabi Mania 2013">{{cite web | title='Me & My whole team are exempted from Challans for life' – Anurag Singh | website=Punjabi Mania | date=18 July 2013 | url=http://punjabimania.com/anurag-singh-interview/ | accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Anurag Singh was born on 17 November to Dr Charan Singh Thind and Dr Baljit Kaur. Singh was very brilliant in studies. This medical student went to Australia in search of his passion for movies. He was Class 10 [[CISCE]] topper and got PMT Rank 1 also. In that year he broke several records. He grew up in Jalandhar and is currently living in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] at [[Lokhandwala Complex]] .

==Career==
Singh began working in Punjabi cinema, breaking out with the movie ''[[Jatt & Juliet]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/blink/watch/jatt-juliet-and-jameen/article6062038.ece | title=Jatt, Juliet and jameen | work=The Hindu Business Line | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=6 July 2014 | author=Dharminder Kumar}}</ref><ref name="tribune">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140330/spectrum/main11.htm | title=Hit machine | work=The Sunday Tribune | date=30 March 2014 | accessdate=6 July 2014 | author=Jasmine Singh}}</ref> In 2005, he was married to Madhurjeet Sarghi.<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/movies/nandita-das-is-the-most-sorted-woman-i-have-ever-met-says-manto-actor-madhurjeet-sarghi-1771563.html</ref> He assisted Bollywood director [[Raj Kanwar]] for several years before directing a Bollywood movie for his production house. The film ''Raqeeb'' starring [[Jimmy Shergill]] was commercially unsuccessful. Later Singh worked with Punjabi [[Arya Babbar]] for his first [[Punjabi language]] film ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''. Later he worked with actor [[Diljit Dosanjh]] in five films in the Punjabi language. Six of the films he directed starring Diljit Dosanjh were commercially very successful. He has been an assistant director and writer in [[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]], [[Jurm (2005 film)|Jurm]] and many more blockbusters of Bollywood.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Story
! Writer
! Producer
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Raqeeb]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Dil Bole Hadippa!]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Jatt & Juliet]]'' || {{yes}} || || ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Jatt and Juliet 2]]'' || {{yes}} || || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Disco Singh]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Punjab 1984]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Super Singh]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kesari (2019 film)|Kesari]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/article/akshay-kumar-karan-johar-proudly-present-new-film-kesari-based-on-battle-of-saragarhi/104992|title=Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar 'proudly present' new film Kesari, based on Battle of Saragarhi|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|2019
|''[[Shadaa]]'' || || || ||{{Yes}}
|-
|2021
|''[[Puaada]]'' || || || ||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

==Awards==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2018}}

===Won===
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi]] - ''[[Punjab 1984]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2013 - Best Director - ''[[Jatt & Juliet]]''
2012 - Best Director - ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2014 - Best Screenplay - ''[[Jatt & Juliet 2]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Story - ''[[Punjab 1984]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards
2014 - Best Director - ''[[Jatt and Juliet 2]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - (Critics Choice) Best Director - ''[[Punjab 1984]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Director - [[Punjab 1984]]
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Dialogues - ''[[Disco Singh]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Screenplay - ''[[Disco Singh]]''

===Nominated===
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2012 - Best Screenplay & Dialogues - ''[[Yaar Annmulle]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2012 - Best Screenplay & Dialogues - Ek Noor
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Screenplay - ''Punjab 1984''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Screenplay - ''[[Disco Singh]]''
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 - Best Dialogues - ''Punjab 1984''

==References==
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[[Category:Punjabi-language film directors]]
[[Category:People from Kapurthala district]]
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[[Category:Film directors from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
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