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'''Sajeed A''' is a [[Mumbai]]-based television producer, filmmaker and screenwriter, in addition to being a mastermind behind many hit series on [[MTV]].<br />
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''MTV Girls Night Out'', India's first horror reality show which was directed by him won the ''Best Reality Show in [[Asian Television Awards]], Singapore, 2011''.<br />
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His directorial debut in films was the award-winning short film ''Buddha Never Smiled'' and his full length [[Malayalam]] feature ''[[Goodbye December]]'' is slated for 2012 release.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Sajeed A. began his career with [[MTV India]] as a trainee producer and went on to associate and produce/direct some of the most popular shows and promos on MTV – Fully Faltoo, Most Wanted, LoveLine, VJ Profiles, Eat This, Dance Crew and directed heavy duty outdoor concerts like MTV Music Summit and has associated with concerts like [[Deep Purple]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[MC Hammer]] etc. and Events like Style Awards, [[MTV Immies]] and the smash hit humour reality ''MTV Bakra''. The Bakra association was pretty long and his partnership with funny man [[Cyrus Broacha]] went on for a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/category/tags/sajeed |work=Deccan Chronicle | title=from MTV to mollywood | first=Jiji | last=Ann Cherian|location=Kerala, India |date=8 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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His last directorial outing for TV was ''MTV Girls Night Out'' produced by [[Miditech]] for MTV India and it went on to win ''Best Reality Show at the Asian Television Awards, Singapore, 2011''. It also won the [[Indian Television Academy Awards|Indian Television Academy award]] in the Best Thriller category. ''MTV Girls Night Out'' was Indian television's first foray into the horror reality genre.<br />
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Sajeed A. was also the creative director for the show ''MTV LoudLess'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131012105304/http://www.miditech.tv/content.aspx?page=MTV%20Loudless]</ref> the Indian adaptation of the popular Japanese game show '''[[Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!|Silent Library]]''.<br />
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He has directed many music videos for various artists like [[Blaaze]] – a [[26/11]] initiative called "Stand up Together, Unite Together" (by BlaaZe and Prince Ali) and bands like ''[[Fuzön|Fuzon]]'' (Unplugged), Sessions/Unplugged for Indian Idol, [[Lucky Ali]] and for the<br />
rockband Jigsaw Puzzle – The song from their first album 'Revelation' was nominated as the best music video shot and worked on using Digital technology at the IV Fest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/sajeedaol|title=Sajeed A|website=YouTube|accessdate=3 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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He is also involved with ''Mousiqui''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.movietalkies.com/news/11565/yuvraj-singh-on-new-musical-pitch--%27mousiqui%27 | location=Mumbai | work=Movietalkies | title=Yuvraj Singh on New Musical Pitch : 'Mousiqui'| date=29 December 2011}}</ref> the musical from A&G Partners and Shafdani Entertainment as a Creative Director.<br />
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His directorial debut in films was the short film Buddha Never Smiled which went around internationally and got him the India Vision Best Debut Director (Shorts) award. After a decade of association with MTV (India) he moved into features and he marks his debut with a Malayalam feature ''[[Goodbye December]]'' .<ref name="Deccan Chronicle">[https://archive.is/20121203003842/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/category/tags/sajeed]</ref> The film marks the feature debut of the [[Shillong Chamber Choir]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/glam-sham/malayalam-song-made-shillong-375 | location=Kochi | work=Deccan Chronicle | title=malayalam song made in shillong| first=Jiji | last=Ann Cherian | date=3 January 2012}}</ref> from North East India as they are composing the songs and background score for the film. The art realisation of the film is by Sukant Panigrahy & Helen Jones of ''[[Dev D]]'' fame. The lead cast and rest of the casting details are not revealed yet.<br />
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Two songs from the Bollywood movie [[Ghanchakkar (film)|Ghanchakkar]] – "Lazy Lad" and "Jholu Ram" which saw the come back of [[Altaf Raja]] was directed by Sajeed.A. "Lazy Lad" was innovative with its visual feel with striking colours, sets and props. The songs were shot by Polly Morgan in Mumbai.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* ''Buddha Never Smiled''– India Vision Best Debut Director (Shorts)<br />
* ''MTV Girls Night Out'' – Best Reality Show, Asian Television Awards, Singapore, 2011, Best Thriller 2011, Indian Television Academy Award '''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070936/http://www.indiantelevisionacademy.com/site/awards_hhita_details_new.php?year=2011 |archivedate=26 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>'''<br />
* Cinematography (Merit) Indian Documentary Producers Association, 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idpaindia.org/awards/awards_winners.htm |location=Kerala |work=IDPA | title=Winners IDPA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2010|date=15 July 2011}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.behance.net/sajeed Official website]<br />
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