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| name = Sanjay Patel<br />
| birth_name = <br />
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| birth_place = India<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| citizenship = [[Canadians|Canadian]]<br />
| occupation = Filmmaker, engineer<br />
| known_for = ''[[Union Leader (film)|Union Leader]]'', ''[[If You Love Your Children]]''<br />
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'''Sanjay Patel''' is an [[Indo-Canadians|Indo-Canadian]] filmmaker mostly known for his 2017 film ''[[Union Leader (film)|Union Leader]]'' which was screened at the 48th [[International Film Festival of India]] in 2017.<ref name="tribunenewsline.com">{{cite web|url=http://tribunenewsline.com/director-sanjay-patel-canada-india-cast-crew-film-union-leader-red-carpet-48th-international-film-festival-india/|title=Director Sanjay Patel (Canada-India) and cast & crew of the film UNION LEADER, at the Red Carpet, during the 48th International Film Festival of India - Tribune Newsline|website=tribunenewsline.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2017/09/08/local-filmmaker-releasing-hindi-language-feature-film|title=Local filmmaker releasing Hindi-language film|first=|last=nurun.com|website=Fort McMurray Today}}</ref> He also directed the award winning short film ''[[If You Love Your Children]]'' in 2014.<ref name="tribunenewsline.com" /> Patel is the author of the book ''[[The Future of Oil]]''.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2012/12/02/local-profile-engineer-pens-book-about-oil|title=Engineer pens book about oil|first=|last=nurun.com|website=Fort McMurray Today}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bBQXkwEACAAJ books.google]</ref><br />
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==Biography== <br />
Patel studied chemical engineering in [[India]]. He worked in a chemical plant in [[Gujarat]] for around seven years prior to moving to [[Canada]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/863512/economic-growth-is-at-the-cost-of-workers-says-union-leader-director-sanjay-patel|title=Economic growth is at the cost of workers, says ‘Union Leader’ director Sanjay Patel|first=Archana|last=Nathan|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rahul-bhat-tillotama-shome-bollywood-union-leader-1.4406217|title=Bollywood comes to Fort McMurray with homecoming for Indo-Canadian filmmaker|publisher=}}</ref> <br />
Patel, without any formal study of [[filmmaking]], directed and produced his first short film called ''If You Love Your Children'' in 2014 receiving multiple awards and nominations since its release. In 2012, he published his first book titled ''The Future of Oil''.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Movie<br />
!Note<br />
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|2014<br />
|''[[If You Love Your Children]]''<br />
|Short Film<br />
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|2017<br />
|''[[Union Leader (film)|Union Leader]]''<br />
|Feature Film<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Alberta]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian people of Indian descent]]<br />
[[Category:Film producers from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:1971 births]]<br />
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