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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan<br />
| image = Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Indira Gandhi Award to Shri Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for the Best Debut Film of a Director (Film Lahore), at the 57th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on October 22, 2010.jpg<br />
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| caption = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Indira Gandhi Award to Shri Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for the Best Debut Film of a Director (Film: Lahore), at the 57th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on October 22, 2010<br />
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| birth_date = 8 September<br />
| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
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| years_active = 2010-present<br />
| occupation = [[film director]], [[screenwriter]]<br />
| spouse = Kiran Singh Chauhan<br />
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'''Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan''' (born 8 September) is an [[India]]n film director and screenwriter, who is most known for his internationally acclaimed film ''[[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lahore director on the Hollywood remake |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lahore-director-on-the-Hollywood-remake/H1-Article1-531086.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126001417/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lahore-director-on-the-Hollywood-remake/H1-Article1-531086.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |date=14 April 2010 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lahore's Hollywood remake |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-11/news-interviews/28127599_1_indian-film-indian-actors-tony-leung|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061546/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-11/news-interviews/28127599_1_indian-film-indian-actors-tony-leung|url-status= dead|archive-date= 11 August 2011|date=10 April 2010 |first1=Meena |work=[[The Times of India]] |last1=Iyer}}</ref> He won the [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] at the 2009 [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]. In 2021, he won the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] for the film ''Bahattar Hoorain''.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]'' (2010) (director, story, screenplay & dialogues)<br />
*''Bahattar Hoorain'' (2019) (director)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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===National Awards===<br />
'''Winner'''<br />
*2009 - [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director| National Film Award for Best Debut Film]] for the film ''[[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=57th National Awards:'Lahore' Maker Sanjay Bags Indira Gandhi Award For Debut Director<br />
|url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=n091510102524|website=Planetbollywood.com}}</ref><br />
*2021 - [[National Film Award for Best Direction]] for the film ''Bahattar Hoorain''.<br />
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===International Film Festival of India===<br />
'''Winner'''<br />
*2019 - [[International Council for Film Television and Audiovisual Communication|ICFT]]-[[UNESCO]] GANDHI MEDAL “Special Mention” at [[50th International Film Festival of India]], Goa for ''Bahattar Hoorain''<br />
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==== Indian Panorama ====<br />
*2019 - ''Bahattar Hoorain'' selected at the [[Indian Panorama]]<br />
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===International awards===<br />
'''Winner'''<br />
*2009 - Most Aspiring Filmmaker at Filmmakers International Film Festival, UK for ''[[Lahore (film)|Lahore]]''<br />
*2009 - Best Film, Special Jury Award at 42nd [[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival|Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival]], US for ''Lahore''<br />
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'''Nomination'''<br />
*2009 - Best Director at [[Asian Festival of First Films|Asian Festival of 1st Films]], Singapore for ''Lahore''<br />
*2009 - Best Writer at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for ''Lahore''<br />
*2010 - Hottest New Director at [[Stardust Awards]] for ''Lahore''<br />
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===Jury Member===<br />
*2016 - Jury Member at [[63rd National Film Awards]]<br />
*Jury member feature film, Indian Panorama at [[51st International Film Festival of India]], Goa 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1681946|title=Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020|date=19 December 2020|via=Press release|newspaper=PIB GOI}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_silent-scenes-are-more-symbolic-sanjay-puran-singh-chauhan_1608145 Silent scenes are more symbolic: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan] DNA<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb person|name=Sanjay Puransingh Chauhan}}<br />
* {{Facebook|officialSanjayChauhan}}<br />
* {{BH person|sanjay-puran-singh-chauhan<!-- id# 30226 -->}}<br />
{{National Film Award Best Direction}}<br />
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[[Category:1975 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Best Director National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:People from Gwalior]]</div>>Emmanuel Obiajulu