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'''Shlok Sharma''' is an Indian director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]]. His notable works include the 2013 [[anthology]] film [[Shorts (2013 film)|Shorts]], the 2017 feature film [[Haraamkhor]] and the 2018 feature film Zoo.

== Early career ==
Shlok's father was a [[Yoga as exercise|Yoga teacher]] to [[Film director|director]] [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and [[lyricist]] [[Gulzar]]. After completing his [[Secondary school|higher secondary]] education, Shlok decided not to pursue education further and build a career in film-making. His father recommended him to Bhardwaj who hired him as a [[production assistant]] on his 2005 film, [[The Blue Umbrella (2005 film)|The Blue Umbrella]].<ref name="mans">{{cite web |last1=Ghose |first1=Arnesh |title="All The Characters Are Doing Some Sort Of Haraamkhori" – Shlok Sharma |url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/cinema/characters-sort-haraamkhori-shlok-sharma/ |website=Man's World |publisher=MW.Com India Pvt Ltd |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> He then went on to work with Bhardwaj on his next film, [[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]. Shlok met [[Anurag Kashyap]] on the sets of the film who hired him as an [[Assistant Director]] for his 2007 film, [[No Smoking (2007 film)|No Smoking]]. He worked with Kashyap on his next feature film [[Dev.D]] before joining as a [[Second unit|Second Unit Director]] on [[Gangs of Wasseypur]]. During the shooting of the film, he went to jail for shooting on [[Track (rail transport)|railway tracks]] without permission.<ref name="jail">{{cite news |title=Did you know? 'Haraamkhor' helmer was jailed during 'Gangs of Wasseypur' shoot |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-did-you-know-haraamkhor-helmer-was-jailed-during-gangs-of-wasseypur-shoot-2291440 |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=PTI |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=11 January 2017}}</ref>

In 2010, Shlok Sharma released his first short film ''Tubelight Ka Chaand''<ref name="telangana">{{cite news |last1=Nanisetti |first1=Shanti |title=Tubelight Ka Chand is an exceptional short film |url=https://telanganatoday.com/tubelight-ka-chand-exceptional-short-film |accessdate=1 January 2020 |publisher=Telangana Today |date=8 July 2017}}</ref> which won the Best Short Film award at the 2011 Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.<ref name="stuttgart">{{cite web |title=Winners |url=https://indisches-filmfestival.de/en/preistragerinnen/ |website=Indian Film Festival Stuttgart |publisher=Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> He made his second short film, ''Bombay Mirror'' in 2010 which featured [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Vijay Maurya]]<ref name="direct">{{cite web |title=Short films keep me excited |url=http://www.bollywoodirect.com/short-films-keep-excited-interview-shlok-sharma/ |website=Bollywood Direct |publisher=Bollywood Direct |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> but the film wasn't released till 2014.<ref name="mirror">{{cite news |title='Bombay Mirror': This 3-minute short film will change your opinion on fanaticism forever |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bombay-mirror-this-3-minute-short-film-will-change-your-opinion-on-fanaticism-forever-684891.html |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=[[News18 India]] |publisher=IBNLive.com |date=1 May 2014}}</ref>

== Feature films and other projects ==
Shlok made his feature film debut with the anthology film [[Shorts (2013 film)|Shorts]] that was released in 2013. The film consisted of five short films out of which one, Sujata, was directed by him and consisted of a story of a young girl, who is struggling to come out of the clutches of her tormenting cousin brother.<ref name="free press">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=FPJ |title=Shorts : A melange of five unique, well crafted films |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/a-melange-of-five-unique-well-crafted-films |accessdate=1 January 2020 |publisher=The Free Press Journal |date=13 July 2013}}</ref> His second feature film, [[Haraamkhor]] was shot in 2013 and explores the romance between a 14-year-old school student and her teacher. The film premiered at the 15th [[New York Indian Film Festival]] and won the Silver Gateway of India trophy at the 17th [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI Mumbai Film Festival]] but was denied a certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]].<ref name="livemint">{{cite news |title=Censor board declines to pass Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Haraamkhor' |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/iSahIRipZY2MKpyoSMY9EN/Censor-board-declines-to-pass-Nawazuddin-Siddiquis-Haraamk.html |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]] |date=19 June 2016}}</ref> The film was subsequently approved by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal and was released in 2017 to critical acclaim.<ref name="business">{{cite news |title=Was frustrating when 'Haraamkhor' was stuck at Censors: Shlok |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/was-frustrating-when-haraamkhor-was-stuck-at-censors-shlok-117010700375_1.html |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date=7 January 2017}}</ref>

During this time, he also created two more short films, R.I.P (Romance In Peace) for the storytelling platform Terribly Tiny Tales<ref name="rip">{{cite news |title=These five 'Terribly Tiny Talkies' will make Valentine's Day all the more love-filled and warm |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/these-five-terribly-tiny-talkies-will-make-valentines-day-all-the-more-love-filled-and-warm-966323.html |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=IBNLive.com |publisher=[[News18 India]] |date=9 February 2015}}</ref> and Beautiful World for the news publication [[The Quint]]<ref>{{cite news |author=Scroll Staff |title=Watch: In 'Beautiful World', a horrific crime and a gut-wrenching car ride |url=https://scroll.in/reel/873613/watch-in-beautiful-world-a-horrific-crime-and-a-gut-wrenching-car-ride |accessdate=1 January 2020 |publisher=Scroll.in |date=28 March 2018}}</ref> that featured his long time collaborator [[Shweta Tripathi]] who has acted in all his feature films. To gain complete [[artistic control]] over his next film, Zoo, Shlok Sharma decided to shoot it with an [[IPhone 6S Plus]] and produced the film himself.<ref name="iphone">{{cite news |last1=Nagpaul |first1=Dipti |title=Director Shlok Sharma's next project to be shot entirely with an iPhone |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/critically-acclaimed-director-shlok-sharmas-next-project-is-possibly-the-first-feature-film-to-be-shot-entirely-with-an-iphone-camera-call-2-2795757/ |accessdate=1 January 2020 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |date=12 May 2016}}</ref> The film had its international premiere at the 2017 [[Busan International Film Festival]] and India premiere at the 2017 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.<ref name="iif">{{cite web |title=In Focus: Shlok Sharma's ZOO |url=http://indiaindependentfilms.com/2017/10/18/shlok-sharmas-zoo-interview/ |website=India Independent Films |accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> The film was picked up by [[Netflix]] for online distribution.<ref name="jansatta">{{cite news |title=फिल्म हरामखोर के निर्देशक ने आईफोन-6 पर फिल्म बना कर नेटफ्लिक्स पर रिलीज़ भी कर दी, जानिए खास बातें |url=https://www.jansatta.com/entertainment/shlok-sharma-directed-film-zoo-iphone-6-released-netflix/707581/ |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=[[The Indian Express]] |publisher=Jan Satta |date=10 July 2018}}</ref> In 2019, Shlok co-produced the [[sci fi]] film [[Cargo (2019 film)|Cargo]].<ref name="state">{{cite news |title=Seems we're living in a 'jungli' country: Shlok Sharma |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/seems-living-jungli-country-shlok-sharma-1502534145.html |accessdate=1 January 2020 |agency=IANS |publisher=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=24 November 2017}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! Assistant/Second unit Director !! Notes
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| 2005 ||''[[The Blue Umbrella (2005 film)|The Blue Umbrella]]''|| || || || ||Production assistant
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| 2006 ||''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]''|| || || ||{{Yes}}|| |
|-
| 2007 ||''[[No Smoking (2007 film)|No Smoking]]''|| || || ||{{Yes}}|| |
|-
| 2008 ||''[[One Two Three]]''|| || || ||{{Yes}}|| |
|-
| 2009 ||''[[Dev.D]]''|| || || ||{{Yes}}|| |
|-
| 2011 ||''Tubelight Ka Chand''||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||Short film
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''|| || || ||{{Yes}}|| |
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Shorts (2013 film)|Shorts]]''||{{Yes}}|| || || || |
|-
| 2014 ||''Bombay Mirror''||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||Short film
|-
| 2015 ||''R.I.P. (Romance In Peace)''||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||Short film
|-
| 2017 ||''[[Haraamkhor]]''||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| || |
|-
| 2018 ||''Beautiful World''||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||Short film
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Zoo (2018 film)|Zoo]]''||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| || |
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Cargo (2019 film)|Cargo]]''|| ||{{Yes}}|| ||| || |
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2396167/ Shlok Sharma] on [[IMDb]]
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/shlok_sharma Shlok Sharma] on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]

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