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{{short description|Indian film producer and director}}
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'''Swaroop Kanchi''' (born 29 June 1983) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director, producer and screenwriter.

Making feature-length English-language{{spaced ndash}}primarily [[independent film]]s through [[Tapas Films]], based in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka{{spaced ndash}}his films include the [[romance film|romance]]-drama films ''[[Hong Kong Dreaming (2007 film)|Hong Kong Dreaming]]'' (2008) and ''[[Bengaloored]]'' (2010).

==Early life and education==
He was born in Bangalore, a pre-mature child born at just 6 and a half months, his father is also an actor who worked in more than 50 films before quitting acting for good. His mother was a businesswoman, however he showed no inclination towards films at an early age instead choosing to play tennis. He studied in Bangalore before starting off his career as a junior tennis player, moving to chennai after being selected at the prestigious Britannia Amritraj Tennis program. He came back to Bangalore before being forced to quit tennis for personal reasons.
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== Career==
Kanchi, a design student learnt the art of filmmaking by himself. He started off with a few low-budget films which earned him recognition for his creativity, technique, approach and story-telling skills. One of his first films ''[[Something Taboo]]'', dealt with misconceptions about [[sexually transmitted diseases]] and myths about HIV{{spaced ndash}}one of his first attempts at socially relevant films.

He worked on the film ''[[Black Sugar]]'' which premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]]. Kanchi has also worked on ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy's Son]]'', ''[[Acid (film)|Acid]]'' and ''[[Taxiwallah]]'', all American independent films made in Los Angeles, California.

Presently{{when|date=January 2020|reason="presently" is meaningless in an encyclopaedia. also, lede sorta has him based in bangalore. which is it?}} based in [[Mumbai|Bangalore]] Kanchi has worked on films promoting education for street children with a film for [[Akanksha Foundation|Akanksha]]. Kanchi also collaborated with [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] Executive to make a film on the similarities and differences between [[Bollywood]] and Hollywood; the film featured many notable film personalities of Indian film industry. He has also made a documentary film about the [[Kumbh Mela]] a mass [[Hindu]] [[pilgrimage]]. This was followed by non-fiction film projects based on Indian spirituality and cultural heritage in [[Cambodia]], the [[Himalayas]], India and [[Thailand]].

''Hong Kong Dreaming'' (2008), an English-language film shot in Hong Kong, made with British actress Fiona Man, and Singaporean actor [[Kai Wong]], resulting in the only Indo-Hong Kong film to date. The film premiered at the [[UK International Film Festival|International Film Festival of England]] and later at the [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|Bengalooru Film Festival]].

In 2008, Kanchi served as the Executive Producer on the short film ''[[imdbtitle:1334065|Supraman and the School of Necessity]]'' with UK-based filmmakers. The film's cast were from real slums in Bangalore and stars a young child from an [[orphanage]]. It earned international acclaim and was lauded by many internationally acclaimed directors and film personalities. The film brought awareness to the cause of every child's right to basic education.

His film ''[[Bengaloored]]'' (2010) was set for an all Indian [[wide release]] in 2010.

In 2014 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3718024/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi] Released, his first Hindi film, also his first starring role in a film. The film also co-starred Cajole Kapoor, Rageshwari Mahanta and noted Bollywood actor [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4668164/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Sunil Kumar Palwal.] The film was followed by [https://www.amazon.com/Mudita-Swaroop-Kanchi/dp/B084DDBWX9 Mudita], another Indian English film starring [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1360611/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Padmavati Rao], Swaroop Kanchi, Shivani Parmar, Irshikaa Mehrotra, Alistar Bennis and Sudha NarasimhaRaju. The film premiered at the [[Marché du Film|Marche Du film]] at [[Cannes Film Festival]] and finally Released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] World Wide.

Kanchi has been working on a film called [[Tripura Rahasya]] a big-budget film to be shot mostly in India.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="33"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Film
! rowspan="2"|Genre
! colspan="3"|Credited as
|-
! width=65 | Director
! width=65 | Producer
! width=65 | Screenwriter
|-align="center"
| align="center"| 2008
| align="left"| ''[[Hong Kong Dreaming (2007 film)|Hong Kong Dreaming]]''
| [[romance film|romance]] [[drama film|drama]]
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-align="center"
| align="center"| 2010
| align="left"| ''[[Bengaloored]]''
| [[romance film|romance]] [[drama film|drama]]
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-align="center"
| align="center"| 2014
| align="left"| ''[[Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi]]''
| [[romance film|romance]] [[drama film|drama]]
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|2019
|Mudita
|Romance, Drama, Musical
|{{yes}}
|
|{{yes}}
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Biography|Film|India}}
* [[List of Indian film directors]]
* [[List of Indian writers]]
* [[List of film producers]]
* [[List of people from Bangalore]]
* [[List of people from Mumbai]]
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==References==
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* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/swaroop-kanchi-set-to-take-his-film-to-the-cannes-film-festival/articleshow/69233909.cms swaroop Kanchi set to take his film to Cannes- Times of India]
* John, Rajeev K.; Jo, Subin (19 September 2008). [https://archive.today/20130117192024/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=2008091920080919154207946b6ca5f8&sectxslt=&pageno=1 "Hosur to Hollywood{{spaced ndash}}A Street Kid's Journey"]. ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]''. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
* Yograj_M (3 November 2009). [http://mybangalore.com/article/1109/swaroop-kanchi-on-bengaloored.html "Swaroop Kanchi on 'Bengaloored'"]. [[mybangalore.com]]. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-swaroop-kanchi-on-directing-bangaloored/20091113.htm

== External links ==
* [http://swaroopkanchi.com swaroopkanchi.com] Kanchi's official website
* {{IMDb name|2931512}}
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Swaroop-Kanchi/138748100509?ref=ts Swaroop Kanchi on Facebook]
* [https://twitter.com/swaroopkanchi Swaroop Kanchi on Twitter]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204112/http://bengaloored.com/ bengaloored.com], official website for ''[[Bengaloored]]'' (2010)
* [http://buddhaa.com buddhaa.com], official website for new film

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