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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian writer and director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Varrun Sukhraj<br />
| image = Varrun.jpg<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| occupation = [[Film Director]]<br />
| years_active = 2016-present<br />
| spouse = Sneha Desai<br />
| awards = The Peabody Award<br />
}}<br />
'''Varrun Sukhraj''' (16 June 1988) is an Indian writer and director.<ref name=":0" /> He is known for his acclaimed documentary "Too Much Democracy" (2022), based on [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|Indian farmers' protest]] in 2020. Which screened at The [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy|International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=खऱ्या भारताच्या शोधात.. |url=https://www.loksatta.com/lokrang/too-much-democracy-documentary-film-on-farmers-protest-at-delhi-by-varun-sukhraj-zws-70-3792875/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref> He is also known for his sensitive filmmaking style that raises awareness of critical societal issues through his films and storytelling.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S. R. |date=2023-08-07 |title=Three documentaries that seek to give a retrospective understanding of farm protests |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/three-documentaries-that-seek-to-give-a-retrospective-understanding-farm-protests/article67168999.ece |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Varrun was born in a business family, and grew up in [[Khed, Ratnagiri]], he later moved to [[Pune]] city for his higher studies. In 2016, he founded his own production house in Mumbai and directed his first TV series, Naammatra which was focused on [[Farmers' suicides in India|farmer suicides]] in [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="outlookindia.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=Archiving the Death of Democracy: How ‘Jamoora’ Does What No Indian Film Has |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/interview/archiving-the-death-of-democracy-how-jamoora-does-what-no-indian-film-has |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2022, His documentary Film Too Much Democracy was released, based on [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]]. The protest saw farmers marching towards [[Delhi]] to oppose the new farm bills introduced by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-20 |title=Farmers on camera |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/farmers-on-camera-101726671222793.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921103810/https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/farmers-on-camera-101726671222793.html |archive-date=21 September 2024 |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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In 2024, He collaborated with stand-up comedians [[Kunal Kamra]] and [[Shyam Rangeela]] on the film titled Jamoora (Jester), which was released in India in October 2024.<ref name="outlookindia.com"/><br />
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His upcoming project, a biographical film on the life of [[Shahu of Kolhapur|Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu]], a revolutionary Indian king from the early [[British Raj|British era]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2022-06-23 |title='Shahu Chhatrapati': Varun Sukhraj announces his next on the life of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/shahu-chhatrapati-varun-sukhraj-announces-his-next-on-the-life-of-rajarshi-shahu-maharaj/articleshow/92411590.cms |access-date=2024-12-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! scope="col" |Year<br />
! scope="col" |Film<br />
! scope="col" |Notes<br />
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|2018<br />
|''[[Naammatra]]''<br />
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|-<br />
|2022<br />
|''Too Much Democracy''<br />
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|2024<br />
|''[[Jamoora]]''<br />
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|-<br />
|{{tba}}<br />
|''[[Shahu of Kolhapur|Shahu Chhatrapati ]]''<br />
|<ref name=":1" /><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://imdb.com/name/nm12476391/ Varrun Sukhraj] at [[IMDb (identifier)|IMDb]]<br />
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[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian documentary filmmakers]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian male writers]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian writers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male non-fiction writers]]</div>Miteshsoni