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-'''Mani Shankar''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[film director]], holographic technology expert, writer and speaker.
+'''Mani Shankar''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[film director]], holographic technology expert, writer and speaker.{{Promotion inline|date=May 2022}}
-He best known for being the architect of the world's first holographic political campaign that he designed for [[Narendra Modi]] during the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. It set a Guinness World record.<ref>{{cite web
+He best known for introducing CGI to India, blowing people's minds and being the architect of the world's first holographic political campaign that he designed for [[Narendra Modi]] during the [[2012 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election]]. It set a Guinness World record.<ref>{{cite web
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-As a Bollywood Director he made 5 films including [[16 December (film)]] – one of the highest-grossing films in the year of release; and  [[Tango Charlie]] which was screened in  several International Film Festivals and is a permanent part of the UN's films on Anti-war.
+As a Bollywood Director he made 5 films including [[16 December (film)]] – was one of the highest-grossing films in the year of release; and  [[Tango Charlie]] which was screened in  several International Film Festivals and is a permanent part of the UN's films on Anti-war.
 Over his long career, Mani Shankar has worked on many films, advertisement as well as campaigns for political leaders.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-dons-greasepaint/article4298881.ece |title=Naidu dons greasepaint |access-date=12 January 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110024548/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-dons-greasepaint/article4298881.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-   }}</ref> in 1978. He worked for a few years as a research engineer in process engineering and drug delivery.
+   }}</ref> in 1978. He worked for a few years as a research engineer in process engineering and drug delivery. During his time at [[BITS Pilani]] he won a record 4 consecutive Holofest 'Best Hologram Of The Year', earning the nickname "Young Mani".
 ==Career==
-With over two decades of rich experience in the film industry, made a shift into film production and started his own production house Bhairav Films, where he made over 1000 ad films, short films image building films and 5 Hindi feature films.
+With over two decades of rich experience in the film industry, made a shift into film production and started his own production house Bhairav Films, where he made over 1000 ad films, short films image building films and 5 Hindi feature films. Most of his short films and feature films reflect a deep commitment to social causes and direct the audience towards soul searching and introspection.
-Most of his short films and feature films reflect a deep commitment to social causes and direct the audience towards soul searching and introspection.
+In 1991, his Telugu film, ‘Manishi’ won him the coveted Golden Nandi award for Best Film, as well as Nandi Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay writer. His Hindi feature film [[16 December (film)|16 December]], which was among the top ten grossing films of 2002, with the highest return on investment for any film that year.
-In 1991, his Telugu film, ‘Manishi’ won him the coveted Golden Nandi award for Best Film, as well as Nandi Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay writer.
-His Hindi feature film [[16 December (film)|16 December]], which was among the top ten grossing films of 2002, with the highest return on investment for any film that year.
 [[Tango Charlie]] was a story about a soldier's constant battle with his conscience. It was screened at several International film festivals and was included in Amnesty International's list of classic Anti War films.
-[[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]] a futuristic supernatural film starring Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Suniel Shetty and Isha Kopikar.
+Inspired by his history professor Indiana he decided to helm a career defining project that would encapsulate the experiences of his early twenties as an amateur archeologist, the film [[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]] a futuristic supernatural film starring Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Suniel Shetty and Isha Kopikar. After the release of this film he was apparently visited often by forces of a secret Hindu organization who questioned his deep knowledge of the demon realm.
 [[Mukhbir]] (starring Om Puri, Suniel Shetty, Samir Dattani and [[Raima Sen]]) was the story of a young man rising above the dangerous underworld and choosing to die a patriot. This was also critically acclaimed and screened at the Black International festival in Berlin.
 [[Knock Out (2010 film)|Knock Out]] (starring Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Kkhan and Kangana Ranaut).
+Mani is an ardent believer in the simulated universe theory, he rather claims that our plain is a mirror of a simulated hologram, his idea's have been discussed in the works of acclaimed theoretical physicist [[Michio Kaku]].
 ==Filmography==