Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan
	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
Born	8 September; Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	film director, screenwriter
Years active	2010-present
Spouse(s)	Kiran Singh Chauhan

Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (born 8 September) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who is most known for his internationally acclaimed film Lahore.^[1]^[2] He won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 2009 National Film Award. In 2021, he won the National Film Award for Best Direction for the film Bahattar Hoorain.

Filmography[edit]

Lahore (2010) (director, story, screenplay & dialogues)
Bahattar Hoorain (2019) (director)

Awards[edit]

National Awards[edit]

Winner

2009 - National Film Award for Best Debut Film for the film Lahore^[3]
2021 - National Film Award for Best Direction for the film Bahattar Hoorain.

International Film Festival of India[edit]

Winner

2019 - ICFT-UNESCO GANDHI MEDAL “Special Mention” at 50th International Film Festival of India, Goa for Bahattar Hoorain

Indian Panorama[edit]

2019 - Bahattar Hoorain selected at the Indian Panorama

International awards[edit]

Winner

2009 - Most Aspiring Filmmaker at Filmmakers International Film Festival, UK for Lahore
2009 - Best Film, Special Jury Award at 42nd Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival, US for Lahore

Nomination

2009 - Best Director at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
2009 - Best Writer at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
2010 - Hottest New Director at Stardust Awards for Lahore

Jury Member[edit]

2016 - Jury Member at 63rd National Film Awards
Jury member feature film, Indian Panorama at 51st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021.^[4]

References[edit]

↑ "Lahore director on the Hollywood remake". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
↑ Iyer, Meena (10 April 2010). "Lahore's Hollywood remake". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
↑ "57th National Awards:'Lahore' Maker Sanjay Bags Indira Gandhi Award For Debut Director". Planetbollywood.com.
↑ "Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020". PIB GOI. 19 December 2020 – via Press release.

Silent scenes are more symbolic: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan DNA

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[1] "Lahore director on the Hollywood remake". Hindustan Times. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.

[2] Iyer, Meena (10 April 2010). "Lahore's Hollywood remake". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.

[3] "57th National Awards:'Lahore' Maker Sanjay Bags Indira Gandhi Award For Debut Director". Planetbollywood.com.

[4] "Indian Panorama announces official selection for 51st International Film Festival of India, 2020". PIB GOI. 19 December 2020 – via Press release.

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