Sanjay Amar (born 18 February 1979) is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema.[1][2] In 2012, he made his directorial debut with the film "Future to Bright Hai Ji". However, he turned producer in the same year with the film Identity Card.[3][4][5]

Sanjay Amar
Born (1979-02-18) 18 February 1979 (age 45)
Pallan, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • author
Notable work19th January

Career edit

After completing his bachelor's degree from Jammu University,[6][7] Amar started his career in television production. He wrote, directed and produced his first television documentary series for Doordarshan Srinagar in 2004 followed by his first fiction telefilm for Doordarshan Jammu in Dogri language as writer, director and producer in the next year, then after he started making commercial short films, documentaries for Doordarshan & J&K Govt. and ad films eventually shifting base to Mumbai in 2007. He has been the founder of Amar Chand Motion Pictures under which he has been producing the content oriented films.[8][9]

Filmography edit

Filmography edit

Year Films Director Writer Producer Actor Notes
2012 Future To Bright Hai Ji[10] Yes Yes No Yes Cameo Role
2012 Love kiya aur lag gayi No Yes No No Screenplay- dialogues
2013 Identity Card..ek lifeline No Yes Yes Yes Cameo Role
2013 Rabbi No Yes Yes No
2014 19th January[11] Yes Yes Yes No
2016 Goggles Of Rajesh Khanna Yes Yes Yes Yes Cameo Role & Costume Stylist
2020 Regards & Peace Yes Yes Yes No Co-executive Producer & Lyricist
2020 Prabha ki Diary [12](web-series) Yes Yes Yes No Executive Producer, Lyricist & Costume Stylist
2020 Parikrma- Discovering Indian Temples (docuseries) No Yes Yes No Wrote a few episodes of series
2023 Deceptive Diva Yes Yes Yes No Also Production Designer, Costume Stylist, Lyricst & Additional Cinematographer
2024 Lokshahi Yes Yes Yes No Also Production Designer, Line Producer, Lyricst

References edit

  1. ^ Choudhury, Nila (17 August 2015). "San Francisco's in love with Sanjay Amar's 19th January!". Urban Asian.
  2. ^ "The film that explores the human tragedy". Daily Excelsior. 22 March 2014.
  3. ^ Sanjay Amar. "Sanjay Amar". Retrieved 22 November 2013 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "Shooting of Hindi movie "Goggles of Rajesh Khanna" begins in Bani". 21 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sanjay Amar's Goggles of Rajesh Khanna showcases Dogra culture - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir".
  6. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt recently turned actor for a film". Mid-day.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Rahat Kazmi, Sanjay Amar at Identity Card film mahurat". Indicine.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Mahesh Bhatt recently turned actor for a film". Mid-day.com. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Rahat Kazmi, Sanjay Amar at Identity Card film mahurat". Indicine.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. ^ "Future To Bright Hai Ji". IMDb. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Sanjay Amar's '19th January' Strikes a Chord with San Francisco Audience – Dumkhum®". 17 August 2015.
  12. ^ Actress Name, Ullu (10 May 2023). "Prabha Ki Diary Cast List, Actress Name, And Episodes". Ullu Actress Name.