Vikram Dhillon
Vikram Dhillon | |
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| Born | Vikram Dyal Dhillon |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, actor, television presenter, co-founder of The Foundry |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Parent(s) | Dyal Singh Dhillon Harcharan Kaur Dhillon |
| Relatives | Virikshat Dhillon (brother) Vekeana Dhillon (sister) Puneet Sira (brother-in-law) |
Vikram Dhillon is an Indo-Canadian feature film producer, director, actor and former VJ for Channel V (Star TV India).
Biography
[edit]Career
[edit]Vikram Dhillon is a co-founder of the newly formed digital content studio The Foundry with his partner Puneet Sira. He is producing a slate of original IP projects with studios, OTT platforms and channels.
Dhillon directed a Punjabi feature film titled Pinky Moge Wali starring Neeru Bajwa, Geeta Zaildar and Gavie Chahal, for which Dhillon was nominated for Best Director.
He also produced the web series The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story for Ekta Kapoor's digital channel AltBalaji under his Eyeline Entertainment banner, including the feature film Ji Karda, directed and produced by Dhillon.[clarification needed]
Dhillon began his career as a VJ for Rupert Murdoch’s Channel V (Star TV)[1] where he hosted the shows [V] Challenge, Cool Maal and Late Night V. Dhillon went on to produce and direct series for the channel such as The Chair, Chat Room and Cool Maal.
The feature film documentary Bollywood Bound (2003)[2][3][4] (Canadian National Film Board) followed the lives of Vikram Dhillon, Vekeana Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as Indo-Canadians in Bollywood. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2003.
Dhillon continued his work as a producer with Jataka Tales for Japanese television; Sanatta, a horror series; and I Like an interview-based series for B4U Music. He produced a talk show called Take One for Geo TV in Dubai.
Dhillon has directed a series of commercials for Society Magazine, which he also produced.[clarification needed] Dhillon produced and directed music videos for bands such as Mantra[5][6] and Signia. Independently, he has produced and directed corporate videos and AVs[clarification needed] for Idea Cellular, Magna Publishing Co. and the Consulate General of Canada (Mumbai).
Dhillon produced and directed a short documentary film, Mogaveera, for the Vyavasthaphaka Mandali (Mumbai).
Personal life
[edit]Dhillon's sister Vekeana Dhillon is a content creator, screenwriter and actress. She wrote Vikram's Pinky Moge Wali and Ji Karda; and Puneet Sira's I - Proud To Be An Indian, Jai Veeru, and Kisaan.
Dhillon is the son of the retired environmental health officer Dyal Singh Dhillon and Harcharan Kaur Dhillon, who wrote the lyrics to the song "Khyalan Wich",[7] which was featured in I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004).
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Year | Designation | Genre | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride and Prejudice[8] | 2023 | Producer | Audio series | The Foundry / Audible | The Foundry's original adaption into Hindi.
Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023). |
| Sherlock Holmes Ki Romanchak Kahaniyan[9] | 2022 | Producer | Audio series | The Foundry / Audible | The Foundry's original adaption into Hindi.
Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023). Winner of "The Best Story Narration based on a Book" e4m Play Streaming Media Awards (2023). |
| Kama Sutra[10] | 2022 | Producer | Audiobook | The Foundry / Audible | The Foundry's original adaption into Hindi.
Winner of "Audio Book of the Year" India Audio Summit & Awards (2022). |
| Munshi Premchand's Karmabhoomi[11] | 2022 | Producer | Audiobook | The Foundry / Audible | |
| Raat Hone Ko Hai | 2022 | Producer | Animation series | The Foundry / Ishara TV | Limited series |
| "Photo Jatt Di" | December 2018 | Director / producer | Music video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Monty Waris |
| "November 2" | November 2018 | Director / producer | Music video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Akaal |
| "Marr Ke Khuda" | October 2018 | Director / producer | Music video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Simar Gill (featuring Simran Dhindsa) |
| The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story | Under production | Producer | Web series | ALTBalaji / Eyeline Entertainment | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Ji Karda | Under production | Director / producer | Feature film | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| Pinky Moge Wali | 2012 | Director / story | Feature film | Kapil Batra Productions | Nominated for Best Director PTC Punjabi Film Awards |
| Chai Time | 2007–2008 | Guest host (Bollywood expert) | Television series | Omni Television (Canada) | Host: Tarannum Thind |
| Valentines Bash | 2007 | Producer | Event | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| "Karlo Aishaan" - Signia | 2006 | Director / producer | Music video | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| Crossover Bollywood | 2006 | Director / producer | Fashion event | Eyeline Entertainment | Winter Wonderland Fashion Extravaganza for Actor Sunil Shetty. |
| I Like | 2005 | Producer | Television series | B4U Music | |
| Mogaveera | 2005 | Director / producer | Documentary | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | |
| Take One | 2005 | Producer | Television series | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | Network: Geo TV (Dubai) |
| "Jawani" - Mantra | 2005 | Director / producer | Music video | Aura Entertainment | |
| "Boliyan" - Signia | 2005 | Director / producer | Music video | Aura Entertainment | |
| "Rog Judaiyan" - Sukjeet Khera | 2005 | Producer | Music video | Aura Entertainment | Director: Tinu Suresh Desai & Vishal Sethi |
| Idea Cellular | 2005 | Director / producer | Audio visual | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | |
| Bollywood Bound | 2003 | Self (lead) | Feature film documentary | National Film Board of Canada | Director: Nisha Pahuja |
| Jataka Tales | 2003 | Producer | Television | Miracle Films / Kavya Production | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Sanatta | 2002 | Producer | Television | Miracle Films | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Society Achiever's Awards | 2002 | Director / producer | Television | Miracle Films | |
| Society Magazine (series) | 2002 | Director / producer | Commercial | Miracle Films | |
| [V] Chat Room | 2000 | Director / producer | Television series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| The Chair | 2000 | Director / producer | Television series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| Late Night [V] | 2000 | Host (VJ) | Television daily show | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| [V] Cool Maal | 1999 | Director / producer / h (VJ) | Television series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| [V] Challenge | 1999 | Host (VJ) | Television series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| Ponds Cream | 1998 | Lead actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| Nescafe Coffee | 1998 | Lead actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| Holy River | 1998 | Lead actor | Theatre play | Work In Progress Theatre Co. | Director: Etienne Coutinho |
| Jenson & Nicholson Paints | 1997 | Lead actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| West Side Story | 1991 | "Doc" actor | Theatre | Queen Elizabeth Players | |
| The Prettiest Girl in Lafayette County | 1991 | Director | Theatre | Queen Elizabeth Players | Writer: Samuel French. Award: Best Director. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Metrofeature". Archives.digitaltoday.in. September 13, 1999. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Movies: Bollywood calling: Meet Indo-Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja". rediff.com. June 22, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Ryan Shriver (2007). "Bollywood-Bound - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bollywood Bound". Upperstall.Com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Chandigarh Stories". The Tribune. India. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Another Punjab-Canada combination is here". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 23, 2004. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013.
- ^ "I – Proud To Be An Indian". [unreliable source?]
- ^ Pride and Prejudice
- ^ Sherlock Holmes Ki Romanchak Kahaniyan
- ^ Kama Sutra
- ^ Karmabhoomi