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Gitanjali Sinha
Born
Alma materNew York Film Academy, St. Martin’s College of Arts, London, Whistling Woods International
Occupation(s)Film Maker, Co-Founder of Meher Miracles Pvt. Ltd
SpouseHemendra Aran
AwardsBest Foreign Feature Film at the All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, Kids First! Film and Video Festival,(United States)
Websitewww.MeherMiracles.com

Gitanjali Sinha is an Indian origin film maker from Patna,[1][2] based in Mumbai. Gitanjali is known for her debut film Yeh Khula Aasmaan.

Early life and education

Gitanjali was born in 1984 at Patna. At the age of 14, Gitanjali started her course in television production at the Notre Dame Communication Centre,[3] Patna and completed her studies from Patna University in Communicative English with Media Studies.

Gitanjali is also an alumnus of New York Film Academy, St. Martin’s College of Arts, London and Whistling Woods.[4]

Career

Gitanjali started her career in television and radio before getting into film making.[3]

Professional life

In 2012,[5] Gitanjali released her first film Yeh Khula Aasmaan[6] under the banner Gitanjali creations and the film was produced by Hemendra Aran.[7] The movie was inspired by true life incidents and the cast included Raghubir Yadav, Yashpal Sharma,[8] Raj Tandon[9] and Anya Anand.[10] The film had Anand Milind[11] as music directors.

Gitanjali Sinha (center), Hemendra Aran (Left) and Anya Anand during the release of the movie Yeh Khula Aasmaan
Gitanjali Sinha (center), Hemendra Aran (Left) and Anya Anand during the release of the movie Yeh Khula Aasmaan

Awards and recognition

  • Kids First! Film and Video Festival - Winner[12]
  • International Film Festival South Africa - Selected
  • International Film Festival Ireland - Selected
  • Heart of England International Film Festival - Selected
  • International Youth Film Festival - Selected

Personal life

Gitanjali is married to the CEO & Founder of Aranca Research, Hemendra Aran and has two children.

References

  1. ^ "Bihar women film makers create waves". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  2. ^ "Patna-born film-maker wins US award". www.bihartimes.in. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  3. ^ a b "Award-Winning Director Gitanjali Sinha". A Journalist Reveals. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ^ Udasi, Harshikaa (2012-04-07). "Life's lessons". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  5. ^ "After creating ripples at international film festivals, Gitanjali Creations' Yeh Khula Aasmaan set to soar high in Indian cinemas". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  6. ^ "Javed Akhtar launches music of Yeh Khula Aasmaan | NetIndian". netindian.in. 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  7. ^ "Applying 'IIT' to cinema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  8. ^ "Yeh Khula Aasmaan - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  9. ^ Moviez Adda (2012-05-25), Actor Raj Tandon Talks About His Debut Film - Yeh Khula Aasmaan, retrieved 2016-10-10
  10. ^ TheBollywoodShow (2012-04-25), Actress Anya Anand Of Ye Khula Asmaan, retrieved 2016-10-10
  11. ^ "The music duo brothers Anand-Milind are back! -". BollySpice.com. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  12. ^ "YEH KHULA AASMAAN questions the current academic scenario. | Film TV News". www.filmtvnews.in. Retrieved 2016-10-10.