Rohan Sabharwal
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Rohan Sabharwal | |
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 Sabharwal at the Regency Fairfax Cinema, Hollywood attending the theatrical premiere of his film 'Shunyata' (August 2009). | |
| Born | Rohan Ajay Sabharwal 10 October 1979 |
| Occupation(s) | film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Rohan Sabharwal (born Rohan Ajay Sabharwal on 10 October 1979) is an Indian filmmaker.
Family life and education
[edit]Sabharwal was born in the city of Mumbai. He is the elder of two sons born to a Punjabi father and a Catholic mother of mixed Goan-Portuguese and Anglo-Irish descent. He finished his schooling at the Lawrence School, Lovedale in 1996. He is a graduate of the London Film School, London, UK under the guidance of Oscar-nominated Mike Leigh O.B.E.
Film career
[edit]After graduating from film school in 2006, the same year that he edited the award winning commercial 'Sarah and Wendy' which won the Kodak Student Commercial Award in the UK, he left London to pursue a career in film and television in India. Here he shot his 16-minute graduation film Shunyata, which premiered at the ICA cinema in London and generated mixed reviews, though most were favorable.
He became widely recognized as a filmmaker after the Celebrate Bandra Committee picked his 25-minute short Romson and Juliana to show at their biennial festival Celebrate Bandra in 2007.
His most recent film is the first episode of a television documentary series called India Rediscovered, inspired by Jawaharlal Nehru's book The Discovery of India. The series proposes to cover places of historic importance in India that have been ignored by text books.
Filmography
[edit]| Director/Producer | ||
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| Year | Film | Other notes |
| 2010 | There are no Americans in Taxis | Currently in Pre Production |
| 2009 | Sons of the Soil | Post Production, A feature documentary that talks about Farmers' suicides in India |
| 2009 | Fearless | Post Production, A political documentary Featuring Mallika Sarabhai |
| 2009 | Happy Birthday Loki | Distributed by Journeyman Pictures |
| 2009 | An Epilogue To A Friendship | Starring Indian radio personality Tarana Kapoor |
| 2008 | India Rediscovered | TV pilot, Screened at the "Cannes Film Festival", 2009 |
| 2007 | Romson and Juliana | Premiered at the Celebrate Bandra festival, 2007 |
| 2006 | Shunyata | US Premiere: Regency Fairfax Cinema, Hollywood UK Premiere: Institute of Contemporary Arts, London |
| 2005 | This Man's Journey | Produced by the London Film School, Nominated at the British Film Festival, LA in the Category of Best UK Short. |
| Writer | ||
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| Year | Film | Other notes |
| 2009 | The Lost Bloodline And Other Related Stories | Feature film, Currently in Pre Production, Quarter Finalist for the Golden Brad Awards |
| Editor | ||
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| Year | Film | Other notes |
| 2009 | The Pact | Starring British actor JC Mac |
| 2006 | Sarah and Wendy | Won the Kodak Student Commercial Award, 2006 in Best Brief category. |
Social causes
[edit]Supporter and Member of Amnesty International
Sources
[edit]- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3290534/
- http://film.britishcouncil.org/shunyata
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3290534/
- http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_film-your-life_1285980
- http://documentaries.documentaryfilms.net/India-Rediscovered-2008.html
- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/703/Shunyata
- http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1146/India-Rediscovered/Vm0xMFlWWXhTbkpQVm1SU1lrVndVbFpyVWtKUFVUMDkr
- http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/none/presents-698673
- http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/reel-touch-to-reality-1.705487