Brahmanand S. Siingh
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{{Infobox person
| name = Brahmanand S. Siingh
| image = BrahmanandSSiingh.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|5|03}}
| birth_place = Purnia, Bihar, India.
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Filmmaker, Author and Life Coach
| notable_works = Pancham Unmixed, Kaagaz Ki Kashti, Jhalki
| awards = National Film Award for Best Biographical Film
National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction/Compilation Film
| website = [http://mobiusfilms.net/ Mobius Films]
[http://brahmanandsingh.com/ Brahmanand Siingh]
}}
Brahmanand S. Siingh (born 3 May 1965) is a filmmaker and author from Mumbai, India. He is best known for the films Kaagaz Ki Kashti, a biopic on Jagjit Singh{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/In-memory-of-Jagjit-Singh/article14489840.ece |title=In memory of Jagjit Singh |work=The Hindu|access-date=15 July 2015}} and his feature-length documentary on R. D. Burman, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamuura.com/blog/knowing-pancham/ |title=Knowing Pancham: A Beautiful Docu On The Life Of R.D. Burman! |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressomagazine.com/2020/02/01/an-exclusive-interview-with-brahmanand-s-siingh/|title=An Exclusive Interview with Brahmanand S Siingh|last=sengupta|first=Rituparna|date=2020-02-01|website=Expresso Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-15|archive-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723164806/https://www.expressomagazine.com/2020/02/01/an-exclusive-interview-with-brahmanand-s-siingh/|url-status=dead}}
Early life and education
Brahmanand S Siingh grew up in Purnia, Bihar. Later he moved to St Xavier's College Ranchi and eventually to Kolkata University for his English Literature Masters. His journeys into cinema, however, started within a year of his moving to Mumbai{{cite web|url=https://bargad.org/2012/07/27/brahmanand-singh-documentaries/|title=AUDIENCE ARE HUNGRY FOR QUALITY CONTENT WELL-TOLD -BRAHMANAND SINGH|publisher=Bargad|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805004003/http://bargad.org/2012/07/27/brahmanand-singh-documentaries/|archive-date=5 August 2012|url-status=usurped}} in 1993.
Career
Brahmanand began writing about art and cinema in the 1980s, publishing articles in publications like The Telegraph, Statesman, Times of India, The Hindu, Indian Express, and The Independent. He also published online work during the dotcom boom. Brahmanand has published over 3,000 articles and features, essays, poems and short stories, as well as three biographical books, Strings Of Eternity, Diamonds & Rust and Lightness Of Being.
He began making films in the late 1990s, mainly producing biographical documentaries and independent films. He is most well known for his experiential biopics on figures like RD Burman{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/rd-burman-a-lesson-in-time-management/22532171|title=RD Burman, a lesson in time management|date=2020-02-02|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}} and Jagjit Singh (Pancham Unmixed & Kaagaz Ki Kashti). "Strings of Eternity" and "Diamonds and Rust", co-authored with Gaurav Sharma, provide insights into the life, music and personality of maestro RD Burman.
Pancham Unmixed is a rare biographical documentary to have premiered at IFFLA, Los Angeles to a full house. The film also featured on Netflix and is currently streaming on iTunes. Pancham Unmixed was screened by PVR Cinemas on 24-25 Mar, 2018 in screens across the country. It also saw a rare telecast on National Geographic on 26 Dec, 2021. Kaagaz ki Kashti featured on Amazon Prime and travelled to various international film festivals.
He has also won the REX-Karmaveer-Chakra Awards, in partnership with the United Nations, for transforming lives through social impact projects and ideas of hope. Siingh's latest feature project, Jhalki, a feature film that attempts to create public awareness of child trafficking and child labor.{{cite web |title=Jhalki a film by Brahmanand S Siingh |url=http://www.advantus.co.in/demo/mobius2015/scroll1/demo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418081624/http://www.advantus.co.in/demo/mobius2015/scroll1/demo.html |archive-date=18 April 2017 |access-date=17 April 2017 |publisher=Advantus}}
He has also sat on the jury of various international film festivals and award platforms, and conducts filmmaking and scriptwriting workshops.
Filmography
As a director and/or producer.
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! Year ! Title |
| 1997
| Ashgari Bai |
| 1998
| A burden of Love |
| 1999
| Back to Nature |
| 2002 |
| 2005 |
| 2008 |
| 2011
| Chidiya Rain Basera |
| 2012
| Ambassador of Peace |
| 2015 |
| 2015 |
| 2016 |
| 2017 |
| 2019
| Jhalki |
Awards
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! For |
| 2003
| Apsara Film Producers Guild Awards | Best Short Film | Uncaging the Body |
| 2008
| IFFLA | Critics Special Mention | Pancham Unmixed |
| 2008
| Washington DC Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Pancham Unmixed |
| 2009
| Best Compilation Film (Director) | Pancham Unmixed |
| 2009
| Best Compilation Film (Producer) | Pancham Unmixed |
| 2010
| AIFF | Best Documentary | Pancham Unmixed |
| 2016
| Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Kaagaz Ki Kashti |
| 2016
| Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival{{Cite web|url=https://visaff.ca/|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-03-23}} | Best Documentary Award | Kaagaz Ki Kashti |
| 2019
|International Screen Awards (ISA 2019){{Cite web|url=http://internationalscreenawards.com/internationalscreenawards/international-screen-awards-winners.htm|title=Winners International Screen Awards|website=internationalscreenawards.com|access-date=2020-03-23}} |Platinum Award for International Feature Film |Jhalki |
| 2019
|Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF 2019) |Best Director Award |Jhalki |
| 2019
|Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati (IFFCINCY 2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiacincinnatisistercity.org/copy-of-schedule-2018-1|title=Schedule 2019|website=indiasistercity|language=en|access-date=2020-03-23}} |Best Feature Film Award |Jhalki |
| 2019
|Indian International Film Festival Of Boston (IIFFB 2019) {{Cite web|url=https://iiffb.org/closing-night-iiffb-2019/|title=Closing Night - IIFFB 2019|website=India International Film Festival of Boston|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-23|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323084547/https://iiffb.org/closing-night-iiffb-2019/|url-status=dead}} |Best Social Cause Film Award |Jhalki |
| 2019
|International Independent Film Awards Los Angeles (IIFA 2019) |Best Concept Platinum Winners |Jhalki |
| 2019
|International Independent Film Awards Los Angeles (IIFA 2019) {{Cite web|url=http://www.iifilmawards.com/Platinum_Award.html|title=Platinum Award|website=iifilmawards.com|access-date=2020-03-23}} |Best Screenplay Platinum Winners |Jhalki |
| 2019
|Boston International Film Festival (BIFF 2019) {{Cite web|url=https://www.bostoniff.com/portfolio-view/jhalki-tale-of-a-tireless-sparrow-2/|title=JHALKI: Tale Of A Tireless Sparrow|website=Boston International Film Festival {{!}} BostoninterFF|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-23}} |Best Original Screenplay Award |Jhalki |
| 2019
|Karmaveer Chakra Award |N/A |
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4827297/ Brahmanand S Siingh on IMDb]
- [https://www.facebook.com/brahmanandssiingh Brahmanand S Siingh on Facebook]
- [https://twitter.com/BrahmanandSingh Brahmanand S Siingh on Twitter]
- [https://www.instagram.com/brahmanandsingh123/ Brahmanand S Siingh on Instagram]
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