Neeraj Kumar
{{short description|American actor}}
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| name = Neeraj Kumar
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| occupation = Filmmaker, actor, director, software engineer
| website = [http://www.neerajkumar.com Official site]
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Neeraj Kumar is a film maker, actor, writer and director at Neerajfilms and software consultant based in the United States. His debut film, the critically acclaimed children's human rights feature-length documentary film, Child Marriage, won the 2005 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Best International Documentary Award,{{cite web|url=http://nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/183/124/|title=2005 Awards - New York November|work=New York International Independent Film & Video Festival|accessdate=31 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728232059/http://nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/183/124/|archivedate=28 July 2014}} and recognition in the South Asian International Film Festival. He is dedicated to making socially conscious documentaries and fiction films.
He is also an actor. He played the leading roles in the satire films titled What the Hell! and The Great Meltdown.
Filmography
- Child Marriage (2005)
- What the Hell (2006)
- The Great Meltdown (2007)
Awards and recognition
- 2005 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival - Best Documentary International[https://web.archive.org/web/20140728232059/http://nyfilmvideo.net/content/view/183/124/ Best Documentary International]
- South Asian International Film Festival - Best Documentary[http://www.saiff.org/pressreleases/2005closingrelease.pdf Best Documentary]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1030688|name=Neeraj Kumar}}
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Category:Film directors from California
Category:American male film actors
Category:Indian emigrants to the United States
Category:Male actors from Colorado
Category:Male actors from California
Category:American film directors of Indian descent