Sanjay Patel (filmmaker)

{{Short description|Indian film director}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Sanjay Patel

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| birth_place = India

| nationality = Indian

| citizenship = Canadian

| occupation = Filmmaker, engineer

| known_for = Union Leader, If You Love Your Children

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Sanjay Patel is an Indo-Canadian filmmaker mostly known for his 2017 film Union Leader which was screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://tribunenewsline.com/director-sanjay-patel-canada-india-cast-crew-film-union-leader-red-carpet-48th-international-film-festival-india/|title=Director Sanjay Patel (Canada-India) and cast & crew of the film UNION LEADER, at the Red Carpet, during the 48th International Film Festival of India - Tribune Newsline|website=tribunenewsline.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2017/09/08/local-filmmaker-releasing-hindi-language-feature-film|title=Local filmmaker releasing Hindi-language film|first=|last=nurun.com|website=Fort McMurray Today}} He also directed the award winning short film If You Love Your Children in 2014. Patel is the author of the book The Future of Oil.{{cite web|url=http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/2012/12/02/local-profile-engineer-pens-book-about-oil|title=Engineer pens book about oil|first=|last=nurun.com|website=Fort McMurray Today}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=bBQXkwEACAAJ books.google]

==Biography==

Patel studied chemical engineering in India. He worked in a chemical plant in Gujarat for around seven years prior to moving to Canada in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/863512/economic-growth-is-at-the-cost-of-workers-says-union-leader-director-sanjay-patel|title=Economic growth is at the cost of workers, says ‘Union Leader’ director Sanjay Patel|first=Archana|last=Nathan|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rahul-bhat-tillotama-shome-bollywood-union-leader-1.4406217|title=Bollywood comes to Fort McMurray with homecoming for Indo-Canadian filmmaker|publisher=}}

Patel, without any formal study of filmmaking, directed and produced his first short film called If You Love Your Children in 2014 receiving multiple awards and nominations since its release. In 2012, he published his first book titled The Future of Oil.