Neeraj Ghaywan

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Neeraj Ghaywan
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Neeraj Ghaywan
Born1980 (age 40–41)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, (now Telangana), India
OccupationDirector, screenwriter
Years active2010–present

Neeraj Ghaywan is the National Award winning director of the critically acclaimed Indo-French drama Masaan. He has previously assisted filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on films like Gangs of Wasseypur. Masaan received wide acclaim from critics, mainstream media, and audiences alike, and won the FIPRESCI prize in the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film festival.[1][2] 2015 as well as the Promising Future prize (Prix avenir prometteur), in addition to several other awards and nominations around the world.

He directed the Fuelled By Love commercial for British Airways.,[3] which has won multiple international awards. Neeraj also directed the widely popular Vicks commercial #TouchOfCare, which won hearts all over. The touching ad tells the story of a transgender woman and activist who came to adopt a young girl whose birth mother died of AIDS. His latest award-winning short, Juice, subtly tackles patriarchy and misogyny in the Indian household. He co-directed the second season of Netflix's highly acclaimed series - Sacred Games.

Early life and education[]

Neeraj Ghaywan [4] and brought up in Hyderabad, to Maharashtrian parents.[5] He did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Shivrampally (National Police Academy). After completing his degree in Electrical Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, in 2002, he did his MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune.[6]

Career[]

He started his career in corporate world with stints in UTV New Media, Hindustan Times and Tech Mahindra. But he was drawn towards cinema. Observing films with a critic's eye he started writing for the now defunct Passionforcinema.com. According to him, that interest grew into passion and with a push from the director, Anurag Kashyap, he made cinema his career and his life.[7]

He made his first short film, Independence that was shortlisted for the In Competition section of PFCOne, an online one-minute film festival, in 2010.[8]

He assisted Anurag in the making of Ugly and Gangs of Wasseypur directing two short films in the meanwhile, Shor and Epiphany. In January 2014 a screenplay he co-wrote "Fly Away Solo" was awarded the Sundance Institute/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award.[9] He made a motion picture based on it, Masaan in 2015 that went on to win the FIPRESCI (International Federation Of Film Critics) and Promising Future awards in the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film festival.[1]

He made his first commercial short film in 2016 for British Airways.[3]

He received the Indira Gandhi Award for the Best Debut Film of a director for Masaan at the 63rd Indian National Film Awards.[10]

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2013 Shorts Yes Yes Segment: Shor
Epiphany Yes Yes Short film
2015 Masaan Yes No [11]
2017 Juice Yes Yes Short film [12]
2019 Sacred Games Yes No 8 episodes [13]
2021 Ajeeb Daastaans Yes Yes Segment: Geeli Pucchi [14]

Awards[]

Year Award Film Category Result Ref.
2015 Cannes Film Festival Masaan Caméra d'Or Nominated [15][16]
Un Certain Regard Award Nominated
FIPRESCI Prize Won
Un Certain Regard Special Prize Won
2016 Filmfare Awards Best Debut Director Won [17]
2018 Juice Best Short Film - Fiction Won [18]
2016 National Film Awards Masaan Best Debut Film of a Director Won [19]
2016 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Debut Director Won [20]
2016 Zee Cine Awards Most Promising Director Won [21]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "'Masaan' director Neeraj Ghaywan: Cannes win was beyond dreams". The Times of India. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ MumbaiMay 20, Nisha Singh; May 20, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 14:14. "Can't believe I lived this moment: Director Neeraj Ghaywan recalls Masaan premiere at Cannes". India Today. Retrieved 11 November 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "How This British Airways Stewardess Fell in Love With India".
  4. ^ "Neeraj Ghaywan responds to Vivek Agnihotri's Dalit tweet; Twitter lines up in support of the Masaan director- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "The last five years have not been easy: Neeraj Ghaywan". Hindstan Times. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. ^ www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Neeraj Ghaywan: The 'Masaan'-man turned ad-man - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. ^ "I'm overwhelmed, says 'Masaan' director Neeraj Ghaywan on his Cannes experience". First Post. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  8. ^ "PFCOne 2010 Online One Minute Film Festival begins". 5 January 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Ghaywan's 'Fly Away Solo' to be turned into motion picture". Business Standard. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  10. ^ "National Awards 2016: Kangana, Amitabh best actors; Manoj Kumar receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award". ABP Live. 3 May 2016.
  11. ^ Bapna, Amit (2 March 2016). "The 'Masaan'-man turned ad-man: How Neeraj Ghaywan found his calling". The Economic Times.
  12. ^ "Juice review: Neeraj Ghaywan puts everyday misogyny in sharp focus. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Neeraj Ghaywan Opens Up on Replacing Vikramaditya Motwane as Director on Sacred Games 2". News18. 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ "'It's intersectional': Neeraj Ghaywan on caste-class conflict in Ajeeb Daastaans". Indian Express. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Cannes: 'Son of Saul,' 'Masaan' Take Fipresci Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Cannes: 'Rams' Wins Un Certain Regard Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Filmfare Awards 2016: Complete List of Winners". NDTV India. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  18. ^ "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. 21 January 2018.
  19. ^ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  20. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (23 December 2015). "Winners of 11th Renault Sony Guild Awards : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Zee Cine Most Promising Director Award (ZCA) - Zee Cine Most Promising Director Award Winners". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

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