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'''Rajan Khosa''' is an [[India]]n writer-director-producer who has worked between the UK, Europe and India for |
'''Rajan Khosa''' is an [[India]]n writer-director-producer who has worked between the UK, Europe and India for much of his career. |
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His most noteworthy film, [[Dance of the Wind]] (1997),<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/233973/Rajan-Khosa/filmography Filmography] Rajan Khosa at nytimes.com.</ref> starring [[Kitu Gidwani]] in the lead role, won many national and International film awards, including Audience Award [[London Film Festival]] 1997, Public Prize & Best Actress Festival of 3 Continents 1997, Gold Plaque Chicago Festival 1998, Critics Week [[Venice Film Festival]] 1997, NETPAC Award Rotterdam Film Festival 1998, and Best Director British Asian Film Festival 1998.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118924/awards Dance of the wind] Awards at IMDB</ref><ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=6 Dance of the Wind] at NFDC</ref> The film was theatrically released in twenty five countries in 1998-2001 <ref name=yana>[http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/10498/yana-gupta-at-preview-of-dance-with-the-wind.html Dance with the Wind Preview] radiosargam.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118924/releaseinfo#akas Release info] imdb.com.</ref> However, it was commercially released in India, only in February 2008.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodworld.ca/2008/02/01/10-year-old-award-winning-movie-hits-indian-screens/ award-winning movie hits Indian screens] Boolywood News, bollywoodworld.ca, 1 February 2008.</ref> |
His most noteworthy film, [[Dance of the Wind]] (1997),<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/person/233973/Rajan-Khosa/filmography Filmography] Rajan Khosa at nytimes.com.</ref> starring [[Kitu Gidwani]] in the lead role, won many national and International film awards, including Audience Award [[London Film Festival]] 1997, Public Prize & Best Actress Festival of 3 Continents 1997, Gold Plaque Chicago Festival 1998, Critics Week [[Venice Film Festival]] 1997, NETPAC Award Rotterdam Film Festival 1998, and Best Director British Asian Film Festival 1998.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118924/awards Dance of the wind] Awards at IMDB</ref><ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=6 Dance of the Wind] at NFDC</ref> The film was theatrically released in twenty five countries in 1998-2001 <ref name=yana>[http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/10498/yana-gupta-at-preview-of-dance-with-the-wind.html Dance with the Wind Preview] radiosargam.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118924/releaseinfo#akas Release info] imdb.com.</ref> However, it was commercially released in India, only in February 2008.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodworld.ca/2008/02/01/10-year-old-award-winning-movie-hits-indian-screens/ award-winning movie hits Indian screens] Boolywood News, bollywoodworld.ca, 1 February 2008.</ref> |
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Rajan Khosa is an Indian writer-director-producer who has worked between the UK, Europe and India for much of his career.
His most noteworthy film, Dance of the Wind (1997),[1] starring Kitu Gidwani in the lead role, won many national and International film awards, including Audience Award London Film Festival 1997, Public Prize & Best Actress Festival of 3 Continents 1997, Gold Plaque Chicago Festival 1998, Critics Week Venice Film Festival 1997, NETPAC Award Rotterdam Film Festival 1998, and Best Director British Asian Film Festival 1998.[2][3] The film was theatrically released in twenty five countries in 1998-2001 [4][5] However, it was commercially released in India, only in February 2008.[6]
His latest film Gattu, won praise and special mention from the children's jury at the 2012 Berlinale[7] and was named Best film at New York Indian Film Festival 2012 [8]
Biography
Rajan Khosa started his professional education at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, and Royal College of Art (RCA) London and also spend a few years at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad[9][10]
Awards
- 1985: National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film: Wisdom Tree[11]
- 1997: London Film Festival: Audience Award: Dance of the Wind.
- 1997: Festival of Three Continents: Audience Award: Dance of the Wind.
- 1998: Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Plaque, Best Music: Dance of the Wind (1997)
- 1998: International Film Festival Rotterdam: Netpac Award: Dance of the Wind (1997)[12]
- 2012: 62nd Berlin International Film Festival- Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention: Gattu [13]
References
- ^ Filmography Rajan Khosa at nytimes.com.
- ^ Dance of the wind Awards at IMDB
- ^ Dance of the Wind at NFDC
- ^ Dance with the Wind Preview radiosargam.com.
- ^ Release info imdb.com.
- ^ award-winning movie hits Indian screens Boolywood News, bollywoodworld.ca, 1 February 2008.
- ^ Rajan Khosa’s Gattu Awarded at Berlin DearCinema, DearCinema.com, 18 February 2012.
- ^ [1] DearCinema.com May 28, 2012.
- ^ Profile rajankhosa.com, Official website.
- ^ "Gattu". Children's Film Society, India CFSI. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Awards Wisdom Tree at imdb.com.
- ^ Rajan Khosa Awards imbd.com.
- ^ IANS. "Indian film Gattu wins special mention at 62nd Berlinale". India Today. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
External links
Further reading
KOCIEJOWSKI, Marius. God's Zoo: Artists, Exiles, Londoners (Carcanet, 2014) contains a biographical chapter "The Burning of a Thread - Rajan Khosa, Film Director".