Vikram Dhillon
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Vikram Dhillon | |
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| Born | Vikram Dyal Dhillon |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Actor, Television Presenter, CEO of Eyeline Entertainment |
| Parent(s) | Dyal Singh Dhillon Harcharan Kaur Dhillon |
| Relatives | Virikshat Dhillon (Brother) Vekeana Dhillon (Sister) Puneet Sira (Brother-in -law) |
Vikram Dhillon is an Indo-Canadian Feature Film Producer, Director, Actor and a former VJ
Biography
Career
Vikram Dhillon directed a Punjabi feature film titled Pinky Moge Wali starring Neeru Bajwa, Geeta Zaildar and Gavie Chahal.
Dhillon is a partner with Puneet Sira in Eyeline Entertainment, a production company which has several feature films in development and pre-production including the feature film Ji Karda (Under Production) Directed and Produced by Dhillon.
He has also Produced the web series The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story for Ekta Kapoor's digital channel AltBalaji under his Eyeline Entertainment banner.
Bitten is a English horror film which Dhillon is Producing in conjunction with Pentacles Cinevision.
Vikram Dhillon began his career as a VJ for Rupert Murdoch’s Channel V (Star TV)[1] where he hosted the shows [V] Challenge, Cool Maal and Late Night V. Dhillon went on to produce and direct series for the channel such as The Chair, Chat Room and Cool Maal.
The feature film documentary Bollywood Bound (2003)[2][3][4] (Canadian National Film Board) followed the lives of Vikram Dhillon, Vekeana Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as Indo-Canadians in Bollywood. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2003.
Dhillon continued his work as a producer with Jataka Tales for Japanese television, Sanatta, a horror series, I Like an interview based series for B4U Music. He went on to produce a talk show called Take One for Geo tv in Dubai.
Dhillon has directed a series of commercials for the Society Magazine which he also produced. Dhillon produced and directed Music Videos for bands such as Mantra,[5][6] and Signia. Independently, he’s produced and directed Corporate Videos and AVs for Idea Cellular, Magna Publishing Co. and Consulate General of Canada (Mumbai).
Dhillon produced and directed a short documentary film, Mogaveera, for the Vyavasthaphaka Mandali (Mumbai).
Personal life
Dhillon's sister Vekeana Dhillon is a screen writer and actress, who has written Vikram's Pinky Moge Wali and Ji Karda, and Puneet Sira’s I - Proud To Be An Indian, Jai Veeru and Kisaan.
Dhillon is the son of the retired Environmental Health Officer Mr. Dyal Singh Dhillon and Harcharan Kaur Dhillon, who wrote the lyrics to the song "Khyalan Wich"[7] which was featured in I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004).
Filmography
Director
| Year | Genre | Company | |
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| Ji Karda | Under Production | Feature FIlm | Eyeline Entertainment |
| Pinky Moge Wali | 2012 | Feature FIlm | Kapil Batra Productions |
| Karlo Aishaan - Signia | 2008 | Music Video | Eyeline Entertainment |
| Mogaveera | 2006 | Documentary | Visual-Eyes Entertainment |
| Jawani - Mantra | 2005 | Music Video | Aura Entertainment |
| Boliyan - Signia | 2005 | Music Video | Aura Entertainment |
| Idea Cellular | 2005 | Audio Visual | Visual-Eyes Entertainment |
| Society Achiever's Awards | 2002 | Television | Miracle FIlms |
| Society Magazine (Series) | 2002 | Commercial | Miracle Films |
| [V] Chat Room | 2000 | Television | Channel [V] (Star India Ltd) |
| The Chair | 2000 | Television | Channel [V] (Star India Ltd) |
| [V] Cool Maal | 1999 | Television | Channel [V] (Star India Ltd) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Genre | Language | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitten | Under Production | Feature Film | English | Pentacles Cinevision / Eyeline Entertainment |
| The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story | Under Production | Web Series | Punjabi | AltBalaji / Eyeline Entertainment |
| Ji Karda | Under Production | Feature Film | Punjabi | Eyeline Entertainment |
| Karlo Aishaan - Signia | 2008 | Music Video | Punjabi | Eyeline Entertainment |
| Mogaveera | 2006 | Documentary | English | Visual-Eyes Entertainment |
| Take One | 2005 | Television | Hindi | Visual-Eyes Entertainment |
| Rog Judiyan - Sukjeet Khera | 2005 | Music Video | Punjabi | Aura Entertainment |
| Jawaani - Mantra | 2005 | Music Video | Punjabi | Aura Entertainment |
| Boliyan - Signia | 2005 | Music Video | Punjabi | Aura Entertainment |
| Idea Cellular | 2005 | Audio Visual | English | Visual-Eyes Entertainment |
| Jataka Tales | 2003 | Television | Hindi | Miracle Films / Kavya Production |
| Sanatta | 2002 | Television | Hindi | Miracle FIlms |
| Society Achiever's Awards | 2002 | Television | English | Miracle Films |
| Society Magazine (Series) | 2002 | Commercials | English | Miracle Films |
| [V] Chat Room | 2000 | Television | English / Hindi | Channel V (Star India) |
| The Chair | 2000 | Television | English / Hindi | Channel V (Star India) |
| Cool Maal | 1999 | Television | English / Hindi | Channel V (Star India) |
Television presenter
- Chai Time (2008) (Bollywood Expert) Television
- Late Night V (2000) (Host) Television
- V Cool Maal (1999) (Host) Television
- V Challenge (1999) (Host) Television
Actor
- Bollywood Bound (2004) (As Himself) Feature Film
- Ponds Cream (1998) (Lead) T.V. Commercial
- Nescafe Coffee (1998) (Lead) T.V. Commercial
- Jenson & Nicholson Paints (1997) (Lead) T.V. Commercial
References
- ^ "Metrofeature". Archives.digitaltoday.in. September 13, 1999. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Movies: Bollywood calling: Meet Indo-Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja". rediff.com. June 22, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bollywood-Bound - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies.nytimes.com. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bollywood Bound". Upperstall.Com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Chandigarh Stories". The Tribune. India. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ "Another Punjab-Canada combination is here". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 23, 2004.
- ^ "I – Proud To Be An Indian". [unreliable source?]