Jaspreet Kaur Explained

Jaspreet Kaur[1] [2] [3] is an Indian film producer. She produced Bengali film C/O Sir in 2013.[4] She is the founder and CEO of KR Movies and Entertainment.[5] She had produced other Bengali Films, including Bawal[6] in 2015 and Cholai in 2016. She is producing a documentary on Irom Chanu Sharmila[7] titled The Turning Point.[8] Her next venture will be a book adaption of Vanara: The Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara, Author Anand Neelakantan.[9]

Career

Jaspreet founded the film production company, KR Movies. Their first theatrical release (C/O Sir)[10] in 2013[11] made Jaspreet was the youngest female producer in Eastern India.[12]

KR Movies' film, Cholai, premiered at Cannes Film Festival 2016[13] [14] and was nominated in six categories (winning Best Supporting Actress) in Madrid Film Festival 2016[15] including Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director.

She is co-creator of one-of-a-kind interactive TV series based on Motion Capture and 3D animation.

Filmography

Producer

YearFilmProducer
2013C/O Sir
2015Bawal
2016Cholai
2017The Turning Point (Documentary)
2019Chegu[16]
2019Yaman
2023Sahela[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Recognition

Cholai was awarded two Filmfare awards in Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2017. It won for Best Dialogue (Subhomay Chatterjee) and Critics' Best Film (Arun Roy).[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaspreet Kaur. 99doing.
  2. Web site: Jaspreet Kaur . imdb.com . imdb .
  3. Web site: Jaspreet Kaur . bookmyshow.com . bookmyshow .
  4. Web site: Kaushik Ganguly gets ready for C/ SIR with Saswata and Raima . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413195457/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120905/jsp/entertainment/story_15936900.jsp#.UfSYM40wdTB . dead . 13 April 2014 . Telegraphindia.com . 2012-09-05 . 2013-07-30.
  5. Web site: KR Movies and Entertainment.
  6. Web site: Upcoming Bengali Film Bawal Promises Out n Out Entertainment; Beat the Heat Laughing with this Film. Sholoanabangaliana.in. Priyanka Dutta. 1 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Pavel's Next Venture; A Documentary on Irom Chanu Sharmila. Sholoana Bangaliana. Sholoana Bangaliana. 31 March 2018.
  8. Web site: ১৬ বছরের অনশন, প্রতিবাদ, ইতিহাস কি ভুলে গিয়েছে শর্মিলাকে ? . NEWS18 BANGLA . NEWS18 BANGLA . 7 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Anand Neelakantan's book to be adapted to film . Insight Online News . IANS . 1 December 2018 . 2 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402135701/https://insightonlinenews.in/anand-neelakantans-book-to-be-adapted-to-film/ . dead .
  10. News: Kaushik's salute to Sir. https://web.archive.org/web/20130630210816/http://telegraphindia.com/1130627/jsp/t2/story_17050710.jsp. dead. 30 June 2013. 27 June 2013. The Telegraph. Today's Edition. Kushali Nag.
  11. Web site: Movie Reviews. The Times of India. 1 July 2013.
  12. Web site: C/O Sir (2013) goes to Singapore. Facebook.
  13. Web site: India at Cannes. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821175933/http://www.indiaatcannes.com/films-details/179/. 2016-08-21.
  14. Web site: Bengal's "Cholai" Wins Hearts at Cannes Film Festival. WBRi Web Desk. 22 May 2016. 1 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701232816/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/bengal-s-cholai-wins-hearts-cannes-film-festival#ixzz49NS3Wkds. dead.
  15. Web site: Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film . Filmfestinternational.com. Film Fest Webteam. 29 April 2016.
  16. Web site: CHEGU: WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING . richmix . Rich MIX . 31 March 2019.
  17. Web site: Raghuvir Joshi's Sahela to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . Telegraph India . Telegraph India . 14 October 2023.
  18. Web site: 'Sahela' to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . THEWEEK . THEWEEK . 13 October 2023.
  19. Web site: 'Sahela' to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . PRESS TRUST OF INDIA . PRESS TRUST OF INDIA . 13 October 2023.
  20. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . ThePrint . ThePrint . 13 October 2023.
  21. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . EasternEye . EasternEye . 13 October 2023.
  22. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . NEPAL WEEKLY . NEPAL WEEKLY . 13 October 2023.
  23. Web site: 'Sahela' to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . devdiscource . devdiscource . 13 October 2023.
  24. Web site: 'Sahela' to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . NEWS DRUM . NEWS DRUM . 13 October 2023.
  25. Web site: 'Sahela' to have South Asia premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . IBW . IBW . 14 October 2023.
  26. Web site: 'Sahela' to Have South Asia Premiere at Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival . LATESTLY . LATESTLY . 13 October 2023.
  27. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . India Weekly . India Weekly . 13 October 2023.
  28. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . Asian Times . Asian Times . 13 October 2023.
  29. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . Bangladesh Weekly . Bangladesh Weekly . 13 October 2023.
  30. Web site: ‘Sahela’ to have South Asia premiere at Mumbai International Film Festival . GG2.net . GG2.net . 13 October 2023.
  31. Web site: Winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2017. Filmfare. 25 February 2017.