Jyoti Kapur Das Explained

Jyoti Kapur Das
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Film director Screenwriter

Jyoti Kapur Das is an Indian director and scriptwriter, known for her work in Bollywood.^{[1] [2] [3]} Two of the short films that Das has written and directed have won Filmfare awards.

Career

Das graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (Editing, 1995). From 14 November 2011, she took on the position of Creative Head at Viacom18 Motion Pictures^[4] and was associated with several films including Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Queen (2014 film), Gangs of Wasseypur and Kahaani. From 2015- 2018, she was the Creative Head at Big Synergy Productions where she was the Creative Producer & Creative Director of the web series,^{[5] [6]} starring Rajkumar Rao.^{[7] [8]}

Chutney, a short film written and directed by Das, was released on the Large Short Films channel on YouTube in 2016. It won the first ever Filmfare award for Best Short Film award for Das as Best Director and Best Actor (Female) for the lead actor at the Filmfare awards in 2017.^[9]

in 2018, Das wrote and directed the short film Plus Minus with which YouTuber Bhuvan Bam and feature film actress Divya Dutta made their short film acting debuts.^[10] In 2019, Plus Minus won the People's Choice Award for Best Short Film at the Filmfare awards, winning Das her second Filmfare award in three years.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jyoti Kapur Das Film 'Plus Minus' to Screen at Ojai Short Film Festival in December. India West. en. 2020-03-08.
2. Web site: Rinzing Denzongpa's debut film, action-thriller Squad, will be directed by Jyoti Kapur Das. Himesh . Mankad . Himesh Mankad. 5 January 2019. Mumbai Mirror. en. 2020-03-08.
3. Web site: Winning the Filmfare Award was a magical moment. Arote. Vinay . 31 March 2019. Mumbai Mirror. en. 2020-03-08.
4. Web site: Viacom18 Motion Pictures In Conversation With Team Box Office India Box Office India . boxofficeindia.co.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200321114129/https://boxofficeindia.co.in/viacom18-motion-pictures-conversation-team-box-office-india . 2020-03-21.
5. Web site: 22 December 2017. Bose: Dead/Alive' is worth visiting. 26 January 2021. The Statesman.
6. [Bose: Dead/Alive]
7. Web site: Tisca Chopra's Short Film Chutney Has a Chilling End. NDTV. en. 2022-06-13. Divya. Goyal. 29 November 2016.
8. Web site: Youtuber Bhuvan Bam makes short film debut with Divya Dutta. 2018-09-07. mid-day. en. 2020-03-08.
9. Sources which say Chutney is written and directed by Das and won the awards:
   • Web site: The shorter way forward. 7 June 2019. Chinki . Sinha. India Today. en. 2020-03-08.
   • Web site: Filmfare Award 2017 Winners - List of Filmfare Award Winners. filmfare.com. en. 2020-03-08.
   • Web site: Tisca Chopra wins Best Actress Award for Chutney. 2017-01-11. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-03-08.
   • Web site: All the drama, in short. Upreti. Payel Majumdar. @businessline. en. 2020-03-08.
10. Web site: Plus Minus: Bhuvan Bam and Divya Dutta's short crosses over 13 M views. 2018-09-25. DNA India. en. 2020-03-08.
    • Web site: Guneet Monga's short film, Plus Minus starring Divya Dutta and Bhuvan Bam crosses 10 million views in just 3 days!. Taneja. Parina. 2018-09-17. www.indiatvnews.com. en. 2020-03-08.
    • Web site: Plus Minus: YouTuber Bhuvan Bam and Divya Dutta To Star in Short Film. 2018-09-08. News18. 2020-03-08.
11. Web site: Winning the Filmfare Award was a magical moment. Arote. Vinay. 31 March 2019. Mumbai Mirror. en. 2020-03-08.