Sanjay Arora Explained

Sanjay Arora
Birth Place:Kurukshetra, India
Occupation:Filmmaker, actor

Sanjay Arora is an Indian filmmaker and Actor.[1] He is known for making films such as Expression, Chase,[2] Butterfly Wings,[3] Once Again.

Early life

Sanjay Arora was born in Kurukshetra, India . As a child, he loved watching Hindi films and acting in skits and plays. He started as a host at the All India Radio, and hosted many programs targeting Indian youth. He did his schooling from Senior Model School, Kurukshetra and went ahead to do Electronics Engineering at D C R University of Science and Technology in Haryana and graduated with a Bachelor's degree. After that he did PG in Export Marketing and Management from Kurukshetra University. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1999, and started working as Software Engineer. Even though he was working as a software engineer, his passion was always in acting and film making. He studied filmmaking & direction at New York Film Academy in New York City.[4] He attended the India Today Acting School in Toronto, where he was trained by Roshan Taneja.

Film career

Arora invested the money he made from his engineering career in USA in producing and directing a short film Butterfly Wings.[5] It is based on a true story of a Physically challenged woman. The film was shot in Delhi with Indian and American actors. The film was featured at We Care Film Festival Film Festival, 2011[6] and screened at 15 cities in India including, Delhi, Mumbai, Allahabad, Jaipur, Goa, Gurgaon and special shows in United Nation Information Center, Delhi[7] and BHEL, Haridwar. Film was screened at Picture this Film Festival, Calgary,[8] West Virginia Filmmaker Festival 2011, West Virginia (USA),[9] Trinity Film Coalition Film Festival, Detroit, 2011(USA).

Other films

Once Again (Phir vehi) which is inspired from teaching of buddha was screened at Delhi International Film Festival.[10] Expression, as the name suggests, is about expressing internal feelings without verbal language. This film shows that language is not a barrier in love, centring on Karan, an American born Indian from America and Sonya, a Russian bartender in Moscow. It was shot in Detroit, USA with Indian and Russian actors, was screened in ICE short film festival, Pune,[11] and World Music & Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) 2012. Chase is about a young man actively seeks happiness. Happiness eludes him, but keeps on dropping hints. It was shot in New York city.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Butterfly Wings

Once Again

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Sanjay Arora's bags another International Accolade. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107015652/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-07/cinema/30122388_1_film-festival-india-new-york-film-academy. dead. 7 November 2011. The Times of India. 7 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Best Indian Shortz Films. Shortz.
  3. News: Butterfly Wings at International Film Festival. India Post. 8 April 2011.
  4. News: Sunday Show. Indian Express. 28 April 2013.
  5. News: Butterfly Wings is based on a True Story. https://archive.today/20130411034705/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-18/cinema/29443145_1_film-festival-true-story-english-film. dead. 11 April 2013. The Times of India. 18 April 2011.
  6. News: Butterfly Wings at We Care and Picture this film festival. Bollywood Trade. 27 April 2011.
  7. Web site: U.N. India-Connect. U.N. Information Center for Indian and Bhutan. 18 February 2013. 2 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200702051605/http://www.unic.org.in/default.php. dead.
  8. Web site: 2011 Selections. International Disability Film Festival.
  9. Web site: Selections. West VA Filmmaker Filmfestival.
  10. Web site: NRI Cinema. Delhi International Film Festival.
  11. Web site: Schedule. Ice Digital Short Film Festival. 18 February 2013. 24 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824205020/http://www.iceshortfilms.com/2007/schedule.html. dead.
  12. News: Sanjay Arora's film wins another International Honnor. NRI. 18 August 2012.
  13. News: NRI Filmmaker Sanjay Arora wins 'Once Again'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140212082456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-17/news-interviews/40026795_1_delhi-international-film-festival-new-york-film-academy-best-film-award. dead. 12 February 2014. The Times of India. 17 July 2013.
  14. Web site: 2011 Awards. Bayou City Inspirational Film Festival. 18 February 2013. 15 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111115010334/http://bayoucityinspirational.festivalgenius.com/2011/extra. dead.
  15. Web site: Awards Result. Global Film Festival. 18 February 2013. 5 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111205030949/http://www.gffn.org/result.html. dead.
  16. News: Butterfly Wings to be screened in the U.S. Web India 123. 2 August 2011.
  17. Web site: Awards and nominees. WMIFF. 18 February 2013. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230206/http://wmiff.com/?q=node/227. dead.
  18. Web site: Awards and nominees. Hot Media International Film Festival, USA. 18 February 2013. 19 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219202241/http://www.hotmediainternationalfilmfestival.com/award-nominee/. dead.
  19. Web site: Sanjay Arora's film Butterfly Wings wins Award of Merit for Short Film at the Accolade Film Competition 2013. Accolade Film Competition. 28 July 2013. 28 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130728162738/http://www.accoladecompetition.org/Winners-03-2013.html. dead.
  20. Web site: Award winners 2013. IFFRSV 2013. 29 October 2013. 27 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027200610/http://internationalfilmfestivals.org/SRV/winners_iffsrv.htm. dead.
  21. News: Arora Pitches The 'Aware Life' Through Short Film. The Weekly Voice.
  22. News: NRI made Hindi film wins award in Filmfest. India Television. 15 June 2013.
  23. Web site: Official Selection. Trinity International Film Festival 2013.
  24. Web site: Great Lakes International Film Festival 2013 winners.. GLFF.
  25. News: Free Spirit Film Festival ends. Business Standard. 24 October 2013.
  26. Web site: International Awards 2013. International Film Festival for Peace, Equality & Injustice. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019062443/http://internationalfilmfestivals.org/IFFPIE/2013/winners.htm. 19 October 2013. dmy-all.
  27. News: 'Once Again' filmmaker Sanjay Arora wins accolades. Can India. 14 June 2013. 18 June 2013. 27 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111325/http://www.canindia.com/2013/06/once-again-filmmaker-sanjay-arora-wins-accolades/. dead.
  28. News: Buddha's Story Inspires Filmmaker Sanjay Arora. India West. 2 June 2013. 4 July 2013. 19 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019051537/http://www.indiawest.com/news/11848-buddha-s-story-inspires-filmmaker-sanjay-arora.html. dead.
  29. Web site: Award winners 2013. IFFRSV 2013. 29 October 2013. 27 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191027200610/http://internationalfilmfestivals.org/SRV/winners_iffsrv.htm. dead.
  30. Web site: Award Winners 2014. www.calfilmawards.com. California Film Awards. 15 February 2015.
  31. News: Ratan. Mall. Sanjay Arora's "Once Again" wins Silver Award at California Film Awards. February 15, 2015. The Indo - Canadian Voice. January 8, 2015.
  32. News: "Once Again" wins Silver Award at the international film festival. February 15, 2015. India New England. January 8, 2015. 15 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215211940/http://www.indianewengland.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&AudID=DF568A126C8B4DBEBB671850EBEFBDD3&tier=4&id=1B9E4DA6379C47D2B1B763A4361F5A52. dead.
  33. News: Sanjay Arora's film 'Once Again' wins Royal Reel Award in Canada. 6 April 2015. Times of India. 12 March 2015.
  34. News: Phir Vehi (Once Again) Wins Royal Reel Award. 6 April 2015. The Weekly Voice. 16 March 2015.

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