Shah Alam (filmmaker) explained

Shah Alam
Birth Date:	1981 9, df=yes
Birth Place:	Nakha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other Names:	Rana
Known For:	Awam Ka Cinema Sunil Janah School of Photography, Chambal Valley
Occupation:	social activist journalist documentary film maker
Nationality:	Indian
Alma Mater:	Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Website:	Awam Ka Cinema

Shah Alam (born 22 September 1981, Nakha, Basti) is a social activist and documentary film maker.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He is founder of Awam Ka Cinema (People's Cinema)^{[5] [6]} & Sunil Janah School of Photography at Chambal Valley.^{[7] [8]}

Early life and career

Shah Alam born at Nakha, district Basti and he was an alumnus of the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad & Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.^[9] After completing his education he was working in TV news channels, later he founded an organisation named Awam Ka Cinema (People's Cinema) in 2006^{[10] [11]} & Sunil Janah School of Photography at Chambal Valley in 2017.

Personal life

Now, Shah Alam lives in Chambal Valley. He is currently writing a book.

External links

• Awam Ka Cinema

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet Shah Alam, the Young Revolutionary Continuing the Legacy of His Heroes - The Wire. The Wire.
2. Web site: Cinema on cycle: Man documents penury in Chambal. 11 June 2016.
3. Web site: On a film pitch. www.salute.co.in.
4. Web site: Awam Ka Cinema – A Report. 19 January 2015.
5. Web site: MUSLIM ACTIVIST DIGS UP HISTORY TO REVIVE COMPOSITE CULTURE IN CHAMBAL AND AYODHYA - Caravan Daily. caravandaily.com.
6. Web site: Shah Alam Is Cycling for Trace Unsung Freedom Fighters of Freedom Struggle. 14 July 2017.
7. Web site: चंबल में खुलेगा 'सुनीलजाना स्कूल ऑफ़ फोटोग्राफी'.
8. Web site: .....उसने दंगों, लाशों के ढेर, अकाल, विभाजन की तस्वीरें खींची थीं.
9. Web site: चंबल की पहचान बदलने को बेताब शाह आलम. 19 May 2017.
10. Web site: Pankaj Jaiswal . Film fest to spread harmony in Ayodhya . . . 19 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171012044216/https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20121216/281509338505512 . 2017-10-12 . en . 16 Dec 2012 . live.
11. Web site: Heroism Of Freedom Fighters Keeps 'Awam Ka Cinema' Rejuvenated: Shah Alam.