Upinder Randhawa Explained

Upinder Randhawa is a Film maker as well as a radio and television reporter and presenter working in the United Kingdom.[1] He has also acted in four movies in India. He has worked as a director and produced KIRDAAR which is getting released worldwide. Randhawa also worked as a line producer and an executive producer in the film industry. He's the CEO & Founder of Freedom Films Productions and is currently working on some Bollywood productions as well as some ventures with his business partner Shahid Hasan and film maker Anees Bazmee.

Randhawa is also a Channel Head for NewsNumber.Com which is one of the biggest social journalism platforms. He has also launched his own music production and is working with his signed artists on music and film projects. Upinder Randhawa is a Film Director and an Executive Producer. He also run a Music Record Label under Freedom Records.

Early life

Randhawa was born in Australia .[2] After studying in Melbourne, Australia, and working for a short time in Delhi,[3] he came to the United Kingdom in 2009.[4] [5]

Career

Randhawa worked for several Asian community radio stations. He exposed a series of controversies regarding a breach of the Ofcom sponsorship rules by one Station at which he had worked. [6]

Randhawa later worked as a presenter for UK lifestyle channel Sangat TV.[7] [8] He provided live coverage of the 2011 England riots within the West Midlands,[9] [10] [11] [12] spoke out against violence,[13] and assisted police during the event. The Channel’s participation was commended by David Cameron in the House of Commons for its commitment to social responsibility.[14] [15]

Randhawa went on to appear in Street Riots: The Live Debate on Channel 4. He was also featured in "10 Heroes of the London Riots" in New York’s Time Magazine.[16] In 2012 he appeared in a Punjabi film, Mirza – The Untold Story.

In 2013 Randhawa was a speaker at a Birmingham event to raise awareness of crimes against women in India.[17]

Randhawa also covered sports events, including the international bodybuilding championship Sheru Classic. He was voted number 41 for DesiClub.com’s Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2011. He has interviewed various celebrities for punjab2000. In 2016 he also appeared in the film Desi Munde, released in October 2016.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Mash hits: The art of the mash-up. The Independent. Rhodri Marsden.
  2. http://suhaag.com/lifestyle/entertainment/british-sikh-tv-presenter-is-now-facebook-hero/ "British Sikh TV presenter is now Facebook hero"
  3. http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/randhawa-in-city-hands-full-with-punjabi-movie-offers/943671/ "Randhawa in city, hands full with Punjabi movie offers"
  4. Book: Tarun Engineer. Higher the Risk Greater the Success. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. 978-81-288-2856-0. 75–.
  5. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/uk-riots-sangat-tv-anchor-upinder-randhawa-is-riot-hero/1/148568.html "Peace Cadet"
  6. News: Raaj FM in breach of Sandwell Council regulations. Biz Asia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110922071445/http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2011/07/raaj_fm_in_brea.php . 2011-09-22 . (blank page)
  7. News: Riots turn Sikh TV channel into global hit. The Financial Times. (subscription required)
  8. http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/3111/heroics-and-horror-stories-human-cost-riots "Heroics and horror stories: the human cost of the riots"
  9. News: How Sangat TV covered the Birmingham riots . Josh Halliday. The Guardian.
  10. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/interview-upinder-randhawa-sangat-tv-birmingham-riots-car-looting "It's Sangat TV's Upinder Randhawa!"
  11. News: Sangat TV's guerrilla journalism wins fans amid riots. BBC News. Caroline Gall. 12 August 2011.
  12. http://www.desiblitz.com/content/cost-of-riots-to-british-asians "Cost of Riots to British Asians"
  13. Book: Paul Johnson. The Bedside Guardian 2011. 6 December 2011. Guardian Books. 978-0-85265-281-7. 5–.
  14. News: UK Riots: Cameron Hails Sikh TV Channel's Coverage. Outlook India. dead. https://archive.today/20140908024916/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=730942. 2014-09-08.
  15. News: Live & raw: Sikh TV channel wins kudos for coverage . Ashis Ray . https://web.archive.org/web/20120919214319/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-13/uk/29883975_1_news-channels-exclusive-footage-live-coverage . dead . 19 September 2012 . 13 August 2011 . . 14 August 2011.
  16. News: 10 Heroes of the London Riots . https://web.archive.org/web/20111018232358/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2088386_2088390_2088400,00.html. dead. October 18, 2011. Sonia Van Gilder Cooke. August 15, 2011. Time Magazine.
  17. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-20905741 "India gang rape: Vigil for victim held in Birmingham"
  18. https://www.filmipop.com/movies/desi-munde-movie-12731 "Desi Munde"

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