Vijay Bedi Explained

Vijay Bedi
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film maker, photographer
Father:Naresh Bedi
Spouse:Bahar Dutt[1]

Vijay Bedi is the third generation of wildlife film maker and photographer in a family that has a long history of expertise in this highly specialized field.[2]

He has worked with various national and international channels like CNN International, Aljazeera English, Canadian Television, BBC, Channel 4 Television, Doordarshan, PBS Now, TF1 French Channel, ZDF Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Discovery Science Channel.

Vijay Bedi & his twin brother Ajay Bedi are the youngest Asians to have won the Green Oscar for their films – The Policing Langur.[3] [4] [5]

Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi are also the only Indians to have won a nomination at the television highest awards at Emmy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[6] [7]

Vijay & Ajay, father Mr Naresh Bedi is also world renowned wildlife conservationist. He is the first Asian to receive a Wildscreen Panda Award[8] and the first Indian to receive a nomination for the British Academy Film Awards.[9] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10] [11] [12] Wildlife photography and film making appears to be an inborn quality with the twin brothers. Bedi's has won three Green Oscars.

In 2005, the film Policing Langur by Vijay Bedi and Ajay Bedi was also selected for the second edition of the Wildlife Film Festival hosted in Nandan (Kolkata). Sourced from National Geographic Society, Discovery Channel, Bedi Films, and Romulus Whitaker, over 40 films participated in the festival.[13]

Their documentary, The Policing of the Langur, made in 2009 was nominated as the best film in the Newcomers Category at Wild Screen Film Festival. Trained in movie making at the Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, the duo won the Green Oscars for their documentary film on the life of two endangered Himalayas's Red pandas called the Cherub of the Mist. "Our documentary captures the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship in India, dating back to mythological times. It is a captivating tale of veneration, tolerance and co-existence," said Vijay and Ajay. When asked about wildlife photography, the twin brothers said, "It can expose environmental problems and encourage people to care.[14]

Vijay Bedi worked as one of the nominating jury members for the First Frame 2013 – Fifth International Students' Film Festival on 19 and 20 March 2013. "The talent was enormous. This film festival is a very good opportunity for youngsters as it provides a great launch pad for them," said Vijay to The Hindu'.[15] [16] [17] [18]

Films

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/we-bought-a-farm-the-story-of-one-delhi-couple-s-adventures-with-the-simple-life/story-wRjWF4mEVjD8YlYXW6siPO.html We bought a farm: The story of one Delhi couple's adventures with the simple life
  2. Web site: Bedi Universal | Documentary Films, Advertising & Cooperate Films, NGO Films, Feature Films, Events Video . Bedi Brothers Productions . 1 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Bedi Universal | Documentary Films, Advertising & Cooperate Films, NGO Films, Feature Films, Events Video . Bedi Brothers Productions . 1 December 2016.
  4. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Jobs & Careers . The Tribune . 1 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Wildscreen Festival 2004: 2004 Film Guide . https://archive.today/20130616011102/http://wildscreen.idnet.net/index.php?pageid=85&parentid=2&showid=1748&name=langur&category=-1&country=&status=2&year=2004&showall=0 . 16 June 2013 . dead.
  6. Web site: The Emmy Awards – 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards . Emmyonline.org . 18 July 2006 . 1 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150220155142/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/news_28th_nominees_data_list.html . 2015-02-20 . dead .
  7. Web site: Purple frogs and lonely battles. 3 September 2019.
  8. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/J3UF75FYQ1c. 2021-12-09. Wildscreen 1984 Cameraman Award – Ganges Gharial . YouTube.
  9. Web site: Legendary wildlife filmmaker coming. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218165906/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article109103.ece?service=print. dead. 18 February 2015.
  10. Book: The PADMA ACHIEVERS 2016. 9789385846649. Experts. Disha. 5 August 2017. Disha Publications .
  11. Web site: Padma Awards 2015.
  12. Web site: Naresh Bedi.
  13. Web site: Reel call of the wild. https://archive.today/20130628040259/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050201/asp/calcutta/story_4323102.asp. dead. 28 June 2013. The Telegraph. 25 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Gupta. Anandita. Wild things. India Today. 25 June 2013.
  15. News: Bhatnagar. Gaurav Vivek. Film fest to showcase budding talent. The Hindu. 30 March 2013. 25 June 2013.
  16. News: A photography exhibition in the city, celebrates the ongoing Wildlife Week . Dogra. Aditya. 7 October 2014. Hindustan Times. 13 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013182810/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Lifestyle/celebratingwildlifeweekinthecity/Article4.aspx . 13 October 2014 .
  17. News: They wobble like jelly, they tap dance: Meet the unusual frogs of the Western Ghats. The Hindu. 16 June 2018. Bedi. Vijay.
  18. Web site: National Geographic Your Shot. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027185809/https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/11300235/. dead. 27 October 2018.
  19. Web site: 67th National Film Awards announced; Sikkim wins award for Most Film Friendly State .
  20. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/filmmakers-catch-salamanders-in-conversation/article33905421.ece Filmmakers catch salamanders in conversation
  21. Web site: When a Filmmaker‑Duo Caught a "Silent" Salamander Speaking . RoundGlass Living .
  22. https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/2021-vol-57/2011-bedi-a-v-bedi-s-nag-r-suyesh/file Wild observations of the reproductive behaviour and first evidence of vocalization in Crocodile newt Tylototriton himalayanus (Caudata: Salamandridae) from the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot in Eastern India

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