Arunima Sharma (filmmaker)

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Arunima Sharma
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Sharma in 2010
NationalityIndian
Alma mater FTII
Occupation film director
Years active2010-present

Arunima Sharma is an Indian film director who has directed popular web series and commercials and written screenplays.

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Arunima received a National Film Award for Best Direction in the Non-Feature Film category for Shyam Raat Seher — tr: Blue Dusk Dawn — (2010). [1] [2] [3] The film was also selected for the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India in 2010 and was screened at other notable festivals. [4] [5]

Shyam Raat Seher was Arunima's student diploma film, made as part of her second-year curriculum at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, from where she graduated in film direction in 2010. [6] [7] The film follows the life of a middle-aged television actor trying to revive his declining career. [8]

Shyam Raat Seher also won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography, awarded to Murali G. Additionally, he received awards for the film's cinematography at the Pune International Film Festival and Fujifilm's national-level competitions. [9]

Arunima was also the screenwriter of Foto (2007), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film, and she served as its associate director as well. She has directed more than 100 commercials for various brands. [10]

Filmography

As director, non-feature or short films

As director or lead director, web series

As director, commercials

As associate director, feature films

As screenwriter, feature films or web series

References

  1. Rohan Swamy (20 May 2011). "Honour for FTII students". Indian Express.
  2. "National Awards 2010 Winners". Times Entertainment. 20 May 2011.
  3. "Birth of a quality short film". Deccan Herald. 11 June 2012.
  4. "3 FTII students' films selected for International Film Festival of India". NDTV. 20 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Shyam Raat Seher - Frameworthy". Madaboutmoviez. 10 September 2011.
  6. "Alumni List 2001 to 2010". FTII. 25 October 2025.
  7. Sanjukta Sharma (28 January 2011). "Cinema under the wisdom tree". Mint.
  8. "Five Student Films to Mark the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of FTII at IFFI". PIB. 25 November 2010.
  9. R. Arivanantham (1 June 2011). "Imaginative, yet minimal". The Hindu.
  10. "Stories are the tellers of us". 25 October 2025.
  11. "2017 Dallas/Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival starts on March 3". The American Bazaar. 8 February 2017.
  12. Prateek Sur (29 November 2016). "Shor Se Shuruaat: Homi Adajania mentors Arunima Sharma for her debut short film Yellow Tin Can Telephone". Spotboye.
  13. "Pritish Nandy Communications announces the completion on schedule of principal photography of Season 4 of Four More Shots Please! an Amazon Prime Original". 3 July 2025.
  14. "Four More Shots Please season 4: Prime Video announces finale with Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Maanvi Gagroo and Bani J". Hindustan Times. 1 July 2025.
  15. Prateek Sur (10 August 2023). "Jee Karda review: A tale of friendship with good dose of fun and drama". South First.
  16. Vaishali Rathod (20 June 2023). "Samvedna Suwalka on 'Jee Karda' director Arunima Sharma: She was full-term pregnant while directing the film, and I experienced women's power in all its glory - Exclusive!". Times Entertainment.
  17. "Samvedna Suwalka on 'Jee Karda' director Arunima Sharma: She was full-term pregnant while directing the film, and I experienced women's power in all its glory - Exclusive!". The Print. 29 June 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Arunima Sharma". 25 October 2025.
  19. "Caratlane's 'Postcards' film wins best film at IAA awards". Impact. 12 November 2024.
  20. "HDFC Ergo moots health cover for those who make our lives easier in Raksha Bandhan spot". MediaNews4u. 29 August 2023.
  21. "Legrand unveils campaign for its newly launched offering Allzy". Financial Express. 5 September 2023.
  22. "L'Oreal Paris and Alia Bhatt Spotlight Aspirations of Indian Women in Empowering Campaign". Lbbonline. 24 September 2024.
  23. "Myntra Beauty and Anushka Sharma inspire self-discovery with "Discover the 'U' in Beauty" campaign". Medianews4u. 20 January 2025.
  24. "Shell shines a light on women's quest for mobility". Indian Television. 8 March 2021.