Gaurav Dhingra

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Gaurav Dhingra
गौरव ढिंगरा
Gaurav Dhingra 2015 Angry Indian Goddesses.jpg
Born (1980-03-24) 24 March 1980 (age 43)
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)International Film and Television producer, Film Entrepreneur, Co Founder & Producer Jungle Book Entertainment, Founder Organized Chaos, Founder Oasis Motion Pictures Pvt.
Years active2003- Present
SpouseShambhawi Dhingra
Website https://junglebook.studio

Gaurav Dhingra (born 24 March 1980) is an International film and television producer and film entrepreneur. He is the Founder of Jungle Book Entertainment along with Pan Nalin, director of award-winning films like Samsara and Valley of Flowers. [1]

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Early days

Gaurav did his Post Graduate Diploma in Content Creation and Management (PGDCCM) from School Of Convergence, New Delhi. [2] He went on to assist Producer Bobby Bedi of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. Learning the craft and nuances of Film making and production by taking on various roles for Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Maqbool, Valley of Flowers, The Myth (film) and American Daylight. [1]

Career

In 2015, he produced Angry Indian Goddesses, touted as India's first female buddy film and the recipient of the People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival and BNL People's Choice Award at the 10th Rome Film Festival. [3] It was sold theatrically in 67 countries and was acquired by Netflix Worldwide. [4] [5]

Under the Jungle Book Entertainment banner, Gaurav also produced the critically acclaimed documentary, Faith Connections and the India-New Zealand co-production, Beyond the Known World, starring David Wenham.

He is recognised as a part of the new wave of Independent Indian cinema. He has also co-produced films like Haraamkhor, Vakratunda Mahakaaya and Peddlers. Peddlers, premiered to critical acclaim at Cannes and Haraamkhor was a critical and commercial success. [1]

In the television sphere, Gaurav has been associated with 15-time Emmy Award-winning reality show, the Amazing Race for over a decade as well as Producing top international reality shows, Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads (season 1) for History Channel and World's Toughest Truckers (India Episodes) for Discovery & Channel 5.[ citation needed ]

In 2013 he was selected to represent India at the Trans Atlantic Partners (TAP), the intensive training and networking programme for European Canadian and American producers. TAP is supported by the MEDIA Mundus Programme of the European Union, by Telefilm Canada, and VFF (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH) Germany. [6]

Gaurav independently produced, financed and distributed India's first female buddy film Angry Indian Goddesses directed by Pan Nalin. [7]

In 2017, Gaurav produced "The Known World" directed by Pan Nalin, starring Australian star David Wenham and French star Emmanuelle Beart, which was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 to unanimous critical appreciation. [8]

Filmography

YearFilmContributionNotes
2012 Peddlers Co-Producer(Nominee) Golden Camera - Festival de Cannes

(Nominee) Critics Week Grand Prize - Festival de Cannes

2013Faith ConnectionsProducerAudience Award - Los Angeles Indian Film Festival

Official Selection - Toronto International Film Festival

2013Vakratunda MahakayaCo-ProducerOfficial Selection - Melbourne International Film Festival [9]
2015 Angry Indian Goddesses Co-ProducerRunner-Up - Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award

Winner - Audience Award Rome Film Festival

Official Selection - Helsinki Film Festival

2015 Haraamkhor Co-ProducerOfficial Selection - New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF)

Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) [10] [ circular reference ]

2017Beyond the Known WorldProducerOfficial Selection - Gold Coast Film Festival [8]
2023StolenWriter and ProducerOfficial Selection - 80th Venice International Film Festival [11]

Credits

Television

Feature films

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