Pammi Somal

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Pammi Somal (born 3 October 1955) is an Indian filmmaker and Bollywood journalist.

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Biography

Pammi Somal studied at Carmel Convent in Chandigarh and earned a Masters in Sociology from Punjab University. After moving to Mumbai, she earned a diplomas in Mass Communication & Journalism, as well as in Creative Writing. She has a master's degree in Reiki along with a degree in Silva Mind Method and Law of Attraction.

Somal has written for various Bollywood magazines and has served as Assistant Editor with Cine Blitz [1] for many years.

In the 1990s, she started writing scripts for television serials and launched a magazine Cafe Celeb in 2003. After functioning as the CEO of a corporate house and President – Business Development for a Singapore-based media company, she started her own production company, Creative Steps Productions, in 2006. [2] Since then, she has produced, written and directed two films: Mummy Punjabi (August 2011) and Na Jaane Kabse (September 2011). [3]

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References

  1. "BBC Mummiji Information Page". October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "Na Jaane Kabse Creative Steps Pvt Ltd" . Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. "Director Pammi Somal Filmology".

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