Pankaj Dubey

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Pankaj Dubey
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Born (1978-07-28) 28 July 1978 (age 45)
Ranchi, Bihar, India
(now in Jharkhand, India)
Language English, Hindi
Education Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Masters
Alma mater University of Delhi
Coventry School of Art and Design
Notable awardsYouth Icon Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Global Innoventure Award (2018)

Pankaj Dubey (born 28 July 1978) is an Indian author, screenwriter, director, producer [1] and social entrepreneur [2] based in Mumbai. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Delhi University and a Masters in Applied Communications from Coventry School of Art and Design. Dubey worked for the BBC World Service in London and TV Today Group in New Delhi. He has curated and programmed more than 50 film festivals across India. He was awarded with the Youth Icon Award for Social Entrepreneurship in Gulbarga, Karnataka in 2010 for initiating India's first street film festival for children in slums and villages, the Sadak Chhaap Film Festival. Dubey's debut novel is called What A Loser! [3] in English and Loser kahin ka! in Hindi. [4] Pankaj Dubey is a bilingual author and writes all his titles in English and Hindi. His other novels are 'Ishqiyapa' - To Hell With Love, Love Curry and Trending In Love (Published by Penguin Books India). Pankaj Dubey has been selected amongst three Asian authors for the Writer's Residency in Seoul Art Space Yeonhui, Seoul, South Korea in 2016. [5] [6] [7] He was also awarded with the 'Global Innoventure Award' for literature and storytelling in the House of Lords in September 2018.[ citation needed ]

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Early life

Dubey was born in Ranchi in the Indian state of Jharkhand and grew up in Chaibasa where his father was a professor of English literature. He earned a bachelor's degree in history (Honors) from University of Delhi [8] in 1999. He studied law at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi during 1999–2002, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws. He received a master's degree in Applied Communications from Coventry School of Art and Design, West Midlands, England in 2003.[ citation needed ]

Work

Pankaj Dubey had a brief background in journalism. He joined BBC World Service in London as a Presenter/Journalist in 2003. Pankaj Dubey debuted as a novelist with What A Loser! in English and Loser kahin ka! in Hindi in 2014. Both titles were National Bestsellers as per Neilsen’s Bestseller List declared on 14 February 2014 and 7 March 20.[ citation needed ] His second novel Ishqiyapa: To Hell with Love was published by Penguin Books India on 17 September 2015.

Dubey Produced Geelee (Wet Dreams) The film was Directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra. (2013) He worked as Script and Continuity Supervisor for Disney UTV's 2013 Ghanchakkar, Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. He worked as Script Supervisor in 'Chauranga' directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra. [9]

Dubey producedNaach Ganesh (Dance of Ganesha), Directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, again under Sadak Chhaap Films. The film premiered at Busan International Film Festival, South Korea, in 2011.Dubey has curated more than 50 film festivals across India including "Pravasi Film Festival" and "Jagran Film Festival" in 2010 and 2011. Dubey founded a social organization called Society for the Promotion and Inculcation of Human Aspirations (SPRIHA) to work in the area of ‘Empathy Building’ in children by ‘igniting their imagination’ with the help of various media tools in 2002.Dubey made his directorial debut with a short fiction film, Maratha Mandir Theatre (Previously titled as Maratha Mandir Cinema) in 2018, which was nominated for the finals of Filmfare Awards 2018 and was also screened at the 71st Festival De Cannes (2018) in France.

Recognition

Dubey won the Youth Icon Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2010 in Gulbarga, Karnataka for initiating ‘Sadak Chhaap Film Festival’, India's First Street Film Festival for Children in Slums and Villages. Pankaj Dubey received award from Lit-O-Fest Mumbai 2015 for the Best Hindi fiction for his book Loser Kahin ka! Navodit Lekhak Award by Hindi Akademi, Government of Delhi in 2002 for his story, Mukhauta. Pankaj Dubey has been awarded with the Lit-O-Fest Award for Creative Leadership in Jan'2016. This Award has been conferred to him in recognition of his efforts to increase readership in the hinterland by taking his Book Tour (Ishqiyapa Express) to 20 small towns and cities in India. Pankaj Dubey received the 'Global Innoventure Award' for Literature and Storytelling in the House of Lords, British Parliament, England in Sept'2018.

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References

  1. ↑ "PANKAJ DUBEY - Jaipur Literature Festival". jaipurliteraturefestival.org/. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Author Pankaj Dubey: I want to make a blockbuster film on my book set in DU". Hindustan Times. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ BANERJEE, ANINDITA (30 July 2021). "Author Pankaj Dubey to Direct Feature Film Based on His Book 'What a Loser!'". https://silverscreenindia.com . p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2021.{{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "What a Loser!". Penguin Books India. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Seoul residency honour for writer Pankaj Dubey with Chaibasa roots Telegraph India 3 May 2016
  6. ↑ Pankaj Dubey selected for writer residency in Seoul Live Hindustan 29 April
  7. ↑ Writer in Seoul Time of India 30 April 2016
  8. ↑ "Home - Delhi University". www.du.ac.in. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Webonautics. "Cast / Crew". Anticlock Films. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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