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Born | Pallan, Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, India | 18 February 1979
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Notable work | 19th January |
Sanjay Amar (born 18 February 1979) is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. [1] [2] In 2012, he made his directorial debut with the film "Future to Bright Hai Ji". However, he turned producer in the same year with the film Identity Card. [3] [4] [5]
After completing his bachelor's degree from Jammu University, [6] [7] Amar started his career in television production. He wrote, directed and produced his first television documentary series for Doordarshan Srinagar in 2004 followed by his first fiction telefilm for Doordarshan Jammu in Dogri language as writer, director and producer in the next year, then after he started making commercial short films, documentaries for Doordarshan & J&K Govt. and ad films eventually shifting base to Mumbai in 2007. He has been the founder of Amar Chand Motion Pictures under which he has been producing the content oriented films. [8] [9]
Year | Films | Director | Writer | Producer | Actor | Notes |
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2012 | Future To Bright Hai Ji [10] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Cameo Role |
2012 | Love kiya aur lag gayi | No | Yes | No | No | Screenplay- dialogues |
2013 | Identity Card..ek lifeline | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cameo Role |
2013 | Rabbi | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
2014 | 19th January [11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016 | Goggles Of Rajesh Khanna | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cameo Role & Costume Stylist |
2020 | Regards & Peace | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-executive Producer & Lyricist |
2020 | Prabha ki Diary [12] (web-series) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Executive Producer, Lyricist & Costume Stylist |
2020 | Parikrma- Discovering Indian Temples (docuseries) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Wrote a few episodes of series |
2023 | Deceptive Diva | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Also Production Designer, Costume Stylist, Lyricst & Additional Cinematographer |
2024 | Lokshahi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Also Production Designer, Line Producer, Lyricst |
2024 | Har Ghar Jal Har Gaon Swacchta | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | A travelogue series for doordarshan. |
2024 | The Last Candidate | No | No | Yes | No | Creative Director. |
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