Vidhi Kasliwal

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Shawrup das
Born (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 30)
Raipur, lakshmipur , Bangladesh
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Years active2016–present
Parent(s)Arjun chandra das
shafali rani das
Relatives
(maternal uncle)
Website https://designershawrup.blogspot.com/?m=1

Vidhi Kasliwal is an Indian film director and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Landmarc Films. [1]

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She has worked for Rajshri Productions. There, she wrote and produced documentaries, and worked as an assistant to directors Sooraj R. Barjatya and Kaushik Ghatak.

Early life and education

Kasliwal grew up in Mumbai and is the eldest of four siblings. She went to Villa Theresa High School and has a B.Com. from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. She also underwent the Creative Producer's Program at the UCLA Film School. [2]

She plays the santoor and piano, and is a trained kathak dancer.[ citation needed ]

Career

Kasliwal worked as an assistant at Rajshri Productions, and was part of the crew for Vivah (2006) and Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi (2008). She wrote and directed Isi Life Mein...! , a film produced by Rajshri Productions and released in 2010. [3]

She also produced the 2014 Marathi film Sanngto Aika starring Sachin Pilgaonkar, [4] the documentary Block by Block about the lives of building workers at one of the biggest construction sites in India, [5] [6] and the corporate film Building For The Future about next-generation architecture and engineering in India. [7]

She was the producer and director of the 2018 documentary Vidyoday, which is about a Digambar Jain monk.

The Marathi film Vazandar directed by Sachin Kundalkar was produced by her company Landmarc Films. [8] Other projects include Ringan (2017), Gachchi (2017), and Redu (2018)

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