Uttarakhandis in Hindi Cinema

About Film-maker Tigmanshu Dhulia

TIGMANSHU DHULIA DATE OF BIRTH:
3.7.1967 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Graduated from the Allahabad University 1986 Post Graduate Diploma from The National School of Drama (New Delhi)1986-1989
Specialized in Acting:
Acted in the following plays:
�Hamlet� with John Rattalick. �The Cherry Orchad� directed by John Clark of (Australia). Also did intensive acting Workshop�s on �Noh Theatre� and �Meyer holds Theatre�
Directed numerous plays,the main one being Bertol Brecht�s �Informer�, Alexander Vampilow �The Elder Son�, Athall Fugard�s �The Island�
Film and Television Institute of India July 1989
Did a Film Appreciation Course at the Film Institute (Poona)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
SARDAR PATEL : Feature Film 1989/1990
Worked as an Assistant Art Director on the Feature Film �Sardar Patel� Directed by Ketan Mehta
CHANNEL FOUR: ELECTRIC MOON 1990-1991
Worked on the film �Electric Moon� a feature film For Channel Four Television. Was Chief Assistant To the Director � Pradip Kishen. The Script was by Arundhati Roy.

DUSHMANI:
Hindi Feature Film Assisted Shekhar Kapur on the Hindi Feature film �Dushmani�
BANDIT QUEEN :
A Channel Four Production: June 1992 to March 1993 Film on the life of Phoolan Devi: Directed by Shekhar Kapur.
Was the casting Director of the film. Was also chief assistant to Shekhar Kapur. Worked on the film from the scripting to the Final Post Production Stage. CHANNEL FOUR TELEVISION
Krishna�s Dream � 6 Part TV Serial 1991/1992
Wrote and Directed a Six Part TV Serial Called �Krishna�s Dream� for Channel Four Television.

HUM BAMBAI NAHIN JAYENGE
Serial for TVI (Business India Television) Aug 1994/1995
Produced/ Written and Directed the Serial.
The storyline deals with life at Drama School. A Production for Business India TV.
The serial was nominated for the �Best Script�and �Best Serial� for the ONIDA PINNACLE AWARDS for Television 1995

NAYA DAUR:
Serial for Zee Television March 1997 to September 1998
Have written and Directed the Serial.

STAR TV: SERIAL : RAJDHANI
Directed a 13 part serial For STAR TV.
STAR TV :STAR BESTSELLERS
Written and directed 5 STAR BESTSELLERS 45 Minute short films(fiction) for STAR TV.
�EK SHYAM KI MULAKAT�
�FURSAT MEIN�
�HUM SAATH SAATH MAIN KYA�
�ANEKOE HITLERS�
�MUSAFIR�
� BHORON NE KHILAYA PHOOL�

STIFF UPPER LIP: A Peter Ustinov Film April/May 1996
Was the Indian Casting Director for the Film which Was directed Gary Signour,starring Peter Ustinov This was partly shot in Ootacamund.

BOMBAY BLUE: 6 Part Serial for Channel Four Television.
Sept 1996/May 1997
Was the Casting Director on this whole serial

SUCH A LONG JOURNEY: Feature film in English. Oct 1997/Jan 1998
An Indo- Canadian Production. The Indian Counterparts being � United Studios Limited�
Was the Indian Casting Director for the Film

OFFSTAGE PRODUCTIONS:
A Casting And Production Company to handle both Indian and International casting for Film, Television and Advertising. The Network spans all over the country as wll as a Production House.
BBC WORLD:FILM INDIA
Produced a 13 part series of Film Reviews/Interviews for BBC World.
CASTING DIRECTOR:
THE WARRIOR a film By ASIF KAPADIA.A French /Film Four Production Casted for Asif Kapadia�s film �THE WARRIOR�
Which won the Sutherland Trophy for the most original first film at the London Film Festival. It has been England�s official entry for OSCARS for the year 2003.
TA RA RUM PUM PUM :
A film by Shekhar Kapur: Jan /June 1996
Have wriiten the Script/Screenplay for the film Which is still to be made.

TERE MERE SAPNE:
A Feature film by ABCL Rewrote the Dialouges and Screnplay for the film

DIL SE :
A film By Mani Ratnam This is Mani Ratnam�s first Hindi Film. Was the Dialouge Writer of the film.
FEATURE FILM:SCRIPT WRITING
�BAS ITNA SA KHWAB HE�:
Rose Movies Wrote the dialogues for the above mentioned film Starring Abhishek Bachchan ,Sushmita Sen

. HAASIL: FEATURE FILM in Hindi
A KARMA NETWORK & ZEE TELEFILMS Production.
Executive Produced, Directed and Written
My first Feature film in Hindi which has been produced by Vijay Jindal of KARMA NETWORK & Co-produced by ZEE TELEFILMS. The film released on June 2003.

CHARAS: FEATURE FILM in Hindi
A MEDIATRACK PRODUCTION Slated for Release in April 2004.