Anup Singh (filmmaker)

Anup Singh
Born (1961-03-14) March 14, 1961
Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
OccupationFilmmaker
Known forQissa
SpouseCatherine Saget

Anup Singh (born 14 March 1961) is Geneva based filmmaker, born in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa and grew up in a Sikh family of Punjab origin.

Biography

Anup Singh was born on 14 March 1961 in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.[1] His family fled Tanzania and came to Bombay in 1971.[2] He graduated in literature and philosophy from the Bombay University and from the Film and TV Institute of India, Pune. He directed films for Indian TV, and was a consultant for BBC2.[3] He now teaches at a film school in Geneva.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
2003 Ekti Nadir Naam (The Name of a River) The film was based on Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak whom Anup Singh considers as his teacher.[4][5]
2013 Qissa - The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
2017 The Song of Scorpions

See also

Ritwik Ghatak

References

  1. ^ "The Match Factory". Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "The Song of Scorpions director Anup Singh: Good cinema will not give up all its secrets at one go". The Indian Express. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. ^ "Anup Singh - Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul". www.cinemas-asie.com (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. ^ "Qissa director Anup Singh: I consider Ghatak as my teacher". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Press Trust of India. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. ^ "SWISS FILMS: Anup Singh". www.swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2020-07-27.