Navdeep Singh (director)
Navdeep Singh (born 1966) is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his Bollywood film, NH10.
Navdeep Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, advertisement maker |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Early life
He was born in Delhi to an Army officer and travelled across India when he was young. He graduated in Delhi and started an animation studio with a friend, one of the first in India. He studied film-making at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating in 1997. He lived in the US for eight years and two years in London before moving back to India in 2000.[1]
Career
After graduating Singh directed commercials and music videos for UGround and Cognito in LA, and Great Guns in London. He then moved to Mumbai in 2001 and has directed a number of award-winning commercials.
Bollywood
His debut in Bollywood with feature film Manorama Six Feet Under, a murder mystery, was critically acclaimed. It is regarded[2] as one of the best noir films.[3]
After a gap of seven years, his 2015 thriller film NH10, with Anushka Sharma's home production and in the lead, was commercially successful.[4] The film is about honour killing and patriarchy.
His next release was the period action film Laal Kaptaan starring Saif Ali Khan as a bounty hunter on a revenge spree. The film was released in 2019.[5]
Navdeep also worked as a development consultant on the first season of the hit web series Paatal Lok.[6]
He is working on his next film, Kaneda, pronounced the way some rural Punjabis pronounce Canada. The film is about the rise and fall of a Punjabi gangster in Vancouver. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh, Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, and Pooja Hegde. It's produced by Vikramaditya Motwane and Vijay Saini.
He is presently in post-production for his next series, Shehar Lakhot, as creator, showrunner and director with Amazon Prime Video, India.[7]
Personal life
He married Madhavi Singh in 1989. He has two children. His daughter Nayantara Singh was born in 1993 and his son Rudraveer Singh was born in 1999.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Manorama Six Feet Under | Hindi | |
| 2015 | NH10 | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Laal Kaptaan | Hindi | |
| TBA | Kaneda | Hindi | |
References
- Published: Monday, September 17, 2007, 12:11 [IST] (17 September 2007). "Navdeep Singh speaks about his debut film". Filmibeat. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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- "'NH10′ talks about friction between different Indias: Director Navdeep Singh". The Indian Express. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- "Anushka Sharma to team up with 'NH 10' director Navdeep Singh". Deccanchronicle.com. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- "Saif Ali Khan put himself in a vulnerable position for Laal Kaptaan: Navdeep Singh". The Indian Express. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/hindi/2020/may/15/paatal-lok-web-series-review-a-striking-glimpse-of-an-orderly-hell-18455.html
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19868722/
External links
- "Breathless In Bollywood". Tehelka.com. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "More to Manorama Six Feet ... than meets the eye". IBNLive. 22 September 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Aanand L. Rai to produce Navdeep Singh's next film". Yahoo. Indo-Asian News Service. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- Navdeep Singh at IMDb