TJ Sandhuu

TJ Sandhuu
Background information
Birth name	Inderpal Singh
Born	5 October 1997 (age 26); Delhi, India
Origin	Delhi, India
Genres	World
Occupation(s)	Singer, Video Director, Music producer, D.O.P, Editor, Graphic Designer, Color Grading Artist and Digital Marketer.
Years active	2014 - present

Inderpal Singh ( Born 05 October 1997), known professionally as TJ Sandhuu is an Indian Video Director, Director of Photography, Cinematographer, Editor, Graphic Designer, Color Grading Artist , Singer, Music Producer and Digital Marketer.

Early Life[edit]

He started his musical journey from school by participating in school prayers, musical events or singing competitions. After passing 10th standard in Guru Harkrishan Public School, India Gate he joined his Uncle/Mentor Kulldeep Sandhu's studio business where he learned using DAW as Cubase, Nuendo, Protools, Logic Pro, Etc.

After passing 12th standard From Guru Harkrishan Public School India Gate in Non-Medical Stream he joined Delhi School Of Music(chanakyapuri), Gandharwa Mahavidhyalya (ITO) and Pryaag Sangeet Samiti For Musical Knowledge and further studies.

In 2017 his debut song MESOOS was released by Voice of Heart which was praised by each and every listener till yet, Composed and directed many songs which are released and yet about to release.

in 2018 he started his career as an Videographer by shooting a video of his uncle's song just for fun, later in search of knowledge about videography he started learning all the Video Editing softwares like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, etc on his own. Slowly slowly he started working on various projects such as mini clips, short videos , Skits, Video songs for companies like Sony, T-series, Times Music, etc.

In 2019 he directed a documentary PANJA SAHIB, A project by Priya Barjatya Dhingra founder of Barjatya Art And Culture Trust which was selected and screanned in NYIFF 2019 New York Indian Film Festival, Sikh Art & lens and so on.

In 2020 Due to corona pandemic SEWA next documentary with Priya Barjatya Dhingra and Barjatya Art and Culture Trust was postponed, but he still kept working for his passion and love for art and music.

Associations[edit]

AngelBeats[edit]

AngelBeats was initially dedicated to music production only, was founded by Kulldeep Sandhu in 2006 later TJ Sandhuu Joined him in 2014 and they started full Audio-Video Production Studio. Worked with famous companies like T-Series, Times Music, Sony India, Tips, Ambay and many more. Their core focus is quality and known for this quality as well. Kulldeep Sandhu composes music and TJ does Video Shoot, Edit, Color Grade, Poster Designs for songs, documentaries and films.

Barjatya Art And Culture Trust[edit]

The journey with Barjatya Art And Culture Trust started in 2018 when the founder Priya Barjatya Dhingra approached him for the recording of shabads which were released under the banner of Barjatya Sisters (Sangeeta Jain, Kamini Jain and Priya Barjatya Dhingra) after the completion of this project they started another project, A documentary on Gurdwara Panja Sahib which was screened in prestigious Sikh International Film Festival, New York.

Gurdwara Panja Sahib [1][edit]

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“Gurdwara Panja Sahib” is a 20-minute documentary Directed By TJ Sandhuu, Voice-over and Interviews done by Priya Barjatya Dhingra, written by Sangeeta Jain and Kamini Jain, producers were Pramod Jain, Kapil Jain and Pawan Dhingra. The documentary is depicting the famous shrine situated at Hasan Abdal, in Pakistan. The word "Panja" in Punjabi means an "outstretched palm" from the word "Panj" which means "five". The shrine is thus called because the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev Ji left his handprint that is still etched on a boulder at the Gurdwara. The sacred handprint also serves as a symbolic reminder of the important lesson Guru Nanak Dev Ji preached to his devotees.

Many thousands of faithful Sikhs from all over the globe visit this shrine. However, four times a year, during special celebrations, an enormous number of Sikh pilgrims attend this Gurdwara from every corner of the world. Special visas are allocated by the Pakistan government to cater for the increased demand. The film starts with explaining /looks at the history, structure of the shrine. It also explains main principles of Sikhism. Deeply embedded values of spirituality and selfless service plays themselves out in the form of everyday activities like the langar. The film starts with explaining the history and the structure of the shrine, discusses role of SGPC(Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) in India and Pakistan, explaining how one can procure Visa and the travel formalities

The shrine was at some point easily accessible to all, today it is in Pakistan. The film tries to show its impact on Sikh psyche. It shows how emotional people get while talking about Panja Sahib. It depicts that Panja Sahib is not just any other Gurdwara, people connect with it very much. The film discusses role of SGPC in India and Pakistan, visa formalities one has to go through. It interviews people who have actually visited the Gurdwara Panja Sahib or people who are authorized to take people/Sikh Sangat on Pilgrim Visas

Priya interviewed various people including Navtej Singh Sarna, Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Manjit Singh GK, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Giani Ranjit Singh ji (Bangla Sahib Head Priest), Daljit Singh Chandhok, Harvinder Singh Sarna, Gurdeep Singh (World Punjabi Organisation Manager) associated with the holy shrine and lent her voice to this 20-minute documentary. The film was showcased in the prestigious Sikh International Film Festival [2] organized by Sikh Art and Film Foundation, New York.

Seva[edit]

The next documentary Barjatya Art and culture is working upon is on SEVA, meaning selfless service, The team have already interviewed people including Rawail Singh(Head of Department,Punjabi, Delhi University), Harbhajan Singh, Jagjit Singh Dardi (Chairman, Chardikala Time TV Group), Gurdeep Singh (Manager, World Punjabi Organisation), Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Amarjeet Singh (Giani's), Veer Bhupinder Singh (Living Treasure), Kuldip Singh Bagga (Simco), Manisha Batra(Punjabi Lecturer, Delhi University)and Trilochan Singh. The plans are to showcase the documentary at all relevant places and in the Film Festivals in India and abroad

Contests[edit]

Barjatya Art and Culture Trust organised various offline and online competitions

Offline Dance Competition
- Malang Dance Competition (2019), Narsingh Sewa Sadan, near City Park Hotel, Pitampura

Online Dance Competition during COVID-19 Pandemic
- E-Malang Dance Competition 2020^[1],
- E-Malang Singing and Rapping Competition
- E-Malang Dance Competition 3.0 which is going to happen in July 2021

Malang Dance Competition[edit]

Malang Dance Competition was held on 11th August 2019 at Narsingh Sewa Sadan, near City Park Hotel, Pitampura. The competition was judged by Suparna Bhushan Sood (a trained Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, kathak dancer and a choreographer), Kcalpana Sood (a trained Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, kathak, mohiniattam, Kathakali dancer, choreographer, Dance Guru, Founder of Kcalpana Kala Kendra), Ram Gautam [3] (a trained hip-hop, Contemporary, Chhao Instructor and Dancer) and Kulldeep Sandhu [4](a successful music composer, director and Singer) Kamini Jain was responsible for managing the PR and sponsorships. Not only did she supervise the entire participant registration process, she also shared her valuable inputs while selecting our honorable judges and creating the performance evaluation criteria. Shruti Jain was the compere of the show; she beautifully facilitated the entire event. Kriti Sethi, Gaurish Chawla and Tusharika Arora helped in various tasks associated with the event. Right from creating and handling all social media handles, to the digital marketing in all forms, TJ Sandhuu designed all creatives, logos and certificates for Barjatya Art And Culture Trust.

Yatharth Dhingra, a student of Hindu college, Delhi University undertook the financial and operational planning of the event. This included the expenditure on logistics and the amount to be raised from the sponsors. Moreover, he also planned the flow of events for the competition, to ensure that all the events are carried out on the proper given time. Additionally, he was also involved in the heavy marketing of the event, in order to garner the participants for the event. Gurdeep Singh (DJ Lucky) beautifully managed the stage and music for the competition

E-Malang Dance Competition[edit]

E-Malang Dance Competition was held from 13^th June - 16^th June 2020. This competition featured participants from all corners of India and countries like USA, England and Australia. It was judged by eminent judges including Sandeep Soparrkar (Indian Latin Ballroom Dancer), Sreemoyee Ganguly (Nritya Visharad in Odissi), Neerja Sharma (Director-National Institute of Indian Classical Dance and an acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer) and Rupal Daryapurkar (Kathak Visharad). Guest of honour was Dr Aman Bathla Certified "World's Fastest Piano Artist" with 52 World Record Titles from across the Globe internationally awarded educator from UNICEF/UNESCO, Kamini Jain was responsible for managing the PR and sponsorships. Not only did she supervise the entire participant registration process, she also shared her valuable inputs while selecting our honorable judges and creating the performance evaluation criteria. Right from creating and handling all social media handles, to the digital marketing in all forms, Yatharth Dhingra, was the co-host of the opening and closing ceremonies of the online editions of the competition. TJ Sandhuu designed all creatives, logos and certificates for Barjatya Art And Culture Trust. He helped by posting all entries in a time barred manner, and also facilitating them with opening and closing ceremony.

E-Malang Singing and Rapping Competition[edit]

E-Malang Singing And Rapping Competition ^[2] was held from 25^th October - 1^st November 2020. Kamini Jain was responsible for managing the PR and sponsorships. Not only did she supervise the entire participant registration process, she also shared her valuable inputs while selecting our honorable judges and creating the performance evaluation criteria. Vikram Rawal and Pupul Sagar, founder Dillistan were the guests. Interview of Priya Barjatya Dhingra at Chat Trap, Dillistan. More than 100 singers and rap artists from various parts of India and countries like USA, London, Canada, Malaysia, Pakistan participated and showcased their talent. Judges were Gaurav Pal aka Muhfaad (Famous Rapper and Music Producer), Sudhir Yaduvanshi (The Voice Of India 2019, Guinness Book of World Record Holder, Singer, Performer and Composer), Teji Sandhu (Punjabi Pop Star), Hyde Karty (Rapper, Cine-Actor, Cine-Singer and Lyricist) and BMAC Mastamind (Hip-Hop Rapper, Beat Boxer, Music Producer and Lyricist). Right from creating and handling all social media handles, to the digital marketing in all forms, TJ Sandhuu designed all creatives, logos and certificates for Barjatya Art And Culture Trust. He helped by posting all entries in a time barred manner, and also facilitating them with opening and closing ceremony. Ritvik Sikka mersmerised the judges, participants and the audience by his performance as guest singer at the Opening Ceremony of E-Malang Singing and Rapping Competition.

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