Vikram Shankar
Vikram Shankar (born 17 December 1980) is an Indian director and producer who is known for his work in the Indian film and television industry. His first film as a producer was Naya Pata[1], released on 27 June 2014.
Vikram's directorial career consists of the film '1920: Evil Returns' in 2012 as chief Assistant Director and the upcoming situational comedy Jab tum Kaho (2016)[2], which he eventually produced with Rajiv Kumar, starring Ambalika Sarkar,[3] Shirin Guha[4] and Parvin Dabas.[5] In the television industry, he is known for his directorial work in Mahavir Hanuman (2012).[1]
Biography
Television career
As a program producer at Zee News for Kaal Kapal Mahakal, Vikram paved his way in the industry with his work. He worked for a short period and, as things changed, Vikram moved to Mumbai, where he worked under many directors in an assistant role. Later, Mr.Siddharth Kak saw his potential and offered him Mano Ya Na Mano Season 1 (2006) as Chief Assistant Director. Vikram performed well and proved that he could handle the show, which eventually led him to Mano Ya Na Mano Season 2 (2010), the second season of the series. He also worked on Shabaash India [6] and Alladin (2007) [7] as a second unit director.
Filmmaking career
Starting with ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd[8], Vikram made his debut as Chief Assistant Director for the thriller sequel 1920: The Evil Returns(2012).[9]
In 2014, he started a company named Vaartul films[citation needed] (now Kalpatru Films[10]) to fund and support aspiring filmmakers. He financed Naya Pata (2014),[1] the movie which aimed to capture the emotional insight of a person during migration. The movie did well at all Indian film festivals and was then selected for exhibition at the New York Film Festival.[11] He also financed regional films like Kannada film Aryan (2014)[12] starring Shiva Rajkumar.
In 2015, Vikram started as a full-fledged producer on a regional Kannada movie Manmohaka (2016)[13] starring Shiva Rajkumar, which was directed by Sunil Kumar.
Work
Filmography
- Raghav Radio (2018)
Story writer
- Jab tum Kaho (2016) as Director
- 1920: Evil Returns (2012) as Chief Assistant Director
- Naya Pata (2014) as Producer
- Manamohaka (2016) as Producer
Television
- Mahavir Hanuman (2013) as Unit Director
- Mano Ya Na Mano Season 2 (2010) as Unit Director
- Shabaash India as Unit Director
- Alladin (2007) as Unit Director
- Mano Ya Na Mano Season 1 (2006) as Chief Assistant Director
- Kaal Kapal Mahakal as Program Producer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shrivastava, Pawan k (2014-06-27), Naya Pata, retrieved 2016-01-24
- ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Jab Tum Kaho 2016 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos - Bollywood Hungama". www.bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Ambalika Sarkar Biography". Cochin Talkies. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ "Shirin Guha". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ "Parvin Dabas". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ↑ "Shabaash India Special Talent: Divya Parmar's artistic yoga". Tubetamil.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Aladdin". nettv4u. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "T-Series signs five-film deal with Vikram Bhatt's ASA Productions". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "1920: The Evil Returns Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Kalptaru Films Private Lmited - Company, directors and contact details". www.zaubacorp.com. Zauba Corp. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Taking the best of cinema beyond India's metros: Why the Gorakhpur Film Festival matters - Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "IndiaGlitz - Aryan Complete Shoot - Kannada Movie News". www.indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ "Shivarajkumar to play a CID officer - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
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