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Sanjay Khanduri
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Khanduri has worked intensively thru journalism to ad films, to finally become a film-maker. He shared equal passion for special effects and it was this passion which led him to the gates of TV18 as a correspondent. Later on, he moved ahead to join Crest Communication, an organization with top expertise in Special Effects in Advertisements & Feature Films in country.
lieutenant was during this period he developed interest in film making and his first breakthrough came as second assistant Director Subhash Ghai in the movie Taal.
His second movie was Dil Hai Tumhara as a Chief Associate Director. Debuting with his dark comic thriller "Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (meaning: The Last Local Train of 1:40 am) Sanjay Khanduri deeply marks his presence in Hindi commercial cinema as a writer and director
The film ‘Ek Chalis Ki Last Local’ (meaning last tube of 1:40 am) is weaved around true incident of his life of missing his last train back home, one rainy night. Khandduri"s second film Kismet Love Paisa Dilli though got international recognitions but did not fare that well in country.
The film was actually titled "Gyarah Chalis Ki Last Metro" and was announced that way.
lieutenant was written as a franchise of his last film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local but funders changed it just before the shoot as they found title"s transcript KLPD slang acronym as more interesting.
Achievements
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"2010: Winner of "Silver Palm Award" Foreign "Excellence in Cinema" at Mexico International Film Festival for his debut film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. "Lion"s best debutant director award for his first Hindi commercial film in India Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Nominations: 4 Stardust Nominations: Best Debutant Director Best Film Best supporting Actress: Sunita Rajwar Best supporting Actor: Ashoka Samarth " 2013: The Golden Palm for Best Director in Mexico International Film Festival for his film Kismet Love Paisa Dilli" " 2013: Chosen for screening in 17th Annual Vancouver International Asian Film Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia for his film "Kismet Love Paisa Dilli" " 2014 : Awarded medal of honour for "Original Screenplay" for his film "Kismet Love Paisa Dilli".
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Awards
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"2010: Winner of 'Silver Palm Award' For 'Excellence in Cinema' at Mexico International Film Festival for his debut film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. "Lion's best debutant director award for his first Hindi commercial film in India Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Nominations : 4 Stardust Nominations : Best Debutant Director Best Film Best supporting Actress: Sunita Rajwar Best supporting Actor : Ashoka Samarth " 2013 : The Golden Palm for Best Director in Mexico International Film Festival for his film Kismet Love Paisa Dilli' " 2013 : Chosen for screening in 17th Annual Vancouver International Asian Film Festival in Vancouver, BC for his film 'Kismet Love Paisa Dilli' " 2014 : Awarded medal of honour for 'Original Screenplay' for his film 'Kismet Love Paisa Dilli'."2010: Winner of 'Silver Palm Award' For 'Excellence in Cinema' at Mexico International Film Festival for his debut film Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. "Lion's best debutant director award for his first Hindi commercial film in India Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Nominations : 4 Stardust Nominations : Best Debutant Director Best Film Best supporting Actress: Sunita Rajwar Best supporting Actor : Ashoka Samarth " 2013 : The Golden Palm for Best Director in Mexico International Film Festival for his film Kismet Love Paisa Dilli' " 2013 : Chosen for screening in 17th Annual Vancouver International Asian Film Festival in Vancouver, BC for his film 'Kismet Love Paisa Dilli' " 2014 : Awarded medal of honour for 'Original Screenplay' for his film 'Kismet Love Paisa Dilli'.