Anurag Singh (director)

Anurag Singh (born 1976) is an Indian film director.[1][2] He is a Mumbai-based film director/writer known for Punjab 1984, Jatt and Juliet Series and Yaar Annmulle. Jatt and Juliet series and Punjab 1984 are the top 3 highest grossers of Punjabi Cinema.[3] He has also directed a Bollywood film Raqeeb which didn't do well at the box office.[4][5]

Early life

Anurag comes from a small village in the Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. He left India to learn film-making in Australia before returning to work in Bollywood. He later began working in Punjabi cinema, breaking out with the movie Jatt & Juliet in 2012. He is now the Hit Machine of Punjabi Cinema.[6][7]

Career

Anurag Singh went to Deakin University, Australia to study Media Arts. Anurag Singh assisted Bollywood director Raj Kanwar for several years before directing a Bollywood movie for his production house. The film starrer Jimmy Shergill but it didn't do well. Anurag Singh has build up great rapport with Diljit Dosanjh who fondly calls him his Buggy brother. For his first Punjabi film Yaar Annmulle, Anurag Singh took immense inspiration from blockbuster Bollywood film 3 Idiots. Four of the films he directed starring Diljit Dosanjh are the also the Top 4 Box Office Openers of Punjabi Cinema. Anurag Singh is the highest paid director of Punjabi Cinema.

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References

  1. ↑ KBR, Upala (21 September 2015). "Irrfan Khan, Tabu pair up for the third time in Anurag Singh’s next!". dna. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Service, Tribune News (2 May 2016). "In the direction of Bollywood". http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/in-the-direction-of-bollywood/60252.html. Retrieved 2 May 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ Mander, Harsh (30 May 2015). "Barefoot: Resisting erasure". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ India (28 November 2014). "New Age filmmakers bring hope to Punjabi cinema". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "‘Me & My whole team are exempted from Challans for life’ – Anurag Singh". Punjabi Mania. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Dharminder Kumar (30 May 2014). "Jatt, Juliet and jameen". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Jasmine Singh (30 March 2014). "Hit machine". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
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