Paromita Vohra

Paromita Vohra is an Indian filmmaker and writer. She is known for her documentaries on subjects such as urban life, pop culture and gender.[1] Her latest documentary is Partners in Crime.[2] She has also written the screenplay of the award-winning feature film Khamosh Pani.[3] Her film production company Devi Pictures is based in Mumbai. She also writes the column Paro-normal Activity for the Sunday Mid-day.

Biography

She lives in Mumbai. She has a BA Hons, English Literature from Miranda House at the University of Delhi (1986 – 1989).

Films

Other work

She created sound installations for Project Cinema City a 2012 exhibition on cinema, the city, and archiving contemporary culture, So Near Yet So Far,[6] which travelled to the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. She has acted as ‘Aunty 303’ in the Channel V promos of the same name. She had a cameo in the film English, August.

References

  1. ↑ Aitken, Ian (31 October 2011). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-415-59642-8. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Vasudev, Shefalee (23 March 2012). "I am the Item Girl of Documentary Films". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Kamath, Sudhish (11 February 2005). "Khamosh Pani". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Ghosh, Labonita (3 July 2008). "What ails breaking news?". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Nair, Preetha (17 February 2010). "Making sense of the F-word". India Today. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Nagree, Zeenat (11 May 2012). "Escape routes". TimeOut Mumbai. Retrieved 18 January 2013.


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