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Brahmanand S Siingh is an award-winning filmmaker (producer-director) and writer based out of Mumbai. Best known for his film, Kaagaz Ki Kashti (Paperboat ... 127 mins), a biopic on legendary ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, has just taken-off and is all set to release soon. And the National-Award winning (among many other awards and accolades) feature-length documentary on RD Burman, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai, (113 min), that continues to enjoy an amazing sweeping critical and popular acclaim across viewing platforms. Other recent feature documentaries like Riding on a Sunbeam: Journeys through Space, Time, Life & Love (108 min), a fascinating travel documentary on the way non-touristy India presents itself to us; Through Our Eyes (85 min), a group of batch-mates from a premiere Institute looking back at their elliptical journey of 25 years while continuing to dream ahead are also being extremely well-received. Even Brahmanand Siingh's earlier, somewhat shorter works like Ragpickers; Uncaging the Body (Apsara Award for Best Short Film, 2003-2004); A Burden of Love (on Alzheimer's disease); Ashgari Bai (on an octogenarian legendary dhrupad singer) and a whole lot of other short, corporate and documentary films have drawn great response, highly recognized for its sensitivity, authenticity and engaging quality. Siingh often brings out insightful, exploring and reflective dimensions in the subjects that excite him, bringing out its core essence in a soulful and captivating manner. He has also been invited to be on the Jury on International Film Festivals and is a consultant on selection of films in many film festivals and award platforms. His current feature project, Jhalki ... a different childhood, based on the backdrop of bonded child slavery, the International buzz for which is already considered very high, is in its final stages of post-production. Another feature film, ready to go on floor, is Surmayee Shaam, a father son relationship thriller around Alzheimer's. Siingh has also initiated a path-breaking venture - a series of well researched, grippingly told, tastefully presented and thoroughly distributed Biopics under Mobius Biopics Pvt Ltd.
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