Personal Profile ~ Sridhar Rangayan
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Sridhar Rangayan profile A Graduate in Engineering and Post-graduate in Design from IIT, Bombay, Sridhar Rangayan switched tracks from designing carpets to apprenticing with eminent Indian directors like Sai Paranjpye, Kalpana Lajmi and Dev Benegal. Setting off as an independant writer / director in 1999 he has scripted and directed television content covering various genres - comedy, romance, drama and thrillers. His latest serial was the first Indian serial to be shot on a luxury cruiseliner and in Singapore & Malaysia. His award winnng debut short film ‘The Pink Mirror’, produced by his own company Solaris Pictures, has screened at a record number of 56 international film festivals till date. It also garnered global attention for being the first film on Indian drag queens and is one of the very few independent films from India to acquire distribution in US and Europe. His first 35mm feature, a children film that combines breezy fun-filled adventure with social values, won the Bronze Remi Award at WorldFest, Houston and has been screened at international children film festivals. Apart from filmmaking, he is also actively involved with human rights issues and the disability sector. awards Jury Award for Best Film at ‘Fire Island Film Festival 2004, New York, USA (for film “Gulabi Aaina) Bronze Remi Award at WorldFest 2004, Houston (for children film “Yeh Hai Chakkad Bakkad Bumbe Bo’ – CFSI ) Best Film of the Festival award at ‘Question de Genre’ film festival 2003, Lille, France (for film “Gulabi Aaina) RAPA award for Best Comedy Episode, 1999 (for “Piya Ka Ghar” – Gubbare, Zee TV) RAPA award for Best Telefilm, 2000 (for “Khamoshiyaan” – Rishtey, Zee TV) Mobile : +91.98211.490490 | email: [email protected] | website: www.solarispictures.com Sridhar Rangayan features YOURS EMOTIONALLY 86 minutes, HDV, English, 2005 Produced by Wise Thoughts, London in collaboration with Solaris Pictures A trans-cultural romantic tale set in UK and small town India; about sensitive & sensible men fighting stereotypes from their own corners – an unusual drama around love, spicy passions & sex. ‘Yours Emotionally’ is a tribute to South Asian gay men who negotiate their same-sex-love identities within the stringent social, religious, cultural boundaries imposed by their communities. Premjit, Jack Lamport, Pratik Gandhi, Ikhlaq Khan, Ajay Rohilla Story: Niranjan Kamatkar; Music : William Longdon & Ameya Naik CHHAKKAD BAKKAD BAMBE BOW 110 minutes, 35mm, Hindi, 2004 Produced by Children Film Society of India A fun-filled adventure set in a picturesque Konkan village uncorrupted by modern metropolitan hustle-bustle. Four kids, a dog and a monkey while having their own idyllic holiday are caught up in the intricacies of a smuggling mafia don. Two of the kids are kidnapped and the other four have to now search for them and set them free. The kids parents, the police, the fisherman are all drawn into this adventure unwittingly. Tom Alter, Ravindra Mankani, Mona Ambegaonkar & the Chakkad Story: Shakuntala Paranjpye; Screenplay & Dialogues: Vijay Tendulkar Awards : BRONZE REMI AWARD at WorldFest 2004, Houston, USA Official Selection: Cairo, Iran, India - International Children Film Festivals Mobile : +91.98211.490490 | email: [email protected] | website: www.solarispictures.com Sridhar Rangayan GULABI AAINA (The Pink Mirror) 40 minutes, DV, Hindi, 2003 Produced by Solaris Pictures Men bring out the best in queens… and sometimes the worst. Two fading drag queens and a gay teenager try to seduce a handsome hunk. Using the Bollywood soap idiom of song, dance and drama, The Pink Mirror (Gulabi Aaina) is a campy look into the Indian homosexual closet, highlighting humane issues such as alternate family bondings and the lurking impact of HIV. Edwin Fernandes, Ramesh Menon, Rishi Raj, Rufy Baqal Awards : JURY AWARD for BEST FEATURE at Fire Island Film Festival 2004, USA : BEST FILM of the Festival at ‘Question De Genre’ 2003, Lille, France Official Selection : 56 International International Film Festivals tv serials PYAR KI KASHTI MEIN Star One; 22 min, Hindi, 39 episodes Produced by Hummingbird Films in association with BAG Films Setting sail on an exciting journey of romance, fun, frolic, humour and drama - on a luxury cruiseliner off Singapore & Malaysia. Avinash’s mother Mrs.Mehrotra and Minakshi’s father Mr.Pillai have vowed that they will get Avinash and Minakshi to fall in love, come what may. A tarot card reader predicts that the ‘cosmic union’ can only happen where water and iron are compatible, meaning a ship! Will the boy and girl fall in love? Will the ‘cosmic union’ happen? To put the best laid plans to waste is a sexy seductress Rita and a rake Manav as well as 12 other tourists on the cruise who have their own take on love - an entertaining experience ! Anang Desai, Achint Kaur, Arun Govil, Neelu Kohli, Kamini Khanna, Ikhlaq Khan, Nishigandha Wad, Sachin Verma, Sampada Vaze Mobile : +91.98211.490490 | email: [email protected] | website: www.solarispictures.com Sridhar Rangayan KRISSHNA ARJUN Star Plus; Stories of 2 episodes, 22 min, Hindi, 8 episodes Produced by Contiloe Films in association with Cinevistas Ltd Stories : Joker, Whiz Kids, Cursed Painting, Band of Boys Two private detectives – Krisshna, a haughty girl and Arjun, a charismatic bubbly guy – are out to solve cases of crime in Mumbai – be it an antique stolen painting from a museum or a stash-load of money stolen from a rock group, the duo is irrepressible. A la Remington Steele, this serial is an adventure thriller with loads of humour and attitude. Hussein, Shraddha Nigam KAHAANI JURRM KI Star Plus; Stories of 2 episodes – Dramatization of real-life crimes, 22 min, Hindi Produced by MidiTech Ltd. CUPBOARD A con man Bijlani who disguises himself as a sadhu is vying for a plot of land and he is ready to kill for it. His kink – he buries women alive inside a cupboard. Juhi who returns from US is unaware that her mother is dying inside the cupboard under the very ground even as she walks over it. The sadhu is now after Juhi’s life… Will the Sadhu bury Juhi too inside the cupboard – alive? Shishir Sharma, Neelanjana, Bakul Thacker, Neha Bam AGWAAH A look into the call girl racket - An innocent teenager falls under the seduction of a call girl who kidnaps him for a ransom. What she didn’t bargain for was that the youth’s father is a dreaded underworld don – who is ready to spill blood to rescue his son. The thorn in the don’s way is actually his own son who is madly in love with the call girl. A cat and mouse game with racy adventure. Tom Alter, Vishal, Payal Nair Mobile : +91.98211.490490 | email: [email protected] | website: www.solarispictures.com Sridhar Rangayan HAQEEKAT Sahara, 22 min, Hindi, 4 episodes Produced by BAG Films Stories in Haqeeqat revolve around human rights violations in India. The arms of the law enforcing agencies themselves perpetrate many of these, making it a case of real concern. The question it raises is very dramatic: Where does the average citizen of India run to when the very guarantors of his human rights turn assaulters? Stark in its presentation minus any gloss or superficiality, and bold in its treatment, the series was hugely popular with its viewers. Stories : Police disaffection; Dowry deaths APNA APNA STYLE Zee, 22 min, Hindi, 15 episodes Produced by Kunal Kohli Productions Hari and Suman is an orthodox couple who have brought up their children Alka and Ajay with good Indian values. Hari’s brother Ashwin returns from US and decides to stay at Hari’s house with his wife Shalini, their children Rocky and Kay who are completely western in their thinking. A clash of tradition and values lead to hilarious situations and great fun – a zany sitcom. Ratna Pathak Shah, Navin Nischol, Lilette Dubey, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Gautam Rode, Mehul Nissar, Poorvi Shanghvi, Samantha DEEWANE TOH DEEWANE HAIN (Pilot Serial) A ‘soap with a new fragrance’ A hip happening group of youngsters in a fine arts institute – their loves & traumas at the institute & at home; politics of the institute & dastardly mechanizations. Divya Seth, Tom Alter, Yatin Karyekar, Rupal Patel, Shushama Prakash, Amar Talwar, Dilip Thadeshwar, Hussein, Devika Shahani, Radhika Menon Mobile : +91.98211.490490 | email: [email protected] | website: www.solarispictures.com Sridhar Rangayan telefilms 2 h o u r s GOL MAAL GHAR Sahara, 120 min, Hindi, ‘Cinema Ghar’ Produced by BAG Films A zany comedy about a ‘family of errors’ where the mother is a madam of a brothel, father is a penniless drunkard and the sister is a wayward pickpocket – this is the family Samar puts together for his beloved wife Suman. Hilarious escapades as each try to hide the truth and lead a ‘normal life’. But what happens when the truth is exposed? Will the family come apart? Manav Gohil, Gauri Pradhan, Shagufta Ali, Lovleen Mishra, Aashish Roy MADHUR MILAN ETV Hindi, 120 min, Hindi Produced by Indian Production House A famous writer of thriller novels hates romance while his diabolically opposite – his aunt is a famous romantic novelist. When his aunt bequeths him her house and he starts writing his thriller, somehow the entire story changes… a girl comes into his life and he falls in love. Fiction merges with real life to create a bizzaire series of events that is comical as well as chilling… There is a philosophy behind it as well. Ayub Khan, Juhi Parmar, Benjamin Gilani, Vijju Khote, Uttara Bhavkar, Jaydutt Vyas JAHAN PYAAR MILE Zee, 40 min, Hindi Produced by Iris Production in association with Magus Creative Unit Two friends in a hostel room – diametrically opposite of each other - Deep is in search of friendship, Rijju is in search of love from a family.