Harry Sachdeva
| Harpreet Sachdeva (Harry) | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 November 1977 (age 40) Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable work | 31st October (Film) |
Harry Sachdeva is an Indian Film Director, Producer, Social Activist, Entrepreneur and a Hotelier. He has written and produced his first Bollywood Film "31st October", based on the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and directed by a National Award Winning Director. The film was acknowledged and awarded at numerous international film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, London International Film Festival and Sikhhi International Film Festival. In India, the film was declared tax free in most of the states. He is currently directing his home production "Udan Choo". Apart from Films, he is also the Managing Director of Magical Dreams Productions Pvt. Ltd. and runs Gr8 Future Brands and Jes & Ben Groupo Pvt. Ltd, two internationally recognised Food & Beverage Companies.
Early life
Harry Sachdeva was born on 17 November 1977 to a Sikh family in Delhi and grew up listening to the stories of the blood-shed of 1984 from his parents Mr. DPS Sachedva and Mrs. Tejinder Sachdeva. He was always inclined towards writing and grew up skilling his interest and decided to write 31 October. A sports enthusiast, Harry grew up engaging himself highly in film making classes, learning foreign languages, photography and traveling around the world.
Work
Being associated to a widespread business domain, his profound interest lies in Film and Television and he sees a great potential in the industry, following which he has plans to come up with many films spread across different genres.
Film career
His first film - 31st October was released on 21st October 2016.[1][2] 31 October stars Soha Ali Khan and Vir Das where Soha plays the lead protagonist and the film is true story of a family’s survival. Harry enrobed an elite team from the industry, like Shivaji Lotan Patil (National Award-winning director for his film Dhaag), Mr. Ramani Ranjan Das, (has been associated with films like 3 Idiots, Lagey raho Munnabhai; Agent Vinod and Khiladi 786, Keun Duniya Ru Asila Bandhu, Mu Sapanara Soudagar etc.), Parvez Fazal Khan (action director for Bullett Raja, Kai po che, Ra.One etc.).[3] Harry plans to come up with a few films back to back under his home production, Magical Dreams Productions Pvt. Ltd. He is now directing his home production "Udan Choo" and will be directing an English/Hindi film "March past" later this year.
Filmography
| Title | Release Dates | Language | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31st October | 21 October 2016 | Hindi | Released |
| Divyaang | 2109 | Hindi | Pre-Production |
| Bhet | 2019 | Hindi | Pre-Production |
| March Past | 2020 | Hindi English | Pre-Production |
References
- ↑ "Vir Das and Soha Ali Khan starrer". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
- ↑ "31st October film".
- ↑ "31st October - Film by Harry Sachdeva".