Uday Shankar Pani
Uday Shankar Pani | |
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![]() Uday Shankar Pani in 2014 | |
Born | Odisha |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | FTII Pune |
Notable work | Assistant Director in Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi |
Uday Shankar Pani is an Indian film maker. He graduated in 1974 from the Film and Television Institute of India.[1] He was an assistant director in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi.[1] A 1974 documentary on the National Film Archive of India made by Uday Shankar Pani was screened on that organization's 52nd anniversary.[2] In 2016, he was selected as one of thirteen jurors for that year's International Film Festival of India.[3]
Earlier Years
Uday Shankar Pani was born in east (Odisha) , brought up in North (delhi) , studied in a south Indian school (Kannada) and is now settled in west (Mumbai). While growing up he was into painting cartoons, theatre, sculpturing, sports but never had any interest in cinema.[4] He wanted to join the army but NDA rejected him and his attempts to clear dozens of competitive exams were also unsuccessful. He finally managed to get selected in Film & TV Institute of India in Pune. Joining FTII at a very young age of 18, felt like almost growing up in cinema & realised that cinema is the king of all professions. After passing out as a trained film director at the young age of 21, he assisted many film makers for a decade. He started directing his own short films from 80’s onwards.
Career
Among the prominent short films, Uday Shankar Pani had the launched was Hindustan Lever's' Fair & Lovely. Also he directed short films for New India Assurance, GIC , Air India, NFL, MCF, SCI,MTC,Deccan Florabase, Ford Foundation, Nitco Tiles & many more.Uday Shankar Pani most famous Lijjat Udyog's papad ad with rabbit is a land mark in the world of advertisement films.
He was an assistant director to Krishna Shah in his foreign production 'Shalimar'.[5][6] His major career highlight happened when hired as the 1st assistant director to Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi'[7][8] and BBC's ' Jim Corbett'.[4] Apart from directing many music videos, events, tele- shopping films, TV serials & been busy teaching in major film schools.[9]
In recent past, he has been an integral part various film festivals as a jury member.[10]
Filmography
Foreign Productions |
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First Assistant Director to Krishna Shah’s ‘SHALIMAR' |
Richard Attenborough’s ‘GANDHI' |
PM and AD to Alex Kirby in BBC(Bristol)’s JIM KORBETT’[11] |
Nick Gifford’s ‘FELLA BY THE NAME OF… |
Mira Hamermesh’s ‘CASTE BY BIRTH[12]’ |
Pamela Salem’s[13] ‘FISH IN THE SKY[14]’ |
Co-produced Lisa Film’s German film ‘INDIA-THE HOTEL OF DREAMS’ |
Four Documentaries ‘TEMPLES’, ‘TULSIDAS’, and ‘VALMIKI’ and ‘BHAJANS’ FOR OHM CHANNEL (Netherlands |
Music Video for German Band ‘SCOOTER |
Feature Films |
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Assistant Director ’Samjhana’(Nepali) |
Sansar(Bangla) |
Micha maya Sansar’(Oriya) |
Hiba Production’s’Khatarnak Irade[15]’ ’Jazira’& ‘Janjhal[16]’ |
Gulshan Kumar’s ‘Suryaputra Shanidev,[17]’Jai Jaganath’ &’Chaar Dhaam’ |
Line Producer for Anushka Images’ ‘ Dhoom Dhadaka’& Lisa Film’s’India - The Hotel of Dreams’(German). |
T.V. Serials |
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Project Co-ordinator for Basu Chatterjee’s ‘Rajani’, ‘Darpan’ |
Directed episodes of ‘Indradhanush’ |
Dekh Dhai Dekh |
Hitaopedesha’(Sanskrit) |
Yeh Bhi Hai Udyog |
‘Stritama’& ‘Bhakti Sagar’ |
Balaji Telefilms’s ‘Mano Ya Na Mano’ |
Dhun Dadaka |
Ketan Mehta’s ‘Captain Vyom’ |
ETVs ‘Lakshyavar Lakshya, Gatti Jamali’& ‘Pakht
Tujas’ |
UTV’s ‘Cats’. |
DD’s ‘Kachhi Rahen’& ‘Pachtava’ |
Sahara's ’Raat Hone Tak’ & Siddarth Kak’s ’Surabhi’ &’Mamo Ya Na Mano’. |
References
- 1 2 Bengali, Shashank (26 August 2015). "Strike at elite India film school: Students take on politicians". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "National Film Archive of India turns 52". The Indian Express. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Indian Panorama unveils films to be screened at International Film Festival of India". www.televisionpost.com. Television Post. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- 1 2 Makan, Sonu. "IMDB Profile". IMDB.
- ↑ Makan, Sonu. "IMDB". IMDB.
- ↑ "Film Shooting India". Film Shooting India.
- ↑ Biraia, Pooja (28 September 2014). "Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Dubey, Bharati (31 March 2013). "Sir Richard Attenborough in old age home". Times of India.
- ↑ "ZIMA Website".
- ↑ "Indian Panorama unveils films to be screened at International Film Festival of India". Daily Post. 28 October 2016.
- ↑ "BBC brings back Jim Corbett back to life with 75-minute documentary Corbett of Kumaon". Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ Hamermesh, Mira (1990-01-01), Caste at birth, Channel Four Ltd., retrieved 2017-03-24
- ↑ "Pamela Salem / O'Berian – Actress-Producer-USA Film "Fish In The Sky" | U.S.Productions". filmshootingindia.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ "Fish in the Sky, Indian Kite Flying | Drachen Foundation". www.drachen.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ Bose, Ardhendu; Mahendru, Anju; Pancholi, Aditya; Puri, Neeta (1987-01-01), Khatarnak Irade, retrieved 2017-03-24
- ↑ "Hiba Films". BFI. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ "Gulshan Kumar". Wikipedia. 2017-03-19.