Gaurav Dhingra

Gaurav did his Post Graduate Diploma in Content Creation and Management (PGDCCM) from School Of Convergence, New Delhi.^[2] He went on to assist Producer Bobby Bedi of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. Learning the craft and nuances of Film making and production by taking on various roles for Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Maqbool, Valley of Flowers, The Myth and American Daylight.^[1]

In 2015, he produced Angry Indian Goddesses, touted as India's first female buddy film and the recipient of the People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival^[3] and BNL People's Choice Award at the 10th Rome Film Festival.^[4] It was sold theatrically in 67 countries and was acquired by Netflix Worldwide.^[5][6]

He is recognized as a part of the new wave of Independent Indian cinema. He has also co-produced films like Haraamkhor, Vakratunda Mahakaaya and Peddlers. Peddlers premiered to critical acclaim at Cannes and Haraamkhor was a critical and commercial success.^[1]

In 2013 he was selected to represent India at the Trans Atlantic Partners (TAP), the intensive training and networking programme for European Canadian and American producers. TAP is supported by the MEDIA Mundus Programme of the European Union, by Telefilm Canada, and VFF (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH) Germany.^[7]

Under the Jungle Book Entertainment banner, Gaurav also produced the critically acclaimed documentary, Faith Connections and the India-New Zealand co-production, Beyond the Known World, starring David Wenham.

Gaurav independently produced, financed and distributed India's first female buddy film Angry Indian Goddesses directed by Pan Nalin.^[8]

In 2017, Gaurav produced The Known World directed by Pan Nalin, starring Australian star David Wenham and French star Emmanuelle Beart, which was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 to unanimous critical appreciation.^[9] He also served as the Line Producer for The Amazing Race for multiple seasons across different adaptations and for World's Toughest Trucker.^[10]

Gaurav’s latest release, Stolen (2023), features Abhishek Banerjee in the lead role. Pre-production began in 2019 but was temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the setback, the film made a powerful comeback, premiering to global critical acclaim at the 2023 Venice^[11] and Zurich Film Festivals.^[12] It is now streaming worldwide on Amazon Prime Video, where it continues to receive widespread praise. Also, after the release, the film was appreciated by the Khiladi himself, Akshay Kumar, who praised Abhishek Banerjee's performance.^[13] The film was also backed by Anurag Kashyap, Kiran Rao, Nikkhil Advani & Vikramaditya Motwane as they joined as Executive Producers.^[14]

In the television sphere, Gaurav has been associated with 15-time Emmy Award-winning reality show, the Amazing Race for over a decade as well as Producing top international reality shows, Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads (Season 1) for History Channel and World's Toughest Truckers (India Episode) for Discovery & Channel 5. Gaurav also joined hands with Patrick Costello, the Showrunner of Rennervations to help the production efforts and hire a local crew for the particular episode that was shot in Rajasthan.^[15] The production crew behind the India shoot included over 200 local Indian crew members who were on the ground in the thick of making the episode so special. This commitment to authenticity in production adds to the overall value of the show.^[16]