Sundeep Malani
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19 November 1971
- Film director
- film actor
- screenwriter
- documentary film maker
- choreographer
- film critic
Sandeep Malani | |
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| Born | Sandeep Malani 19 November 1971 Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
Sandeep Malani (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is the managing director of the production company 'Malani Talkies'.[1]
Sandeep Malani was born in 1971 to a Roman Catholic family in Mumbai and was raised in Mangalore. Malani himself did his early schooling at the Milagres School in Mangalore.[2] and his BBM at SDM College. Later he did Journalism course at Sandesha, Mangalore.[3] Has been trained Japanese and speaks most of the Indian languages. His mother tongue is Konkani. Malani was a choreographer and a dancer. He organised various events in Mangalore during 1992 to 1996 - all successful under the name 'Malani Presents - Something Special' Malani[4] was a film journalist for The Canara Times,Mangalore[5] and later for a few years in The Times of India,Bangalore.[6] He also was a freelancer film critic for various websites and magazines.
Malani co-directed the Kannada film, Miss California, which was the debut film of actor Diganth.[7]
He has variously served as a TV host for local Mangalorean channels, events organiser, costume designer and directed a few music videos for local channels involving dancers and stage artistes of Mangalore.[8] Malani has acted in a few theatre plays as well.[8]
Malani co-directed the Kannada version of the Tamil film One Two Three starring Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, Prasad and Jyothika. The film was directed by K Subaash.
Sandeep Malani directed the Bollywood Film, 'Woh 5 Din'[9] a suspense thriller shot in Barielly and Nainital with newcomers. Later he directed Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and Anant Nag in 'Janleva 555'.[10]
As a Screenwriter, Malani has assisted K Subaash in the writing of Rohit Shetty's film Chennai Express and also wrote the script of 'Hello India' starring Akshay Kumar.[11]
Malani has also been a part of the direction team in Onir's I Am anthology film, working on the "I Am Abhimanyu" and "I Am Omar" segments.[12]
He has directed a variety of short films, some of them covering controversial issues such as AIDS ("Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby")[13] and homosexuality ("Shaayad").[14][15] His other short film was made in three languages: "Hum Tum Aur Loan" (Hindi),[16] "Yella Ok, Loan Yaake" (Kannada) and "A Loanly Life" (English).[17]
Filmography (as director)
Feature films
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes |
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| 1995 | 1995 A Dance Story | English | Director and Choreographer |
| 2006 | SMS 6260 | Kannada | |
| 2011 | Woh 5 Din | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Janleva 555 | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Sulige Sikkidaaga | Kannada | |
| 2017 | Yeh CineMaa Hai | Hindi |
Short films
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes |
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| 2010 | "Albatross – a flying tale" | English | Director |
| 2010 | "Moments" | Hindi | Director |
| 2010 | "Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby" | Kannada | Director |
| 2010 | "Hum Tum Aur Loan" | Hindi | Director |
| 2010 | "Shaayad" | English | Director |
| 2012 | "Jojo Darling" | Hindi | Director |
Documentaries
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fun With Language | Japanese | Director |
| 2010 | LMAI – The Evolution | English | Director |
| 2014 | Roop Ki Rani Sridevi | Hindi Musical | Director |
| 2014 | YashRaj Heroines De Jayenge | Hindi Musical | Director |
| 2018 | Sridevi Lives Forever | English | Director |
