Jaideep Chopra
| Jaideep Chopra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 December 1972 India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharastra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Jaideep Chopra (born 28 December 1972) is an Indian film director, producer and writer. His first movie Maazii[1]was released in September 2013 and received great critical acclaim. [2] [3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Maazii | Jaideep Chopra | Jaideep Chopra |
Career in Film Industry (2012-Present)
Having lived in Mumbai during his engineering college days, Bollywood always held a special charm for Chopra and he dreamt of being associated with the film industry from a very young age. However, since he did not know anybody in the industry personally and did not see himself beginning at the grassroots level, he shelved his dream for a later day. He spent the next few years exploring and being established in the telecom industry. Old dreams, however, are hard to forget and with his creative bent of mind, he saw a potential story in every incident and a potential character in every person. It was then that he realized that the time had come to bring his dream to life.
He directed and co-produced his first film Maazii in 2012-13. Maazii, written by Sumit Nijhawan and Shirish Sharma, was co-produced and marketed by FilmyBox. Despite limited marketing and a small release, the film received great critical acclaim from film critics and Chopra's work was compared to the "stylish thrillers of B.R. Chopra like Dhund and Ittefaq" and the Maazii was touted as the "shocking surprise of the season". [4]
His film MAAZII won several awards , like best independent movie of 2013 by IBN7 LIVE, Award of excellence at indie cine film festival los angeles 2014, Honorable mention at SUNSET film festival 2014 los angeles, Special festive mention at Indian cine film festival 2014 mumbai, official selection at dada saheb phalke film festival 2014 delhi, nominated for best song in raga based category by radio mirchi.
He was also a part of the jury at Delhi international shorts film festival 2014 .
Career in Telecommunication Industry (1996-Present)
Jaideep Chopra completed his schooling in New Delhi and later came to Mumbai to pursue engineering. Putting his education to use, he started his own small scale manufacturing plant and which over a span of six years churned out all kinds of electronic products ranging from doorbells to mobile phone chargers. From accessories, he entered the telecommunication industry on a full-fledged scale and became one of the first people to bring Chinese mobile phones to India and introduce inexpensive mobile phones to the masses. He then partnered with the Chinese brand, G'Five and with his support and effective marketing strategies, in 2010, G'Five mobiles became the second largest selling brand of mobile phones in India.[5] [6] Chopra had been publicly credited with the success of G'Five in India and had been made the Vice President of G'Five International in this honor.
References
- ↑ Maazii film
- ↑ Big budget does not make a film a hit: Jaideep Chopra
- ↑ Jha, Subhash. "Subhash K Jha speaks about Maazii". Critic review. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Jha, Subhash. "Maazii: Raw, stylish surprise of the season". IANS. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "IDC: G'Five is now the second largest mobile phone seller in India!". IDC Report. Broadband, Telecom and DTH in India. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ "China's G'Five: Dark Horse of Indian mobile phone market". Article. India Tech Online. Retrieved 12 October 2012.