Zanane Rajsingh (Hindi: राजसिंह ज़नाने, born 15 March 1988 ) is an Indian film director. His debut film Beyond Blue - An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind, World Premiered on 16 May 2015 at 68th Festival de Cannes Marche du Film[1] and the film was digitally released on Amazon Prime on December 2, 2019[2] He was recently awarded at 8th Gauravvanta Gujarati Awards for his contribution to Gujarat State for making films and taking Gujarati community worldwide.[3] His next is a Gujarati film entitled 'Colorbaaj' which is based on underground parties in Ahmedabad [4] He is currently making a film on the topic of the climate change and its adverse effects titled It's Tomorrow - The Film. The film is written by Dr. Rajeshkumar Acharya and is being produced in the United States and India.[5]
Born | (1988-03-15) 15 March 1988 (age 34) |
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Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 2011-present |
Zanane Rajsingh was born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra in 1988. He studied at National Public School, Indore and St. Pauls Higher Secondary School, Indore where his family resides in Harsiddhi Colony.[6] His father works as a logistic manager in a private firm in Ahmedabad and his mother is a retired school teacher. He currently resides in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.[7]
In 2009, Zanane Rajsingh moved to Pune to work for a Multinational corporation where he continued working till 2011. While working there, he made a 16-minute short film A Candle Light Event based on the German bakery blast in Pune in 2010, which garnered appreciation from the film festivals.[8]
In 2013, his psychological thriller short film Hastkala won a Best Screenplay award at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival. He then developed this short film into a feature film called as Beyond Blue - An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind which went on the floor by end of 2014.[9] It had its world premiere at Cannes 2015. He is currently busy his directorial venture – It's Tomorrow, a climate fiction feature film on climate change which produced by an Indo-US based film production company Nanoland Group.[10] He was awarded at 8th Gauravvanta Gujarati Award, 2015 for making films in Gujarat and representing Gujarat internationally.[11][12]
Year | Film | Format | Director | Writer | Producer | |
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2021 | Mabrouk Ateya Talk Show | TV Talk Show | No | No | Executive Producer | |
2021 | Al Sununu | TV Series | No | No | Creative Producer | |
2018 | Sa'at Bansaha | Music Video | Yes | Yes | No | |
2018 | Zero KMs | TV Series | Chief Assistant Director | No | No | |
currently in production | It's Tomorrow | Documentary Film | Yes | No | Executive Producer | |
2017 | Colorbaaj | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2015 | Beyond Blue - An Unnerving Tale of a Demented Mind | Feature Film | Yes | Yes | Executive Producer | |
2013 | Khone De - A story of every Nirbhaya | Music Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2012 | Hastkala - An art of hand | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Aaj ki Taaza Khabar | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Anurupata | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Ashru - Tears in Heaven | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | A Candle Light Event | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |