Vikram Dhillon
Vikram Dhillon is an Indo-Canadian Feature Film Producer, Director, Actor and a former VJ for Channel V (Star TV India)
Vikram Dhillon | |
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| Born | Vikram Dyal Dhillon |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Actor, Television Presenter, Co-Founder of The Foundry |
| Years active | 1991-Present |
| Parent(s) | Dyal Singh Dhillon Harcharan Kaur Dhillon |
| Relatives | Virikshat Dhillon (Brother) Vekeana Dhillon (Sister) Puneet Sira (Brother-in -law) |
Biography
Career
Vikram Dhillon is a Co-Founder of the newly formed Digital Content Studio The Foundry with his partner Puneet Sira. He is producing a slate of original IP projects with studios, OTT platforms and channels.
Dhillon directed a Punjabi feature film titled Pinky Moge Wali starring Neeru Bajwa, Geeta Zaildar and Gavie Chahal for which Dhillon was nominated for Best Director.
He has also Produced the web series The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story for Ekta Kapoor's digital channel AltBalaji under his Eyeline Entertainment banner, including the feature film Ji Karda Directed and Produced by Dhillon.
Vikram Dhillon began his career as a VJ for Rupert Murdoch’s Channel V (Star TV)[1] where he hosted the shows [V] Challenge, Cool Maal and Late Night V. Dhillon went on to produce and direct series for the channel such as The Chair, Chat Room and Cool Maal.
The feature film documentary Bollywood Bound (2003)[2][3][4] (Canadian National Film Board) followed the lives of Vikram Dhillon, Vekeana Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as Indo-Canadians in Bollywood. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2003.
Dhillon continued his work as a producer with Jataka Tales for Japanese television, Sanatta, a horror series, I Like an interview based series for B4U Music. He went on to produce a talk show called Take One for Geo TV in Dubai.
Dhillon has directed a series of commercials for the Society Magazine which he also produced. Dhillon produced and directed Music Videos for bands such as Mantra,[5][6] and Signia. Independently, he’s produced and directed Corporate Videos and AVs for Idea Cellular, Magna Publishing Co. and Consulate General of Canada (Mumbai).
Dhillon produced and directed a short documentary film, Mogaveera, for the Vyavasthaphaka Mandali (Mumbai).
Personal life
Dhillon's sister Vekeana Dhillon is a content creator, screen writer and actress, who has written Vikram's Pinky Moge Wali and Ji Karda, and Puneet Sira’s I - Proud To Be An Indian, Jai Veeru and Kisaan.
Dhillon is the son of the retired Environmental Health Officer Mr. Dyal Singh Dhillon and Harcharan Kaur Dhillon, who wrote the lyrics to the song "Khyalan Wich"[7] which was featured in I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004).
Filmography
| Title | Year | Designation | Genre | Company | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo Jatt Di | December 2018 | Director / Producer | Music Video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Monty Waris |
| November 2 | November 2018 | Director / Producer | Music Video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Akaal |
| Marr Ke Khuda | October 2018 | Director / Producer | Music Video | T-Series / The Music Foundry | Singer: Simar Gill (Featuring Simran Dhindsa) |
| The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story | 2017 | Producer | Web Series | ALTBalaji / Eyeline Entertainment | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Ji Karda | 2014 | Director / Producer | Feature Film | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| Pinky Moge Wali | 2012 | Director / Story | Feature Film | Kapil Batra Productions | Nominated for Best Director PTC Punjabi Film Awards |
| Chai Time | 2007 - 2008 | Guest Host (Bollywood Expert) | Television Series | Omni Television (Canada) | Host: Tarannum Thind |
| Valentines Bash | 2007 | Producer | Event | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| Karlo Aishaan - Signia | 2006 | Director / Producer | Music Video | Eyeline Entertainment | |
| Crossover Bollywood | 2006 | Director / Producer | Fashion Event | Eyeline Entertainment | Winter Wonderland Fashion Extravaganza for Actor Sunil Shetty. |
| I Like | 2005 | Producer | Television Series | B4U Music | |
| Mogaveera | 2005 | Director / Producer | Documentary | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | |
| Take One | 2005 | Producer | Television Series | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | Network: Geo TV (Dubai) |
| Jawani - Mantra | 2005 | Director / Producer | Music Video | Aura Entertainment | |
| Boliyan - Signia | 2005 | Director / Producer | Music Video | Aura Entertainment | |
| Rog Judaiyan - Sukjeet Khera | 2005 | Producer | Music Video | Aura Entertainment | Director: Tinu Suresh Desai & Vishal Sethi |
| Idea Cellular | 2005 | Director / Producer | Audio Visual | Visual-Eyes Entertainment | |
| Bollywood Bound | 2003 | Self (Lead) | Feature Film Documentary | National Film Board of Canada | Director: Nisha Pahuja |
| Jataka Tales | 2003 | Producer | Television | Miracle Films / Kavya Production | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Sanatta | 2002 | Producer | Television | Miracle Films | Director: Puneet Sira |
| Society Achiever's Awards | 2002 | Director / Producer | Television | Miracle Films | |
| Society Magazine (Series) | 2002 | Director / Producer | Commercial | Miracle Films | |
| [V] Chat Room | 2000 | Director / Producer | Television Series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| The Chair | 2000 | Director / Producer | Television Series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| Late Night [V] | 2000 | Host (VJ) | Television Daily Show | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| [V] Cool Maal | 1999 | Director / Producer / Host (VJ) | Television Series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| [V] Challenge | 1999 | Host (VJ) | Television Series | Channel [V] (Star India) | |
| Ponds Cream | 1998 | Lead Actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| Nescafe Coffee | 1998 | Lead Actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| Holy River | 1998 | Lead Actor | Theatre Play | Work In Progress Theatre Co. | Director: Etienne Coutinho |
| Jenson & Nicholson Paints | 1997 | Lead Actor | Commercial | BharatBala Productions | Director: Bharat Bala |
| The West Side Story | 1991 | "Doc" Actor | Theatre | Queen Elizabeth Players | |
| The Prettiest Girl in Lafayette County | 1991 | Director | Theatre | Queen Elizabeth Players | Writer: Samuel French.
Award: Best Director Award: Best Actor Award: Best Actress |
References
- "Metrofeature". Archives.digitaltoday.in. September 13, 1999. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "Movies: Bollywood calling: Meet Indo-Canadian filmmaker Nisha Pahuja". rediff.com. June 22, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "Bollywood-Bound - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies.nytimes.com. November 1, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "Bollywood Bound". Upperstall.Com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Chandigarh Stories". The Tribune. India. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- "Another Punjab-Canada combination is here". The Hindu. Chennai, India. May 23, 2004.
- "I – Proud To Be An Indian".