Sanjay Suri - Producer
Sanjay Suri (http://www.sanjaysuri.com) has been associated with the Indian Film & Entertainment Industry for over fifteen years as one of the favorite actors of the Indie filmmakers.
Sanjay acted in his first film, “Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi” in 1999 and since then, has been in the forefront of the current revolution that the Indian Film Industry has been going through. Sanjay has so far acted in 25 films. His filmography in the past includes trendsetting films like JHANKAAR BEATS, National Award Winners like FIRAAQ, PINJAR and FILHAAL.

In 2005, Sanjay independently produced and starred in My Brother Nikhil (www.mybrothernikhil.com) under the banner of Four Front Films, a film that won many hearts and awards worldwide and further broke the norms of the Indian Film Industry. It was the first feature in India where the protagonist was a homosexual and the film dealt with the stigma of HIV. The film was widely accepted and critically acclaimed in India. The film also had a successful LGBT Festival journey as it premiered at the prestigious film festival, “Frameline”, in San Francisco followed by Winning the Jury & Audience Award at Montreal (Image+ Nation film festival), the Audience Choice award at the 20th Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and continued to be screened at many more festivals. (http://mybrothernikhil.com/mbn_festivals.html)

Sanjay Co Produced his 2nd feature film titled “Sorry Bhai!”(Sorry Brother!), under the banner of “Anticlock Films Pvt Ltd”. The film was acquired and released by a Studio (Mumbai Mantra) in India.

“I AM” is Sanjay’s 3rd feature film as a Producer (www.iamthefilms.com), being made under the banner of “Anticlock Films Pvt Ltd”. The Film project is one of India’s first crowd sourced films. It deals with issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern Indian society.   

Sanjay’s newly formed production company, “Kahwa Entertainment”, with its associates is in Feature Film Production and Content Development. Kahwa Entertainment has a defined creative philosophy to develop thoughtfully differentiated cinema with a slice of local content for a global audience.

Sanjay’s diverse experience as an Actor and an Independent Producer empowers him with tremendous knowledge of production, creativity and marketing, which are essential for any successful independent producer. Sanjay also participated in the 10th edition of Rotterdam Producers Lab. at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2010 alongside the 27th edition of CineMart.

Producers Web links:
http://www.iamthefilms.com
http://www.sanjaysuri.com
http://www.mybrothernikhil.com

Contact:
E: kahwaentertainment@gmail.com

Films under development
Shab (2010)……………………………… directed by Onir (Feature Film)
Get Lost (2010)………………………… directed by Sanjay Bhatia (Feature Film)
Carcin (2010) ………………………….  Directed by Vasu Vangala (Feature Film)
Kill Chabbra (2010)………………….. directed by Ashwini Malik (Feature Film)

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Films under Production
I AM (tentatively titled) (2009-10)
Cast : Juhi Chawla, Manisha Koirala, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, Purab Kohli, Arjun Mathur, Abhimanyu Singh, Radhika Apte, Anurag Basu, Anurag Kashyap & Sanjay Suri
Directed by: Onir
DOP: Arvind Kannabiran
Music: Amit Trivedi, Mithoon, Vivek Philip, Rajiiv Bhallla
Format: Film / Color
Language: Hindi
Duration: 120 minutes
Shot at: Kolkatta / Mumbai / Bangalore / Kashmir
Genre: Drama / Social

Website : www.iamthefilms.com

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Nabz (2010) …………………………….. directed by Vasu Vangala (Short Film) ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Films Released
Sorry Bhai (2008)

Cast: Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi, Chitrangda Singh & Sanjay Suri
Directed by: Onir
Written by: Ashwini Malik
Music: Gaurav Dayal
Format: 35mm- Cinemascope/ Color
Language: Hindi
Duration: 120 minutes
Shot at: Mauritius / Mumbai
Genre: Romance/ Romantic Comedy
Released in India by: Mumbai Mantra

Synopsis
Siddharth Mathur(Sid), a shy young scientist, travels to Mauritius for his elder brother Harshvardhan’s(Harsh) wedding. Accompanying him is his Ma, a reluctant traveller since she is angry at Harsh for deciding to get married without consulting them. Also travelling is Siddharth’s cheery father, whose sole entertainment is pulling Ma’s leg.

Harsh, pre-occupied with work, can spend little time with his family and it is left to his fiancée Aaliyah to show them around Mauritius before the wedding. However, Ma’s anger at Harsh ensures that she takes an instant dislike for Aaliyah, and it is Aaliyah and Siddharth who end up spending loads of time together. This, added to the fact that Aaliyah feels justifiably neglected by the career-obsessed Harsh, added to the fact that Siddharth and Aaliyah have a common interest – studies, leads to them being irresistibly drawn to each other. Siddharth is horrified. Aaliyah, confused. They try their best to douse these feelings. But they keep coming back with renewed vigour. Soon, all hell breaks loose in the Mathur family…

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My Brother NIKHIL (2005)

Cast: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Victor Banerjee, Lillete Dubey & Purab Kohli.
Directed by : Onir
Format: 35mm- Cinemascope/ Color
Language: Hindi
Duration: 120 minutes
Location: Goa
Genre: Drama
Released in India by: Yash Raj Films

Synopsis
The film is set in Goa, a small costal state in India in between 1989 and 1994. Nikhil Kapoor is the state all round swimming champion. His father Navin Kapoor has raised his son to be a sports man... a dream that he never achieved for himself. His elder sister Anamika teaches in a primary school and loves him dearly. His mother Anita Rosario Kapoor adores him and from her he inherited his artistic side to his personality.

One fine day Nikhil is arrested. The reason being…. that he is HIV positive. He is kept in forced isolation by law. The Goa public health act allowed the government to isolate HIV positive people. His Parents desert him and his friends move away. The only two people who stand by him are his sister Anamika and boyfriend Nigel.

My brother…NIKHIL is the first main stream Indian film where the main protagonist is Homosexual.

It deals with Nikhil’s trauma and his fight for dignity; a film about how a closely knit family falls apart when faced with a crisis; it’s about a sister’s unconditional love for her brother; it’s about a love that withstood social disapproval; a film about a man's desire to achieve something in life and finally it’s a film about acceptance.…….

Website: www.mybrothernikhil.com