Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan is an Indian director and screenwriter, who is most known for his internationally acclaimed film Lahore. He won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 2009 National Film Award. In 2021, he won the National Film Award for Best Direction for the film Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain)
Filmography
Lahore (2010) (Director, Story, Screenplay & Dialogues) Bahattar Hoorain (2019) (Director & Editor) 83 (2021) (writer) Gorkha (TBA) (Director, Story, Screenplay & Dialogues)
Awards
National Awards
Winner
2009 - National Film Award for Best Debut Film for the film Lahore
2021 - National Film Award for Best Direction for the film Bahattar Hoorain (72 Hoorain)
International Film Festival of India
Winner
2019 - ICFT-UNESCO GANDHI MEDAL "Special Mention" at 50th International Film Festival of India, Goa for Bahattar Hoorain
Indian Panorama
2019 - Bahattar Hoorain selected at the Indian Panorama
International awards
Winner
2022 - Writer - Best Story (Adapted) at IIFA (International Indian Film Academy Awards), for 83 2009 - Best Film, Special Jury Award at 42nd Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival, US for Lahore
Nomination
2022 - Best Screenplay Writer at 67th Filmfare Awards, for 83
2009 - Best Director at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
2009 - Best Writer at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
2010 - Hottest New Director at Stardust Awards for Lahore
Jury Member
2016 - Jury Member at 63rd National Film Awards
Jury member feature film, Indian Panorama at 51st International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021. Jury member (selection) for '75 Creative minds of the tomorrow', at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021.