Vinod Kapri
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| Born | 15 August 1972 (age 52) Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, producer, film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Sakshi Joshi |
Vinod Kapri ( born 15th August 1972 ) is an author , former TV Journalist and award-winning filmmaker. He won the prestigious national award for the film “Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2014. He made his feature debut with "Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho" (2015) - a socio-legal satire that received extensive critical acclaim. His second feature film "Pihu", released globally in 2018 has been widely appreciated in prestigious international film festivals. His powerful documentary film "1232 kms" (2021) about the heartbreaking journey of migrant workers during the first covid lockdown earned tremendous critical acclaim and won a national award. Pyre, a film by director Vinod Kapri, is set to premiere at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in the Official Competition section. The film is the only Indian film in the competition category this year. Right now he's working closely on the post-production of a crime thriller produced by a top studio of India.
Journalistic career
[edit]In 2002, he was made an output editor of Zee News. In 2004, he moved to Star News as an Executive Producer and, over the years, rose to the post of Deputy Managing Editor. In 2007, he joined India TV as a Managing editor.[1][2]
Life after News
[edit]His debut film Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho was released on 26 June 2015. Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan and director Rajkumar Hirani took to Twitter to talk about Vinod Kapri's work in the film. [3][4][5][6]
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho, a social-political satire inspired by true incident in Rajasthan, was received critical acclaim from some quarters. The film earned rave reviews from the likes of Raju Hirani and National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar.[7]
Vinod's sharp observations of people and dialect were well noticed; film critics discovered that his craft of satire writing has striking similarities with humour of notable writers like Sri Lal Shukla, Manohar Shyam Joshi, Kashinath Singh and K P Saxena.[8]
The film starred actors such as Annu Kapoor, Om Puri and Sanjay Mishra. It also featured actors like Ravi Kishen, Rahul Bagga and Hrishitaa Bhatt. The story of the movie is based in Tanakpur, a village in Haryana, ruled by a power wielding ‘pradhan’ whose wife falls in love with a youth in the village. Discovering the reality, and spotting both his wife and the youth together, the village headman plots a conspiracy and falsely implicates the youth on charges of raping his buffalo. The 'pradhan' exploits all the resources in the system to extract his personal revenge – helped by corrupt cops while legal system seemed helpless. However, truth prevails in the end and the youth is acquitted of absurd charges. Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho uncovers the duplicity of society that allows powerful men to misuse the establishments to settle their own score.[9][10][11]
Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho was distributed by Fox Star Studios and television network STAR TV acquired its post release satellite rights.[12]
Vinod Kapri has now launched his second film Pihu. This film has a single protagonist Pihu, who is a two-year-old girl. This film is based on a true incident reported in a national daily in 2014, where a 4-year-old girl was left alone at home by the parents. The film is a social thriller by genre.[13]
Filmography
[edit]- Can't Take This Shit Anymore (2014)
- Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho (2015)
- Pihu (2018)
- 1232 KMS (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Documentary on the horrific lack of toilets for rural women gets National Award". Scroll.in. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Vinod Kapri's documentary chosen for Indian Film Festival Stuttgart". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "'Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho' trailer crosses one million mark". The Times of India. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Amitabh Bachchan, Rajukumar Hirani praise 'Miss Tanakpur Hazir Ho' trailer". The Indian Express. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Annu Kapoor Thanks Amitabh Bachchan for Endorsing Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho". NDTV. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Big B all praises for 'Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'". The Times of India. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Rajkumar Hirani gives positive feedback on 'Miss 'Tanakpur Haazir Ho'". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho: Making sense of the bizarre". The Hindu. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Bull in an indian village - Bullseye? Not really. But this satire is still worth a watch". The Telegraph. India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "'मिस टनकपुर हाजिर हो' समीक्षाः चकित करती है ये फिल्म". Amarujala. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "'मिस टनकपुर हाजिर हों' हास्य, जो करेगा हैरान". Live Hindustan. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Between crass and class". The Hindu. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Home Alone Filmmaker Vinod Kapri talks about his next film". The Indian Express. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.