Upinder Randhawa
Upinder Randhawa is a Film maker as well as a radio and television reporter and presenter working in the United Kingdom.[1] He has also acted in four movies in India. He has worked as a director and produced KIRDAAR which is getting released worldwide. Randhawa also worked as a line producer and an executive producer in the film industry. He's the CEO & Founder of Freedom Films Productions and is currently working on some Bollywood productions as well as some ventures with his business partner Shahid Hasan and film maker Anees Bazmee.
Randhawa is also a Channel Head for NewsNumber.Com which is one of the biggest social journalism platforms. He has also launched his own music production and is working with his signed artists on music and film projects. Upinder Randhawa is a Film Director and an Executive Producer. He also run a Music Record Label under Freedom Records.
Early life[edit]
Randhawa was born in Australia .[2] After studying in Melbourne, Australia, and working for a short time in Delhi,[3] he came to the United Kingdom in 2009.[4][5]
Career[edit]
Randhawa worked for several Asian community radio stations. He exposed a series of controversies regarding a breach of the Ofcom sponsorship rules by one Station at which he had worked. [6]
Randhawa later worked as a presenter for UK lifestyle channel Sangat TV.[7][8] He provided live coverage of the 2011 England riots within the West Midlands,[9][10][11][12] spoke out against violence,[13] and assisted police during the event. The Channel’s participation was commended by David Cameron in the House of Commons for its commitment to social responsibility.[14][15]
Randhawa went on to appear in Street Riots: The Live Debate on Channel 4. He was also featured in "10 Heroes of the London Riots" in New York’s Time Magazine.[16] In 2012 he appeared in a Punjabi film, Mirza – The Untold Story.[3]
In 2013 Randhawa was a speaker at a Birmingham event to raise awareness of crimes against women in India.[17]
Randhawa also covered sports events, including the international bodybuilding championship Sheru Classic. He was voted number 41 for DesiClub.com’s Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2011.[citation needed] He has interviewed various celebrities for punjab2000. In 2016 he also appeared in the film Desi Munde, released in October 2016.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Rhodri Marsden. "Mash hits: The art of the mash-up". The Independent.
- ^ "British Sikh TV presenter is now Facebook hero". Suhaag, August 12, 2011
- ^ a b "Randhawa in city, hands full with Punjabi movie offers". Raakhi Jagga. Ludhiana, May 01 2012
- ^ Tarun Engineer. Higher the Risk Greater the Success. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-81-288-2856-0.
- ^ "Peace Cadet". India Today, Shibani Bedi. August 20, 2011
- ^ "Raaj FM in breach of Sandwell Council regulations". Biz Asia. Archived from the original on 2011-09-22. (blank page)
- ^ "Riots turn Sikh TV channel into global hit". The Financial Times. (subscription required)
- ^ "Heroics and horror stories: the human cost of the riots". The Week, Aug 12, 2011. Venetia Rainey
- ^ Josh Halliday. "How Sangat TV covered the Birmingham riots". The Guardian.
- ^ "It's Sangat TV's Upinder Randhawa!". Elektra Kotsoni, VICE International, August 16, 2011
- ^ Caroline Gall (12 August 2011). "Sangat TV's guerrilla journalism wins fans amid riots". BBC News.
- ^ "Cost of Riots to British Asians". DESIBlitz,
- ^ Paul Johnson (6 December 2011). The Bedside Guardian 2011. Guardian Books. pp. 5–. ISBN 978-0-85265-281-7.
- ^ "UK Riots: Cameron Hails Sikh TV Channel's Coverage". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08.
- ^ Ashis Ray (13 August 2011). "Live & raw: Sikh TV channel wins kudos for coverage". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ Sonia Van Gilder Cooke (August 15, 2011). "10 Heroes of the London Riots". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011.
- ^ "India gang rape: Vigil for victim held in Birmingham". BBC, 3 January 2013
- ^ "Desi Munde". Film Pop