Harpreet Sandhu (born 8 January 1979) is an
Indian
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actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet. His debut Punjabi film ''
Work Weather Wife'' was the first ever Punjabi and only Canadian film to get shortlisted at
87th Academy Awards
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under Best Original Song in a feature film and Best Feature Film for its songs "Moon" and "Long Braid".
Early life
Sandhu was born in
Rurka Kalan
Rurka Kalan is a village in the Tehsil Phillaur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Khurd and Kalan Persian language word which means small and Big respectively when two villages have same name then it is distinguished as Kalan means Big and Khurd means ...
, Punjab,
India
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and spent the early part of his life living in a remote village. He is a graduate of
Khalsa College, Amritsar
Khalsa College ( pa, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight ...
and he trained under Hollywood actress
Debra Podowski in
Vancouver, British Columbia
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, Canada.
Professional work
Sandhu is an actor and film maker.
His debut film is ''
Work Weather Wife'' in 2014.
He has worked with
Alka Yagnik
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* Alka Amin (active from 2011), Indian television actress
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. He has acted in Indian and international films.
He dubbed ''Wahgan Hawaawan'', in Urdu for ArtGauge Films Inc. and scripted the Urdu version of poems for ''
Work Weather Wife''.
He has been associated with advertising since 2009 as a model, choreographer, copywriter, producer and director.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
On March 19, 2015, Sandhu was nominated for Canadian Immigrant Award, recognizing the top 25 Canadian immigrants of the year, sponsored by
RBC.
* Won: Los Angeles Movie Awards for ''Judaaiyaan: The Separation'' (2011)
* Won: Toronto Independent Film Festival: ''Judaaiyaan: The Separation'' (2011)
* Won: Los Angeles Reel Film Festival: ''Judaaiyaan: The Separation'' (2011) – As producer
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Film directors from Punjab, India
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Living people
1979 births
Film producers from Punjab, India
Male actors from Punjab, India