Mukesh Gautam is an Indian film director and works predominantly in Punjabi-language films. He is known for his movies ''

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'' (2011) and '' Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009). He is also the father of Bollywood actress

Yami Gautam Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows, followed ...

and Surilie Gautam. He is currently the vice president of the

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network which he acquired in 2008.

Life

He is father of

and Surilie Gautam. He has created docudramas on the life and contributions of Baba Sheikh Farid,

Baba Bulleh Shah Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri ( pa, ; ; 1680–1757), known popularly as Bulleh Shah ( pa, ; ) and Bulleya, was a Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet during 17th-century Punjab. His ancestors had migrated from Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan ...

Waris Shah Waris Shah ( pa, ; ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of ''Heer Ranjha'' . Background Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Khan ...

, noted Punjabi singers Bibi

Surinder Kaur Surinder Kaur (25 November 1929 – 14 June 2006) was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre, Kaur also recorded songs as a playback singer fo ...

Kuldeep Manak Kuldeep Manak, also spelled as Kuldip Manak (born Latif Mohammed Khan; 15 November 1951 – 30 November 2011), was an Indian singer best known for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, ''kali'', also known by its plural form ''kalian'' or kali ...

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, humourist K Deep, singer Gurmeet Bawa, Surjit Bindrakhia,

Sarabjit Kokewali Sarabjit or Sarbjit is a gender-neutral Punjabi Indian and Pakistani given name. Notable people with the name include: * Rai Sarabjit Singh (1853-1910), Indian ruler of a princely state * Sarabjit Ladda (born 1982), Indian cricketer * Sarabjit S ...

, Sartaj etc. He received a national award from the radio and television fraternity for an outstanding film about Sayyed Waris Shah. Apart from that, he has created around 50 short features on art, culture, history, traditions, rituals and personalities of Punjab. Noteworthy among those are "Origin of Chandigarh", "Gurudwara", "Tradition of Langar", "Punj Kakaar", "Ma Boli", "Chhaju Da Chaubara", "Dhabas on GT Road", "Making of Gur", and noted writer

Amrita Pritam Amrita Pritam (; 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, essayist and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi. A prominent figure in Punjabi literature, she is the recipient of the 1956 Sahitya Akademi Award. Her body of w ...

.Recently, he has done short films, based on 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh's Memoires' and 'Faquir Badshah', on the life of Dr Charan Das Sidhu, a legendary figure in Punjabi theatre and literature. Currently, he is working on two feature films titled 'Shubh Karman' and 'Amazing Rano', which are based on social life & values and sports respectively.

Filmography

*''Ek Noor'' (2011) *''Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gautam, Mukesh Punjabi-language film directors Film directors from Chandigarh Living people People from Chandigarh Punjabi people Indian documentary filmmakers Panjab University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)