S Shiv (also known as Shiv Hare) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, producer and lyricist. He made his directorial debut in 2020 with Hindi movie ''

Atkan Chatkan ''Atkan Chatkan'' is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written and directed by Shiv Hare on his directorial debut. It is produced by Vishakha Singh under Lokaa Entertainment and presented by music composer AR Rahman. The film ...

'' for which he got the 'Best Director' awards at the South London Film Festival &

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Early life

Born in Jhansi,

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, he did his studies from Jhansi,

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. His passion for theatre and performing arts had cradled his love and interest in music and direction at a very early stage. He completed his formal training in

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from the Himachal Culture Research Forum And Theater Repertory (attached to the

National School of Drama National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an indepe ...

). During his stint at the drama school, he performed extensively with the likes of Late Shri BV Karanth and Shri Habib Tanvir.

Career

After exploring various projects post his diploma in 2001 from the drama school and started his own theater company called ''The Soul Art Theater Academy'' in Jhansi, his theater endeavors met successful collaborations with eminent theater personalities like Alok Chatterji, Devendra Raj Ankur and Suresh Sharma on various projects. After running his company for three years, but yearning for more, he moved to

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in 2002 and nosedived straight into the television industry. He shuffled through various job profiles ranging from that of an

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(in '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai'', ''Vikraal Aur Gabraal'' and '' Sanjivani'' for

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, ''

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'' for

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, '' Saaksshi'' for

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), to an

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(on shows like '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' aired on

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). His first feature film project was as an

in '' Sssshhh...'' (by Mr. Pavan S Kaul) in 2003. Eventually he joined Advertisement Film-making with Code Red Productions in 2004 and remained there till 2006. He was an associate in the direction department and did many prominent ad films there; such as ''We the People'' (National Anthem), Parle Monaco,

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, Cadbury's,

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, LG, Savlon, ''

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'', Airtel, Mentos,

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and many more. Since 2006, he has been working as an

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and

casting director In the performing arts industry such as theatre, film, or television, casting, or a casting call, is a pre-production process for selecting a certain type of actor, dancer, singer, or extra (acting), extra for a particular role or part in a scr ...

, and has cast for over 100 production houses/ad agencies and thousands of TV commercials. Some of the prominent and regular ad film production houses and ad agencies he has worked with being: Nirvana Films, Black Magic Films, Ramesh Deo Productions, Sanjay Leela Bhansali Productions, Yash Raj Films, Satyaloka Films, Rajiv Menon Films, Ravi Jadhav Films, White Light Films, Highlight Films, Opticus Films, Chrome pictures, Purple Vishnu Films, Redmint, O&M, Rediffusion, J Walter Thompson, Saatchi & Saatchi,

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, Leo Burnett, etc. Other than these, he has produced an untitled Hindi feature which is currently under post-production and directed another one which is to release soon. Recently, he wrote and directed ''

'' which was presented by

A.R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

and the legendary

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has also given playback in it. The film has been widely appreciated by platforms such as WION,

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, etc.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Special appearances

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Website
Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors Hindi film producers Tamil film directors National School of Drama alumni Indian television directors 21st-century Indian people Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{DEFAULTSORT:Hare, Shiv