Brahmanand S. Singh
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Brahmanand S Siingh is an award-winning filmmaker (producer-director) and writer based
out of Mumbai. Best known for his film, Kaagaz Ki Kashti (Paperboat ... 127 mins), a biopic
on legendary ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, has just taken-off and is all set to release soon.
And the National-Award winning (among many other awards and accolades) feature-length
documentary on RD Burman, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai, (113 min), that
continues to enjoy an amazing sweeping critical and popular acclaim across viewing
platforms.
Other recent feature documentaries like Riding on a Sunbeam: Journeys through Space,
Time, Life & Love (108 min), a fascinating travel documentary on the way non-touristy India
presents itself to us; Through Our Eyes (85 min), a group of batch-mates from a premiere
Institute looking back at their elliptical journey of 25 years while continuing to dream ahead
are also being extremely well-received.
Even Brahmanand Siingh's earlier, somewhat shorter works like Ragpickers; Uncaging the
Body (Apsara Award for Best Short Film, 2003-2004); A Burden of Love (on Alzheimer's
disease); Ashgari Bai (on an octogenarian legendary dhrupad singer) and a whole lot of
other short, corporate and documentary films have drawn great response, highly recognized
for its sensitivity, authenticity and engaging quality.
Siingh often brings out insightful, exploring and reflective dimensions in the subjects that
excite him, bringing out its core essence in a soulful and captivating manner. He has also
been invited to be on the Jury on International Film Festivals and is a consultant on selection
of films in many film festivals and award platforms.
His current feature project, Jhalki ... a different childhood, based on the backdrop of bonded
child slavery, the International buzz for which is already considered very high, is in its final
stages of post-production. Another feature film, ready to go on floor, is Surmayee Shaam, a
father son relationship thriller around Alzheimer's.
Siingh has also initiated a path-breaking venture - a series of well researched, grippingly
told, tastefully presented and thoroughly distributed Biopics under Mobius Biopics Pvt Ltd.