Daljit Ami is a Punjabi documentary filmmaker and journalist, known for his activism through social action documentaries on topics such as agricultural labour, mass movements, human rights, environmentalism, Sufi tradition, and Punjabi scholars.[1] Being dissatisfied with how Punjab was being depicted in films, he strives to portray the reality of Punjabi culture from "an insider's point of view."[2]
The documentary films he has made include Born in Debt, Zulm Aur Aman, Karsewa: A Different StoryAnhad Baja Bajey, Not Every Time, and Seva,[3] and he co-wrote the 2014 Punjabi film Sarsa.[4] He has written two articles for the Outlook magazine,[5][6]
and his latest project is a film based on the 1915 Singapore Mutiny.[7][8]
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^staff (19 March 2013). "National Award for Punjabi film "Nabar"". Cine Punjab News Network. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^Ami, Daljit (17 March 2014). "Scoot! Sherry Paaji Is in Da House". Outlook India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^Ami, Daljit (5 May 2014). "What The Dickens". Outlook India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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