London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter.
Meenu Gaur
Gaur, in Alumna Series celebrating notable alumni at SOAS, University of London
Born
Meenu Gaur
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Education
Lady Shri Ram College for Women
Alma mater
Jamia Millia Islamia PhD, SOAS, University of London
[2]
Occupation(s)
Film Director, screenwriter and film scholar
Years active
2007-present
Notable work
Zinda Bhaag
Spouse
Mazhar Zaidi
Meenu Gaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2013 Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag which she co-wrote and co-directed with Farjab Nabi. The film was an entry to the foreign film category at the Oscars.[3] She is presently working on a feature film titled 'Barzakh:Between Heaven and Hell' supported by the Locarno International Film Festival's Open Doors Hub Programme.[4][5] She has also been part of Berlinale Talents and the NIPKOW film residency in Berlin, supported by Berlinale and Medienboard.[6][7] Recently, SOAS, University of London installed her portrait on the school walls as part of the Alumni Series that celebrates notable alumni.[8]
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^Naman Ramachandran (2 August 2017). "Locarno: Indian Thespian Naseeruddin Shah in Final Talks for 'Barzakh' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^Louise Tutt (1 August 2017). "Locarno Festival 2017 highlights eight upcoming South Asian projects". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
^Meenakshi Shedde (9 February 2018). "Berlin Film Festival 2018: Q's Garbage, Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A and other highlights". Firstpost. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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MeenuGaur is a London-based British-Indian director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2013 Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag which she co-wrote and...
created and directed by British-Indian director MeenuGaur and written by Farjad Nabi and MeenuGaur. The series is produced by Hasan Raza Abidi and Shailja...
maker. His 2013 feature film Zinda Bhaag, co written and co directed with MeenuGaur, became the first Pakistani film in over fifty years to be submitted for...
بھاگ) is a 2013 Pakistani Punjabi-language drama film co-directed by MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi, and produced by Mazhar Zaidi. The film focuses on the...
Elephant in the Room) is a 2016 Pakistani dark comedy film directed by MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi and written by Fasih Bari Khan. Shailja Kejriwal and Mazhar...
Films, which also included to work on a film with the directorial duo MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi of Zinda Bhaag (2013) fame. Written by Fasih Bari Khan...
alongside Sanam Saeed and Adnan Malik. Sethi made her film debut in 2018 with MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi's 7 Din Mohabbat In as a British-Pakistani returnee. Her...
earned a Lux Style Award for Best Actress in 2018. In 2018, she starred in MeenuGaur-Farjad Nabi's romantic comedy 7 Din Mohabbat In which was a commercial...
Style Awards. Amna made her film debut with a leading role in the 2013 MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi's co-direction crime drama Zinda Bhaag alongside Naseeruddin...
Main Hoon Shahid Afridi directed by Syed Ali Raza Usama, Zinda Bhaag by MeenuGaur and Seedlings by Mansoor Mujahid. Main Hoon Shahid Afridi was an action-drama...
May 2018). "We have tried to break new ground with '7 Din Mohabbat In': MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi". Daily Times (newspaper). Retrieved 6 June 2021. Load...
Film Festival in Switzerland in August 2017. He along with his partners MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi also recently curated an art exhibition titled Art SabKa...
"Zinda Bhaag reflects new generation of Pak filmmakers and viewers: MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi". Sirijana Mitra Das. The Times of India. 23 September...
Khuda Syed Ali Raza Usama – Main Hoon Shahid Afridi Azfar Jafri – Siyaah MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi – Zinda Bhaag Best Actor Best Actress Shaan Shahid – Waar...
documentary film on Kashmir- Paradise on a River of Hell directed by MeenuGaur and Abir Bazaz. He also composed music for Sabiha Sumar's celebrated Khamosh...
Opening Title Director Cast Ref. JUN EID 7 Din Mohabbat In MeenuGaur & Farjad Nabi Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Jawed Sheikh, Amna Ilyas, Ayesha Omer...
Entertainment Channel First awarded 2014 (for the films released in 2013) Currently held by MeenuGaur & Farjad Nabi Zinda Bhaag (2013) Website aryfilmawards.com...
Anwar Not nominated September 25, 2013 86th Academy Awards Zinda Bhaag MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Not nominated September 18, 2014...
Imran Tareen, Saleem Mughal, Zuhab Khan N O V 4 Jeewan Hathi Dark Comedy MeenuGaur, Farjad Nabi Hina Dilpazeer, Naseeruddin Shah, Samiya Mumtaz, Saife Hassan...
Best Film Best Director Zinda Bhaag Main Hoon Shahid Afridi Siyaah Waar MeenuGaur and Farjad Nabi – Zinda Bhaag Syed Ali Raza Usama – Main Hoon Shahid Afridi...
Hoon Shahid Afridi Iram Parveen Bilal – Josh Mansoor Mujahid – Seedlings MeenuGaur & Farjad Nabi – Zinda Bhaag Best Film Actor Best Film Actress Mohib Mirza –...
Director Production company(s) Producer(s) Reference 2014 (1st) Zinda Bhaag MeenuGaur, Farjad Nabi Matteela Films Mazhar Zaidi 2016 (2nd) Jawani Phir Nahi Ani...
Swedish Iram Haq Not nominated Pakistan Zinda Bhaag زندہ بھاگ Punjabi MeenuGaur, Farjad Nabi Not nominated Palestine Omar عمر Arabic Hany Abu-Assad Nominated...
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