Baljit Singh Deo is an Indian music and movie director of
Punjabi language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers.
Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 ...
.
Early life
Baljit Singh Deo was born in
Jalandhar, 1900–1950
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
, India. At an early age, he moved to
England
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with his family where he did his studies in engineering (Microelectronics).
[http://www.cinepunjab.com/2011/03/baljit-singh-deo.html - Baljit Singh Deo]
Career
After completing his studies in Microelectronics, Baljit Singh Deo worked as an engineer for a few years for companies like
Motorola
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and Development Director at
EA Sports
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. However, his passion was somewhere else. He left his career as an engineer and pursued
photography
Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is emplo ...
and video direction. He set up his creative design firm Deo Studios.
After some time into photography, Baljit Singh Deo stepped into Punjabi music video direction as he directed his first Punjabi music video Punjabi singer Sukhdev Sukha.
Now he is working in Punjabi movies as he Directed
Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
''Jag Jeondeyan De Mele'' is a Punjabi movie, released in India on 20 February 2009, directed by Baljit Singh Deo and produced by Harbhajan Mann, Kulwinder Sanghera, Baljinder Sanghera, Gulzar Inder Chahal, Surinder Sanghera. The title is bas ...
starring
Harbhajan Maan
Harbhajan Singh Mann (born 30 December 1965) is an Indian-Canadian singer, actor and film producer associated with Punjabi music and cinema. His movies include ''Jee Aayan Nu (2002)'', ''Asa Nu Mann Watnan Da (2004)'', ''Heer Ranjha (2009)'' an ...
and
Tulip Joshi
Tulips (''Tulipa'') are a genus of spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes (having bulbs as storage organs). The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly coloured, generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually in warm ...
&
Mirza The Untold Story starring
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
,
Mandy Takhar
Mandy Takhar is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well.
Early life
Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK. She traces her roots to M ...
and
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims.
Early life
R ...
. His upcoming movie is
Himmat Singh
Maharaja Himmat Singhji (2 September 1899 – 24 November 1960) was the last ruler of the princely state of Idar State. He was Maharaja of Idar from 1931 to 1948.List of Ruling Princes, Chiefs and Leading Personages by Rajputana (Agency) - 1938 ...
starring
Arjan Bajwa
Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September 1979) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. He is credited as Deepak in Telugu films where he started his career. He made a breakthrough in Bollywood with the critically acclaimed 2007 fi ...
, Kajal Jain, Yaad Grewal and Hemant Aangrish scheduled to release in 2014.
Director (music videos)
* ''Tu Judaa'' -
Amrinder Gill
Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Tere Bina'' -
Amrinder Gill
Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
*
Dildarian
''Dildarian'' is a studio album by Punjabi singer and actor, Amrinder Gill
Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC ...
-
Amrinder Gill
Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...
- (Director / Editor / DOP)
*
Jogi -
Mukhtar Sahota
Mukhtar Sahota is a British Punjabi music composer and producer, associated with the group Sahotas.
After the 2004 tsunami in Asia and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, Sahota produced the charity single "We Can Make it Better". A R Rahman
All ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Surma -
Jazzy B -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Nakhro -
Jazzy B
* Oh Na Kuri Labde -
Jazzy B and
Sukshinder Shinda
* Bhuli Visri Kahani -
Harbhajan Mann
* Tim Timaunde Tareya -
Gurdas Mann
Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over ...
* Punjabi Clap -
Sukshinder Shinda -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Dil Nahi Lagda -
Aman Hayer
Amandip Singh Hayer ( Punjabi: ਅਮਨਦੀਪ ਸਿੰਘ ਹਾਈਯਰ, born 5 November 1979) better known as Aman Hayer, is a UK-based Bhangra Punjabi music director and singer.
Aman Hayer is a Punjabi Bhangra artist. He is known for hi ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Jugni -
Arif Lohar -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Flower -
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Huthiyar -
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* String Is Kinng - BattleKatt
* Hello Hello -
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Patt Lainge - Gippy Grewal
*Hikk Vich Jann - Gippy Grewal -(Director / Editor / DOP)
*Jaan - Gippy Grewal -(Director / Editor / DOP)
*Ghat Boldi - Gippy Grewal -(Director / Editor / DOP)
*Car Nach Di - Gippy Grewal Ft
Bohemia (rapper) (Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Dark Love'' -
Sidhu Moose Wala -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* Issa Jatt -
Sidhu Moose Wala -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* It's All About You -
Sidhu Moose Wala -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Sooraj'' -
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Hukam'' -
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
*''Weekend-
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)''
* ''Aar Nanak Par Nanak'' -
Diljit Dosanjh -(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''pagal'' -
Happy Raikoti
Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer , lyricist and actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Shama Payia'' -
Arjan Dhillion and Nimrat Khaira-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Jaan'' -
Nimrat Khaira
Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films.
Early life
Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''Frozi'' -
Nimrat Khaira
Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films.
Early life
Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...
-(Director / Editor / DOP)
* ''score'' -
Arjan Dhillon -(Director / DOP)
* ''what ave '' -
Diljit Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira-(Director / DOP)
Director (Films)
References
External links
- Baljit Singh Deo - Deo Studios*
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Jalandhar
Film directors from Punjab, India
Indian music video directors
Punjabi-language film directors
21st-century Indian film directors