Japinder Kaur is an Indian film director, producer, writer, painter and co-founder of JAP FILMS LLC in Dubai.

Early life and family

Born to a

Sikh Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...

business family, Kaur has one brother. She married businessman Harpreet Singh Chadha in 2017.

Education

Japinder was born in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, and did her schooling from

The Indian High School, Dubai The Indian High School is a CBSE-affiliated Indian school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1961 to provide education to the children of Indian expatriates and was the first expatriate educational institution in the UAE. The ...

with majors in Science with Computer Science. She graduated from

Manipal University Manipal University may refer to: *Manipal Academy of Higher Education, formerly known as Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India ** Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, formerly known as Manipal University Dubai *Manipal University Jai ...

, Dubai with a specialization in Television Production. She continued her post graduation in

Whistling Woods International Institute __NOTOC__ Whistling Woods International is a film, communication and creative arts institute located in Mumbai, India. Founded in 2006 by Subhash Ghai. The institute is promoted by the Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Mukta Arts and Film City M ...

, Mumbai, and studied Film Direction there.

Career

Japinder worked as a news reporter and producer for noted English TV channel City 7 TV in 2008. She then directed a short films and documentaries that did rounds at the film festivals all over the world. Having assisted veteran directors such as

Prakash Jha Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is an Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as ''Hip Hip Hurray (film), Hip Hip Hurray'' (1984), ''Damul'' (1984), ''Mrityudand ...

, Shashant Shah, Koushik Sarkar (Ad Filmmaker), she moved on to direct her first Bollywood feature film,

Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend ''Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend'' () is a Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Japinder Kaur and produced by Tarnpreet Singh and Manjeet Kaur under JAP Films. The film features Divyenndu, Jackie Shroff, Prachi Mishra and Ira Dubey in lead ...

in 2013 under the banner Jap Films. In 2018, Japinder ventured into the fashion industry and started the brand SnK Couture (Singh and Kaur) in Toronto. The label specializes in handcrafted classic Cashmere and red carpet looks.

Filmography

* ''Via Kargil'' (Short) – writer and director * ''

Aarakshan ''Aarakshan'' () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language socio-political drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film is mostly based on the controversial ...

'' (Feature) – marketing team * ''

'' (Feature) – director * ''Munda Faridkotia'' – Punjabi Indian Movie

References

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Japinder Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Dubai Indian emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates Indian Sikhs Indian film directors Hindi-language film directors