Mukesh Gautam is an Indian film director and works predominantly in

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

-language films. He is known for his movies '' Ek Noor'' (2011) and '' Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009). He is also the father of Bollywood actress Yami Gautam and

Surilie Gautam Surilie Gautam Bhatti (born 3 April 1990) is an Indian film and television actress. She is the daughter of director Mukesh Gautam and younger sister of actress Yami Gautam. She made her television debut in 2008 with Sony India's ''Meet Mila D ...

. He is currently the vice president of the PTC Punjabi network which he acquired in 2008.

Life

He is father of Yami Gautam and

. He has created

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s on the life and contributions of Baba Sheikh Farid, Baba Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah, noted Punjabi singers Bibi Surinder Kaur, Kuldeep Manak,

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, humourist K Deep, singer Gurmeet Bawa,

Surjit Bindrakhia Surjit Bindrakhia (born Surjit Bains; 15 April 1962 – 17 November 2003) was a singer from Punjab, India. He was known for his unique voice and hekh, in which he sings a note continuously in one breath. His biggest hits include ''Meri Nath Dig ...

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, Sartaj etc. He received a national award from the radio and television fraternity for an outstanding film about Sayyed Waris Shah. Apart from that, he has created around 50 short features on art, culture, history, traditions, rituals and personalities of Punjab. Noteworthy among those are "Origin of Chandigarh", "Gurudwara", "Tradition of Langar", "Punj Kakaar", "Ma Boli", "Chhaju Da Chaubara", "Dhabas on GT Road", "Making of Gur", and noted writer Amrita Pritam.Recently, he has done short films, based on 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh's Memoires' and 'Faquir Badshah', on the life of Dr Charan Das Sidhu, a legendary figure in Punjabi theatre and literature. Currently, he is working on two feature films titled 'Shubh Karman' and 'Amazing Rano', which are based on social life & values and sports respectively.

Filmography

*''Ek Noor'' (2011) *''Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gautam, Mukesh Punjabi-language film directors Film directors from Chandigarh Living people People from Chandigarh Punjabi people Indian documentary filmmakers Panjab University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)