Rohena Gera, born in 1973, is an Indian director, screenwriter and producer.

Biography

Rohena Gera studied at

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and

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, United States. Founded as a Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College has been coeducational ...

. She works as a scriptwriter for

Indian cinema The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on p ...

. She also engages in non-profit campaigns to defend peace and equality. Gera was married to

Rohan Sippy Rohan Sippy is an Indian film director and producer, he worked as a director in films like ''Kuch Naa Kaho'' (2003), ''Bluffmaster!'' (2005), ''Dum Maaro Dum (film), Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011) and ''Nautanki Saala'' (2013). Early life He is the ...

, who also went to Stanford and is now a screenwriter. They got divorced in 2003.

Works

In 2003, Rohena Gera made her screenwriting debut for the first season of the Indian comedy-drama television series ''

Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Sony TV from 1 September 2003 to 4 May 2006. The series was an Indian-themed version of the Colombian drama ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. Plot Based largely on the show, ''Yo s ...

'' on

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. In 2003 she independently produced the public service advertisements featuring 16 celebrities including Zakir Husain, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker, and M.F. Husain, all coming together to say "Stop the hatred" and to fight hate propaganda after the Gujarat riots. In 2013, Rohena Gera wrote and directed her first documentary ''What's Love Got to Do with It?'' The film shows a funny representation of urban and privileged Indians who reconcile with expectations about love, marriage, happiness and tradition. The story mixes the stories of eight unlikely candidates who are each in line for an arranged marriage, playing with the rules that often reinforce the status quo of class, caste and

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. The director takes an intimate look at the human quest for love and happiness, capturing social obligations or pressures within the Indian family. The documentary is selected at the Mumbai Film Festival. Rohena Gera presented her film ''

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(Monsieur)'' during the

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2018, in the selection of

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. The story is about a servant, Ratna who is working in the luxurious house of Ashwin and dreams of independence. Ratna and Ashwin fall in love but Ratna breaks the relationship foreseeing it unacceptable to the society. Two opposing worlds will have to live together. The film is supported by the Gan Foundation for Cinema, whose Broadcast Award supports the first works of young filmmakers.

Filmography

Director

* 2013 : ''What's Love Got to Do with It ?'' * 2018 : ''

Writer

* ''

'' (season 1) * ''

Kuch Naa Kaho ''Kuch Naa Kaho'' (Hindi: कुछ ना कहो, translation: ''Don't Say Anything'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Rohan Sippy (in his directorial debut), starring Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Arb ...

'' (2003) * ''

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' (transl. ''A Little Love, A Little Magic'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan ...

'' (2008) * ''What's Love Got to Do with It ?'' (2013) * ''Sir'' (2018)

Awards

*Cannes film festival, Semaine de la critique, Gan foundation award, SIR (Monsieur) *Grand Jury award, International film festival of Saint Jean de Luz (execo), SIR (Monsieur) *Audience favourite award, International film festival of Saint Jean de Luz, SIR (Monsieur) *Best film, New York Indian Film Festival, SIR *Best actress, New York Indian Film Festival, Tillotama Shome (SIR) *Mill Valley Film Festival, California, Audience Favorite Gold (World cinema independent), Sir *Birmingham Indian Film Festival (UK), Audience Favourite Award (Sir) *Braunschweig Film Festival (Germany): Audience Choice Award SIR (Die Schneiderin der Traume) *World Cinema Amsterdam Festival, Audience Choice Award, SIR *Cabourg Film Festival (France), Audience Choice Award SIR (Monsieur) *Best Film, Dallas Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival, SIR *Best Director, Dallas Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival, Rohena Gera (Sir) *Best Actor, Dallas Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival, Vivek Gomber (Sir) *Brussels International Film Festival, Best Actress, Tillotama Shome (Sir) *Festival Version Originale (France): Audience Favourite Award SIR (Monsieur) *Festival du Cinéma de la FOA (France): Audience Favourite Award SIR (Monsieur) *Filmfare award for Best Screenplay (India) *Filmfare award for Best Actress, Critics Choice (India) for Tillotama Shome

References

12. https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/rohena-gera-sir-jassi-jaissi-koi-nahin-5239961/

External links

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