Saagar Gupta (born 4 March 1969) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and film producer. He has written screenplay and dialogues for independent films like ''

The Pink Mirror ''The Pink Mirror'', titled ''Gulabi Aaina'' in India, is an Indian film drama produced and directed by Sridhar Rangayan. Said to be the first Indian film to comprehensively focus on Indian transsexuals with the entire story revolving around two ...

'' and '' Evening Shadows'' as well as dialogues for several TV episodes of ''Rishtey'', ''Gubbare'', ''Kagaar'' and TV shows like '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'', '' Left Right Left'', ''Radha Ki Betiyaan'' among others. He has written lyrics for the song "Surmaee Shaam" in the film '' Evening Shadows'', composed and sung by

Shubha Mudgal Shubha Mudgal (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian singer of Hindustani classical music. Her repertoire includes the genres of khyal, thumri, dadra, and Indian pop. She has received the Padma Shri in 2000. Early life Shubha was born in Allahabad ...

. He has also written lyrics for a song in the film ''

68 Pages ''68 Pages'' is a 2007 Indian film about an HIV/ AIDS counselor and five of her clients who are from marginalized communities. The film is directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Humsafar Trust in association with Solaris Pictures. It had i ...

'', with music by

A Band of Boys A Band of Boys also known as (ABOB) is an Indian Hindi boy band, best known for their eponymous album ''A Band of Boys'' in 2002 and their movie ''Kiss Kisko'' in 2004. The band was formed in 2001, and the original line up consisted of Karan Obe ...

. He is a partner in the company Solaris Pictures along with Sridhar Rangayan, and has produced several films like ''

'', ''

Yours Emotionally '' Yours Emotionally'' is a United Kingdom-Indian co-produced film written by Niranjan Kamatkar & Sridhar Rangayan and produced by arts charity Wise Thoughts (UK) & Solaris Pictures and directed by Rangayan. It stars Premjit, Pratik Gandhi, ...

'', '' Breaking Free'', '' Evening Shadows''. He is the founder team member of

Kashish Mumbai Queer Film Festival The KASHISH Pride Film Festival (earlier known as KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, also known as Mumbai International Queer Film Festival and Mumbai Queer Film Festival) is an annual LGBTQ event that has been held in Mumbai, I ...

and has been the Director of Programming since its inception in 2010. Saagar Gupta has worked with the Children's Film Society as Junior Festival Officer for two editions of the Golden Elephant International Children Film Festival of India.

Filmography

Writer

* 1999 ''Rishtey'' (TV series) * 1999 ''Gubbarey'' (TV series) * 1999 ''Krishna Arjun'' (TV series) * 1999 ''Kagaar'' (TV series) * 2004 ''Pyaar Ki Kashti Mein'' (TV series) * 2006 ''

'' (short film) * 2007 ''

'' (feature) * 2007 ''

'' (feature) * 2014 ''

Purple Skies ''Purple Skies'' is a 2014 movie directed by Sridhar Rangayan and produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust and Solaris Pictures. It documents the opinions of lesbians, bisexuals and trans men in India. It was broadcast on Doordarshan in 2 ...

'' (documentary feature) * 2014 ''Aa Muskuraa'' (educational film) * 2015 '' Breaking Free'' (documentary feature) * 2018 '' Evening Shadows'' (feature)

Awards

Saagar Gupta's films as producer have won several awards, both Indian and international. They are as follows: * Barbara Gittings Human Rights Award at qFLIX Philadelphia 2016, USA (for film 'Breaking Free') * Jury Award for Best Film at Fire Island Film Festival 2004, New York City (for " Gulabi Aaina") * Best Film of the Festival award at ''Question de Genre'' film festival 2003, Lille, France (for film " Gulabi Aaina") * RAPA award for Best Comedy Episode, 1999 (for "Piya Ka Ghar" – Gubbare, Zee TV) * RAPA award for Best Telefilm, 2000 (for "Khamoshiyaan" – Rishtey, Zee TV)

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