Vijay Kumar Arora is an Indian cinematographer and director best known for directing the Punjabi film Harjeeta (2018).
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Wiki/Biography
According to him, he did his schooling in Amritsar after which he moved to Mumbai to fulfill his dream of becoming a director. That’s why he started working at an early age. He lost his mother at an early age and many of his relatives lived in London, so his grandmother wanted him to move to London with her, but his relatives would not take him with them. They thought that Vijay would be a bad influence on their children because he had cut his hair short, which was not appreciated in Punjabi families.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Gray
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
Not much information is available about his family. His mother has passed away.
livelihood
He was a lightman when he started his journey. While he was working as a lightman, one day he was offered to work as an assistant director of the film, after which his journey as a director began.
cinematographer
Vijay Kumar Arora started his career as a cinematographer in 1995 with the Marathi film Aai.
Poster of the movie ‘I’
He has appeared in Hindi films Tum Bin…: Love Will Find a Way (2001), Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003), Wow! Have also worked in. If life is like this! (2005), ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) (2013), and A Flying Jatt (2016).
Poster of the film ‘A Flying Jatt’
director
He made his directorial debut in 2013 with the Punjabi film Ronde Saare Vyah Pichho.
Poster of the film ‘Ronde Saare Vyaah Pichho’
He has directed the Punjabi films Harjeeta (2018), Baby Dolls (2019), Paani Cha Madhani (2021) and Kali Jotta (2022).
Poster of the movie ‘Kali Jotta’
He has also directed some Punjabi music videos like Jean (2021) and VCR (2021).
‘VCR’ (2021) song poster
award
- 2018: Best Punjabi Film Award for the film Harjeeta at the 66th National Awards
Vijay Kumar Arora receiving the National Award
- 2019: Nominated for Best Director at PTC for the film Harjeeta (2018)
- 2020: Nominated for Best Director at PTC for the film Gudiyan Patole (2019)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Vijay Kumar Arora is known as Dadu by his friends and family.
- Once he was offered to work in the film ‘Dhoom’ but he did not accept the offer because at that time he was shooting a film with his friend.
- In an interview he talked about the Punjabi industry and said that people want to watch funny films and not films that have a strong message. He was afraid of making the film Harjeeta because he felt that the film would not be successful.
- In 2023, he appeared as a guest on The Kapil Sharma Show with Satinder Sartaaj and Neeru Bajwa.
Vijay Kumar Arora in The Kapil Sharma Show
Categories: Biography
Source: vcmp.edu.vn