Sai Paranjpye
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Sai Paranjpye is a woman director/writer from India. She was born on 19 March 1938 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh to Youra Sleptzoff, a Russian general and Shakuntala Paranjpye[1]. She has directed many award winning movies including Sparsh, Katha, Chashme-Baddoor and Disha, which won an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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[edit] Early years
Her father, Youra Sleptzoff, was a painter and a son of Russian general who died in battle. Sai Paranjpye was brought up by her mother and her maternal grandfather, Sir R.P. Paranjpye, India's first Senior Wrangler (Cambridge), a renowned educationalist, public servant and India's first high commissioner to Australia. She started writing at the age of eight.[1] Sai served twice as the Chairperson of Children's Film Society, Government of India.
[edit] Career
She started her career in the All India Radio, Pune. She also worked as producer for the Delhi Doordarshan Television.
[edit] Filmography
- The Little Tea Shop (TV-1972)
- Jadu Ka Shankh (1974)
- Begaar (1975)
- Sikander (1976)
- Dabcherry Milk Project (1976)
- Captain Laxmi (1977)
- Freedom From Fear (1978)
- Sparsh (1980)
- Chasme Buddoor (1981)
- Books That Talk (1981)
- Katha (1983)
- Ados Pados (TV-1984)
- Chote Bade (TV-1985)
- Angootha Chhaap (1988)
- Disha (1990)
- Papeeha (1993)
- Chooriyan (1993)
- Saaz (1997)
- Bhago Bhoot (2000)
