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'''Onir'''<ref name=indian /> is an Indian film director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film ''[[My Brother…Nikhil]]'', based on the life of [[Dominic d'Souza]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ferrão|first1=R. Benedito|title=My Friend... Dominic|url=http://pink-pages.co.in/features/my-friend-dominic/|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref>, starring [[Sanjay Suri]]. It was one of the first mainstream [[Bollywood|Hindi films]] to deal with AIDS and [[same-sex relationship]]s.
'''Onir'''<ref name=indian /> is an Indian film director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film ''[[My Brother…Nikhil]]'', based on the life of [[Dominic d'Souza]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ferrão|first1=R. Benedito|title=My Friend... Dominic|url=http://pink-pages.co.in/features/my-friend-dominic/|accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref> starring [[Sanjay Suri]]. It was one of the first mainstream [[Bollywood|Hindi films]] to deal with AIDS and [[same-sex relationship]]s.


== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==
He was born as '''Anirban Dhar''' in Samchi, Bhutan. His father Aparesh Dhar and mother Manjushree are of [[Bengali people|Bengali]] origin. Onir spent much of his childhood going to the cinema.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anandan|first=S.|title=He holds a mirror up to Indian society.|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/19/stories/2010121960650200.htm|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 December 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Earlier, Aparesh Dhar had resigned from his position as a school principal when his [[Lhotshampa|Nepalese]] students were removed and arrested (they were later found dead).<ref name=deepak>{{cite web|last=Deepak|first=Sunil|title=Interview with Onir at the River to River.He and his family shifted back to India around 1991 because of the political unrest in Bhutan. Florence Indian Film Festival|url=http://kyabaat.blogspot.com/2011/03/film-director-onir-florence-interviews.html|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=27 March 2011}}</ref> In [[Kolkata]], Onir studied [[comparative literature]] and took a few film classes at Chitrabani film school.<ref name=how /> He graduated from [[Jadavpur University]] in 1989, but left before getting his post-graduate degree when he received a scholarship to study film editing at SFBTTC in Berlin. He later returned to India and worked as an editor, script writer, art director, music album producer and song /music video director.
He was born as '''Anirban Dhar''' in Samchi, Bhutan. His father Aparesh Dhar and mother Manjushree are of [[Bengali people|Bengali]] origin. Onir spent much of his childhood going to the cinema.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anandan|first=S.|title=He holds a mirror up to Indian society.|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/19/stories/2010121960650200.htm|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 December 2010|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> Earlier, Aparesh Dhar had resigned from his position as a school principal when his [[Lhotshampa|Nepalese]] students were removed and arrested (they were later found dead).<ref name=deepak>{{cite web|last=Deepak|first=Sunil|title=Interview with Onir at the River to River.He and his family shifted back to India around 1991 because of the political unrest in Bhutan. Florence Indian Film Festival|url=http://kyabaat.blogspot.com/2011/03/film-director-onir-florence-interviews.html|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=27 March 2011}}</ref> In [[Kolkata]], Onir studied [[comparative literature]] and took a few film classes at Chitrabani film school.<ref name=how /> He graduated from [[Jadavpur University]] in 1989, but left before getting his post-graduate degree when he received a scholarship to study film editing at SFBTTC in Berlin. He later returned to India and worked as an editor, script writer, art director, music album producer and song /music video director.


In 1992, he directed and produced his first Documentary Film, 'Fallen Hero' based on painter Bijon Chaudhury's life. <ref>{{cite web||title=I Am From Calcutta - The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110427/jsp/entertainment/story_13906185.jsp|accessdate=22 Nov 2016|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=27 April 2011|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> He also served as an assistant to [[Kalpana Lajmi]] on ''[[Daman (film)|Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence]]'' (2001) where he had his first experience directing a full-length feature film.<ref name=Seriously />
In 1992, he directed and produced his first Documentary Film, 'Fallen Hero' based on painter Bijon Chaudhury's life.<ref>{{cite web||title=I Am From Calcutta - The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110427/jsp/entertainment/story_13906185.jsp|accessdate=22 Nov 2016|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=27 April 2011|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> He also served as an assistant to [[Kalpana Lajmi]] on ''[[Daman (film)|Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence]]'' (2001) where he had his first experience directing a full-length feature film.<ref name=Seriously />


It was while working on a documentary about Dominic D'Souza, a champion swimmer and AIDS patient in [[Goa]], that Onir conceived the idea for his first film.<ref name=how>{{cite web|title=How Onir made Karan Johar cry!|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/23onir.htm|work=Rediff|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Sandeep|title=Ripples of Change in Indian Film|url=http://www.alternet.org/movies/23257/|work=AlterNet|publisher=[[Pacific News Service]]|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref> His directorial debut, ''[[My Brother... Nikhil]]'' (2005), starring co-producer [[Sanjay Suri]] and actress [[Juhi Chawla]] deals with the Goan government's harsh treatment of AIDS patients in the 1980s and the stigma attached to them.<ref>{{cite news |last= Sengupta |first= Somoni |title=Gay-Themed Film Tests Sensibilities in India |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/movies/06bomb.html?_r=1&ex=1185422400&en=07040162d8ab8996&ei=5070 |date= 6 April 2005 |work= New York Times |accessdate=27 August 2009}}</ref> ''My Brother... Nikhil'' was screened at several international film festivals and [[Juhi Chawla]] received an [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|IIFA nomination]] for her role as the main character's supportive sister. It was screened at over 40 international film festivals, and won the 'Audience Choice Awards in Milan, LGBT film festival, Best Film & Jury Audience choice Award at Montreal, image+nation Film Festival amongst others. <ref>{{cite news |title=ONIR&#124; Queer Ink |url= http://queer-ink.com/onir/ |date= 12 August 2014 |work= Queer Ink |accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref>
It was while working on a documentary about Dominic D'Souza, a champion swimmer and AIDS patient in [[Goa]], that Onir conceived the idea for his first film.<ref name=how>{{cite web|title=How Onir made Karan Johar cry!|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/23onir.htm|work=Rediff|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Roy|first=Sandeep|title=Ripples of Change in Indian Film|url=http://www.alternet.org/movies/23257/|work=AlterNet|publisher=[[Pacific News Service]]|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref> His directorial debut, ''[[My Brother... Nikhil]]'' (2005), starring co-producer [[Sanjay Suri]] and actress [[Juhi Chawla]] deals with the Goan government's harsh treatment of AIDS patients in the 1980s and the stigma attached to them.<ref>{{cite news |last= Sengupta |first= Somoni |title=Gay-Themed Film Tests Sensibilities in India |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/movies/06bomb.html?_r=1&ex=1185422400&en=07040162d8ab8996&ei=5070 |date= 6 April 2005 |work= New York Times |accessdate=27 August 2009}}</ref> ''My Brother... Nikhil'' was screened at several international film festivals and [[Juhi Chawla]] received an [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|IIFA nomination]] for her role as the main character's supportive sister. It was screened at over 40 international film festivals, and won the 'Audience Choice Awards in Milan, LGBT film festival, Best Film & Jury Audience choice Award at Montreal, image+nation Film Festival amongst others.<ref>{{cite news |title=ONIR&#124; Queer Ink |url= http://queer-ink.com/onir/ |date= 12 August 2014 |work= Queer Ink |accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref>


In 2006 he released his second film ''[[Bas Ek Pal]]'' with [[Urmila Matondkar]], [[Sanjay Suri]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]]. He received a nomination for the Best Director Critic's Award at the [[Global Indian Film Awards]] for the film. It was not a financial success, only collecting 15–20 percent at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's a look at what the BO booed|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/heres-a-look-at-what-the-bo-booed/21722-8.html|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=CNN-IBN|date=16 September 2006}}</ref> His next film ''[[Sorry Bhai!]]'' also failed to do well as it released the week of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terrorist attacks in Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Oye Lucky! performs better than Sorry Bhai! amidst crisis|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=10964|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=Businessofcinema.com|date=2 December 2008}}</ref>
In 2006 he released his second film ''[[Bas Ek Pal]]'' with [[Urmila Matondkar]], [[Sanjay Suri]] and [[Jimmy Shergill]]. He received a nomination for the Best Director Critic's Award at the [[Global Indian Film Awards]] for the film. It was not a financial success, only collecting 15–20 percent at the box office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's a look at what the BO booed|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/heres-a-look-at-what-the-bo-booed/21722-8.html|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=CNN-IBN|date=16 September 2006}}</ref> His next film ''[[Sorry Bhai!]]'' also failed to do well as it released the week of the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terrorist attacks in Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Oye Lucky! performs better than Sorry Bhai! amidst crisis|url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=10964|accessdate=9 April 2011|newspaper=Businessofcinema.com|date=2 December 2008}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:19, 22 November 2016

Onir
Onir in 2006
Born (1969-04-30) 30 April 1969 (age 55)[1]
Samchi, Bhutan
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, film editor, screenwriter
Years active2005–present

Onir[1] is an Indian film director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil, based on the life of Dominic d'Souza,[2] starring Sanjay Suri. It was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.

Life and career

He was born as Anirban Dhar in Samchi, Bhutan. His father Aparesh Dhar and mother Manjushree are of Bengali origin. Onir spent much of his childhood going to the cinema.[3] Earlier, Aparesh Dhar had resigned from his position as a school principal when his Nepalese students were removed and arrested (they were later found dead).[4] In Kolkata, Onir studied comparative literature and took a few film classes at Chitrabani film school.[5] He graduated from Jadavpur University in 1989, but left before getting his post-graduate degree when he received a scholarship to study film editing at SFBTTC in Berlin. He later returned to India and worked as an editor, script writer, art director, music album producer and song /music video director.

In 1992, he directed and produced his first Documentary Film, 'Fallen Hero' based on painter Bijon Chaudhury's life.[6] He also served as an assistant to Kalpana Lajmi on Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001) where he had his first experience directing a full-length feature film.[7]

It was while working on a documentary about Dominic D'Souza, a champion swimmer and AIDS patient in Goa, that Onir conceived the idea for his first film.[5][8] His directorial debut, My Brother... Nikhil (2005), starring co-producer Sanjay Suri and actress Juhi Chawla deals with the Goan government's harsh treatment of AIDS patients in the 1980s and the stigma attached to them.[9] My Brother... Nikhil was screened at several international film festivals and Juhi Chawla received an IIFA nomination for her role as the main character's supportive sister. It was screened at over 40 international film festivals, and won the 'Audience Choice Awards in Milan, LGBT film festival, Best Film & Jury Audience choice Award at Montreal, image+nation Film Festival amongst others.[10]

In 2006 he released his second film Bas Ek Pal with Urmila Matondkar, Sanjay Suri and Jimmy Shergill. He received a nomination for the Best Director Critic's Award at the Global Indian Film Awards for the film. It was not a financial success, only collecting 15–20 percent at the box office.[11] His next film Sorry Bhai! also failed to do well as it released the week of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.[12]

Onir's latest film is I Am which consists of four short films exploring such themes as single motherhood, displacement, child abuse and same-sex relationships.[13] I Am won the National Award in two categories; Best Film and Best Lyrics. Winner of I-VIEW 2010s Engendered Award (New York) for Outstanding Contribution[14] Onir was awarded the 2008/9 Triangle Media Group Honorary Award on 7 February 2010 and won Best Film awards at both the London Asian Film Festival and the River to River. Florence Indian Film Festival and IRDS film awards for Best director for social concern.[15][16][17][18]

Together with Sanjay Suri he has started Anticlock Films, a production company that will concentrate on promoting young directors such as Ashwini Malik's Kill Chhabra and Bikas Ranjan Mishra's Chauranga, which was released on Netflix India.[7][19][20]He recently completed his 5th directional film titled Shab (The Night), which is currently in post- production, scheduled to release in the first quarter of 2017. He is also starting on his 6th directional film titled Veda.

Personal life

He has one younger brother Abhishek Dhar, a theoretical physicist at International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR Bangalore, adjunct faculty at Raman Research Institute and winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology.[4][21] His sister Irene Dhar Malik is a film and television editor.[22] Onir is an atheist. He can speak Bengali, Russian, German and Tamil. His favourite film directors are Ritwik Ghatak, Satyajit Ray, Luis Buñuel and Andrei Tarkovsky[23] while he cites Shyam Benegal's Junoon as the reason he became a filmmaker.[24] He is also one of the few openly gay directors in Bollywood.[25]

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Writer Editor Notes
2001 Rahul Yes
2001 Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Yes
2003 Fun 2shh: Dudes In the 10th Century Yes
2003 Bhoot Yes
2005 My Brother... Nikhil Yes Yes Yes Yes
2006 Bas Ek Pal Yes Yes
2008 Sorry Bhai! Yes Yes
2011 I Am Yes Yes Yes Yes Won National Award for Best Hindi Feature Film 2011
2017 Shab Yes Yes Yes Yes

Awards & Nominations

Year Film Award Category Result
2005 My Brother...Nikhil Montreal (Image+ Nation film festival Best Film (Jury) Won
2005 My Brother...Nikhil Montreal (Image+ Nation film festival Best Film (Audience) Won
2005 My Brother...Nikhil The Saathi Rainbow Film Awards , Kolkatta Best Director Won
2006 My Brother...Nikhil 20th Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Best Film (Audience) Won
2005 My Brother...Nikhil TMG Global Awards Best Director/Producer Won

References

  1. ^ a b "(ONIR) ANIRBAN DHAR DHAR". Indian Film and Television Directors' Association. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ^ Ferrão, R. Benedito. "My Friend... Dominic". Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ Anandan, S. (19 December 2010). "He holds a mirror up to Indian society". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b Deepak, Sunil (27 March 2011). "Interview with Onir at the River to River.He and his family shifted back to India around 1991 because of the political unrest in Bhutan. Florence Indian Film Festival". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b "How Onir made Karan Johar cry!". Rediff. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. ^ "I Am From Calcutta - The Telegraph". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ a b Pereira, Priyanka (28 April 2010). "Seriously speaking". Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  8. ^ Roy, Sandeep. "Ripples of Change in Indian Film". AlterNet. Pacific News Service. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  9. ^ Sengupta, Somoni (6 April 2005). "Gay-Themed Film Tests Sensibilities in India". New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  10. ^ "ONIR| Queer Ink". Queer Ink. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Here's a look at what the BO booed". CNN-IBN. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Oye Lucky! performs better than Sorry Bhai! amidst crisis". Businessofcinema.com. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Onir's next ventures into issues of gay sex, child abuse". Indian Express. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  14. ^ National Award for I AM
  15. ^ "Onir's I AM awarded Best Film in London Asian Film festival". IBN Live. PTI. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Rahul Wows Florence". The Times of India. 15 December 2010.
  17. ^ "IRDS Awards: Vidya Balan wins best actress for THE DIRTY PICTURE – Yahoo!". My.entertainment.yahoo.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  18. ^ Kotwani, Hiren (22 June 2010). "Mira Nair to help Onir release I Am in US, Europe". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  19. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (8 October 2011). "We'll shoot in Jharkhand: Onir, Sanjay Suri". Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  20. ^ "Chauranga is now on Netflix! : Indian Cinema". 1 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  21. ^ "hatnagar award for six from Bangalore". Deccan Herald. DH News Service. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Irene Dhar Malik". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  23. ^ "Every film has a message-Onir". One India.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  24. ^ "'I Pretend To Have Seen Rang De Basanti'". Tehelka. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  25. ^ Kumar, Sunaina (2 April 2011). "I Am, India's first truly indie film, gets ready for the Friday test". Tehelka. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Onir&diff=prev&oldid=751016150

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