Only Two has the power to create, Nature and Filmmaker
In Film making 2 X 2 = All Emotions
By Simran S Kaler
In Film making 2 X 2 = All Emotions
By Simran S Kaler
Monday, August 29, 2016
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Life is Cinema (Alam)
Location - A Cinema of a Small Town
Story - How a man deals with different peoples in the cinema and how he solves their problems.
Treatment- Feature Film of 45 Sceans
Written and Directed By Simran Kaler
Story - How a man deals with different peoples in the cinema and how he solves their problems.
Treatment- Feature Film of 45 Sceans
Written and Directed By Simran Kaler
Saturday, May 21, 2011
ABOUT SIMRAN KALER
Address- # 687F, Sec-68, Residence complex
Punjab School Education Board Mohali-160062Distt- Mohali
Ph. No.-09888828100
E-Mail- simrankaler@gmail.com
Simranjit Singh Kaler
Education Qualification
Masters in Mass Communication & journalism from Panjab University(chd) (April 2005)
Knowledge of MS Office, Quark Express, Coral Draw, internet & Editing on Matrox Premier, FCP
Work Experience
Working as a Freelance Film maker
OWNED RAGING BULL FILMS (www.ragingbullfilms.com)
Worked for Canada based radio SURSANGAM WATANRADIO as HOP.
Worked for USA based Channel WORLD PUNJABI TV as Entertainmrnt Head
Worked as Head of Programming for Time Today (HINDI CHANNEL)
Worked as Chief Operating Officer for Shakespeare Institute of Fashion, Art and Media
Worked with ZEE News Network Ltd (Zee Punjabi and ETC Punjabi) as an Executive Producer /Creative Director
Worked with an International Punjabi Channel ‘Channel Punjab UK’ as Research Head cum Executive Producer-Director
TV Programme for Khabarsaar (News Debate)
Zee Entertainment Ltd Sitare Ki Kahande Han. (Astrology show)
Documentary Films Five Rivers Still Thirsty (based on water problem in Punjab)
As Executive Producer The legend of Malerkotla, Nawabs Malerkotla
& Director (Channel Punjab) the Catastrophe of Jallianwala Bagh (Historical)
Saaka Sarhind (Historical)
The Ponta Sahib (Historical)
A New Punjab Welcomes You (For Punjab Government)
Sikhya (Based on a different school)
Save Water, Water is precious
Saade hisse di zindgi, In search of freedom
Besaharean da sahara Bhagat Puran Singh
Punjab Vs Pesticide, The Time to act is now
Buddism in Punjab, the Ancient Era
Wrestling in Punjab
Sworn to Die (On Kashmir issue)
Globlazing Punjab (For Punjab Government)
Gadar lehar da chiraag( Baba Bhagat Singh Bilga)
Moujon Ka Darya
Nirmal Jal (For Punjab Government)
Early Hawkers
Shiv Savroop Darshan
Pink Ribion
Social Net Works
Manukhta
TV Programs Pind Di Sawer (Travelogue Show)
As Executive Producer Young Punjabi Star (Interview Show)
& Director (Channel Punjab) Gaunda Punjab (Music Programme)
Waris Punjab de ‘Live’ (Music Programme)
Mehfil (Music Programme)
Jithe Jai Mera Satgur (Religious Programme)
Concern Speak Up (Debate Programme)
Director Cut (Reality Show)
Tadke Tadke (Morning Show) as coordinator
For LIVE TODAY This is me….. (Debate show)
Mmmyummy….(Cookrey show)
Chalti Ka Nam Gari(Auto Show)
Youngasitan(Travelog show)
5 Documentary films
Book’s Written Kakroon karoon (2 Plays)
For children Sammi (stories of one character)
Kudrat Da Darbar (2 Plays)
Chichli chukander di saer (Novel)
Dada ji de chamt kar (Stories)
Chamtkari Moor (Play)
Sone Da Hiran (Novel)
Bandar Jaan Gai Adrak Da Swad (Play)
Maghi Fufar (Stories)
Idu Ali (Play)
Under Publication Panj MastaN Di Toli (Play)
Baabe Adam di Kitab(Novel)
Aate de Jahaz (Stories)
Rab Di Panah Which (Stories)
Basheer di Kisti (Stories)
Banday Matram (Essay’s on Punjab Martyrs)
Language Dept Punjab Sammi (Short Stories) AWARD WINNING BOOK
Lecture Delivered In Punjab’s all Five Universities to Deptt of Mass communication and Journalism and few colleges of Punjab, Chandigarh
Language perfection English-Hindi-Punjabi
How I perceive myself Hard working, adventurous, team worker, team leader and humanist.
Personal Information
Father Dr. Harnek Singh Kaler -Mother Mrs. Harbans Kaur
Show Real Link
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3395551225622506988
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Documenting Punjab’s soul
He narrates nothing new. His work is, once again, the depiction of problems in Punjab. Even the medium he’s chosen is an old one. However, it is his conviction that makes the difference. Meet 25-year-old documentary maker, Simran Singh Kaler. To his credit are 16 documentaries that he has directed in the last one year. Ask him why documentaries and pat comes the reply, “They give more scope for research. You can explore the subject from zero to hundred per cent.” So much so, that he prefers to call his documentaries as case studies. His work is all in Punjabi and revolves around social issues and problems.
A postgraduate in mass communication, the fundas of this budding director are very clear. He says, “Most important is the concept, everything else comes later. And, also time should never be a constraint.” While, he has conceptualised and finished a handful of his works in just a month’s time, there are some for which he has devoted almost a year. His maiden work was titled Sikhya. A visit to a school for slum children in Sector 43 encouraged him to highlight the noble work being undertaken there. A seven-minute creation, the work continues to be closest to his heart.
Ask him what his USP is and he smiles, “My vision”. I look at the problems and situations like a common person would. “Did you know that slavery is till prevalent in Punjab?” he asks. A one-hour work titled Saade Hisse Di Zindagi, begins with a voice from the siri (bonded labourer) who cries for his share of freedom. The work took him to many districts of Punjab, including Mansa, Faridkot, Sangrur and Moga.
His seniors at Channel Punjab seem content with his work. “I approach them with a concept and then head to the field with my unit. As the channel is on air in more than 100 countries, my work is spreading all across,” he smiles. Keeping him busy at present is his work titled Buddhism in Punjab, which will trace the origin and development of the religion in the region. On his wish list is a chance to work with BBC or Discovery. “I will show the world that Punjab is much more than the nachta gaata Punjab that they see in vulgar videos. One day the world will know me as the king of documentary films,” he signs off.
A postgraduate in mass communication, the fundas of this budding director are very clear. He says, “Most important is the concept, everything else comes later. And, also time should never be a constraint.” While, he has conceptualised and finished a handful of his works in just a month’s time, there are some for which he has devoted almost a year. His maiden work was titled Sikhya. A visit to a school for slum children in Sector 43 encouraged him to highlight the noble work being undertaken there. A seven-minute creation, the work continues to be closest to his heart.
Ask him what his USP is and he smiles, “My vision”. I look at the problems and situations like a common person would. “Did you know that slavery is till prevalent in Punjab?” he asks. A one-hour work titled Saade Hisse Di Zindagi, begins with a voice from the siri (bonded labourer) who cries for his share of freedom. The work took him to many districts of Punjab, including Mansa, Faridkot, Sangrur and Moga.
His seniors at Channel Punjab seem content with his work. “I approach them with a concept and then head to the field with my unit. As the channel is on air in more than 100 countries, my work is spreading all across,” he smiles. Keeping him busy at present is his work titled Buddhism in Punjab, which will trace the origin and development of the religion in the region. On his wish list is a chance to work with BBC or Discovery. “I will show the world that Punjab is much more than the nachta gaata Punjab that they see in vulgar videos. One day the world will know me as the king of documentary films,” he signs off.
Punjab Talkies
A film festival on Punjab to showcase a state & its many issues through moving pictures
Once upon a time, it was a rich land with five rivers flowing through it, fields of gold on either side and a carpet cover of lush green meadows. “That was Punjab, a land of dreamers, thinkers and builders of society, but it’s not the case now,” Simran Kaler takes a deep sigh and with a heavy heart pours out the problems gripping and eating into this state. “Decreasing water level, female foeticide, drugs, colonisation, politics...Punjab is today battling these issues, and we’re screening films to throw a light on the same,” Kaler points out to the films festival being organised under the Punjab Virasat Foundation. Says Rajeev Kumar, the founder president of the organisation, “this documentary film festival is being held to trigger a thought process among the people of Punjab, to make them sensitive towards the burning social issues this state is facing.” Inspired by the works of thespian Gursharan Singh, and dedicated to him, the festival is being held on January 21 at 2pm, English Auditorium, Panjab University. “The idea was to hold an authentic film festival, one that does justice to the work of people. We’re also inviting documentaries, concepts by students of Mass Communication, PU for a contest. These shall be viewed and judged by a panel of experts including Rajeev, Jayant Petkar from PU’s Mass Communication department and documentary filmmaker and writer Daljit Ami,” informs Kaler. The chief guest for the function will be Vipin Pubby, Resident Editor, The Indian Express, Chandigarh. As part of the festival, three documentaries will be screened: Five Rivers & Still Thirsty by Simran Kaler, Main Haan Shaheed Bhagat Singh by Pali Bhpuinder and Amandeep Singh and one on female foeticide. “The Foundation’s aim is to conserve and preserve the heritage and culture of Punjab,” Simran signs off with an invitation to the fest. Be there.
Once upon a time, it was a rich land with five rivers flowing through it, fields of gold on either side and a carpet cover of lush green meadows. “That was Punjab, a land of dreamers, thinkers and builders of society, but it’s not the case now,” Simran Kaler takes a deep sigh and with a heavy heart pours out the problems gripping and eating into this state. “Decreasing water level, female foeticide, drugs, colonisation, politics...Punjab is today battling these issues, and we’re screening films to throw a light on the same,” Kaler points out to the films festival being organised under the Punjab Virasat Foundation. Says Rajeev Kumar, the founder president of the organisation, “this documentary film festival is being held to trigger a thought process among the people of Punjab, to make them sensitive towards the burning social issues this state is facing.” Inspired by the works of thespian Gursharan Singh, and dedicated to him, the festival is being held on January 21 at 2pm, English Auditorium, Panjab University. “The idea was to hold an authentic film festival, one that does justice to the work of people. We’re also inviting documentaries, concepts by students of Mass Communication, PU for a contest. These shall be viewed and judged by a panel of experts including Rajeev, Jayant Petkar from PU’s Mass Communication department and documentary filmmaker and writer Daljit Ami,” informs Kaler. The chief guest for the function will be Vipin Pubby, Resident Editor, The Indian Express, Chandigarh. As part of the festival, three documentaries will be screened: Five Rivers & Still Thirsty by Simran Kaler, Main Haan Shaheed Bhagat Singh by Pali Bhpuinder and Amandeep Singh and one on female foeticide. “The Foundation’s aim is to conserve and preserve the heritage and culture of Punjab,” Simran signs off with an invitation to the fest. Be there.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Bhagat Singh catches fancy of GenNext in Punjab
The legend of Bhagat Singh is back. Youths in Punjab have taken to flaunting memorabilia with Bhagat Singh's pictures and his revolutionary slogans.There has been a spurt in the demand for Bhagat Singh souvenirs - T- shirts, coffee mugs, car stickers and posters - in the rural and urban areas in Punjab.Hun mainu aana pauga dobara (I will have to come again) - a phrase printed on the Bhagat Singh stickers that dot many private and commercial vehicles. Earlier, such stickers were visible only on trucks and buses in Punjab.
Simran Kaler in one of his many Bhagat Singh T-shirtsSimran Kaler - a young documentary filmmaker and founder of Raging Bull Films in Mohali - loves to flaunt a T- shirt with Bhagat Singh's picture and the phrase Inquilab Zindabad in Devnagri script printed on it.Inquilab Zindabad (long live revolution) was used by revolutionaries during the British rule."I have three similar T- shirts and you will find me wearing either of them nearly everyday," he says."He inspires me," says Kaler. He says Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad popularised the slogan and used it to urge future generations to endorse, and support their rebellion."I believe Bhagat Singh is relevant for people who are fighting corruption and lawlessness.They need a revolution," Kaler adds. He says he loves to distribute Bhagat Singh's literature and picture as he believes that the legend could help inculcate honesty in people.
Rajiv Sharma flaunts his Bhagat Singh tattooA poster carrying the pictures of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev has become an indispensable part of the car belonging to an NRI couple - Amardeep Singh and Meenakshi.Singh, who migrated to Canada last year, says the revolutionaries inspire him to live a dignified life.A group of his friends has founded the Naujawa Punjabi Sahit Sabha - a social organisation celebrating the heroes of the freedom struggle."The teachings of revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh unite the society. They uphold cause of the nation before self - a trait missing among the current generation.We feel proud to bash our culture and nation. This is not fair," says Singh. Singh and his friends hold social functions in India and Canada to propagate Bhagat Singh's "relevance in the modern times". Rajiv Sharma - a Punjabi now settled in Mumbai - is so fond of Bhagat Singh that he has got his image tattooed on his right arm."We earned freedom because of Bhagat Singh and other revolutionary figures," says a taxi driver Tejbir Singh.Bhagat Singh's nephew, Professor Jagmohan Singh, says it is a positive development. "If the youth propagates and celebrates Bhagat Singh, it depicts they want a change in the system.Inadvertently, they are spreading a message to bring about a massive change in the society and governance," he says.Those manufacturing these memorabilia say they are happy to find the young generation celebrating the legends. "I manufacture and sell Bhagat Singh stickers priced between Rs 20 and Rs 100. I keep my profit margins low since I know I am propagating a cause," says Ajay Verma, proprietor of Ajay Art in Chandigarh.
Simran Kaler in one of his many Bhagat Singh T-shirtsSimran Kaler - a young documentary filmmaker and founder of Raging Bull Films in Mohali - loves to flaunt a T- shirt with Bhagat Singh's picture and the phrase Inquilab Zindabad in Devnagri script printed on it.Inquilab Zindabad (long live revolution) was used by revolutionaries during the British rule."I have three similar T- shirts and you will find me wearing either of them nearly everyday," he says."He inspires me," says Kaler. He says Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad popularised the slogan and used it to urge future generations to endorse, and support their rebellion."I believe Bhagat Singh is relevant for people who are fighting corruption and lawlessness.They need a revolution," Kaler adds. He says he loves to distribute Bhagat Singh's literature and picture as he believes that the legend could help inculcate honesty in people.
Rajiv Sharma flaunts his Bhagat Singh tattooA poster carrying the pictures of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev has become an indispensable part of the car belonging to an NRI couple - Amardeep Singh and Meenakshi.Singh, who migrated to Canada last year, says the revolutionaries inspire him to live a dignified life.A group of his friends has founded the Naujawa Punjabi Sahit Sabha - a social organisation celebrating the heroes of the freedom struggle."The teachings of revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh unite the society. They uphold cause of the nation before self - a trait missing among the current generation.We feel proud to bash our culture and nation. This is not fair," says Singh. Singh and his friends hold social functions in India and Canada to propagate Bhagat Singh's "relevance in the modern times". Rajiv Sharma - a Punjabi now settled in Mumbai - is so fond of Bhagat Singh that he has got his image tattooed on his right arm."We earned freedom because of Bhagat Singh and other revolutionary figures," says a taxi driver Tejbir Singh.Bhagat Singh's nephew, Professor Jagmohan Singh, says it is a positive development. "If the youth propagates and celebrates Bhagat Singh, it depicts they want a change in the system.Inadvertently, they are spreading a message to bring about a massive change in the society and governance," he says.Those manufacturing these memorabilia say they are happy to find the young generation celebrating the legends. "I manufacture and sell Bhagat Singh stickers priced between Rs 20 and Rs 100. I keep my profit margins low since I know I am propagating a cause," says Ajay Verma, proprietor of Ajay Art in Chandigarh.
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