ONIR
Director and Producer

Onir’s passion for literature and film dates back to 1986, when he left Bhutan and came to Kolkata for higher education. While pursuing his degree in Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, he studied German, Russian, Bengali, and Tamil. During this time he also completed a Film studies course at Chitrabani in Kolkata.

In 1991, Onir made his first documentary Glimpses of a College Street at a workshop organized by Max Muller Bhavan and Chitrabani. He then received a Scholarship for training at SFB/TTC in Berlin. Upon returning to India in 1992, he produced and directed Fallen Hero, his first independent documentary portraying a painter’s life and his dilemma with the volatile political discourse in Bengal. In 1999, he worked as the editor and song designer for Daman, a celebrated feature directed by Kalpana Lajmi.

In 2004, Onir directed and co-produced his first film My Brother Nikhil, distributed by the top privately owned studio in India Yash Raj Film--the first mainstream Hindi film specifically addressing homosexuality in the context of human rights and HIV AIDS. In 2006, Onir directed his second feature film Bas Ek Pal.

In 2008, Onir and Sanjay produced Onir’s third feature film Sorry Bhai, distributed by Mumbai Mantra.

Onir’s empathy for victims of social injustice, sensitivity as a director, and experience in producing independent feature films sets him apart from others.

SANJAY SURI
Actor and Producer

Sanjay Suri has been associated with the Indian Entertainment Industry for over fifteen years as a differentiated ACTOR and INDEPENDENT PRODUCER.

Sanjay is one of the favorite actors of the Indie filmmakers in India. He started his career in the early 1990’s as a model for top brands like Reliance’s Vimal, Philishave, Hero Honda, Wills, etc. and then went on to pursue his dream of acting and making movies.

Sanjay acted in his first film, “Pyar Mein Kabhi Kabhi” in 1999 and since then, has been in the forefront of the current revolution that the Indian Film Industry has been going through. Sanjay has so far acted in over 24 full length feature films. His previous work includes content oriented films like Dhoop, Firaaq, Say Salaam India, trendsetting and path breaking films like My Brother Nikhil and Jhankaar Beats, also national award winners like Pinjar and Filhaal.

In 2005, Sanjay independently co-produced and starred in My Brother Nikhil, a film that won many hearts and awards worldwide. His gutsy performance as an openly gay character in the film based on a true story of the first diagnosed AIDS patient in Goa broke the norms of the Indian Film Industry and garnered many accolades world over.

In 2006 Sanjay along with director Onir did the entire production design for Onir’s second film Bas Ek Pal.

In 2008, Sanjay with Onir produced Onir’s third feature film titled “Sorry Bhai”, which was shot in Mauritius under the banner of one of their other production companies, “Anticlock Films Pvt Ltd”.

His diverse experience as an Actor and an Independent Producer empowers him with tremendous knowledge of production, creativity and marketing, which are essential for any successful independent producer.