Deep Sehgal
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Deep Sehgal is an award-winning British film-maker whose work includes the Emmy nominated series Soul Deep, India with Sanjeev Bhaskar
and Selling Jesus.
After graduating with degrees in Philosophy from the universities of Dundee and Grenoble, Sehgal trained as a journalist at Leeds University and started his career as a researcher in the documentary film unit at BBC Manchester. His first film as a producer was the British Film Institute/Channel Four drama "Sleep" which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1999. The following year he directed his first film, a documentary about his mother entitled "The Good Son" for Channel Four.
He then moved to the BBC, eventually becoming a senior producer in the Specialist Factual unit at BBC Bristol. He was the director of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy segment in the BBC series Big Read
and made a number of documentary films that received popular and critical acclaim and won a number of international awards. He was also a founder of the BBC Film Lab which was created to help new directors make their first films. Sehgal now runs the independent production company Avatar Productions with actor Sanjeev Bhaskar
.
Recent work as creator, executive producer and director includes the BBC period drama series The Indian Doctor
, written by Bill Armstrong. On March 15 2011 the series was awarded the national Royal Television Society award and was also nominated in five categories at the BAFTA Cymru awards, winning two BAFTAs in the editing and acting categories.
Sehgal is also a published author. His work includes the book "India" which accompanied the BBC television series of the same name. The book went on to reach number 4 in the Sunday Times bestseller list.
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE is a British Indian comedian, actor and broadcaster, best known for his work in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42...
and Selling Jesus.
After graduating with degrees in Philosophy from the universities of Dundee and Grenoble, Sehgal trained as a journalist at Leeds University and started his career as a researcher in the documentary film unit at BBC Manchester. His first film as a producer was the British Film Institute/Channel Four drama "Sleep" which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 1999. The following year he directed his first film, a documentary about his mother entitled "The Good Son" for Channel Four.
He then moved to the BBC, eventually becoming a senior producer in the Specialist Factual unit at BBC Bristol. He was the director of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy segment in the BBC series Big Read
Big Read
The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel of all time...
and made a number of documentary films that received popular and critical acclaim and won a number of international awards. He was also a founder of the BBC Film Lab which was created to help new directors make their first films. Sehgal now runs the independent production company Avatar Productions with actor Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sanjeev Bhaskar, OBE is a British Indian comedian, actor and broadcaster, best known for his work in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as host of The Kumars at No. 42...
.
Recent work as creator, executive producer and director includes the BBC period drama series The Indian Doctor
The Indian Doctor
The Indian Doctor is a British television drama set in the summer of 1963. Produced by Rondo Media and Avatar Productions, it was first broadcast on BBC One in 2010. A second series has been commissioned.-Setting:...
, written by Bill Armstrong. On March 15 2011 the series was awarded the national Royal Television Society award and was also nominated in five categories at the BAFTA Cymru awards, winning two BAFTAs in the editing and acting categories.
Sehgal is also a published author. His work includes the book "India" which accompanied the BBC television series of the same name. The book went on to reach number 4 in the Sunday Times bestseller list.