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Bhuvan Lall

Bhuvan Lall is a film producer, filmmaker, entrepreneur, scriptwriter, columnist, and author.

Early life and education

Lall was born on 6 September 1965 in Bhopal. After his schooling at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, he completed a Bachelors in Sociology at the University of Delhi and was awarded a first-class Master's degree in Mass Communications at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. His documentary film won the Desmond Doig Award for the best graduation film and his science fiction short on nuclear war Killing a sunrise on a full moon night was awarded the highest marks for scriptwriting and direction. Lall additionally attended advanced courses in entertainment studies at UCLA. In 2019, Lall was bestowed with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa (Ph.D.) by the Jharkhand Rai University, Ranchi, India.

Career

Lall has produced 2 artistically acclaimed feature films, 35 documentary films, 25 world-class events including the India Splendor 2007 festival in Los Angeles, and an international TV series, Chance of a Lifetime. In addition, Lall has held leadership positions as the President of a multi-billion dollar Indian conglomerate, and as the Executive Director of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation, he established the largest trade body in the Indian media sector. He was the Senior VP of a TV Network, Member of the Board of Directors of entertainment companies, and manages a world media-consulting firm advising the top names in Hollywood, Europe, and India.

Author

Lall is also a biographer and has authored two books. His first book The Man India Missed The Most Subhas Chandra Bose was launched on 23 January 2017 and his second book The Great Indian Genius Har Dayal published in 2020 focuses on the Ghadr Party and the pre-Gandhi era of the Indian freedom movement. Lall is also a motivational speaker who offers inspiring talks about leadership and heroism to select audiences speaking about the heroes of the Indian freedom movement from Lala Har Dayal to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. His domain area covers the entire European colonial period from the first sighting of India by the fleet of Vasco Da Gama in May 1498 to the end of European imperialism in India in December 1961.

Columnist

Lall is a columnist with The Daily Guardian and Business World group has previously contributed columns in The Hindustan Times and Business Standard. He was also the Indian Correspondent for Screen International, Broadcast, International Broadcasting and TV World magazines published from the United Kingdom.