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Arun Chadha is an Indian Documentary Film-maker. His works have been shown in different national and international festivals and he has won different awards including the national award in India.

Arun Chadha is a Graduate in Cinema from the [|Film and Television Institute of India], Pune. He has written, produced and directed more than 100 documentaries, short films and TV serials on socio –economic, socio-political, environment, health, anthropological & development issues. Many of his films have been shown in various National and International Film Festivals and have won awards. His Documentaries have also been screened at the Global conference on Poliomyelitis in Zurich, Millennium summit on poverty elimination in Washington and at the Summit on Climate Change in Paris. Arun Chadha has won National Award for his documentary film “Mindscapes…of Love & Longing”-in the year 2012. He twice won ‘Golden Conch’ awards for films “The Shame Is Not Mine” & “Swayam” for the best documentary films at the [|Mumbai International Documentary  & Short Film Festival (MIFF)]- Years- 2000 & 2004; “Waiting for Reprieve” won 1st prize for the Best Film at the International documentary Film festival, Kerala & “ Pate Ki Baat” won 1st prize at the National Education Film Festival.

In the past, he has served as a Jury Member for the [|International Film Festivals of India], Goa- IFFI (Indian Panorama); International Film Festival on Human Rights; [|International Documentary Film Festival on livelihood, “Jeevika”]; [|International Film Festival on Disability, India]; [|Bengaluru International Film Festival]; National Film Festival on Science & Technology, Kolkata; [|International Children Film Festival, India]; Ismailia International Film Festival on Documentary & Short Films, Cairo, Egypt and [|Mumbai International Documentary & Short Film Festival (MIFF)]

He has served as a Member of the Selection Committee for selecting films for the International Film Festival of India, Goa (IFFI) to select films for the Cinema of the World category and International Competition from Years 2009-2017

He edited the script and directed the Sound and Light show on the 1857 Mutiny, ‘Azadi Ki Pehli Jung’ for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India.

Associated with many "Sound and Light" shows produced by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in different capacities-voicing, recording, editing, sound designing etc.

Over the years, he has held master classes and conducted workshops at various Mass Communication Institutes in India.

References: 1. Arun Chadha webpage on Kalpana.it 2. Arun Chadha webpage on Vigyan Prasar, Government of India 3. Article in The Scroll webzine, 14 April 2015 4. Article LiveMint magazine, 14 February 2013 5. Newspaper article, The Hindu, 01 March 2004