Sanjay has always picked up and nurtured stories that are unique, powerful and memorable.He has a strong eye for detail and he loves the challenge of perfecting the project, be it a feature film or a TV Commercial. While shooting TV commercials, he always pushes his team to create a distinct voice and fresh imageries for the client which resonates with the brand and the audience. With over twenty years of production experience in films, he is known for setting up and executing the production modalities for a number of now-big-ticket directors, for their first films.
To name a few…
- VISHAL BHARDWAJ – Makadi (National Award Winner for Best Child Artist in 2003)
- ANURAG KASHYAP – Paanch
- MANISH JHA – Matrubhoomi (F.I.P.R.E.S.C.I. Award at Venice Film Festival 2003)
- IMTIAZ ALI – Socha Na Tha, (Assisted Imtiaz in initiating and setting up the Project)
- DIBAKAR BANERJEE – Khosla Ka Ghosla (National Award for Best Feature Film in
Hindi 2007)
- SRIRAM RAGHAVAN – Johnny Gaddar.
- Andhadhun, a thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan released in 2018 which won more 50 awards nationally as well as internationally, Best Film (critics) in Filmfare 2019, and Best Hindi Film, National Film Awards 2019.
- “Merry Christmas” a nerve chilling thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan to be released in 2022.
Sanjay has also worked in two feature films with the internationally acclaimed Director Buddhadev Dasgupta.
- Swapner Din (National Award Best Direction 2005)
- Kalpurush (National Award for Best Feature Film 2008 and Official Entry Panorama Section Berlin Film Festival 2008).
Apart from Features, Sanjay has also worked on two International Documentaries:
- The Beatification of Mother Teresa, an Indo- French Production, shot in Vatican, Calcutta, Darjeeling and Delhi.
- Ten Years of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its Aftermath, an Indo Greek Production.
As a founder and director of the Matchbox Pictures, Sanjay’s vision…”We are all stories in the end. Let’s make it a good one”.
