Sunjay
Kak
biography
Born in Pune, India, in 1958, he studied at the Delhi School of Economics. He is an independent documentary maker who began his career doing research for a series of scientific documentaries for Indian television. His directing debut came in 1983, with Kinnaur Ke Log (The People of Kannaur), which spotlights the life of a Himalayan shepherd. In 1986 he co-founded Octave Communications, a production company still active in New Delhi. His film In the Forest Hangs a Bridge (1999) won the Golden Lotus for best documentary at the National Film Awards in India, and the Asian Gaze Award at the Busan Film Festival in Korea.
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