Daljit Ami

Daljit Ami
NationalityIndian
Alma materPanjab University
OccupationFilmmaker
Known for
  • Documentary films
  • Journalism
  • Activism

Daljit Ami is a Punjabi documentary filmmaker and journalist, known for his activism through social action documentaries on topics such as agricultural labour, mass movements, human rights, environmentalism, Sufi tradition, and Punjabi scholars.[1] Being dissatisfied with how Punjab was being depicted in films, he strives to portray the reality of Punjabi culture from "an insider's point of view."[2]

The documentary films he has made include Born in Debt, Zulm Aur Aman, Karsewa: A Different Story Anhad Baja Bajey, Not Every Time, and Seva,[3] and he co-wrote the 2014 Punjabi film Sarsa.[4] He has written two articles for the Outlook magazine,[5][6] and his latest project is a film based on the 1915 Singapore Mutiny.[7][8]

  1. ^ staff (30 June 2013). "A brush with Ami". Tribune India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ staff (24 April 2009). "I Want to Portray the Real Punjab". India Today. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ staff (2009). "Director/Producer: Daljit Ami". Sikh International Film Festival. Sikh Art and Film Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ staff (19 March 2013). "National Award for Punjabi film "Nabar"". Cine Punjab News Network. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ^ Ami, Daljit (17 March 2014). "Scoot! Sherry Paaji Is in Da House". Outlook India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. ^ Ami, Daljit (5 May 2014). "What The Dickens". Outlook India. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Times of India 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Indian Express 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).