Puneet Sira | |
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Born | London, England | 3 December 1967
Occupation(s) | Film Director, Producer |
Spouse | |
Children | Shaan Sira, Simran Sira |
Relatives | Vikram Dhillon (brother-in-law) |
Awards | 2009 SAFF Director Award: Kisaan |
Puneet Sira is a British and Bollywood feature film director and producer who formed The Foundry which is actively developing original IPs in house and producing feature films, television series, animation projects and its multi award winning podcasts.[1]
His tenure at BBC Films gave him the foundation to build a career as director, writer and producer. Since then, he's been the executive producer of Channel [V] for the Star TV Network. He's produced and directed several dramas for television and feature films including I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004), Jai Veeru (2009) and Kisaan',[2] (2009) for which he received a Best Director honor. Virat Kohli's Super V (2019), a Superhero animation series, directed by Puneet for Disney+, Marvel HQ, Star TV Network, Hotstar and Baweja Movies is the highest rated show in the animation bracket in India with almost 200 million views.