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Jasmine Kaur Roy is a National Award winning independent filmmaker from India, making short films and documentaries along with Avinash Roy, under their banner Wanderlust Films.

Education

Jasmine graduated in Political Science (Hons.) from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and later specialized in Film Direction from the Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. She was also selected to be a part of Berlinale Talents 2015 as a participant director.

Career

Jasmine has been making short films and documentaries, mainly in the development communication sector. Some of her films like Saanjh, Meena and Scavenging Dreams have won awards and have been screened at several international film festivals.

She is the recipient of the 52nd National Film Award (Best Film on Family Welfare) for her short film 'Saanjh'.

Her documentary film Amoli released online in May 2018 to a great response. Amoli is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India. The film is narrated by Rajkummar Rao (Hindi), Vidya Balan (English), Kamal Haasan (Tamil), Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada), Jisshu Sengupta (Bengali) and Nani (actor) (Telugu).

References

1. "52nd National Film Awards". 3 May 2018 – via Misplaced Pages.

1. Call to Action, Elle India, May 2018. 2. Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual-exploitation, Indian Express, 7 May 2018 3. Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Kamal Haasan, And Others Lend Voice To Amoli, A Documentary On Child Sex Trafficking, Silverscreen, 8 May 2018. 4. Only 3 Indian films selected at Berlin Festival but Youngistaan does India proud, 9 Feb 2015 5. Nani voice over heart breaking short film, My fisrst Show. 6. Voicing his support, The Hindu, 7 May 2018 7. Watch: In ‘Amoli’, the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking, Scroll.in 7 May 2018 8. This New Documentary Shines Light In The Life Of A Girl Child Trafficked For Sex, Sunday Mid-Day, 15 April 2018 9. Amoli: The search for India’s missing girls, Livemint, 4 May 2018 10. Amoli: The search for India’s missing girls, Deccan Herald, 8 May 2018 11. अमोली: फिल्मी हस्तियों ने यौन शोषण पर फिल्म के लिए आवाज उठाई, Sakshi Samachar, 8 may 2018 12. AMOLI -The Silent Crusade Against Child Trafficking And Sex Trade! Tollytrip, 7 May 2018 13. Culture Machine's Amoli tells a heart-wrenching story about sexual exploitation of children, Indian Express Indulge, 4 May 2018 14.Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation, Business Standard 6 May 2018 15.Kamal Haasan lends voice to film on sexual exploitation, Times of India, 7 May 2018 16.Scripting a turnaround, The Telegraph, 1 Oct 2005 17. Lights, camera, action , Times of India, 29 Sept 2004 18. FTII students show their class, The Tribune, 6 May 2006 19, Ah, Light of Day, Outlook Magazine, 10 Oct 2005 20. UNESCO releases a series of films on the theme of human rights, Signis, 31 May 2006 21. 'Scavenging dreams' to be screened at Eco-Vision fest, Times of India, 13 May 2009

1. Team, ELLE India. "This documentary exposes India's billion-dollar sex trafficking industry". Elle India.
2. "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation".
3. "Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Kamal Haasan, And Others Lend Voice To Amoli, A Documentary On Child Sex Trafficking". 8 May 2018.
4. "Only 3 Indian films selected at Berlin Festival but Youngistaan does India proud - Entertainment News, Firstpost".
5. "Nani Voice Over Heart Breaking Short Film - Jasmine Kaur Roy". 7 May 2018.
6. R, Shilpa Sebastian; R, Shilpa Sebastian (7 May 2018). "Voicing his support" – via www.thehindu.com.
7. Staff, Scroll. "Watch: In 'Amoli', the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking".
8. "This new documentary shines light in the life of a girl child trafficked for sex". 15 April 2018.
9. Kappal, Bhanuj (4 May 2018). "Amoli: The search for India's missing girls".
10. "Amoli: The fate of children kidnapped in India for sex". 5 May 2018.
11. "अमोली: फिल्मी हस्तियों ने यौन शोषण पर फिल्म के लिए आवाज उठाई".
12. "AMOLI -The Silent Crusade Against Child Trafficking And Sex Trade!". 7 May 2018.
13. "Culture Machine's Amoli tells a heart-wrenching story about sexual exploitation of children". {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 24 (help)
14. IANS (6 May 2018). "Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation" – via Business Standard.
15. "Kamal Haasan lends voice to film on sexual exploitation - Times of India".
16. "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Weekend". www.telegraphindia.com.
17. "Lights, camera, action - Times of India".
18. "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". www.tribuneindia.com.
19. "Ah, Light Of Day".
20. "L'UNESCO sort une série de films sur le thème des droits de l'homme". 31 May 2006.
21. "'Scavenging dreams' to be screened at Eco-Vision fest - Times of India".

External Links

1. Personal website 2. Imdb 3. Berlinale Talents 4. Unesco Mutimedia Archives Services 5. PSBT films

1. "Documentary Films - India - Wanderlust Films". Documentary Films - India - Wanderlust Films.
2. "Jasmine Kaur Roy". IMDb.
3. Talents, Berlinale. "Imprint". Berlinale Talents.
4. "Meena".
5. "Scavenging Dreams – PSBT". psbt.org.

• Indian filmmakers
• Hindi-language film directors
• Film and Television Institute of India alumni