Ajay K Saklanni
Director at Enoxx Entertainment
Director, Director of Photography and Editor
Kāngra, India
November 2014
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About Ajay
Ajay K Saklanni is an Independent filmmaker from Himachal Pradesh, India, who has been working in Film and TV Productions for more than 16 years and has worked as an editor, cinematographer and director with many prestigious TV channels and production houses. He is known for his debut feature film Saanjh which was screened in various film festivals across the world. Saanjh won the 'Best Feature Film' award at Borrego Springs Film Festival 2017 and 'The Award of Merit' in Accolade Global Film Competition 2016. The film was also screened in Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival (2017) and Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival (2017). Later on the film was released in cinema halls across India on 14 April 2017 in Himachali dialect, also dubbed in Hindi. Saanjh was the first film in Himachali dialect to be released in cinema halls.
Ajay Saklanni was awarded the Himachal Excellence Award (2016) and Himachal Award of Excellence in Cinema (2018).
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Abhay (
2019 )
TV Series Editor -
Maula (
2018 )
Video Editor -
Teri Yaad (
2018 )
Video Editor -
Goriyaa (
2018 )
Video Editor -
Bandeya (
2018 )
Video Editor -
Red Soil (
2018 )
Film Cinematographer -
TV in the Fish Tail (
2017 )
Film (Short and Drama) Producer As electricity is introduced to a remote Trans-Himalayan village, an adolescent boy struggles to reconcile his excitement with the abjection that surrounds him. -
A Million Rivers (
2016 )
Film (Drama) Second Unit Director or Assistant Director A Million Rivers is a surrealist, quasi-narrative fiction film set in South Asia. Themes of fragmentation and fantasy are explored in this black and white contemporary classic: a man with a mirror reflects all that is around him, never turning the mirror to reveal himself. -
Tum Na Rahi (
2016 )
Video Editor -
Saanjh (
2016 )
Film by Ajay Saklani (Drama) Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Writer Set in the beautiful Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh, Saanjh follows the journey of Sanju, a 16-year-old city girl who becomes the victim of bogus social-media posts. When her father discovers a compromising online video in which Sanju supposedly features, he consigns her to their remote ancestral village to stay with her grandmother. Isolated and dejected, Sanju encounters ill-mannered house guest Jonga and finds surprising solace in his company. Unable to adjust to the village lifestyle, she hatches a plan to escape the village with help of Jonga, but need time to raise enough cash. Meanwhile, Sanju slowly begins to understand her grandmother’s pain—living a secluded life with almost no contact with her children—and a deep bond grows between them. When the grandmother falls sick, the film focuses on one unforgettable Saanjh (evening) in which they are caught between light and darkness. -
Upaasmar: The Taste of Hunger (
2011 )
Film (short) by Ajay Saklani Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Editor -
Googly Gumm Hai
Film Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
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Award of Merit
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Best Director (Best Feature Film)
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Himachal Excellence Award
(2016)
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