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An UAE national award nominated filmmaker, cinematographer, photographer, editor, musician, songwriter, radio producer and a voice over artiste, Neeraj started his career in music in 1993 and in 1997 was part of a national award- winning band in India called ‘Spyrals’. In 2003, he became the first Indian artiste to have a previously unreleased track, to feature in an international compilation album, courtesy the BMG Middle East label. The album was called ‘Lounge Sessions’ and it featured Neeraj alongside international renowned artistes like Aqua Bassino, Faith and Dido, among other artistes. He went on to feature in the follow up to the album called ‘Lounge Sessions Vol.2’, where two of his tracks were part of the album.
Neeraj moved to Dubai in 2002 and was part of the setup team for an Asian radio station. He joined in the capacity of Production Manager and moved on to become the Director of Programming at City 101.6 FM, the leading asian station in the region. He later joined Cool 94.7 FM and was the Director of Programming.
Neeraj completed a filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy, NY in 2005 and currently undertakes film projects. His range of work includes television commercials, corporate films, music videos, corporate presentations, short films, radio commercials, jingles and voice overs. From writing scripts to directing and filming, to editing, sound design and finalizing, Neeraj executes projects from start to finish, making it easier for clients to work within the realms of a one-stop destination for their projects. His latest short film ‘Kaali Peeli’ has been selected to be showcased at the Cannes Short Film Festival, 2021. Having written, produced and directed short films and winning BEST FILM at The Dubai 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT, 2014, he received this prestigious award at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, L.A. Neeraj was part of an international feature film made by 5 different directors across 5 different continents, where he was invited to represent Asia/Middle East. In 2018, Neeraj was nominated for a UAE National Award in the Ministry of Happiness' short film awards category called ‘Happiness Film Awards’. He is currently working on the script of a feature film, which he hopes to produce and direct.
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