ABOUT THE JURY

Anurag Basu:

"The First time I ever went onto a film set, was when I was directing the film." -Anurag Basu

This self made man has never believed in short cuts. But yet his luck, talent and sheer hard work made him what he is today. He is a dream director for every upcoming actor and producer who believes in telling stories to the masses. Anurag began his career directing the cult TV shows, Tara and Koshish Ek Asha when he was a mere twenty or so. He then proceeded to make a film, Kuchh To Hai with Tellydom's queen Bee, Ekta Kapoor. On the telly front, he tried his hand at all possible genres, ranging from thrillers (Saturday Suspense), to Horror (X Zone), to of course daily soaps. Click here to know more...

Rajat Kapoor:

"I see my life as a series of accidents. It started rather early- with my birth in 1961." -Rajat Kapoor

Crediting his life to accidents, winner of two National Awards and a President's Gold Medal, Rajat Kapoor is one of the few contemporary radical film makers of India. His first film, Tarana, a 26 minute non-feature documentary, won him the Swarna Kamal (President's gold medal) and also won for best cinematography at the National Awards. His first feature film, Private Detective- Two plus two plus one, came in 1997. It went to international film festivals and Rajat became a film maker to reckon with. Click here to know more...