Vikram Dhillon

Vikram Dhillon is an Indo-Canadian feature film producer, director, actor and former VJ for Channel V (Star TV India).

Biography

Career Vikram Dhillon is a co-founder of the newly formed digital content studio The Foundry with his partner Puneet Sira. He is producing a slate of original IP projects with studios, OTT platforms and channels.

Dhillon directed a Punjabi feature film titled Pinky Moge Wali starring Neeru Bajwa, Geeta Zaildar and Gavie Chahal, for which Dhillon was nominated for Best Director.

He also produced the web series The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story for Ekta Kapoor's digital channel AltBalaji under his Eyeline Entertainment banner, including the feature film Ji Karda, directed and produced by Dhillon.

Dhillon began his career as a VJ for Rupert Murdoch’s Channel V (Star TV) where he hosted the shows Challenge, Cool Maal and Late Night V. Dhillon went on to produce and direct series for the channel such as The Chair, Chat Room and Cool Maal.

The feature film documentary Bollywood Bound (2003) (Canadian National Film Board) followed the lives of Vikram Dhillon, Vekeana Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as Indo-Canadians in Bollywood. The film premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2003.

Dhillon continued his work as a producer with Jataka Tales for Japanese television; Sanatta, a horror series; and I Like an interview-based series for B4U Music. He produced a talk show called Take One for Geo TV in Dubai.

Dhillon has directed a series of commercials for Society Magazine, which he also produced. Dhillon produced and directed music videos for bands such as Mantra and Signia. Independently, he has produced and directed corporate videos and AVs for Idea Cellular, Magna Publishing Co. and the Consulate General of Canada (Mumbai).

Dhillon produced and directed a short documentary film, Mogaveera, for the Vyavasthaphaka Mandali (Mumbai).

Personal life Dhillon's sister Vekeana Dhillon is a content creator, screenwriter and actress. She wrote Vikram's Pinky Moge Wali and Ji Karda; and Puneet Sira's I - Proud To Be An Indian, Jai Veeru, and Kisaan.

Dhillon is the son of the retired environmental health officer Dyal Singh Dhillon and Harcharan Kaur Dhillon, who wrote the lyrics to the song "Khyalan Wich", which was featured in I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004).

Filmography TitleYearDesignationGenreCompanyNotesPride and Prejudice 2023ProducerAudio seriesThe Foundry / AudibleThe Foundry's original adaption into Hindi. Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023).Sherlock Holmes Ki Romanchak Kahaniyan 2022ProducerAudio seriesThe Foundry / Audible The Foundry's original adaption into Hindi. Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023). Award: Best Director. Award: Best Actor. Award: Best Actress.