Shimit Amin

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Shimit Amin moved to the USA at a very young age and soon pursued filmmaking. He made his first film, "Ab Tak Chappan" (56 and Counting) about a group of Mumbai cops who became notorious with their license to kill. His second film, "Chak De India" (Let's go India!), produced by India's biggest film studio, Yash Raj Films (YRF), was about a team of mismatched female hockey players and gender politics. The film went on to become a critical and box office success in India and worldwide. The film was acknowledged by the Billie Jean King's women's sports foundation. His third film was "Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year" chronicled the adventures of a young college graduate forced to deal with business ethics. The film was one of the most acclaimed films of 2009 in India. He was also a director on the BBC series "A Suitable Boy". In his capacity as an Editor, Shimit has worked on Mira Nair's 2012 award winning film, "The Reluctant Fundamentalist". The film opened the 2012 Venice Film Festival. Shimit is also a highly acclaimed ad-filmmaker and has directed the Glass Grand Prix award winning campaign for Whisper/P&G "Touch the Pickle". He also worked on an award wining commercial for Ariel's "Share the load" which was lauded by Sheryl Sandberg and Melinda Gates. He has shot successful campaigns for Amazon, Facebook, Whatsapp, Oreo, BMW, VISA and Ford.