Nationality India Name Harpreet Sandhu Movies Work Weather Wife Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Years active 2009–present Residence Vancouver, Canada Citizenship Canada Role Actor | |
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Occupation Actor, director, producer, writer, musician Awards 2015 Nominated National Award top25 People's Choice Canadian Immigrant2015 Shortlist 87th Academy Awards Similar People Reema Nagra, Kirat Bhattal, Deepika Singh Profiles | ||
Harpreet Sandhu (born 8 January 1979) is an actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet. His debut Punjabi film Work Weather Wife was the first ever Punjabi and only Canadian film to get shortlisted at 87th Academy Awards under Best Original Song in a feature film and Best Feature Film for its songs "Moon" and "Long Braid".
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Professional work
Sandhu is an actor and film maker. His debut film is Work Weather Wife in 2014. He has worked with Alka Yagnik. He has acted in Indian and international films. He dubbed Wahgan Hawaawan, in Urdu for ArtGauge Films Inc. and scripted the Urdu version of poems for Work Weather Wife.
He has been associated with advertising since 2009 as a model, choreographer, copywriter, producer and director.
Early life
Sandhu was born in Rurka Kalan, Punjab, India and spent the early part of his life living in a remote village. He is a graduate of Khalsa College, Amritsar and he trained under Hollywood actress Debra Podowski in Vancouver, BC.
Awards and nominations
On March 19, 2015, Sandhu was nominated for Canadian Immigrant Award, recognizing the top 25 Canadian immigrants of the year, sponsored by RBC.