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{{Infobox person
| name = Aarti Shrivastava
| image = Aarti shrivastava.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| notable works = Foresting Life
| birth_name = {{nowrap|1983}}
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]],<br /> [[Maharashtra]] [[India]]
| occupation = Director
| alma_mater = Wilson College, Mumbai University
}}

'''Aarti Shrivastava''' (born 1983) is a national award-winning Indian documentary filmmaker and Asia 21 IPRYLI Fellow based in [[Mumbai]].<ref>http://asiasociety.org/asia21-young-leaders/2014-ipryli-fellows#Asia 21 IPRYLI</ref>

After graduating from [[Wilson College, Mumbai]], she began a career as a news reporter working with [[CNBC]]. She subsequently worked as a researcher on an Australian Documentary based on the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1565436/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast|title=Surviving Mumbai (TV Movie 2009)|website=imdb.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> before directing her two award-winning documentaries, ''[[Land of Widows]]'' and [[White Knight (film)|White Knight]], which were well received in the international festival circuit including Official Nomination in 7th [[Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival]], [[Doha]], 2011.<ref name="aljazeera1">{{cite web|url=http://festival.aljazeera.net/Services/System/?Rq=6)O7AzSe8-5Hs!eUDeq-6q(Dpjq5p-5GOW!1tt5-6XD7NA(VW-2TNv7mn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616153520/http://festival.aljazeera.net/Services/System/?Rq=6)O7AzSe8-5Hs!eUDeq-6q(Dpjq5p-5GOW!1tt5-6XD7NA(VW-2TNv7mn |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2013 |title=Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |publisher=Festival.aljazeera.net |accessdate=19 May 2013 }}</ref>

In 2013, she directed her third documentary ''Foresting Life'' which won the National Award. This documentary focuses on the life of [[Jadav Payeng]] who singlehandedly planted trees over the last 35 years and transformed a 1400-acre sandbar into a self-sustaining forest ecosystem.<ref name="ReferenceA">[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Environment/Conservation/Preservation Film]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/National-Awards-for-five-northeast-films/articleshow/33834736.cms|title=National Awards for five northeast films - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2015/01/29/molais-green-journey-to-padma-shri-glory/|title=Molai's green journey to Padma Shri glory|website=theshillongtimes.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>

She has been a jury member on various film festivals including the [[International Film Festival of India]] (Goa),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffigoa.org/indian-panorama-selections-iffi-2016/|title=Indian Panorama Selections for IFFI Goa 2016|date=29 October 2016|website=iffigoa.org|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iffi.nic.in/live/News/IP_press_release_2016_Final.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130152248/http://iffi.nic.in/live/News/IP_press_release_2016_Final.pdf |archive-date=30 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cebu International Documentary Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/entertainment/2015/08/24/cebu-festival-attracts-500-international-films-426379|title=Cebu festival attracts 500 international films|last=cppajuay|date=24 August 2015|website=sunstar.com.ph|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> IDPA Awards for excellence,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idpaindia.org/awards/awards_winners.htm|title=IDPA-Indian Documentary Producers Association|website=www.idpaindia.org|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> [[Jaipur]], International Film Festival to name a few,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/first_list_of_films_nominated_for_6th_jaipur_international_film_festival?page=9|title=First list of films nominated for 6th Jaipur International Film Festival - Filmfestivals.com|website=www.filmfestivals.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> is currently engaged in producing and directing a multi-year feature-length documentary project on Water crisis in India.

Besides managing the Humanity Watchdog Foundation, for which she had the idea while she was studying social entrepreneurship at [[Stanford University]], she also manages production on commercial [[Bollywood]] film projects like ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'', ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'', and reality show [[Sur Kshetra]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/radio-and-tv/the-show-must-go-on/article3865863.ece|title=The show must go on|first=Budhaditya|last=Bhattacharya|website=The Hindu|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2372222/fullcredits/|title=Kick (2014)|website=imdb.com|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3315973/|title=Aarti Shrivastava|website=IMDb|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]'' (2014) (Executive Producer)
* Foresting life (2013) (Director)
* ''[[White Knight (Documentary)]]'' (2012) (Director)
* ''[[Land of widows]]'' (2011) (Director)
* ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010) (Production Executive)
* ''[[Kambakkht Ishq]]'' (2009) (Production Executive)

==Awards==
* National Film Award for the Best Environmental Film<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* Opening Film Water Doc Film Festival Canada 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-2013 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204123856/http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-2013/ |archivedate=4 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanitywatchdog.org/toronto-premier-of-white-knight-opens-the-water-docs-film-festival |title=Archived copy |accessdate=4 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204122620/http://www.humanitywatchdog.org/toronto-premier-of-white-knight-opens-the-water-docs-film-festival/ |archivedate=4 February 2015 }}</ref>
* Official nomination 9th Al-Jazeera Documentary International Film Festival Doha 2013<ref name="aljazeera1"/>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}}
* Official Selection Jaipur International Film Festival 2013<ref>http://www.jiffindia.org/documents/OVERALL%20SCHEDULE-Final-JIFF%202013.pdf</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}}
* Official Selection Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|author=Last Name: Invalid Input |url=http://www.reelearth.org.nz/films/mid-length-films/item/67-white-knight |title=Reel Earth Environmental Festival - White Knight |publisher=Reelearth.org.nz |date=22 February 2013 |accessdate=19 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620132815/http://reelearth.org.nz/films/mid-length-films/item/67-white-knight |archivedate=20 June 2013 }}</ref>
* Official Selection South Asian Film Festival Canada 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saffcanada.org/films/ |title=Films |publisher=Saffcanada.org |date=4 November 2012 |accessdate=19 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231194132/http://www.saffcanada.org/films/ |archivedate=31 December 2012 }}</ref>
* Official Selection Colorado Film Festival 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceff.net/ceff_festival_program/ |title=Colorado Environmental Film Festival 2013 Program |publisher=Ceff.net |accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}}
* Special Mention Women Deliver Cinema Corner Conference<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/women-deliver-announces-cinema-corner-finalists-for-women-deliver-2013 |title=Updates » Women Deliver Announces Cinema Corner Finalists for Women Deliver 2013 |publisher=Women Deliver |date=8 March 2013 |accessdate=19 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020214101/http://www.womendeliver.org/updates/entry/women-deliver-announces-cinema-corner-finalists-for-women-deliver-2013 |archivedate=20 October 2013 }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}}
* Official Nomination 7th Al-Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival Doha 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://festival.aljazeera.net/Services/System/?Rq=6)O7AzSe8-5HrWrne!4-6XDwtHxxM-7=OOns5EO-6q0d)YOJ=-4sGIM)_w |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055127/http://festival.aljazeera.net/Services/System/?Rq=6%29O7AzSe8-5HrWrne%214-6XDwtHxxM-7%3DOOns5EO-6q0d%29YOJ%3D-4sGIM%29_w |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2013 |title=Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival |publisher=Festival.aljazeera.net |accessdate=19 May 2013 }}{{Failed verification|date=May 2014}}</ref>
* Livelihoods Award 6th CMS VATAVARAN Environment and Wildlife Film Festival Delhi 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmsvatavaran.org/vatavaran2011/awardmore.php?id=198 |title=Awardess Details |publisher=Cmsvatavaran.org |accessdate=19 May 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3315973}}
* [https://soundcloud.com/gatpr/newstalk1010-water-docs#play Interview With Aarti Shrivastava]
* [http://dearcinema.com/tag/white-knight-by-aarti-shrivastava Dear Cinema]
* [https://archive.today/20130616153629/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-08/news-interviews/34307138_1_glaciers-akshay-kumar-film-festivals Times of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140105092744/http://www.gat.ca/2013/03/04/ecologos-presents-the-2nd-annual-water-docs-international-film-festival-jackman-hall-in-toronto-march-21-24-2013/ G A T]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/86965.html India Glitz]
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1573755/Akshay-produces-documentary-titled-White-Knight Bollywodd Hungama]

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