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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Agneya Singh<br />
| image = Agneya Singh Image 01.jpg<br />
| alt = Agneya Singh<br />
| caption = Agneya Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|07|21}}<br />
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| occupation = [[Filmmaker]], [[Film producer|Producer]], [[Screenwriter]]<br />
| years_active = 2007–present<br />
| website = {{URL|http://www.agneyasingh.com/|agneyasingh.com}}<br />
| notable_works = [[M Cream]]<br />
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'''Agneya Singh''' is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3583700/ ''imdb.com - Agneya Singh'', July 2015]</ref> He is best known for writing and directing ''[[M Cream]]''.<ref>[https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549/ "PVR - M Cream", July 2016]</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
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===Early life===<br />
Agneya Singh was born in New Delhi, India on 21 July 1989. After working as a photographer and documentary filmmaker, Singh enrolled in [[NYU Tisch School of the Arts]]. It was during this time that he assisted filmmaker [[Lynne Sachs]] and worked as a projectionist in the experimental Film/TV department at [[New York University]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/cinema-must-be-a-weapon-of-revolution-filmmaker-agneya-singh-114101600512_1.html | title=Cinema must be a weapon of revolution: Filmmaker Agneya Singh | date=16 October 2014 | newspaper=Business Standard | author=IANS | accessdate=24 August 2018 }}</ref><br />
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His student films and videos have been screened in New York at [[Anthology Film Archives]].<ref>[http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/film_screenings/calendar&view=list&month=01&year=2011#day-03 ''anthologyfilmarchives.org - Calendar'', January 2011]</ref><br />
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===First Feature: M Cream===<br />
[[File:Agneya Singh Image 02.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=M Cream at RIIFF|M Cream wins Best Feature at RIIFF]]<br />
Singh wrote and directed the Indian independent feature film [[M Cream]] starring [[Imaad Shah]], [[Ira Dubey]], [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]] and [[Tom Alter]] among others. Shot on location in [[New Delhi]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]], ''M Cream'' follows the exploits of four friends who set out in pursuit of a mythic drug.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/m-cream-is-a-notion-of-rebellion/article1-956242.aspx ''M cream is a notion of rebellion'', November 2015]</ref><br />
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''M Cream'' premiered at the [[Rhode Island International Film Festival]] in 2014 where it received the ‘Best Feature Film’ award.<ref>[http://www.film-festival.org/award14.php "M Cream wins at Rhode Island", August 2014]</ref> The film continued to travel to several international festivals throughout 2014 and 2015.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/5157588/In-search-of-sex-drugs-and-rebellion-M-Cream-wins-accolades-abroad ''In search of sex, drugs and rebellion, M Cream wins accolades abroad'', March 2015]</ref><br />
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"M Cream" was released theatrically in India on 22 July 2016 by [[PVR Pictures]].<ref>[https://www.pvrcinemas.com/comingsoon/Pune/m-cream/HO00009549 ''M Cream - PVR'', July 2016]</ref> The worldwide rights were subsequently acquired by [[Netflix]].<ref>[https://www.netflix.com/title/80135074 ''M Cream - Netflix'', November 2016]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{Official website|http://www.agneyasingh.com/}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|3583700}}<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]<br />
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