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{{Short description|Indian film-maker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
|name= Gul Bahar Singh
|image= Gul Bahar Singh.jpg
|birth_place= Pakur, Jharkhand
|occupation = Filmmaker
|years_active = 1980–present
}}
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}
'''Gul Bahar Singh''' is a six time [[National Film Awards|national award]] winning [[India]]n [[Filmmaking|film-maker]]. He received first national award in 1986 for his documentary film, ''Anukaran''.<ref name="timesofindia.com">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Hema-to-play-Rajmata-Vijaya-Raja-Scindia/articleshow/4505918.cms|title=Hema to play Rajmata Vijaya Raja Scindia |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Regal-role/article15391392.ece|title=Regal role|website=Thehindu.com|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.deccanherald.com/articles.php?name=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/13156/picking-themes-close-reality.html|title=Picking themes close to reality – Deccan Herald|website=M.deccanherald.com|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120828/jsp/entertainment/story_15903847.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116010355/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120828/jsp/entertainment/story_15903847.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2012|title=Shefali to Paoli|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ignca.nic.in/fdc_body.htm|title=Kalanidhi – Cultural Archive — Film / Video Documentation by IGNCA|website=Ignca.nic.in|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==

Singh was born in Pakur, Jharkhand in a Sikh family and he is the youngest child of his parents. He studied in Pakur, Kolkata, and Faridabad, after completing his graduation Singh self-trained himself to become a filmmaker.

==Career==
[[File:Gul Bahar 2.jpg|thumb|right|Gul Bahar Singh with actor [[Amitabh Bachchan]]]]
He started his career in 1980 with his first documentary "Weeds" on street children, which received very good response. He received first national award in 1986 for his documentary film Anukaran,<ref name="Cabaret queen!">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120716/jsp/entertainment/story_15732481.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004937/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120716/jsp/entertainment/story_15732481.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2012|title=Cabaret queen!|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> a film on status of women in India. In 1991 he received national award for film Biotechnology; Some possibilities.

He made a long documentary for [[DD National|Doordarshan]] on life of noted Hindi writer [[Munshi Premchand]] starred [[Irrfan Khan]] as Premchand. In 1999 Hindi feature film Sundari produced by N.F.D.C. was screened in Calcutta film festivals and Participated in Vith, International film festivals in Sochi, Moscow and received Diploma for participation. He also won National award in [[44th National Film Awards]] as best film on Family welfare for Bengali short film Bheet and won National award in [[45th National Film Awards]] for Gotipua. The Goal feature [[Irrfan Khan|Irfan Khan]] in main lead won Golden Lotus at [[47th National Film Awards]] as best children film and received special Jury award at 11th, Cairo International Children's Film Festival held in Egypt, received special mention by the jury of International Federation of Film Societies in 2001 in Czech Republic. The film was also selected in India Panorama in 2001, and also participated in Golden Elephant Children's Film Festival in the same year. His feature film Dattak starring [[Rajit Kapoor]] and [[A. K. Hangal]] as main lead was the only Indian film which participated in the 5th Shanghai International Film Festival, China. In 2016, he made a feature-length biopic [[Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi]] starring [[Hema Malini]] and [[Vinod Khanna]] on the life of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scendia of Gwalior.

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gener
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | {{refh}}
|-
|1986
|Anukaran
|Documentary
| [[33rd National Film Awards]]
|<ref name="Cabaret queen!"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|website=Dff.nic.in|accessdate=2017-07-12}}</ref>
|-
|1992
|Biotechnology :Some possibility
|Documentary
| [[38th National Film Awards]]
|
|-
|1997
|Bheet
|Short Film
|National Award
|
|-
|1999
|Gotipua
|Documentary
| [[45th National Film Awards]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|website=Dff.nic.in|accessdate=2017-07-12}}</ref>
|-
|1999
|Sundari
|Feature Film
|Certificate of Participation.
|
|-
|2000
|[[The Goal (1999 film)|The Goal]]
|Feature Film
|National & International award
|<ref name="timesofindia.com"/>
|-
|2003
|Dhatri Panna
|Short Film
| [[50th National Film Awards]]
|
|-
|2003
|[[Abaidha]]
|Feature Film
|Best Actor (BFJA)<br/>Certificate of Participations<br/>Montreal film festival
|
|-
|2003
|Dalma Wild Life Sanctuary
|Documentary
|Certificate of Participation (Vatavaran)
|
|-
|}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Film
!scope="col"|Note
|-
|1980
|''Weeds''
|Documentary
|-
|1982
|''The third hand''
|Documentary
|-
|1986
|''Anukaran''
|Documentary
|-
|1988
|''Ujjala''
|Telefilm
|-
|1991
|''Biotechnology :Some possibility''
|Documentary
|-
|1993
|''Bayen''
|Telefilm
|-
|1994
|''Sawa ser Gehoon''
|Telefilm
|-
|1995
|''Sikhs & Five takhts''
|Serial
|-
|1996
|''Melody Man''
|Documentary
|-
|1996
|''Premchand''
|Serial
|-
|1996
|''Jyon Mehndi ko Rang''
|Serial
|-
|1996
|''Seemant''
|Telefilm
|-
|1997
|''Bheet''
|Bengali short film
|-
|1998
|''Bansuriwala''
|Short film
|-
|1999
|''Gotipua''
|Documentary
|-
|1999
|''Sundari''
|Feature film
|-
|1999
|[[The Goal (1999 film)|''The Goal'']]
|Feature film
|-
|2001
|''[[Dattak]]''
|Feature film
|-
|2002
|''Sixer''
|Feature film
|-
|2002
|''Tandav''
|Feature film
|-
|2003
|''Dhatripanna''
|Short film
|-
|2003
|''[[Abaidha]]''
|Bengali feature film
|-
|2004
|''Dalma wild Life Sanctuary''
|Documentary
|-
|2004
|''Saranda''
|Documentary
|-
|2004
|''Shravani Mela''
|Documentary
|-
|2005
|''Do Behne''
|Serial
|-
|2006
|''Jogajog''
|Bengali Telefilm
|-
|2007
|''Nishi Kutumb''
|Bengali serial
|-
|2008
|''Bhola Bhai Patel''
|Documentary
|-
|2010
|''Shahmal jat''
|Documentary
|-
|2013
|''Dalip Kaur Tiwana''
|Documentary
|-
|2015
|''Sarbat da Bhala''
|Documentary
|-
|2017
|''[[Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi]]''
|Feature film
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{IMDb name|nm0994425}}

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