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| occupation = Filmmaker
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| alma mater = [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women|L.S.R.]]<br>[[Film and Television Institute of India|F.T.I.I.]]
| awards =Two [[National Film Awards]]
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'''Jasmine Kaur Roy''' is a two time National Award-winning independent filmmaker from India, making short films and documentaries with [[imdbname:4263050|Avinash Roy]], under their banner Wanderlust Films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kamal-haasan-vidya-balan-lend-voice-film-sexual-exploitation-80773|title=Kamal Haasan, Vidya Balan lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|date=2018-05-06|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> Her film ''[[Amoli (Documentary)|Amoli]]'' is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India. The film won the [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=192564 66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film] for the year 2018.

== Education ==

Jasmine graduated in Political Science (Hons.) from [http://lsr.edu.in/ Lady Shri Ram College for Women], New Delhi and later specialized in Film Direction from the [http://www.ftiindia.com/ Film & Television Institute of India], Pune. She was also selected to be a part of [https://www.berlinale-talents.de/ Berlinale Talents 2015] as a participant director.

== Career ==

Jasmine has made short films and documentaries. Some of her films like Saanjh, Meena and Scavenging Dreams have won awards and have been screened at several international film festivals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ah-light-of-day/228841|title=Ah, Light Of Day|work=Outlook India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.signis.net/nouvelles/aussi-dans-lactualite/31-05-2006/lunesco-sort-une-serie-de-films-sur-le-theme-des-droits-de-lhomme|title=L'UNESCO sort une série de films sur le thème des droits de l'homme|date=2006-05-31|work=SIGNIS|access-date=2018-05-27|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Scavenging-dreams-to-be-screened-at-Eco-Vision-fest/articleshow/4522321.cms|title='Scavenging dreams' to be screened at Eco-Vision fest - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> She is the recipient of the [[52nd National Film Awards|52nd National Film Award]] (Best Film on Family Welfare) for her short film 'Saanjh' and the [[66th National Film Awards|66th National Film Award]] (Best Investigative Film) for her documentary film Amoli.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/Lights-camera-action/articleshow/868291.cms|title=Lights, camera, action - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref>

=== Amoli ===
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Her 30-minute documentary film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8415272/ Amoli] was produced by The Culture Machine and released online in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/may/07/kamal-haasan-rajkummar-lend-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation-1811023.html|title=Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://silverscreen.in/hindi/news/vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-kamal-haasan-and-others-lend-voice-to-amoli-a-documentary-on-child-sex-trafficking/|title=Vidya Balan, Rajkummar Rao, Kamal Haasan, And Others Lend Voice To Amoli, A Documentary On Child Sex Trafficking|date=2018-05-08|work=Silverscreen.in|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/2bAfSSMDPE81wun9oWlfLN/Amoli-The-search-for-Indias-missing-girls.html|title=Amoli: The search for India’s missing girls|last=Kappal|first=Bhanuj|date=2018-05-04|work=Live Mint|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/amoli-fate-kidnapped-children-india-sex-668371.html|title=Amoli: The fate of children kidnapped in India for sex|date=2018-05-05|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hindi.sakshi.com/videos/2018/05/07/amoli-film-fraternity-voicing-his-support-for-on-child-trafficking|title=अमोली: फिल्मी हस्तियों ने यौन शोषण पर फिल्म के लिए आवाज उठाई|work=Sakshipost Hindi|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en}}</ref> Amoli is a documentary about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/have-you-seen-my-girl/article23936461.ece|title=Have you seen my girl?|last=Sinha|first=Sayoni|date=2018-05-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elle.in/culture/call-to-action-fight-against-sex-trafficking-in-india/|title=This documentary exposes India's billion-dollar sex trafficking industry|last=Team|first=ELLE India|website=Elle India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/877371/watch-in-amoli-the-hunt-for-a-missing-girl-unravels-the-horrors-of-child-sex-trafficking|title=Watch: In ‘Amoli’, the hunt for a missing girl unravels the horrors of child sex trafficking|author=Scroll Staff|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/this-new-documentary-shines-light-in-the-life-of-a-girl-child-trafficked-for-sex/19320169|title=This new documentary shines light in the life of a girl child trafficked for sex|date=2018-04-15|work=mid-day|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref> The film is narrated by [[Rajkummar Rao]] (Hindi), [[Vidya Balan]] (English), [[Kamal Haasan]] (Tamil), [[Puneeth Rajkumar]] (Kannada), [[Jisshu Sengupta]] (Bengali) and [[Nani (actor)]] (Telugu) and the music is by Tajdar Junaid.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/voicing-his-support/article23844426.ece|title=Voicing his support|last=R|first=Shilpa Sebastian|date=2018-05-11|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-27|last2=R|first2=Shilpa Sebastian|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tollytrip.com/filmy/reviews/child-trafficking-documentary-amoli/|title=AMOLI -The Silent Crusade Against Child Trafficking And Sex Trade!|date=2018-05-07|work=tollytrip|access-date=2018-05-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kamal-haasan-rajkummar-lend-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation-118050600303_1.html|title=Kamal Haasan, Rajkummar lend voice to film on sexual exploitation|last=IANS|date=2018-05-06|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamal-haasan-lends-voice-to-film-on-sexual-exploitation/articleshow/64059283.cms|title=Kamal Haasan lends voice to film on sexual exploitation - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1051001/asp/weekend/story_5286993.asp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Weekend|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref>

Amoli won the [[66th National Film Awards|66th National Film Award for Best Investigative Film]] for the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/130819/indias-missing-girls.html|title=India's Missing Girls|date=13 August 2019|work=The Asian Age|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.wanderlustfilms.in Personal website]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8453415/ Jasmine Kaur Roy] at Imdb
* [https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/jasmine-kaurroy3 Berlinale Talents Profile]
* [http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=2880 Meena : Unesco Mutimedia Archives Services]
* [http://psbt.org/our-films/ Scavenging Dreams] in PSBT films

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