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[[File:Jazz1.jpg|thumb|Jaspreet Kaur]]

'''Jaspreet Kaur<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.99doing.com/jaspreetkaur|title=Jaspreet Kaur|last=|first=|date=|website=99doing|access-date=}}</ref>''' is an Indian film producer. She produced Bengali film ''[[C/O Sir]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120905/jsp/entertainment/story_15936900.jsp#.UfSYM40wdTB |title=Kaushik Ganguly gets ready for C/ SIR with Saswata and Raima |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2012-09-05 |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref> She is the founder and CEO of [[KR Movies and Entertainment]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinando.com/en/Company/kr_movies_and_entertainment_pvt_ltd_92051/Detail|title=KR Movies and Entertainment|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> an Indian Film and Television Production House that produces and distributes movies, interactive television and online content. She had produced other Bengali Films, including [[Bawal (film)|''Bawal'']]<ref>{{cite web|title=Upcoming Bengali Film Bawal Promises Out n Out Entertainment; Beat the Heat Laughing with this Film|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/blog/tag/jaspreet-kaur/|website=Sholoanabangaliana.in|publisher=Priyanka Dutta|accessdate=1 June 2015}}</ref> in 2015 and [[Cholai (film)|''Cholai'']] in 2016. She is producing a documentary on [[Irom Chanu Sharmila]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pavel's Next Venture; A Documentary on Irom Chanu Sharmila|url=http://sholoanabangaliana.in/2017/01/08/babar-nam-gandhiji-famed-director-pavels-next-venture-a-documentary-on-irom-chanu-sharmila/|website=Sholoana Bangaliana|publisher=Sholoana Bangaliana|accessdate=31 March 2018}}</ref> Her next venture will be a book adaption of Vanara: The Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara, Author [[Anand Neelakantan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Anand Neelakantan's book to be adapted to film |url=https://insightonlinenews.in/anand-neelakantans-book-to-be-adapted-to-film/ |website=Insight Online News |publisher=IANS |accessdate=1 December 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
A [[Software engineer|computer science engineer]] by training along with her hobby in [[Visual effects|VFX]] and animation, Jaspreet resigned her job with a multinational company in order to join [[Vancouver Film School]] to pursue film making.

She returned to India to work for [[Mumbai]] and Hyderabad, such as Prime Focus, Reliance Media Works, Firefly and Prana; initially she worked as a Senior Compositor, and subsequently as a VFX Producer for dozens of [[Hollywood]], [[Bollywood]], and Indian regional productions.

Jaspreet set up her own film production House to tell stories she felt strongly about. When KR Movies made their first theatrical release (''C/O Sir'')<ref>{{cite news|title=Kaushik's salute to Sir|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130627/jsp/t2/story_17050710.jsp|accessdate=27 June 2013|agency=The Telegraph|issue=Today's Edition|publisher=Kushali Nag}}</ref> in 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Reviews|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/C/o-Sir/movie-review/20845148.cms|work=The Times of India|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> with a National Award-winning director, Jaspreet was the youngest female producer in Eastern India. ''C/O Sir'' became the first Bengali Film to have a theatrical release in [[Cinema of Singapore|Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|title=C/O Sir (2013) goes to Singapore|url=https://www.facebook.com/careofsir13/photos/a.199351910211857.1073741831.197930853687296/220241944789520/?type=3&theater|website=Facebook}}</ref>

''Cholai'' premiered at [[2016 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival 2016]]<ref>{{cite web|title=India at Cannes|url=http://www.indiaatcannes.com/films-details/179/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821175933/http://www.indiaatcannes.com/films-details/179/|archive-date=2016-08-21|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bengal's "Cholai" Wins Hearts at Cannes Film Festival |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/bengal-s-cholai-wins-hearts-cannes-film-festival#ixzz49NS3Wkds|publisher=WBRi Web Desk|accessdate=22 May 2016}}</ref> and was nominated in six categories (winning Best Supporting Actress) in Madrid Film Festival 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film | url=http://filmfestinternational.com/best-editing-foreign-language-film-madrid-iff-2016/|website=Filmfestinternational.com|publisher=Film Fest Webteam|accessdate=29 April 2016}}</ref> including Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director. She is co-creator of one-of-a-kind interactive TV series based on Motion Capture and [[Animation|3D animation]].

Apart from handling operations at KR Movies, Kaur's role in her projects include securing funds, working with co-producers, investors and distributors. She was executive producer of her projects, contributing significantly to assembling the right team, overall program management and oversight. She often continues to get closely involved in VFX production, costume design, art direction and editing.

== Filmography ==
===Producer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Producer
|-
|2013
|''[[C/O Sir]]''
|{{Yes}}
|-
|2015
|''[[Bawal (film)|Bawal]]''
|{{Yes}}
|-
|2016
|''[[Cholai (film)|Cholai]]''
|{{Yes}}
|-
|2017
|''Irom''
|{{Yes}}
|-

|2019
|''Yaman''
|{{Yes}}
|}

==Recognition==
Cholai was awarded two Filmfare awards in Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2017. It won for Best Dialogue (Subhomay Chatterjee) and Critics' Best Film (Arun Roy).<ref>{{cite web|title=Winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2017|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-jio-filmfare-awards-east-2017_-18989.html|publisher=Filmfare|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>

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