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{{Infobox person
| name = Jyoti Kapur Das
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Film director<br>Screenwriter
}}

'''Jyoti Kapur Das''' is an Indian director and scriptwriter, known for her work in [[Bollywood]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/jyoti-kapur-das-film-plus-minus-to-screen-at-ojai/article_f8f0c8bc-0fb3-11ea-bd67-fb6a8ea26b23.html|title=Jyoti Kapur Das Film 'Plus Minus' to Screen at Ojai Short Film Festival in December|website=India West|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rinzing-denzongpas-debut-film-action-thriller-squad-will-be-directed-by-jyoti-kapur-das/articleshow/67388503.cms|title=Rinzing Denzongpa's debut film, action-thriller Squad, will be directed by Jyoti Kapur Das|first=Himesh |last=Mankad |author-link=Himesh Mankad|date=January 5, 2019|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/winning-the-filmfare-award-was-a-magical-moment-bhuvan-bam/articleshow/68657237.cms|title=Winning the Filmfare Award was a magical moment|last=Arote|first=Vinay |date=March 31, 2019|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> Two of the short films that Das has written and directed have won [[64th Filmfare Awards#Critics' Awards|Filmfare]] awards.

== Career ==
Das is a graduate from [[FTII, Pune]] (Editing, 1995). From November 14, 2011, she took on the position of Creative Head at [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures]]<ref>https://boxofficeindia.co.in/viacom18-motion-pictures-conversation-team-box-office-india</ref> and was associated with several films including [[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]], [[Queen (2014 film)]], [[Gangs of Wasseypur]] and [[Kahaani]]. From 2015- 2018, she was the Creative Head at Big Synergy Productions where she was the Creative Producer & Creative Director of the web series [[Bose: Dead/Alive]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bose: Dead/Alive' is worth visiting|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/reviews/bose-deadalive-worth-visiting-1502549511.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 January 2021|website=The Statesman}}</ref><ref>[[Bose: Dead/Alive]]</ref> starring [[Rajkumar Rao]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/tisca-chopras-short-film-chutney-has-a-chilling-end-1631546|title=Tisca Chopra's Short Film Chutney Has a Chilling End - NDTV Movies|website=NDTVMovies.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/youtuber-bhuvan-bam-makes-short-film-debut-with-divya-dutta/19781163|title=Youtuber Bhuvan Bam makes short film debut with Divya Dutta|date=2018-09-07|website=mid-day|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>

[[Chutney (film)|''Chutney'']], a short film written and directed by Das, was released on the Large Short Films channel on [[YouTube]] in 2016. It won the first ever Filmfare award for Best Short Film award for Das as Best Director and Best Actor (Female) for the lead actor at the [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare awards]] in 2017.<ref name="chutney">Sources which say Chutney is written and directed by Das and won the awards:

*{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20190617-the-shorter-way-forward-1544309-2019-06-07|title=The shorter way forward|date=June 7, 2019|first=Chinki |last=Sinha|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2017/winners|title=Filmfare Award 2017 Winners - List of Filmfare Award Winners|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tisca-chopra-wins-best-actress-award-for-chutney-4469459/|title=Tisca Chopra wins Best Actress Award for Chutney|date=2017-01-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-08}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/all-the-drama-in-short/article22701491.ece|title=All the drama, in short|last=Upreti|first=Payel Majumdar|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>

in 2018, Das wrote and directed the short film ''Plus Minus'' with which [[YouTuber]] [[Bhuvan Bam]] and feature film actress [[Divya Dutta]] made their short film acting debuts.<ref name="youtuber">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-plus-minus-bhuvan-bam-and-divya-dutta-s-short-crosses-over-13-m-views-2667509|title=Plus Minus: Bhuvan Bam and Divya Dutta's short crosses over 13 M views|date=2018-09-25|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}

*{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/youtuber-bhuvan-bam-to-make-his-debut-in-plus-minus-starring-divya-dutta|title=YouTuber Bhuvan Bam To Make His Debut in 'Plus Minus' Starring Divya Dutta|website=Republic World|access-date=2020-03-08}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-guneet-monga-short-film-plus-minus-starring-divya-dutta-bhuvan-bam-crosses-10-million-views-in-3-days-463670|title=Guneet Monga's short film, Plus Minus starring Divya Dutta and Bhuvan Bam crosses 10 million views in just 3 days!|last=Taneja|first=Parina|date=2018-09-17|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/plus-minus-youtuber-bhuvan-bam-and-divya-dutta-to-star-in-short-film-1871477.html|title=Plus Minus: YouTuber Bhuvan Bam and Divya Dutta To Star in Short Film|date=2018-09-08|website=News18|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref> In 2019, Plus Minus won the People's Choice Award for Best Short Film at the [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare awards]], winning Das her second Filmfare award in three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/winning-the-filmfare-award-was-a-magical-moment-bhuvan-bam/articleshow/68657237.cms|title=Winning the Filmfare Award was a magical moment|last1=Arote|first1=Vinay AroteVinay|last2=March 31, 2019|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|access-date=2020-03-08}}</ref>

== References ==
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