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{{short description|Indian film Director, Producer and Writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lal Vijay Shahdeo
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| birth_place = Hesapiri, [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
| citizenship = Indian
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| occupation = Film director, producer
| years_active = 1997–present
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| awards = {{plainlist|
*Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan (2019)}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.akritientertainment.com/}}
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'''Lal Vijay Shahdeo''' is an Indian writer, director and producer in the Indian film and television industry.<ref>{{cite news |website=Dailypioneer |title= Films of J'khand producer to be screened in Cannes|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/films-of-j---khand-producer-to-be-screened-in-cannes.html|date=15 May 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born in Hesapiri village in [[Kisko block]] of [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://m.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/lohardaga/story-lal-vijay-shahdeo-conferred-jharkhand-gaurav-samman-2682937.html|title=विजय शाहदेव को मिला झारखंड गौरव सम्मान|website=livehindustan|date=10 August 2019|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> Shahdeo has worked as a theatre director, actor, to his shift to television/film as casting director, writer, producer and finally a film writer, director and producer.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |website=Timesofindia |title=Jharkhandi actors should first learn to act: Lal Vijay Shahdeo |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/Jharkhandi-actors-should-first-learn-to-act-Lal-Vijay-Shahdeo/articleshow/38371468.cms |date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=timesofindia|title=Lal Vijay Shahdeo's journey from a Jharkhand village to Cannes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Lal-Vijay-Shahdeos-journey-from-a-Jharkhand-village-to-Cannes/articleshow/52165118.cms |date=8 May 2016}}</ref>

== Career ==
Shahdeo has worked with many companies such as UTV, Percept Picture Company, B.R. Films, Creative Eye, Miditech and Big Synergy. Shahdeo had the opportunity to work with television channels in India, including Star Plus, Star One, Sony, Zee TV and Hungama. He has worked as a casting director, senior executive producer, creative director, supervising producer, head of operations, project head, writer and director.<ref name="auto1"/>

He has directed short film, ''The Silent Statue'', which was accepted at Cannes Film Festival 2016 in Short Film Corner. Shahdeo directed feature films ''Lohardaga'' in Hindi, Nagpuri/Hindi debut ''[[Phulmania]]'' premiered in the [[Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards]] (JIFFA) in 2018 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-jharkhand-to-be-seen-in-lohardaga-1974433.html|title=फिल्म लोहरदगा में दिखेगा पूरा झारखंड|website=Livehindustan|access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/jiffa-2019-to-begin-from-today.html|title=JIFFA 2019 to begin from today|website=Dailypioneer|date=1 February 2019}}</ref> Films ''Lohardaga'' and ''Phulmania'' also premiered in the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/nagpuri-flick-makes-it-big-at-cannes.html|title=Nagpuri flick makes it big at Cannes|website=Dailypioneer|date=6 July 2019|access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> In 2022, he wrote and directed Bhojpuri/Hindi film ''Nach Baiju Nach'' which released on 23 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/bihar-jharkhand/bhojpuri/nirahua-new-film-nach-baiju-naach-trailer-release-watch-video-of-dinesh-lal-new-film/1269478|title=निरहुआ की नई फिल्म 'नाच बैजु नाच' का ट्रेलर रिलीज, देखें वीडियो|publisher=zeenews|language=Hindi|date=22 July 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bhojpuri-dinesh-lal-nirhua-starrer-film-nach-baiju-naac-ready-to-release-across-the-country-on-23-september-bhojpuri-mogi-4630443.html|title=दिनेश लाल निरहुआ की फिल्म 'नाच बैजू नाच' देशभर में रिलीज के लिए तैयार, लौंडा नाच करते दिखेंगे भोजपुरी स्टार|publisher=hindi.news18|language=Hindi|date=21 September 2022|access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>
He has written directed & produced a feature Film "Mere Naina Tere Naina" released on 2 June 2023 in Hindi/Awadhi languages.

== Filmography ==
===Film and television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Project !! Role !! Company !! Channel
|-
| 2001–2004 || "Kehta Hai Dil, Shakalaka Boom Boom, Bhabhi, Family Business, Special Squad" || Casting Director || UTV || Star Plus & Star One
|-
|- 2004–2005 || "CID, CID Special Bureau, Aahat 2, Raat Hone Ko hai" || Casting Director || Fire Works || Sony & Sahara
|-
| 2006–2007 ||''Mann Mein Hai Vishwaas''|| Senior Executive Producer & Casting Director || Creative Eye Limited || Sony
|-
| 2007–2008 ||''[[Pari Hoon Main]]''|| Supervising Producer & Director || B. R. Films || Star One
|-
| 2008–2009 ||''[[Ninja Pandav]]''|| Supervising Producer || Miditech Pvt. Ltd. || Real TV
|-
| 2009–2010 ||''Hamaari Devrani''|| Head of Operations || Shobhna Desai Productions || Star Plus
|-
| 2010–2011 ||''[[Maayke Se Bandhi Dor]]''|| Project Head (Fiction) || UTV || Star Plus
|-
| 2012–2013 ||''[[Laakhon Mein Ek]]''|| Head of Operations || Big Synergy || Star Plus
|-
| 2014 ||''Ghanteshwar Prasad Ghantewaale''|| Producer & Director || Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. || Doordarshan
|-
| 2014–2015 ||''Ye Shaadi Hai Ya Sauda''|| Producer & Director<ref>{{cite web|website=Dailypioneer.com |title=Bhopal artistes are really hard working |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/bhopal-artistes-are-really-hard-working.html |date=12 April 2014}}</ref>|| Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. || Doordarshan
|-
|2021
|''Black Suitcase'' (Hindi & English Film)
|Director / Producer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Under pre production
|-
|2016
|''The Silent Statue'' (Short Film)
|Director / Producer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released on Youtube (Akriti Cinemas)
|-
|2021
|''[[Phulmania]]'' (Hindi Film)
|Director / Producer / Writer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|World Digital Premiered on ShemarooMe, JioCinema
|-
|2019
|''[[Phulmania]]'' (Nagpuri Film)
|Director / Producer / Writer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released
|-
|2019
|''Compensation'' (Short Film)
|Director / Writer
|Deepak Simhal Productions
|Released
|-
|2023
|''Lohardaga'' (Hindi Feature Film)
|Director / Writer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released
|-
|2022
|''[[Naach Baiju Naach]]'' (Bhojpuri/Hindi Film)
|Writer / Director / Producer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released
|-
|2023
|''[[Mere Naina Tere Naina]]'' (Hindi/Awadhi Film)
|Writer / Director / Producer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released
|-
|2023
|''[[Kokh (film)|Kokh]]'' (Bhojpuri Film)
|Writer / Producer
|Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
|Released
|-
|}

==Controversies==
In 2019, Shahdeo accused the organiser of second [[Jharkhand International Film Festival Awards]], of mismanagement and bribery.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-hungama-in-international-film-festival-18918069.html|title=हंगामे की भेंट चढ़ा जीफा का अवार्ड समारोह, आयोजकों पर बिफरे अरबाज खान|date=4 February 2019|website=jagran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/ranchi/news/charges-of-taking-a-reward-in-jifa-with-money-01484861.html|title=पैसे लेकर अवाॅर्ड बांटने का आरोप लगा, निर्देशक शाहदेव और अरबाज खान ने किया बॉयकॉट|website=Bhaskar|date=4 February 2019}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
*Jharkhand Gaurav Sammaan (2019)<ref name="auto"/>
*Birsa Munda Jyoti Samman (2021) for best film director.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-seven-people-of-jharkhand-received-birsa-munda-jyoti-award-3842768.html|title=seven people of jharkhand received birsa munda jyoti award|website=Livehindustan.com}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.akritientertainment.com/ Akriti Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., Official website]
* {{IMDb name|nm7812649}}

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[[Category:Film directors from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Film producers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Lohardaga district]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Nagpuria people]]

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