Vinod Kapri is an Indian journalist, film director, writer and producer. He is best known for directing the 2015 Hindi film ‘Miss Tanakpur Hajir Ho’.
Wiki/Biography
Vinod Kapri was born on Sunday 15 August 1971.age 50 years; by 2021) at Military Hospital, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. His hometown is in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. His zodiac sign is Leo.
He did his schooling in KVS JRC Bareilly, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. He did his graduation from Bareilly College, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. When he was in 9th grade, he started writing short stories.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
parents and siblings
His father, DS Kapri, is a retired army man. His mother’s name is Bhagirathi. He has two siblings.
wife and children
In 2009, he married Indian journalist Sakshi Joshi. The couple has two sons named Aryaman Kapri and Ahaan Kapri.
Religion
Vinod Kapri follows Hinduism.
livelihood
Author
At the age of 16, he wrote a story for the Indian newspaper Amar Ujala and received a money order of Rs. For this 15. Some of his stories were published in various leading Indian newspapers like Dainik Jagran, Dainik Hindustan and Dainik Aaj. While he was in school, one of his novels was published in the weekly series. He launched a monthly magazine ‘Indian Econo Patrika’ at the age of 19. He wrote a book titled ‘1232 KMS’ in 2021, which is available in different languages like Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu.
journalist/reporter
A year later, he started working as a journalist with the Hindi daily Jansandesh. He started working as an apprentice in Dainik Jagran in 1992 and worked there for about four months. After this he started working as a reporter in Amar Ujala. After joining Zee News in 1995 as a trainee reporter, Indian editor Rajat Sharma asked him to cover a story on the UPA government. Within no time he became a well-established Indian political reporter. While he was working with Zee News, he also served as the Bureau Chief in Uttar Pradesh. He has hosted several Hindi news shows as a news reporter including News Top 10, Hindustan Hamara, Crime Reporter, Kaun Hai, Top 20 Reporter, Superfast 200 and Nonstop Superfast. Kapri also hosted a live TV show on Arif and Gudiya (a Muslim couple in 2004).
the creator
He worked as a producer and anchor for the weekly news show ‘Ek Aur Nazariya’, which was aired on Zee India TV in 1998. For this show, he worked on documentaries. Dalai lama, Homosexuals, Euthanasia, Dome of Banaras, Mahakumbh of Allahabad. During his tenure there he also worked on the documentary of Aghori Sadhu of Haridwar, and according to media sources, this was the first documentary on Aghori Sadhu to be televised. He worked as a producer of Zee News’ morning show ‘Morning Zee’ from 1999 to 2001. He was promoted as Output Editor in Zee News in 2002. After about two years, he quit Zee News and joined Star News as an executive producer. After working there for about three years, he started working as Managing Director in India TV. Vinod has produced some Hindi documentaries like the 13 December Parliament Attack, 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack and The Life Of. Anna Hazare,
film producer
He made his debut as a filmmaker with the Indian documentary film ‘Can’t Take This Shit Anymore’. The film was openly based on the issues of defection.
Vinod made his Bollywood debut as a film producer with the Hindi film ‘Miss Tanakpur Hazar Ho’. The film was highly appreciated by the critics. During an interview, talking about the reaction of various Indian celebrities on the film, he said,
It feels good when so many celebrities who have been in the industry for so many years appreciate your work. There was a time when I was skeptical about the release of the film, but Hirani sahab and Anurag Kashyap helped me a lot. He saw my film and showed faith in it. He believed that my work would be recognized.”
He started a film production in the name of his mother ‘Bhagirathi Films’ in 2015. His award winning Indian film ‘Pihu’ was released in 2018. The film received acclaim at various film festivals such as Vancouver International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival (California), Fajr International Film Festival (Tehran) and Indian Film Festival. Stuttgart). In 2021, he released ‘1232 KMS’, a Hindi documentary based on seven laborers who migrated during the COVID-19 lockdown in India.
Conflict
In 2015, a fatwa was issued by the Khap Panchayat in Muzaffarpur following the release of the Hindi film ‘Miss Tanakpur Hajir Ho’ (the same year). Later, Indian farmer leader Rakesh Tikait Demand to ban the screening of the film
Award
2015: Can’t take the best film on social issues at the 62nd National Film Awards for this film
Facts / Trivia
- As a child, he attended schools in various places like Kendriya Vidyalaya in Andhra Pradesh, Secunderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Udhampur, Siliguri in West Bengal and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh due to his father’s transferable job.
- He has shared many important posts for the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi on various social media platforms. In one of his posts on 15 March 2022, he wrote that he wanted to make a film ‘Gujarat Files’, and asked Narendra Modi if he could assure that the film would release without any hiccups.
- In 2022, Vinod recorded a video of a 19-year-old boy named Pradeep Mehra From Almora, Uttarakhand, who was seen running on the streets after returning from work at McDonald’s. He shared the video on 21 March 2022 and within a few hours the video went viral on social media. In the video, Kapri asked the boy the reason for his running, then the boy replied that he wanted to join the Indian Army, And the 10 km long run was a part of his daily practice.
This is pure gold❤️❤️
fast running speed
Organ
anyone will be in troubleThe details have been entered in the list again and again
️ Hear Hear Hear Reason ️️️ pic.twitter.com/kjBcLS5CQu
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) 20 March 2022
- Vinod follows a daily fitness regimen. He has also participated in various marathons.
- Vinod Kapri loves non-vegetarian food.
- Kapri is a dog lover and has shared various pictures with her pet dog on her social media account.