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Vijay Bedi

Vijay Bedi is the third generation of wildlife film maker and photographer in a family that has a long history of expertise in this highly specialized field.[2]

Vijay Bedi
(Left to Right) Anil Jotwni, Vijay Bedi & Mike Pandey along with Gaurav Markan at open forum on Digital Camera, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2012.jpg
Bedi (right), at IFFI, 2012
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film maker, photographer
SpouseBahar Dutt[1]
FatherNaresh Bedi

He has worked with various national and international channels like CNN International, Aljazeera English, Canadian Television, BBC, Channel 4 Television, Doordarshan, PBS Now, TF1 French Channel, ZDF Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Channel and Discovery Science Channel.[2]

Vijay Bedi & his twin brother Ajay Bedi are the youngest Asians to have won the Green Oscar for their films – The Policing Langur.[3][4][5]

Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi are also the only Indians to have won a nomination at the television highest awards at Emmy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[6][7]

Vijay & Ajay, father Mr Naresh Bedi is also world renowned wildlife conservationist. He is the first Asian to receive a Wildscreen Panda Award[8] and the first Indian to receive a nomination for the British Academy Film Awards.[9] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[10][11][12] Wildlife photography and film making appears to be an inborn quality with the twin brothers. Bedi's has won three Green Oscars.

In 2005, the film Policing Langur by Vijay Bedi and Ajay Bedi was also selected for the second edition of the Wildlife Film Festival hosted in Nandan (Kolkata). Sourced from National Geographic Society, Discovery Channel, Bedi Films, and Romulus Whitaker, over 40 films participated in the festival.[13]

Their documentary, The Policing of the Langur, made in 2009 was nominated as the best film in the Newcomers Category at Wild Screen Film Festival. Trained in movie making at the Aurobindo Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, the duo won the Green Oscars for their documentary film on the life of two endangered Himalayas's Red pandas called the Cherub of the Mist. "Our documentary captures the colourful vista of man-monkey relationship in India, dating back to mythological times. It is a captivating tale of veneration, tolerance and co-existence," said Vijay and Ajay. When asked about wildlife photography, the twin brothers said, "It can expose environmental problems and encourage people to care.[14]

Vijay Bedi worked as one of the nominating jury members for the First Frame 2013 – Fifth International Students' Film Festival on 19 and 20 March 2013. "The talent was enormous. This film festival is a very good opportunity for youngsters as it provides a great launch pad for them," said Vijay to The Hindu'.[15][16][17][18]

Films

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  • The Secret life of Frogs
  • Film for Conservation
  • NZZ FORMAT: WENN BILDER TIERE RETTEN- DIE GESCHICHTE DER BEDI- BRUDER
  • CLEAN & GREEN ENERGY
  • MELTING PARADISE
  • GHARIAL CRISIS
  • WILD ADVENTURE WITH BEDI BROTHERS – 13 x Half-hour programmes
  • Cherub of the Mist
  • ECHOES FROM THE JUNGLE – 13 x half-hour programmes
  • THE POLICING LANGUR
  • MONSOON WEDDING
  • THE FOREST
  • INSHALLAH, KASHMIR
  • THE MARATHON BOY
  • Awards
  • 67th National award film festival for Best environment film, The Stork Saviours, Vijay Bedi & Ajay Bedi

References

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  1. ^ We bought a farm: The story of one Delhi couple's adventures with the simple life. Hindustan Times.
  2. ^ a b "Bedi Universal | Documentary Films, Advertising & Cooperate Films, NGO Films, Feature Films, Events Video". Bedi Brothers Productions. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Bedi Universal | Documentary Films, Advertising & Cooperate Films, NGO Films, Feature Films, Events Video". Bedi Brothers Productions. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Jobs & Careers". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Wildscreen Festival 2004: 2004 Film Guide". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013.
  6. ^ "The Emmy Awards – 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards". Emmyonline.org. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Purple frogs and lonely battles". 3 September 2019.
  8. ^ Wildscreen 1984 Cameraman Award – Ganges Gharial. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Legendary wildlife filmmaker coming". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015.
  10. ^ Experts, Disha (5 August 2017). The PADMA ACHIEVERS 2016. Disha Publications. ISBN 9789385846649.
  11. ^ "Padma Awards 2015".
  12. ^ "Naresh Bedi".
  13. ^ "Reel call of the wild". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  14. ^ Gupta, Anandita (24 March 2011). "Wild things". India Today. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  15. ^ Bhatnagar, Gaurav Vivek (30 March 2013). "Film fest to showcase budding talent". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  16. ^ Dogra, Aditya (7 October 2014). "A photography exhibition in the city, celebrates the ongoing Wildlife Week". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  17. ^ Bedi, Vijay (16 June 2018). "They wobble like jelly, they tap dance: Meet the unusual frogs of the Western Ghats". The Hindu.
  18. ^ "National Geographic Your Shot". Archived from the original on 27 October 2018.

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  1. ^ "67th National Film Awards announced; Sikkim wins award for Most Film Friendly State".
  2. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/filmmakers-catch-salamanders-in-conversation/article33905421.ece Filmmakers catch salamanders in conversation
  3. ^ "When a Filmmaker‑Duo Caught a "Silent" Salamander Speaking". RoundGlass Living.
  4. ^ https://www.salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/2021-vol-57/2011-bedi-a-v-bedi-s-nag-r-suyesh/file Wild observations of the reproductive behaviour and first evidence of vocalization in Crocodile newt Tylototriton himalayanus (Caudata: Salamandridae) from the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot in Eastern India
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