Vekeana Dhillon is a screenwriter, series creator, playwright, television presenter, radio presenter and actress.
Early life and education She was born in New Delhi, India and later her family migrated to Toronto, Canada. Raised in Alberta, Canada and went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
Career Uncovidable is the latest series Vekeana Dhillon has created and written based on her humorous and semi biographical account of her experiences during the COVID-19 lock-down. Season One of 21 episodes in English voiced by Mahira Kakkar released on 23 June 2020 on Amazon's Audible platform worldwide. Upon its success, the Hindi version of the series voiced by Rasika Dugal, was released on 24 September 2020 on Audible.in and Audible Suno.
Vekeana Dhillon has written the Virat Kohli animation superhero series Super V (2019-2020) for Disney+ Hotstar, Marvel HQ, Star TV Network, and Baweja Movies. It was directed by Puneet Sira and Season 1 premiered in over 70 countries on 5 November 2019 and went on to become the highest rated show in the animation bracket in India.
As a Series Creator she is writing several premium content shows that have secured placements on several major OTT platforms.
Vekeana is the creator and writer of The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv Story (2017) a series for Ekta Kapoor's digital channel Alt Balaji produced by Eyeline Entertainment.
Vekeana Dhillon has written the high end musical play Balle Balle (2017-2018) for Wizcraft International Entertainment, Directed by Viraf Sarkari.
She has had five feature films produced and released internationally among them being I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004) Produced by Sohail Khan and Directed by Puneet Sira, Jai Veeru (2009) Produced by Siddi Vinayak Movies, and Kisaan (2009) again Produced by Sohail Khan and Directed by Puneet Sira, and Pinky Moge Wali (2012) Directed by Vikram Dhillon.
Additional feature film scripts include Ji Karda (Eyeline Entertainment) Director Vikram Dhillon. The remake of Kurbani (FK International) and Hoshiyar Havaldar (Mirchi Movies). Her screenplay Foot It, a family/dance feature film, with Corus Entertainment / Rugged Media and a horror feature film for Telefilm Canada.
Dhillon's association with the entertainment industry was initially as an actor. Snip (2000) was her first feature film in which she played the tenacious gossip driven Delnaz Readymoney, followed by shorts for MTV in leading roles in Love Ke Liye and One Tight Slap which led to Bollywood Bound, a National Film Board of Canada documentary-feature following the lives of Vekeana Dhillon, Vikram Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as transplanted Canadians in the world of Bollywood. Vekeana was hired by Rupert Murdoch's Channel [V] where she became the face and personality of several shows that she hosted including the channel's prime-time slotted [V] Dares U with co-host Yudi Urs and [V] Challenge with brother Vikram Dhillon.
Vekeana parlayed her Bollywood experiences as a contributor and reporter for the BBC Asian Network (U.K.) where she did a two-year stint with her own weekly half-hour slot on the Nikki Bedi Show, in addition to reporting for regional BBC stations in the UK. Vekeana shared her voice and news with the BBC World Service and BBC General News Service.
Personal life She is the daughter of Lyricist Harcharan Dhillon and retired Environmental Health Officer Dyal Singh Dhillon. She's worked extensively with her producer/director brother, Vikram Dhillon, and currently lives in India with her husband, noted director/producer Puneet Sira whom she married in 2010.
Filmography Year Title Language GenreDesignation Producer2023Pride and PrejudiceHindiAudio SeriesExecutive ProducerThe Foundry / Audible Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023).2022Sherlock Holmes Ki Romanchak KahaniyanHindiAudio SeriesExecutive ProducerThe Foundry / Audible Winner of "Best Audiobook Narration" Golden Mikes Radio & Audio Awards (2023).
Winner of "The Best Narration based on a Book" e4m Play Streaming Media Awards (2023)2022Kama SutraHindiAudiobookExecutive ProducerThe Foundry / Audible Winner of "Audio Book of the Year" India Audio Summit & Awards (2022)2022Munshi Premchand's KarmabhoomiHindiAudiobookExecutive ProducerThe Foundry / Audible2022Raat Hone Ko HaiHindiLimited Animation SeriesCreated and Written byThe Foundry / Ishara TV2020Uncovidable - HindiHindiOriginal Audio Series (21 episodes)
(Literature Fiction)Created and Written byAudible Suno2020UncovidableEnglishOriginal Audio Series (21 episodes) (Literature Fiction)Created and Written byAudible2019-2020Super VHindi/EnglishTV series (12 episodes) (Superhero Animation)Screenplay and DialoguesDisney+Hotstar, Marvel HQ, Star TV, Baweja Movies.2017-2018Balle BalleEnglishMusical Play (Comedy)PlaywrightWizcraft International Entertainment2018The TapeHindiFeature Film (Horror)Written byPentacles Cinevision Pvt. Ltd.2017The Great Punjabi Luv Shuv StoryPunjabiSeries (Comedy) (13 episodes)Created and Written byAltBalaji / Eyeline Entertainment2013Ji Karda Punjabi Feature Film (Drama)Written byEyeline Entertainment (Commission Script)2012Pinky Moge Wali Punjabi Feature Film (Comedy)ScreenplayBatra Showbiz Productions2011Foot It English Feature Film (Family/Dance)Written byJericho Beach Entertainment (Commissioned Script)2009Kisaan Hindi Feature Film (Drama)Screenplay and DialoguesSohail Khan Productions2009Jai Veeru Hindi Feature Film (Action)ScreenplaySiddhi Vinayak Movies2007Go! Miss IndiaHindiFeature Film (Rom-com)Written byMirchi Movies Ltd (Times Group) (Commissioned Script)2006-2008Nikki Bedi ShowEnglishRadio (Weekly Bollywood Segment)Host / WriterBBC Asian Network (UK)2006Hoshiyar Hindi Feature Film (Comedy)Written byMirchi Movies Ltd. (Times Group) (Commissioned Script)2006-2008BBC World ServiceEnglishRadio (News Contributor)ReporterBBC Radio (UK)2006Kurbani Hindi Feature Film (Action)ScreenplayF.K. International Pvt. Ltd. (Commissioned Script)2006MogaveeraEnglishDocumentary FilmNarratorVisual-Eyes Entertainment2005HitHindiFeature Film (Action Comedy)Written byUTV Motion Pictures / Prakash Jha Productions (Commissioned Script)2004MaidaanHindiFeature Film (Drama)Written byNeha Arts (Commissioned Script)2004Havaldar HansHindiFeature Film (Action Comedy)Written byMiracle Movies (Commissioned Script)2004I - Proud To Be An Indian Hindi Feature Film (Drama)Screenplay and DialoguesSohail Khan Productions2003SpiceboyEnglishFeature Film (Comedy)ScreenplayMiracle Movies (Commissioned Script)2003Great IndiaHindiFeature Film (Action)Written byM.D. Productions (Commissioned Script)2002Bollywood BoundEnglishFeature Film (Documentary)HerselfNational Film Board of Canada Director: Nisha Pahuja2002One Tight SlapEnglishShort FilmDivaMTV India - Director: Cyrus Oshidhar2002Love Ke LiyaEnglishShort FilmQueenMTV India - Director: Cyrus Oshidhar2000Snip!EnglishFeature FilmDelnaz ReadymoneyMercury Films - Director: Sunil Sippy1999-2000[V] Dares UEnglishTV seriesHost / WriterChannel [V] Star TV Network1999-2000[V] ChallengeEnglishTV seriesHost / WriterChannel [V] Star TV Network1999-2001Live [V] RequestsEnglishTV seriesHostChannel [V] Star TV Network1999-2000Style PoliceEnglishTV seriesGuest HostChannel [V] Star TV Network1999-2000Tea With [V]EnglishTV seriesGuest HostChannel [V] Star TV Network1998BPL Oye!EnglishTV seriesGuest HostChannel [V] Star TV Network1998Red AlertEnglishTV seriesGuest HostChannel [V] Star TV Network (Hong Kong)1998By DemandEnglishTV seriesGuest HostMTV India1998Tata CoffeeEnglishTV CommercialLead (Actor)Far Productions - Director: Kailash Sundernath1998Pepsi ColaEnglishTV CommercialLead (Actor)Genesis Film Production - Director: Prahlad Kakkar1997Holy RiverEnglishTheatreMaya (Actor)Work In Progress Productions. Director: Etienne Coutinho1997VasvadataEnglishTheatreVasvadata (Actor)The Creators - Director: Janak Thoprani
See also Women's Cinema
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