Upinder Randhawa

Biography

Upinder Randhawa is a Filmmaker as well as a radio and television reporter and presenter working in the United Kingdom. He has also acted in four movies in India. He has worked as a director and produced KIRDAAR which is being released worldwide. Randhawa also worked as a line producer and an executive producer in the film industry. 

He's the CEO & Founder of Freedom Films Productions and is currently working on some Bollywood productions as well as some ventures with his business partner Shahid Hasan and filmmaker Anees Bazmee.

Randhawa worked for several Asian community radio stations. He exposed a series of controversies regarding a breach of the Ofcom sponsorship rules by one Station at which he had worked. 

Randhawa later worked as a presenter for the UK lifestyle channel Sangat TV. He provided live coverage of the 2011 England riots within the West Midlands, spoke out against violence, and assisted police during the event. The Channel’s participation was commended by David Cameron in the House of Commons for its commitment to social responsibility.

Randhawa went on to appear in Street Riots: The Live Debate on Channel 4. He was also featured in "10 Heroes of the London Riots" in New York’s Time Magazine. In 2012 he appeared in a Punjabi film, Mirza – The Untold Story.

In 2013 Randhawa was a speaker at a Birmingham event to raise awareness of crimes against women in India.

Randhawa also covered sports events, including the international bodybuilding championship Sheru Classic. He was voted number 41 for DesiClub.com’s Top 50 Coolest Desis of 2011.[citation needed] He has interviewed various celebrities for punjab2000. In 2016 he also appeared in the film Desi Munde, released in October 2016.