Rishi Chamman is a 31-year-old documentary, film and commercial writer/director. After the TV specialization at the School of Journalism in Utrecht, Rishi Chamman worked for TV programs such as RTL New York, Vijf in \'t Land and RTL Boulevard.
He was then selected for the Kind & Color talent program at the Maurits Binger Film Institute. This resulted in the first Dutch Bollywood film for youth: Sapney- De Droom. He decided to specialize in a fusion of Dutch and Indian film styles by studying film in India at the \"Asian Academy of Film and Television\". He made his directorial debut with the Kids & Docs documentary \"Jeuk\". The film was screened at several film festivals in Spain, Canada, England and the Czech Republic. And was broadcasted by Z@ppelin. For the public broadcaster OHM he made several spiritual documentaries, such as \"The Best of my Life\" and \"Santosh\". They were about the last phase of a terminally ill woman and people who try to have a positive attitude to life despite their disability.
After writing and directing documentaries and films, Rishi started developing and writing the series \"Faris en Floris\" for advertising agency Noise, among others. In this online series from the Postbank, Farid (Mohammed Chaara) and Floris (Miro Klooserman) investigated economic myths. Rishi also wrote the screenplay for the easy blue commercial and is making his advertising directing debut with the Postbank starter line.
With the film \"Bollywood Blues\", developed during the IDFA Documentary Workshop, he makes his debut as a director of the long documentary for authors. The film is produced by Pieter van Huystee Productions and the NPS.
TV premiere \"Bollywood Blues\" on Tuesday, February 24, 23:30