where he provided work for Asian actors in the UK. Casting director was another title to Sira's credit: films such as Jinnah (1998) starring Christoper Lee, Flight(1992) (BBC Screen One), directed by Alex Pillai, Immaculate Conception (1992) directed by Jamil Dehlavi, Memsahib Rita (1994) and Frantz Fanon – Black Skin, White Mask (1996) directed by Isaac Julien. On the American feature film Passion in the Desert (1997) Sira worked on production. Sira lectured on basic film making at Middlesex University and Italia Conti Acting Academy as a visiting lecturer. In 1998, Sira became the executive producer for Rupert Murdoch's Channel V, (STAR TV), producing more than 22 television shows for the channel in Mumbai. He went on to produce and direct drama for television The Steal (2000) STAR TV, followed by Sanatta (2001) and Jataka Tales (2002) for Japanese television which Sira directed and produced with his partner Vikram Dhillon. Sira went on to direct the feature films I - Proud To Be An Indian (2004), Jai Veeru (2009) and Kisaan (2009). As a screenwriter Sira wrote I - Proud To Be An Indian with Vekeana Dhillon. Together they have written the screenplay for the feature film Kurbani for Feroz Khan (FK International) and Spiceboy for Miracle Films. Sira had written The Steal and Sanatta. Sira and Vikram Dhillon are partners in The Foundry, a production company which has developed several feature films as well as several IP for the major OTT platforms globally Filmography AwardsSAFF Awards: 2009: SAFF Award for Direction (Kisaan) References External links I Proud To Be An Indian @ Internet Movie DatabaseI Proud To Be An Indian @ Bollywood Hungama'' (IndiaFM) Trailer of Jai Veeru 1967 births Living people British people of Punjabi descent British film directors