Vinod Kapri, (born 15 August 1972) is a filmmaker and author. He was given a National Award for his film, Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2015. He made his feature debut with Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho (Presented by Fox Star Studios )- a socio-legal satire that received extensive critical acclaim.Before venturing into filmmaking, he spent 23 years of his career as a TV journalist with media organisations like Zee News, Star News and India TV.

Early life and education

Vinod Kapri, a Kumaoni originally hails from Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand but he was born in Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. His father was in Army, who was posted at different places across the country. Vinod Kapri completed his early education at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana)), Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), Siliguri (West Bengal), and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh).Vinod was studying in class 9th, when he started writing short stories. His first story was published in 1987, when he was just 16-year-old. The story was published by Hindi daily ''Amar Ujala'', for which he received a money order of Rs. 15 as a payment. Soon enough, all leading Hindi newspapers like ''Dainik Jagran'', Dainik Hindustan and Dainik Aaj would publish his articles and stories on various contemporary issues. In his school days, a novel written by him was published in a newspaper as a weekly series. Vinod graduated from Bareilly College in Uttar Pradesh and, at the age of 19, he launched his own monthly magazine Indian Econo Patrika.Vinod Kapri, a Kumaoni originally hails from Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand but he was born in Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh. His father was in Army, who was posted at different places across the country. Vinod Kapri completed his early education at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Secunderabad (Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana)), Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir), Siliguri (West Bengal), and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh).Vinod was studying in class 9th, when he started writing short stories. His first story was published in 1987, when he was just 16-year-old. The story was published by Hindi daily ''Amar Ujala'', for which he received a money order of Rs. 15 as a payment. Soon enough, all leading Hindi newspapers like ''Dainik Jagran'', Dainik Hindustan and Dainik Aaj would publish his articles and stories on various contemporary issues. In his school days, a novel written by him was published in a newspaper as a weekly series. Vinod graduated from Bareilly College in Uttar Pradesh and, at the age of 19, he launched his own monthly magazine Indian Econo Patrika.

Journalistic career

In 2002, he was made an output editor of ''Zee News''. In 2004, he moved to Star News as an Executive Producer and, over the years, rose to the post of Deputy Managing Editor. In 2007, he joined India TV as a Managing editor.

Life after News

His debut film ''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' was released on 26 June 2015. Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan and director Rajkumar Hirani took to Twitter to talk about Vinod Kapri's work in the film.''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'', a social-political satire inspired by true incident in Rajasthan, was received critical acclaim from some quarters. The film earned rave reviews from the likes of Raju Hirani and National Award-winning director Madhur Bhandarkar.Vinod's sharp observations of people and dialect were well noticed; film critics discovered that his craft of satire writing has striking similarities with humour of notable writers like Sri Lal Shukla, Manohar Shyam Joshi, Kashinath Singh and K P Saxena.The film starred actors such as Annu Kapoor, Om Puri and Sanjay Mishra. It also featured actors like Ravi Kishen, Rahul Bagga and Hrishitaa Bhatt. The story of the movie is based in Tanakpur, a village in Haryana, ruled by a power wielding ‘pradhan’ whose wife falls in love with a youth in the village. Discovering the reality, and spotting both his wife and the youth together, the village headman plots a conspiracy and falsely implicates the youth on charges of raping his buffalo. The 'pradhan' exploits all the resources in the system to extract his personal revenge – helped by corrupt cops while legal system seemed helpless. However, truth prevails in the end and the youth is acquitted of absurd charges. ''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' uncovers the duplicity of society that allows powerful men to misuse the establishments to settle their own score.''Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' was distributed by Fox Star Studios and television network ''STAR TV'' acquired its post release satellite rights.Vinod Kapri has now launched his second film ''Pihu''. This film has a single protagonist Pihu, who is a two-year-old girl. This film is based on a true incident reported in a national daily in 2014, where a 4-year-old girl was left alone at home by the parents. The film is a social thriller by genre.

Career Highlights

Vinod conceived and executed various shows like News top 10, Hindustan Hamara, Crime Reporter, Kaun Hai, 24 Ghante 24 Reporter, Aaj Ki Pahli Khabar, Top 20 reporter, Superfast 200 and Nonstop Superfast. He also made documentaries on 13 December Parliament attack, 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and life of Anna Hazare.In 2004, he programmed a live show on a story of a Muslim couple, Arif and Gudiya. The couple became a household name for millions of viewers. The story unfolded with Arif, an Indian soldier missing for 5 years after the Kargil war, returning home to find his wife Gudiya married to another man Taufeeq and pregnant with his child. The drama that followed was broadcast live on TV for 3 full days while the entire nation was watching.Vinod Kapri launched an acid attack survivor, Laxmi Saa, as an anchor for a weekly TV show 'Udaan' that was centred on social issues. He also launched a 21-year-old visually challenged youth, Kamal Prajapati, as a reporter who would host a weekly segment – Aankhen Kholo India – on social awareness that drew people's attention towards civic responsibilities.Vinod conceived and executed various shows like News top 10, Hindustan Hamara, Crime Reporter, Kaun Hai, 24 Ghante 24 Reporter, Aaj Ki Pahli Khabar, Top 20 reporter, Superfast 200 and Nonstop Superfast. He also made documentaries on 13 December Parliament attack, 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and life of Anna Hazare.In 2004, he programmed a live show on a story of a Muslim couple, Arif and Gudiya. The couple became a household name for millions of viewers. The story unfolded with Arif, an Indian soldier missing for 5 years after the Kargil war, returning home to find his wife Gudiya married to another man Taufeeq and pregnant with his child. The drama that followed was broadcast live on TV for 3 full days while the entire nation was watching.Vinod Kapri launched an acid attack survivor, Laxmi Saa, as an anchor for a weekly TV show 'Udaan' that was centred on social issues. He also launched a 21-year-old visually challenged youth, Kamal Prajapati, as a reporter who would host a weekly segment – Aankhen Kholo India – on social awareness that drew people's attention towards civic responsibilities.Vinod conceived and executed various shows like News top 10, Hindustan Hamara, Crime Reporter, Kaun Hai, 24 Ghante 24 Reporter, Aaj Ki Pahli Khabar, Top 20 reporter, Superfast 200 and Nonstop Superfast. He also made documentaries on 13 December Parliament attack, 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and life of Anna Hazare.In 2004, he programmed a live show on a story of a Muslim couple, Arif and Gudiya. The couple became a household name for millions of viewers. The story unfolded with Arif, an Indian soldier missing for 5 years after the Kargil war, returning home to find his wife Gudiya married to another man Taufeeq and pregnant with his child. The drama that followed was broadcast live on TV for 3 full days while the entire nation was watching.Vinod Kapri launched an acid attack survivor, Laxmi Saa, as an anchor for a weekly TV show 'Udaan' that was centred on social issues. He also launched a 21-year-old visually challenged youth, Kamal Prajapati, as a reporter who would host a weekly segment – Aankhen Kholo India – on social awareness that drew people's attention towards civic responsibilities.