Vijay Kumar Arora

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Kumar Arora

• Vijay Kumar Arora is an Indian cinematographer and film director. He is known for directing the National award-winning Punjabi film Harjeeta (2018).

• Following the death of Arora’s mother, his grandmother suggested that he should move to London, where many of his close relatives were residing. When his grandmother approached Arora’s uncles with this suggestion, they refused to take him along to London citing that he had cut his hair short, a taboo in Punjabi families. They believed that Arora’s influence might spoil their kids. So, he decided to make his career in India and ran away to Mumbai seeking job opportunities.

• In an interview, he revealed that he pursued various odd jobs at the beginning of his career.

• He started his journey by being a lightman in Mumbai, but later, he was offered to become the assistant director.

• He rejected to work on the film ‘Dhoom’ because at that time he was shooting a film with his friend.

• In an interview, he said that he was not sure about making the film Harjeeta because he believed that only humorous films gained success in the Punjabi industry.

• He has worked as a cinematographer in the Hindi films Tum Bin…: Love Will Find a Way (2001), Aapko Phele Bhi Kahin Dekha hai (2003), Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005), ABCD (Any Body Can Dance) (2013), and A Flying Jatt (2016).

  

• He has directed the Punjabi films Harjeeta (2018), Baby Dolls (2019), Paani Ch Madhaani (2021), and Kali Jotta (2022).

  

• He has directed Punjabi music videos Jean (2021) and VCR (2021).

  

• In 2023, he appeared as a guest on The Kapil Sharma Show, along with Satinder Sartaaj and Neeru Bajwa.