Vijay Singh

Known for

Directing

Born

February 16, 1952 (age 74)

Birthplace

India

Biography

Vijay Singh is a historian, writer and filmmaker based in Paris.

Vijay Singh is a historian, writer, filmmaker and screenplay writer from India living in Paris. He was born to Kanwar Hari Singh, a surgeon, and Kanwarani Raksha Hari Singh.

Singh was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University and a Masters of Arts degree in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

Inspired by French surrealism and André Breton, Vijay Singh moved to Paris in the early 1980s and enrolled for a PhD at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.

While still a student in New-Delhi, Vijay Singh wrote and directed a play Waiting for Beckett by...