Gaurav Dhingra (born 24 March 1980) is an International film and television producer and film entrepreneur. He is the Founder of Jungle Book Entertainment along with Pan Nalin, director of award-winning films like Samsara and Valley of Flowers.^[1]

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Gaurav Dhingra गौरव ढिंगरा
Born	(1980-03-24) 24 March 1980 (age 44) New Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	International Film and Television producer, Film Entrepreneur, Co Founder & Producer Jungle Book Entertainment, Founder Organized Chaos, Founder Oasis Motion Pictures Pvt.
Years active	2003- Present
Spouse	Shambhawi Dhingra
Website	https://junglebook.studio

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Gaurav did his Post Graduate Diploma in Content Creation and Management (PGDCCM) from School Of Convergence, New Delhi.^[2] He went on to assist Producer Bobby Bedi of Kaleidoscope Entertainment. Learning the craft and nuances of Film making and production by taking on various roles for Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Maqbool, Valley of Flowers, The Myth (film) and American Daylight.^[1]

In 2015, he produced Angry Indian Goddesses, touted as India's first female buddy film and the recipient of the People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival and BNL People's Choice Award at the 10th Rome Film Festival.^[3] It was sold theatrically in 67 countries and was acquired by Netflix Worldwide.^[4][5]

Under the Jungle Book Entertainment banner, Gaurav also produced the critically acclaimed documentary, Faith Connections and the India-New Zealand co-production, Beyond the Known World, starring David Wenham.

He is recognised as a part of the new wave of Independent Indian cinema. He has also co-produced films like Haraamkhor, Vakratunda Mahakaaya and Peddlers. Peddlers, premiered to critical acclaim at Cannes and Haraamkhor was a critical and commercial success.^[1]

In the television sphere, Gaurav has been associated with 15-time Emmy Award-winning reality show, the Amazing Race for over a decade as well as Producing top international reality shows, Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads (season 1) for History Channel and World's Toughest Truckers (India Episodes) for Discovery & Channel 5.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013 he was selected to represent India at the Trans Atlantic Partners (TAP), the intensive training and networking programme for European Canadian and American producers. TAP is supported by the MEDIA Mundus Programme of the European Union, by Telefilm Canada, and VFF (Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH) Germany.^[6]

Gaurav independently produced, financed and distributed India's first female buddy film Angry Indian Goddesses directed by Pan Nalin.^[7]

In 2017, Gaurav produced "The Known World" directed by Pan Nalin, starring Australian star David Wenham and French star Emmanuelle Beart, which was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 to unanimous critical appreciation.^[8]