Ritesh Shah
Ritesh Shah | |
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 Ritesh Shah | |
| Born | 19 April 1976 Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Alma mater | Hindu College (1993-1996), Jamia Millia Islamia |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997 |
| Awards | Zee Cine Award for Dialogue for Pink in 2017 |
Ritesh Shah is an Indian screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for films like Kahaani (2012),[1] Pink (2016),[2] Airlift (2017) and Raid (2018). He won the Filmfare award, Star Screen Award and Zee Cine Award in the Best Dialogue category for Pink.[3][4][5]
Early life and education[]
He did his Bachelors in English Literature from Hindu College (1993-1996) and has done his Masters in Mass Communications from MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia. He began his career as a playwright with Act One Art Group, New Delhi. His works include the fringe award winner Othello - A play in black and white. Ritesh switched to television in 1999. His television writing credits include Josh, Kashmeer, Krishna Arjun and the award-winning series Kagaar.
Career[]
Ritesh started his career as a playwright in Delhi. He adopted Sławomir Mrożek's political black comedy which pulled the attention of the Indian film industry. One of the actors in the play suggested him to shift the base to Mumbai where Ritesh started writing from the TV serial Kagaar. His first film as a writer was Sujoy Ghosh's Home Delivery. Anurag Kashyap recommended him to Vipul Shah for writing the dialogues of 2007 film Namastey London. He has also adopted 2013 film B.A. Pass from a short story "The Raiwaly Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka.[6] He has also done a cameo role in Pink.[7][8]
Awards and Nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Outcome | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Filmfare Award | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Filmfare Award | Nominee
Technical Award |
Shared with Nikkhil Advani, Suresh Nair, Niranjan Iyengar | Best Screenplay |
| 2017 | Screen Awards, IN | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Zee Cine Awards | Nominee
Technical Award |
Nominated | D-Day |
| 2017 | IIFA award | Screenplay & Dialogue | Won | Pink |
Filmography[]
| Title | Year | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Delivery | 2005 | Yes | ||
| Namastey London | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Summer 2007 | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Aladin | 2009 | Yes | Yes | |
| Action Replayy | 2010 | Yes | ||
| Force | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kahaani | 2012 | Yes | ||
| B.A. Pass | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commando: A One Man Army | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| D-Day | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CityLights | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lai Bhaari | 2014 | Yes | ||
| Airlift | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| Rocky Handsome | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Te3n | 2016 | Yes | ||
| Madaari | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| Pink | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | 2016 | Yes | ||
| Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | 2017 | Yes | Yes | |
| Daddy | 2017 | Yes | ||
| Chef | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anukul | 2017 | Yes | ||
| Raid | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Namaste England | 2018 | Yes | ||
| Junglee | 2019 | Yes | ||
| Arjun Patiala | 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Batla House | 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Big Bull[9] | 2021 | Yes | ||
| Sardar Udham | 2021 | Yes | Yes |
References[]
- ^ "Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow - Mumbai Mirror -".
- ^ "#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives".
- ^ "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award".
- ^ http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners/best-dialogue-ritesh-shah-for-pink-924153/
- ^ "Ritesh Shah on the success of 'Raid' and writing for Bollywood: 'Ghosts don't scare me, people do'".
- ^ "Meet Ritesh Shah, the Man Behind the Powerful Dialogues of Pink". 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Pink 'air-lifted' this Kahaani writer's career". 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn announces film on Ramsay family: A fascinating journey of hardships". India Today. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
External links[]
- Ritesh Shah at IMDb
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