Rensil D'Silva
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Rensil D'Silva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mumbai, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Spouse | Chandini D'Silva |
| Children | 1 |
Rensil D'Silva is an Indian screenwriter and film director.
Career
Rensil D'Silva started his career in feature films as a Story writer for the 2001 movie,
Student Of The Year. During the same period, he wrote the story and screenplay for his next directorial venture, Ungli. Rensil D'Silva has also written and directed the Indian version of the international TV series, 24, starring Anil Kapoor (2013). This he has done for both Seasons 1 & 2. He has also worked extensively with directors as diverse as Karan Johar, Mani Ratnam, Shoojit Sircar and David Dhawan. Besides feature film director, Rensil has been an advertising Creative Director for nearly two decades. He has worked in Agencies like JWT, Rediffusion, Saatchi & Saatchi, Mudra DDB, Ogilvy and Mather and has started O&M's second agency Meridian in 2008. He is also an ad filmmaker of repute. During the course of his two decades in advertising he has won numerous international and national awards.[3]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Aks | No | Yes | Co- screenwriter with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Kamlesh Pandey |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | No | Yes | Co- screenwriter with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey and Prasoon Joshi |
| 2009 | Luck | No | Yes | Co- screenwriter with Soham Shah |
| Kurbaan | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut; Co- screenwriter with Karan Johar | |
| 2012 | Student of the Year | No | Yes | Co- screenwriter with Niranjan Iyengar |
| 2014 | Ungli | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Thambi | No | Yes | Tamil language film; Co- story writer with Sameer Arora; co- screenwriter with K. Manikandan, Sameer Arora and Jeethu Joseph |
| 2021 | Dial 100 | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2016 | 24 | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Bambai Meri Jaan | Yes | No | Yes | No | Co- created with Shujaat Saudagar |
| TBA | Panthers † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | In-production[4] |
References
- ^ "Rensil D'Silva: Kiss-n-Tell". Filmfare. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ Varma, Lipika (11 August 2021). "'Writers in India are not given enough credit': 'Dial 100' director Rensil D'Silva". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Rensil D'Silva". www.outlookindia.com. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Rensil D'Silva and Ronnie Screwvala come together for espionage thriller PANTHERS". India Today. 31 July 2021.
External links
- Rensil D'Silva at IMDb