Ritesh Shah
Ritesh Shah | |
|---|---|
 Ritesh Shah | |
| Born | 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
Early life and education
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Shah was born in
Kashmiri family. His family was forced to migrate to Delhi during their exodus in the summer of 1990.[6] 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
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 Railway Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka. Initially he was planning to turn three stories into a film from a short story collection titled Delhi Noir. Then he wrote a screenplay of 45 pages based on "The Railway Aunty" and presented it to the director Ajay Bahl who liked the script and went ahead making it a film.[7] He has also done a cameo role in Pink.[8][9]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Outcome | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Best Screenplay (Shared with Nikkhil Advani, Suresh Nair, Niranjan Iyengar) | Nominated | D-Day | |
| 2017 | Screen Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Screenplay (Shared with Nikkhil Advani, Suresh Nair, Niranjan Iyengar) | Nominated | D-Day |
| 2017 | IIFA Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | Pink |
| Best Dialogue | Won |
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[10] | 2021 | Yes | ||
| Sardar Udham | 2021 | Yes | Yes | |
| Dhaakad | 2022 | Yes | ||
| Faraaz | 2023 | Yes | ||
| Lost | 2023 | Yes | ||
| Kadak Singh | 2023 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ Iyer, Sanyukta (2 October 2017). "Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Maitra, Adila (1 October 2017). "#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives". India Today. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list". The Times of India. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award". India Today. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Best dialogue ritesh shah for pink : Zee cine awards 2017 complete list of winners | Bollywoodlife.com". www.bollywoodlife.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Writing is a lonely, thankless job: Ritesh Shah". The Tribune India. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (25 March 2018). "Ritesh Shah on the success of 'Raid' and writing for Bollywood: 'Ghosts don't scare me, people do'". Scroll. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Bhanot, Saurav (27 September 2016). "Meet Ritesh Shah, The Man Behind The Powerful Dialogues Of Pink". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Saxena, Deep (3 October 2017). "Pink 'air-lifted' this Kahaani writer's career". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn announces film on Ramsay family: A fascinating journey of hardships". India Today. IANS. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
External links
- Ritesh Shah at IMDb
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