Sandeep Singh (producer)

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Sandeep Singh
Film Director
Years active2001–present
OrganizationLegend Studios
Known forMary Kom
Sarbjit
Bhoomi
PM Narendra Modi

Sandeep Singh is an Indian film producer who works in

Hindi films. He started his career as a journalist and later joined Bhansali Productions as the CEO in 2011. He founded the film production company Legend Studios in 2015. Singh is known for producing movies like Mary Kom, Aligarh, Sarabjit, Bhoomi, PM Narendra Modi, and Jhund
.

Career

Singh began his career in 2001 with

BIG FM as national entertainment head in 2007.[2]

He produced his first independent show Dancing Queen in 2008 on Colors Channel with SOL Entertainment.[2]

He joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production house Bhansali Productions as CEO in 2011.[3] Whilst at Bhansali Productions he co-produced films Rowdy Rathore, Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, Ram Leela, Mary Kom and a television series on Star Plus called Saraswatichandra (2013).

In 2015, he launched himself as an independent producer with the critically acclaimed film

Jhund.[8][9]

He acquired the rights to the biography of business tycoon Subrata Roy in July 2021.[10] The same year, he also announced three films with a biography film titled Swatantra Veer Savarkar on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.[11][12] In addition, he is producing a women-centric film titled White directed by Mahesh Manjrekar[13] who is also directing a film on Nathuram Godse titled as Godse,[14] He had also announced a film titled Bal Shivaji directed by Ravi Jadhav,[15] Sandeep made his directorial debut[16] with Safed starring Abhay Verma and Meera Chopra in lead roles. The film’s poster was launched by A. R. Rahman in cannes.[17]

Filmography

Co-producer

Year Film
2012 Rowdy Rathore
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
2014 Mary Kom
2015 Gabbar Is Back

Producer

Year Film
2016 Aligarh
Sarbjit
2017 Bhoomi
2019 PM Narendra Modi[7]
2022 Jhund [18]
2024 Main Atal Hoon
Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Director

Year Film
2023 Safed[19]

Television

Year TV Show Producer/Co-producer
2008 Dancing Queen Producer
2013 Saraswatichandra Co-producer

References

  1. ^ "Sandeep Singh". Indian Film History. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Roads in Nagpur better than in Mumbai, asserts CEO of Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films". nagpurtoday.in. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Sandeep Singh: Sanjay Leela Bhansali believes in ROWDY RATHORE kind of cinema". glamsham.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Producer Sandeep Singh pleased with the response garnered by 'Aligarh'". urbanasian.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Sandeep Singh: Omung and I wanted a star who is a performer, hence it's Aishwarya in Sarbjit". spotboye.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIVE - Bhoomi's producer Sandeep Singh: Why will Sanjay Dutt do a film which will be getting an 'A' certificate?". pinkvilla.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b ""PM Modi Biopic To Release On April 11," Tweets Producer Sandeeep Singh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Sandeep Singh: Amitabh Bachchan said instead of spending on me, let's spend on film". mid-day.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan और उनके स्टाफ ने 'Jhund' के लिए की फीस में कटौती, Producer Sandeep Singh का खुलासा". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Sandeep Singh acquires rights for biopic on business tycoon Subrata Roy Sahara; says 'his story is full of surprises'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "'पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी' के निर्माता अब बनाएंगे सावरकर पर फिल्म, महेश मांजरेकर को मिली निर्देशन की कमान". amarujala.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ "'PM नरेंद्र मोदी' के बाद अब वीर सावरकर की बायॉपिक बनाएंगे संदीप सिंह, महेश मांजरेकर होंगे डायरेक्‍टर". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Sandeep Singh and Raaj Shaandilyaa join hands for Mahesh Manjrekar's dream project White". Bollywood Hungama.[dead link]
  14. ^ "Sandeep Singh, Raaj Shaandilyaa, Mahesh Manjrekar announce new film 'Godse' on Gandhi Jayanti". aninews.in. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Sandeep Singh gets on board for National Award-winning director Ravi Jadhav's 'Bal Shivaji'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Sandeep Singh to make his directorial debut with 'Safed'; first look of the film to be unveiled at Cannes Film Festival". ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  17. ^ "AR Rahman Unveils The First Look Of Sandeep Singh's Safed At Cannes 2022". ndtv.com. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan and his staff took fee cut for Jhund, told producer to spend it on film instead". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  19. ^ "Safed, producer Sandeep Singh's directorial debut, to stream on ZEE5 from December 29". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

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