Dheeraj Rattan is a screenplay and story writer known for films like ''
Mumbai Salsa
''Mumbai Salsa'' is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Manoj Tyagi.
Plot
Four pairs who meet accidentally in a Mumbai bar called Mumbai Salsa and get hooked on each other for life. The film captures the urban qualities of life and love.
Maya Ch ...
'' and ''
Haal-e-dil
''Haal – E – dil'', shortened as HED, (translation: ''The State of Heart''), directed by Anil Devgan, is a 2008 romance film starring Adhyayan Suman and Amita Patak. Story wise, it was the debut of actor, Adhyayan Suman, who is the son of ...
''.
He has worked with Vikram Bhatt on three successive horror films - ''1920, Shaapit and Phirr''. He made his screenplay and dialogue writing debut in the Punjabi film industry with ''
Mel Karade Rabba
''Mel Karade Rabba'' is a 2010 Punjabi film directed by Navaniat Singh and written by Dheeraj Rattan; produced by Rajan Batra and Vivek Ohri; it stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Neeru Bajwa in the lead roles. Pop singer Gippy Grewal made his acting ...
'' with the cast
Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.
Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...
,
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He mad ...
and
Neeru Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...
, which went on to become the biggest Punjabi hit of that time. It collected Rs. 1.95 Crores in Punjab alone in the opening week.
Since then he has written several Punjabi blockbusters like ''
Jatt & Juliet'' ''1 and 2'',
''Best of Luck'' and ''
Romeo Ranjha
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pri ...
''.
His films ''Shareek,
Ambarsariya
''Ambarsariya'' is an Indian Punjabi comedy thriller film directed by Mandeep Kumar, written by Dheeraj Rattan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Lauren Gottlieb as the main cast of the film and was released worldwi ...
,
Sardaar Ji 2
''Sardaar Ji 2'' (previously ''The Return of Sardaarji'') is a 2016 Punjabi comedy film starring Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a standa ...
, Kaptaan,'' and ''Jindua'' saw wide commercial success. His upcoming features include Maddock produced Kunal Deshmukh's ''Shiddat'' and RSVP's ''Bhangra Paa Le.''
Career
After a stint as an Assistant Director in
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
in 2007, Rattan established his career as a screenplay and story writer with the films
Mumbai Salsa
''Mumbai Salsa'' is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Manoj Tyagi.
Plot
Four pairs who meet accidentally in a Mumbai bar called Mumbai Salsa and get hooked on each other for life. The film captures the urban qualities of life and love.
Maya Ch ...
and
Haal-e-Dil
''Haal – E – dil'', shortened as HED, (translation: ''The State of Heart''), directed by Anil Devgan, is a 2008 romance film starring Adhyayan Suman and Amita Patak. Story wise, it was the debut of actor, Adhyayan Suman, who is the son of ...
. Between 2008 and 2011, he worked with
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the Raaz (film series), ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for d ...
on three successive movies in the horror, mystery and thriller genres, namely
1920,
Shaapit
''Shaapit'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic horror adventure film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Aditya Narayan, Rahul Dev, Shweta Agarwal and Shubh Joshi in the lead roles. The film is based on the story of a family whose daugh ...
and
Phhir
''Phhir'' () is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Girish Dhamija, starring Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, and Roshni Chopra. The film was produced by ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and was released on 12 August 2011.
...
. He simultaneously made his screenplay and dialogue writing debut in the Punjabi film industry with the movie
Mel Karade Rabba
''Mel Karade Rabba'' is a 2010 Punjabi film directed by Navaniat Singh and written by Dheeraj Rattan; produced by Rajan Batra and Vivek Ohri; it stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Neeru Bajwa in the lead roles. Pop singer Gippy Grewal made his acting ...
, starring
Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.
Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...
,
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He mad ...
and
Neeru Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...
, which went on to become the biggest Punjabi hit of that time, with the highest opening day, weekend and week collections for any Punjabi film at the time of its release. It collected Rs 1.95 cr in Punjab alone in its opening week.
Since then, Rattan has written several critically acclaimed and commercially successful blockbusters in Punjabi cinema, including
Jatt & Juliet 1 & 2,
Best of Luck and
Romeo Ranjha
Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a pri ...
. In addition to writing their scripts, with the films
Saadi Love Story Saadi, Sadī, Sadi, or SADI may refer to:
People
* Sadi (name)
* Saadi dynasty, a dynasty of Morocco
Places
* Sədi, village in Azerbaijan
* Sadi, East Azerbaijan, a village in Iran
* Sadi, Marand, a village in Iran
* Sadi, Kerman, a villag ...
and
Ishq Garaari
''Ishq Garaari'' is a Cinema of Punjab, Punjabi film directed by Dheeraj Rattan. It is produced by Ravi Jain and Karan Bali and stars Sharry Mann, Rannvijay Singh, Mandy Takhar, Gulzar Chahal, Miss Pooja, Vinaypal Buttar, Gunjan Walia, and Prabh ...
, he also made his directorial debut,
which was widely received with appreciation and positive responses from critics and masses alike. His film
Shareek
''Shareek'' ( pa, ਸ਼ਰੀਕ) is a 2015 Punjabi musical drama film directed by Navaniat Singh, starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Guggu Gill, Simar Gill, Oshin Sai, Mukul Dev, Kuljinder Sidhu, Prince KJ, Hobby Dhaliwal, Gulchoo Jolly. ...
, released in October 2015, is a hit family drama directed by Navaniat Singh, starring
Jimmy Shergill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films.
Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...
,
Mahie Gill
Rimpy Kaur "Mahie" Gill (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian actress, working in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. She is best known for her role of Paro in Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed Hindi film '' Dev.D'', a modern take on Sara ...
and
Guggu Gill
Kulwinder Singh Gill, (Jan 14, 1960) better known as Guggu Gill, is an Indian film actor who mainly works in Punjabi cinema. He was one of the leading actors in Punjabi cinema in the 1990s along with Yograj Singh. He has done 65-70 films so far.
...
, produced under the banner of Ohri Productions and Green Planet Productions. His last release
Ambarsariya
''Ambarsariya'' is an Indian Punjabi comedy thriller film directed by Mandeep Kumar, written by Dheeraj Rattan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Lauren Gottlieb as the main cast of the film and was released worldwi ...
, starring
Diljit Dosanjh
Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...
and
Lauren Gottlieb
Lauren Gottlieb (born June 8, 1988) is an American dancer and actress who works mainly in the Indian film industry. She was a contestant on the third season of the reality dance competition ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and played the lead role ...
was a blockbuster hit in India and abroad.
His 2016 releases
Sardaar Ji 2
''Sardaar Ji 2'' (previously ''The Return of Sardaarji'') is a 2016 Punjabi comedy film starring Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a standa ...
starring
Diljit Dosanjh
Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...
and
Sonam Bajwa
Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language, Punjabi language films. In addition to few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She participated in the F ...
, and Kaptaan starring
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He mad ...
and
Monica Gill
Monica Gill is an American model, actress, beauty pageant title holder.
Gill won the Miss India Worldwide 2014 on 21 June 2014. She is also Miss India USA winner on 26 November 2013 while serving as Miss India New England. In 2015, she partic ...
, were eagerly awaited.
Filmography
References
External links
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21st-century Indian film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Living people
1974 births
Hindi screenwriters