Himanshu Sharma is an Indian film writer and producer who works in

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. He is most well known as the writer of the ''

Tanu Weds Manu ''Tanu Weds Manu'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Shailesh R Singh. It stars R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Eijaz Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal. The story of th ...

series'' (2011 & 2015) and ''

Raanjhanaa ''Raanjhanaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Ab ...

'' (2013), all of which were considered highly successful domestically. His screenwriting for the films was generally received with praise.

Early life and education

Himanshu Sharma was born to Jiwan Sharma, a U.P. Tourism officer and Shama Sharma in Lucknow. Himanshu did his schooling from Spring dale College, Lucknow and later moved to

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, Delhi for higher education, where he started taking part in theatre.

Personal life

Himanshu has one younger sister and a brother, and he was in a relationship with Bollywood actress

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. In January 2021, Himanshu married Kanika Dhillon.

Career

He started his career with

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as script writer for a health show. Subsequently, he moved to Mumbai to pursue his career in serials and movies. He wrote the script for many TV serials like ''

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'' on

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and ''Bhootwala'' on

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. He made his film writing debut with the movie ''Strangers'', with

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and

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, produced by

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. He is a member of International Film And Television Club of AAFT. Himanshu Sharma is also part of

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, which co-produced

and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns.

Filmography

Writer

Creative producer

Producer

Awards and nominations

Nominations

* 2012 Best Dialogue: Star Screen awards for

(2011) * 2012 Best Dialogue: IIFA Singapore awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011) * 2012 Best Story: Filmfare awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011) * 2012 Best Story: Apsara awards for Tanu Weds Manu (2011) * 2014 Best Story: Star guild award for

(2013) * 2014 Best Dialogue: Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2014 Best Screenplay:Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2014 Dialogue of the year : Star guild award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2014 Best Story: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2014 Best Dialogue: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2014 Best Screenplay: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2016 Best Story: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Dialogue: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Screenplay: Star Screen award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Dialogue: TOIFA award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Dialogue:

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for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Story:

for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)

Wins

* 2014 Best Dialogue: Star Guild award for

(2013) * 2014 Best Dialogue: Zee Cine award for Raanjhanaa (2013) * 2016 Best Dialogue: Filmfare award for Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Dialogue: TOIFA award for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Dialogue:

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016) * 2016 Best Story: National Film Awards for Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2016)

References

Filmography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Himanshu Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male screenwriters Indian male film actors 1981 births Living people Male actors from Lucknow Indian television writers Kirori Mal College alumni Writers from Lucknow Screenwriters from Uttar Pradesh Film producers from Uttar Pradesh Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners Best Dialogue National Film Award winners Male television writers