Pradeep Kumar is an Indian television producer. He made his debut with TV serial ''Kagaar'' as production manager.

Early life

Kumar was born and raised in

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. His father is Prem Kishore Prasad and his mother is Phulbadan Devi. His grandfather was Gaya Prasad. He completed his early education in his village Jhakhra, Gopalpur and his higher education in Bettiah.

Career

He moved from Bihar to Mumbai to work as a door seller and as a waiter in hotel. He got his break as a production manager with ''Kagaar''. In 2001, he came up with his first Bollywood film ‘ ''Kitne Door Kitne Paas'' starring

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’ and

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. In the year 2004 he started as an independent production head with Shakuntalam Telefilms and did shows like '' Reth'', ''Banoo Mai Teri Dulhan'', ''Naa Aana Iss Des Laado'', ''Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'', ''Shastri Sisters''. He left the company in 2014 and started his own company Paperback Films with Ravindra Gauta. They produced a show for

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''Meri Durga'' and one web series ''Voot'' with Ajay Rai (Jar Pictures). Pre-production commenced in October 2015 (pilot episode shot in 2016) got a go-ahead in June 2016 and the show aired on 26 January 2017. In 2018 he started his own company Shaika films with his actress wife Shaika Parween. They collaborated on their first film project ''Bamfaad'' with Ajay Rai (Jar Pictures). In the same year (2018) they collaborated with Rajesh Ram Singh (Cockcrow pictures) and started the work under the joint banner Cockcrow & Shaika Entertainment. They produced a show ''Jaat Naa Puchho Prem Ki'' and ''Choti Sarrdaarni''. They produced a Marathi web series ''Kaale Dhande'' for

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. He worked on ''

Banoo Main Teri Dulhan ''Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' (English:''I will become your Bride'') (international title: ''The Vow'') is an Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV from 14 August 2006 to 28 May 2009. It starred Divyanka Tripathi and Sharad Malhotra in the lead r ...

'', ''

Na Aana Is Des Laado ''Na Aana Is Des Laado'' ( Never come to this country, dear female) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language soap opera that premiered on 9 March 2009 on Colors TV and finished on 27 July 2012, reaching a total of 870 episodes. The show portrays various ...

'' and ''

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''. In 2020, they produced ''Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Mein'' for

, a Hindi remake of Bengali serial ''Kusum Dola''. In November 2021, they produced '' Kaamnaa'' for

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which is an inspirational remake of Pakistani series ''

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''. In December 2021, they produced '' Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey'' for

which is a Hindi remake of Bengali Series ''

Khorkuto ''Khorkuto'' is an 2020 Indian Bengali language romantic comedy drama television series that premiered on 17 August 2020 and airs on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. ...

'' along with the

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producers of original Bengali series.

Television

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Pradeep Living people Indian television producers Year of birth missing (living people)