Sanjay Chhel is an Indian film director, writer and lyricist.

Early life

Sanjay Chhel was born on 14 October 1967 at

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, India. He spent his childhood in

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. He is son of art director and production designer Chhel Vayeda.

Career

As his father was a production designer who worked with several play producers, he was inspired to write his first

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, ''Ubhi Chavi Adi Chavi'' which was very successful. His one-act play ''Crossword Puzzle'' gave him recognition. His experimental play ''Prakaran 1956'' was well recognized. He wrote more than 30 TV serials including ''Rangaberangi'', ''Amasna Tara'', ''Nukkad'' and ''Philips Top Ten''. He directed and produced a TV series ''

Hum Sab Baraati ''Hum Sab Baraati'' is an Indian television Hindi language sitcom, which debuted 4 April 2004 on Zee TV. The comedy series was produced by the popular Indian producer Sanjay Chhel, who directed and wrote the script for ''Hum Sab Baraati''. It ...

'' (2004) for Zee TV. He has written or directed more than 25 films. He debuted in film industry by writing ''

Pehla Nasha ''Pehla Nasha'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller film and the debut film of director Ashutosh Gowariker. The movie is a remake of Brian de Palma's 1984 thriller ''Body Double''. Deepak Tijori plays the lead role alongside Pooja Bhatt ...

'' (1993). He debuted in direction with '' Khoobsurat'' (1999). He wrote story of '' Kachche Dhaage'' (1999), ''

Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani ''Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language satirical film released by Dreamz Unlimited (now Red Chillies Entertainment). The producers derived the title from lines of the song "Mera Joota Hai Japani" from '' Shree 420'' ...

'' (2000), '' Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?'' (2005), ''

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'' (2007), '' Kismat Konnection'' (2008). He wrote dialogues and lyrics of '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' (2011). He directed '' Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa'' (2002). He wrote and directed ''

Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam '' Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'', is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film about a group of actors who attempt to prevent an underworld conspiracy from destabilizing the Indian government. The film is set in 1993 after the communal riots tha ...

'' (2008) . His film '' Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi'' produced by Bharat Patel released on 15 September 2017 was commercially unsuccessful. He wrote several popular Hindi film songs including "E Shivani...", "Nikamma Kiya Iss Dilne", "Mahobbat Hai Mirchi..", "Do You Wanna Parter..". He wrote short stories which were published in ''Navneet Samarpan'', ''Janmabhoomi'', ''Abhiyan'', ''Parab'', ''Sarvani'' magazines. He wrote column in ''Samkalin'' in 1989–90. He again started writing weekly column, ''Andaz-e-Bayan'' in '' Divya Bhaskar'' in 2009 which became popular. He writes weekly columns in Gujarati dailies, ''

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'', Gujarat Mitra, ''

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'', '' Kutch Mitra'', ''

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''. His first book ''Muththi Unchera Kanti Madia'', about Gujarati actor-director Kanti Madia, was released in October 2017. He wrote 10 books of ''Andaz-e-Bayan'' series released in 2020 which is a compilation of his columns published in a newspaper. His short story collection ''Poster'' was published in 2021.

Personal life

He is a vegetarian. He married his classmate Zankhna and they have a son, Osho. Chhel was called out for sexual harassment in the 2018

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campaign in India by Soma Manghnani.

Filmography

Films

* '' Rangeela'' (1995) - dialogues * '' Yes Boss'' (1997) - dialogue * '' Daud'' (1997) - dialogue * '' Kachche Dhaage'' (1999) - story * '' Khoobsurat'' (1999) - Director * ''

'' (2000) - story idea, dialogues * ''

Love You Hamesha ''Love You Hamesha'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romance film written and directed by Kailash Surendranath. It stars Akshaye Khanna and Sonali Bendre as its main cast, and other supporting actors. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''May M ...

'' (2001) - story * '' Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa'' (2002) - Director * ''

Krishna Cottage ''Krishna Cottage'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi horror film directed by Santram Varma. It was produced by the mother-daughter team of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, better known for producing Indian television soap operas. It starred Sohail Khan, Ish ...

'' (2004) - lyrics * '' Jo Bole So Nihaal'' (2005) - story * ''

'' (2007) - story * ''

'' (2008) - Director * '' Kismat Konnection'' (2008) - screenplay * ''

Good Luck! ''Good Luck!'' is an Cinema of India, Indian film directed by Aditya Datt and produced jointly by Karan Sharma (actor), Karan Sharma and Jagdish Sharma. The film stars Aryeman Ramsay and Sayali Bhagat in the lead roles with Lucky Ali and Ranvir Sh ...

'' (2008) - screenplay * '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' (2011) - lyrics * '' Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi'' (2017) - Director * '' Kill the Rapist?'' * '' Indu Sarkar'' (2017) - dialogues * ''

Love You Loktantra (film) ''Love You Loktantra'' is an Indian Hindi language film, directed by Abhay Nihalani and Prasanta Sahoo, written by Sanjay Chhel. The film stars debutantes Krishna Abhishek, Ali Asgar (actor), Ali Asgar, Sapna Choudhary, Manoj Joshi (actor), Mano ...

'' (2022) - dialogues

TV series

* '' Naya Nukkad'' (1993–94) * '' Filmy Chakkar'' (1994–96) * '' Mast Mast Hai Zindagi'' (1995) * '' Main Anari Tu Khiladi'' (1995) * '' Phillips Top 10'' (1996–97) * ''

Dekh Tamasha Dekh ''Dekh Tamasha Dekh'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language social and political satire film about a true incident. It revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. The film ...

'' (1996–97) * '' Filmy Chakkar - Season 2'' (1997) * '' Alwaida Darling'' (2000) * '' Humari Bahu Malini Ayyar'' (2003–04) * ''

'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Hitler Didi ''Hitler Didi'' (English: literally ''Hitler Sister'' but figuratively ''Auntie Hitler'') was a daily Indian soap opera that aired on Zee TV. It premiered on 7 November 2011. The story is located in the backdrop of Delhi. The title of the sho ...

'' (2012) * ''

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' () is an Indian sitcom based on the weekly column "Duniya Ne Undha Chasma" by Taarak Mehta in '' Chitralekha'' magazine. It is produced by Asit Kumar Modi. It premiered on 28 July 2008 and airs on Sony SAB ...

'' (2014) * ''Suri'' (Gujarati - 2016) * '' Yeh Un Dino Ki Baat Hai'' (2017–18) * ''

Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie is an Indian Hindi sitcom having been premiered on SAB TV on 27 February 2018. It was produced by Playtime Creationn. The story revolves around the lives of five neighborhood friends, two couples, and one bach ...

'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhel, Sanjay Hindi-language film directors 20th-century Indian film directors Film directors from Mumbai Living people People from Devbhoomi Dwarka district 1967 births Gujarati-language writers Indian lyricists 21st-century Indian film directors Hindi screenwriters Indian male screenwriters Film directors from Gujarat Screenwriters from Gujarat