Raaj Shaandilyaa
Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019
Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019
Born (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 38)
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2007-present
Known forComedy Circus
Dream Girl
TitleM.D. & Chairman of ThinkInk Picturez Ltd.[1]
SpouseVershaa Kashyap
Websitewww.thinkinkpicturez.com

Raaj Shaandilyaa is an Indian television and Bollywood writer from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.[2] From 2007 to 2014, Shaandilyaa was a lead writer and content director for the Sony Entertainment Television series, Comedy Circus. Shaandilyaa began his career in 2006 and has written approximately 350 scripts for Krishna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri and approximately 200 scripts for comedian Kapil Sharma.[3]

Shaandilyaa holds a 2013 record in the Limca Book of Records[4] for having written 625 scripts. In 2019, he made his directorial debut with the comedy film Dream Girl, which was a commercial success.[5]

Filmography

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Director Writer Dialogue writer Screenplay Producer Lyrics Notes
2007 Comedy Circus Yes
2015 Welcome Back Yes [6]
2016 Freaky Ali Yes [7]
2017 Bhoomi Yes Yes
2018 Bhaiaji Superhit Yes
2019 Jabariya Jodi Yes [8]
Dream Girl Yes Yes Yes Yes Directorial debut[9]
2022 Janhit Mein Jaari Yes Yes Yes Debuting as a producer [10]
The Great Weddings of Munnes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes web series on Voot[11]
2023 Dream Girl 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
2024 Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b "Think Ink Studio Ltd - Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 - Direction Of Hindi Film By Mr. Rajesh Sharma AKA Mr. Raaj Shaandilyaa, Managing Director Of Think Ink Studio Limited With Balaji Telefilms Limited". @businessline. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Meet the man behind Kapil Sharma's comedy". Deccan Chronicle. 23 June 2014.
  3. ^ ramchandani, binita (25 June 2014). "Who makes Kapil Sharma funny?". Deccan Chronicle.
  4. ^ Shaandilyaa, Raaj (26 July 2015). "My LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS...pic.twitter.com/KigS0fh8hD".
  5. ^ "Dream Girl Box Office Collection Day 17: Ayushmann Khurrana's film continues dream run". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Film review: Welcome Back". Mumbai Mirror.
  7. ^ "Freaky Ali review by Deepanjana Pal: Nawazuddin to the rescue". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Prashant Singh on directing Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra in Jabariya Jodi: It's a perfect collaboration". Mumbai Mirror.
  9. ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl". Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Nushrratt Bharuccha, Pavail Gulati cast in Omung Kumar's Janhit Mein Jaari, written, produced by Raaj Shaandilyaa". Firstpost. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Raaj Shaandilyaa to make his OTT debut as writer-producer with Abhishek Banerjee's 'The Great Wedding of Munnes'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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