1. Hansal Mehta
Hansal Mehta is an Indian writer, director, producer and actor. He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He started his career in the year 1993 by directing TV serials. His first serial was a cookery show, hosted by Sanjeev Kapoor on Zee TV; the show was ‘Khana Khazana’. He also directed the TV serials ‘Amrita’ in 1994, Yaadein in 1995, Lakshya in 1998 and many more. Mehta made his directorial debut film in 1999, named ‘Jayate’.
...2. Anurag Kashyap
Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has established himself in Bollywood as a prominent director, producer, and screenwriter while even giving acting a try. A born and raised Uttar Pradeshi, Kashyap had keen interest in science and aimed to become a scientist. In an interview Anurag said that he had no dreams of going into the film industry and had all hopes of pursuing Zoology. He went on to say, this all changed in 1993 after he watched Bicycle Thieves, an Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The film inspired him enough to give us becoming a scientist and move to Dehli to become a filmmaker.
Anurag got his first chance in the industry as a screenwriter for Auto Narayan when the initial script by Subramaniam was not working and Anurag was given a chance to rewrite it. He then wrote the screenplay for Jayate, a Hansal Mehta film, which was never released. Ram Gopal Varma was impressed by Anurag’s work in Auto Narayan and signed him for the screenplay and dialogue for his thriller, Satya. The film was critically acclaimed as one of the best crime, gangster movie of Bollywood. He then dabbled with production after some time with his director debut in Paanch. The movie faced trouble with the certification board due to the content not being suitable for all. In 2012, he took on two ambitious movies in Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2, which received numerous awards and outstanding reviews. He recently produced and directed Bombay Velvet, which is currently in theatre and has received praise from critics.
...3. Sunil Bohra
Sunil Bohra is the son of Shanti Bohra and Surendra Bohra; he is the 3rd generation of producers in the Mumbai film industry. He was born on August 2, 1972, in Jodhpur (Rajasthan). He has produced many films including Mastram, Tanu Weds Manu and its sequel entitled Tanu Weds Manu: Returns, Gangs of Wasseypur, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, and Shahid. The two-part crime film, Gangs of Wasseypur, earned him a nomination for Best Film at the Filmfare Awards.
...4. Ronnie Screwvala
Born in the city of Mumbai to a family of Parsi religion, Rohinton Soli Screwvala is an Indian philanthropist, entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of UTV Group, which included Bloomberg UTV, UTV Software Communications, etc. Since school time Ronnie had an interest in films and theater. He also acted in some skits in Bombay theater like Alyque Padamsee and Pearl. But he did not like working for others, so his stage career ended as he wished to initiate his business. Ronnie started on a small scale in the year 1981.
...5. Siddharth Roy Kapur
Siddharth Roy Kapur is an Indian businessman, film producer and managing director of Disney India. He hails from a film background; his mother was a film choreographer and his brothers being well known film actors. His father was a Punjabi and mother, Salome Roy Kapur, was a Jew and former Miss India. He is a two time divorcee and is currently married to actress Vidya Balan. He finished his Bachelors in Commerce from the Sydenham College in Mumbai and got his MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), where he was a part of the hallowed Placement Committee.
...6. Rajkummar Rao
Raj Kumar Yadav, also known as Rajkummar Rao, started his Hindi film career from the movie, Love Sex aur Dhokha, in the year 2010, but the movie that got him critical and public acclaim was Kai Po Che, for which he received the Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor, in the year 2013. He has not looked back since then, and has received Filmfare Best Critics Award for Best Actor and National Film Award for the depiction of the lawyer, Shahid Azmi, in the movie, ‘Shahid’, that released in the year 2013. Since then he has starred in numerous Hindi films, and has established a unique style of acting and an intense position in the industry.
...7. Tigmanshu Dhulia
8. Kay Kay Menon
Kay Kay Menon or K.K. Menon or Krishan Kumar Menon is an Indian actor. He was born on 2nd October 1966 in Kerala, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo. His family shifted to Mumbai when he was only 6 years old. His father was popularly known as “Cashier Menon”. His childhood was spent in Ambarnath. He did his schooling from St. Joseph’s High School. He did his graduation in physics from Mumbai University. He is a post graduate in business management from University of Pune. He is a good Ghazal singer. He married to a bollywood and television actress “Nivedita Bhattacharya”. In his private life he is very reserved and prefers to spend most of his time with his family.
...9. Prabal Panjabi
Prabal Panjabi is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He was born in Noida, Delhi. He did his schooling from Delhi Public School, Delhi. He later moved to Mumbai and completed his graduation from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. Since school, he had a love for theater. This love is now his passion and career. He started off as being a part of Disney’s television series ‘Kyaa Mast Hai Life’ during his college days.
...10. Shailesh R. Singh
Shailesh R Singh is an independent Indian filmmaker and producer. He initially worked as an apprentice and pursued his dream to become a producer. Coming from a small town in Jaunpur, he was asked to focus on studies mainly, but Shailesh wasn't interested in studies and was passionate about cricket and movies. In an interview, he said that he would travel 12 to 15 kilometres just to watch a film. Shailesh’s story on how he pursued his passion sounds like a story out of a movie. He distanced himself from the comfort of his home at the age of 15 with nothing but a sports magazine and 400 rupees in hand. He reached Mumbai and decided to train rigorously in cricket. He later understood that cricket was not helping him, and was only providing him a decent pay. He returned home and went back to Mumbai after a few years to apprentice with Mansoor Khan on ‘Akele Hum Akele Tum.’
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