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]
Raaj Shaandilyaa | |
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 Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019 | |
| Born | 16 September 1985 Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2007-present |
| Known for | Comedy Circus Dream Girl |
| Title | M.D. & Chairman of ThinkInk Picturez Ltd.[1] |
| Spouse | Vershaa Kashyap |
| Website | www |
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
edit| † | 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 | |||
| 2024 | Luv Ki Arrange Marriage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [12] | ||
| Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meet the man behind Kapil Sharma's comedy". Deccan Chronicle. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
- ^ ramchandani, binita (25 June 2014). "Who makes Kapil Sharma funny?". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ Shaandilyaa, Raaj (26 July 2015). "My LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS...pic.twitter.com/KigS0fh8hD".
- ^ "Dream Girl Box Office Collection Day 17: Ayushmann Khurrana's film continues dream run". www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Film review: Welcome Back". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Freaky Ali review by Deepanjana Pal: Nawazuddin to the rescue". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Prashant Singh on directing Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra in Jabariya Jodi: It's a perfect collaboration". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Ayushmann Khurrana announces his next film Dream Girl". Indian Express. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luv Ki Arrange Marriage: Sunny Singh-Avneet Kaur starrer to release on ZEE5". Bollywood Hungama. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.