Maneesh Sharma

Maneesh Sharma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has received a Filmfare Award and a National Film Award as a director and producer respectively. His work as a director includes Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and Fan (2016). He has also produced films such as Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), Hichki (2018) and Sui Dhaaga (2018), winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for the former.

Maneesh Sharma
Sharma in 2013
Born
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Years active2010–present
Known for
Notable work
Fan
Awards

Early life and education

Born and raised in Delhi, where he lived in various parts of the city, including Pitam Pura, Maneesh did his schooling at Delhi Public School, R K Puram. Then he received a degree in English literature from Hans Raj College, Delhi University. At college, he was involved in the theatre society and shot his debut film in 2010 there. After his graduation he moved to California to study filmmaking at CalArts.[1][2] Before moving to Mumbai, he was also involved in theatre in Delhi and was a dancer in a local musical troupe.[3]

Career

While studying filmmaking at CalArts, Maneesh worked as an associate director on Trona (2004), an English-German student film shot in Los Angeles.[3]

Two months after his return from the US, he got a break and started his Bollywood career as an associate director and an assistant director on a number of Yash Raj Films productions such as Fanaa, Aaja Nachle and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, before making his feature directing debut with Band Baaja Baaraat (English title: Bands Horns and Revelry), based on a story written by himself, which was released on 10 December 2010.[4][5][6] The film starred newcomer Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, and was produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. Sharma's first outing as a director garnered him India's prestigious Filmfare Award in the Best Debut Director category.

His next film, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, was produced by Aditya Chopra and released on 9 December 2011. The critically acclaimed film starred Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, who were also in Sharma's first film.[7] Sharma's third film, Shuddh Desi Romance (English title: A Purely Desi Romance), released on 6 September 2013, and starred Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, and newcomer Vaani Kapoor in the lead roles. The film was screened in the Gala Presentation section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[8][9][7]

Maneesh Sharma's fourth film is Dum Laga Ke Haisha under the YRF Banner. Yash Raj Films has always had either Yash Chopra or Aditya Chopra produce movies under the banner, but Sharma is first independent producer. The film is directed by Sharat Katariya, and stars Ayushmann Khurrana.[7] His next directorial venture is movie Fan, with lead star Shah Rukh Khan.[7] Sharma's second production is Akshay Roy's debut film Meri Pyaari Bindu starring Parineeti Chopra and Ayushmann Khurrana.

Filmography
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2010 Band Baaja Baaraat Yes Story No
2011 Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Yes No No
2013 Shuddh Desi Romance Yes No No
2015Dum Laga Ke Haisha No No Yes
2016 Fan Yes Yes No
2017 Meri Pyaari Bindu No No Yes
2018 Hichki No No Yes
2018 Sui Dhaaga No No Yes
2020 Jayeshbhai Jordaar No No Yes
As Assistant Director

Awards

References
  1. "I can make 15 films on Delhi: Maneesh". The Times of India. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. The campus crew in Bollywood The Times of India, 10 December 2010
  3. Maneesh Sharma : The wedding planner Filmfare, 16 February 2011.
  4. "YRF launches new face with Anushka Sharma". NDTV Movies. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  5. "These wedding planners know their binness". The Indian Express. 17 December 2010.
  6. http://yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=4ef82e56-027f-4104-8a30-443e82ff6837
  7. "Yash Raj Films - Movies". Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "Bring out the Band". The Indian Express. 15 February 2011.
  9. "Priyanka's cousin to romance Ranveer!". The Times of India. 16 February 2011.
  10. "56th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011". Daily Times. 31 January 2011.
  11. Nominations for 56th Filmfare Awards 2010 Archived 17 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bollywood Hungama.
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