Ritesh Shah
Ritesh Shah is an Indian screenwriter. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for films like Kahaani (2012),[1] Pink (2016),[2] Airlift (2017) and Raid (2018). He won the Filmfare award, Star Screen Award and Zee Cine Award in the Best Dialogue category for Pink.[3][4][5]
Ritesh Shah | |
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 Ritesh Shah | |
| Born | 19 April 1976 Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Hindu College (1993-1996) |
| Occupation | screenwriter |
| Years active | 1997 |
| Awards | Zee Cine Award for Dialogue for Pink in 2017 |
Early life and education
He did his Bachelors in English Literature from Hindu College (1993-1996) and has done his Masters in Mass Communications from MCRC, Jamia Milia Islamia. He began his career as a playwright with Act One Art Group, New Delhi. His works include the fringe award winner Othello - A play in black and white. Ritesh switched to television in 1999. His television writing credits include Josh, Kashmeer, Krishna Arjun and the award-winning series Kagaar.
Career
Ritesh started his career as a playwright in Delhi. He adopted Sławomir Mrożek's political black comedy which pulled the attention of the Indian film industry. One of the actors in the play suggested him to shift the base to Mumbai where Ritesh started writing from the TV serial Kagaar. His first film as a writer was Sujoy Ghosh's Home Delivery. Anurag Kashyap recommended him to Vipul Shah for writing the dialogues of 2007 film Namastey London. He has also adopted 2013 film B.A. Pass from a short story "The Raiwaly Aunty" written by Mohan Sikka.[6] He has also done a cameo role in Pink.[7][8]
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Outcome | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Filmfare Award | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Filmfare Award | Nominee
Technical Award |
Shared with Nikkhil Advani, Suresh Nair, Niranjan Iyengar | Best Screenplay |
| 2017 | Screen Awards, IN | Best Dialogue | Won | Pink |
| 2014 | Zee Cine Awards | Nominee
Technical Award |
Nominated | D-Day |
| 2017 | IIFA award | Screenplay & Dialogue | Won | Pink |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Delivery | 2005 | Yes | ||
| Namastey London | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Summer 2007 | 2007 | Yes | ||
| Aladin | 2009 | Yes | Yes | |
| Action Replayy | 2010 | Yes | ||
| Force | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kahaani | 2012 | Yes | ||
| B.A. Pass | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Commando: A One Man Army | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| D-Day | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CityLights | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lai Bhaari | 2014 | Yes | ||
| Airlift | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| Rocky Handsome | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Te3n | 2016 | Yes | ||
| Madaari | 2016 | Yes | Yes | |
| Pink | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh | 2016 | Yes | ||
| Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | 2017 | Yes | Yes | |
| Daddy | 2017 | Yes | ||
| Chef | 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Anukul | 2017 | Yes | ||
| Raid | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Namaste England | 2018 | Yes | ||
| Junglee | 2019 | Yes | ||
| Arjun Patiala | 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Batla House | 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| The Big Bull[9] | 2020 |
References
- "Tucks and treats with Ajay Devgn in Lucknow - Mumbai Mirror -".
- "#NoMeansNo: Now, a book on Pink, the movie that changed lives".
- "62nd Filmfare Awards 2017: Complete winners' list - Times of India".
- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt/1/826924.html
- http://www.bollywoodlife.com/photos/specials-zee-cine-awards-2017-complete-list-of-winners/best-dialogue-ritesh-shah-for-pink-924153/
- https://scroll.in/reel/872779/ritesh-shah-on-the-success-of-raid-and-writing-for-bollywood-ghosts-dont-scare-me-people-do
- https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Ritesh-Shah-The-Dialogue-Writer-Of-Pink/#.mbf53la39
- "Pink 'air-lifted' this Kahaani writer's career". 3 October 2017.
- DelhiNovember 7, Indo-Asian News Service New; November 7, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 14:45. "Ajay Devgn announces film on Ramsay family: A fascinating journey of hardships". India Today. Retrieved 27 February 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
- Ritesh Shah at IMDb