Sanjay Chhel is an Indian film director, writer and lyricist.

Early life

Sanjay Chhel was born on 14 October 1967 at

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, India. He spent his childhood in

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. He is son of art director and production designer Chhel Vayeda.

Career

As his father was a production designer who worked with several play producers, he was inspired to write his first

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, ''Ubhi Chavi Adi Chavi'' which was very successful. His one-act play ''Crossword Puzzle'' gave him recognition. His experimental play ''Prakaran 1956'' was well recognized. He wrote more than 30 TV serials including ''Rangaberangi'', ''Amasna Tara'', ''Nukkad'' and ''Philips Top Ten''. He directed and produced a TV series '' Hum Sab Baraati'' (2004) for

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. He has written or directed more than 25 films. He debuted in film industry by writing '' Pehla Nasha'' (1993). He debuted in direction with '' Khoobsurat'' (1999). He wrote story of '' Kachche Dhaage'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000), (2005), '' Partner'' (2007), '' Kismat Konnection'' (2008). He wrote dialogues and lyrics of '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' (2011). He directed '' Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa'' (2002). He wrote and directed '' Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam'' (2008) . His film '' Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi'' produced by Bharat Patel released on 15 September 2017 was commercially unsuccessful. He wrote several popular Hindi film songs including "E Shivani...", "Nikamma Kiya Iss Dilne", "Mahobbat Hai Mirchi..", "Do You Wanna Parter..". He wrote short stories which were published in ''Navneet Samarpan'', ''Janmabhoomi'', ''Abhiyan'', ''Parab'', ''Sarvani'' magazines. He wrote column in ''Samkalin'' in 1989–90. He again started writing weekly column, ''Andaz-e-Bayan'' in ''

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'' in 2009 which became popular. He writes weekly columns in Gujarati dailies, ''

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'', Gujarat Mitra, '' NavGujarat Samay'', '' Kutch Mitra'', ''

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''. His first book ''Muththi Unchera Kanti Madia'', about Gujarati actor-director Kanti Madia, was released in October 2017. He wrote 10 books of ''Andaz-e-Bayan'' series released in 2020 which is a compilation of his columns published in a newspaper. His short story collection ''Poster'' was published in 2021.

Personal life

He is a vegetarian. He married his classmate Zankhna and they have a son, Osho.

Filmography

Films

* '' Rangeela'' (1995) - dialogues * '' Yes Boss'' (1997) - dialogue * '' Daud'' (1997) - dialogue * '' Kachche Dhaage'' (1999) - story * '' Khoobsurat'' (1999) - Director * ''

'' (2000) - story idea, dialogues * '' Love You Hamesha'' (2001) - story * '' Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa'' (2002) - Director * '' Krishna Cottage'' (2004) - lyrics * '' Jo Bole So Nihaal'' (2005) - story * '' Partner'' (2007) - story * '' Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam'' (2008) - Director * '' Kismat Konnection'' (2008) - screenplay * '' Good Luck!'' (2008) - screenplay * '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' (2011) - lyrics * '' Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi'' (2017) - Director * '' Kill the Rapist?'' * '' Indu Sarkar'' (2017) - dialogues * '' Love You Loktantra (film)'' (2022) - dialogues * ''

Nikamma ''Nikamma'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan. It is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film ''Middle Class Abbayi'' and stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty. ''Nikamma'' was released th ...

'' (2022) - lyrics

TV series

* '' Naya Nukkad'' (1993–94) * '' Filmy Chakkar'' (1994–96) * '' Mast Mast Hai Zindagi'' (1995) * '' Main Anari Tu Khiladi'' (1995) * '' Phillips Top 10'' (1996–97) * '' Dekh Tamasha Dekh'' (1996–97) * '' Filmy Chakkar - Season 2'' (1997) * '' Alwaida Darling'' (2000) * '' Humari Bahu Malini Ayyar'' (2003–04) * '' Hum Sab Baraati'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2010) * '' Hitler Didi'' (2012) * ''

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (), often abbreviated as ''TMKOC'', is an Indian sitcom and Indian comedy based on the weekly column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' by Tarak Mehta for the magazine '' Chitralekha''. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi ...

'' (2014) * ''Suri'' (Gujarati - 2016) * '' Yeh Un Dino Ki Baat Hai'' (2017–18) * '' Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie'' (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhel, Sanjay Hindi-language film directors 20th-century Indian writers Film directors from Mumbai Living people People from Devbhoomi Dwarka district 1967 births Gujarati-language writers Indian lyricists 21st-century Indian writers Hindi-language screenwriters Indian male screenwriters Film directors from Gujarat Screenwriters from Gujarat