Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter,

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and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like '' Chak De! India'', ''

Khosla Ka Ghosla ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Picture ...

'', '' Company'', ''

Bunty Aur Babli ''Bunty Aur Babli'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and written by Jaideep Sahni, based on a story by Aditya Chopra, who serves as producer under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Abhishek Ba ...

'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' and '' Shuddh Desi Romance''. He won the

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as well as Filmfare Award for Best Story for '' Company'' (2002), and the

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for ''

'' (2006). He also won the IIFA award 2008 for best story, for '' Chak De! India'' .

Early life and education

Born and brought up in

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, Jaideep Sahni studied at the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,

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. He started working as a computer engineer,Close Encounter
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Career

He became a lyricist after jam sessions with

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, and after discovering the screenplay for the film ''

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'' in a New Delhi bookshop, he started writing screenplays, at age 27. He wrote both the screenplay and the lyrics for

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(2000), which was directed by

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. The second film written by Sahni and directed by Verma, '' Company'' (2002), was nominated for eleven Filmfare Awards and won seven of them. Sahni then worked with

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in ''

''. Since then he continues to work for

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, where he started as a screenwriter for the film ''

'' directed by

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which was a box office success and a major breakthrough in

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's career. He then wrote the 2007 film '' Chak De! India'', directed by Shimit Amin, who was also an assistant to Ram Gopal Varma before joining Yashraj films. The movie starred Shah Rukh Khan as the coach of Indian hockey team, and was loosely based on the real-life story of

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. He also wrote the screenplay for ''

Aaja Nachle ''Aaja Nachle'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language dance film produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film in five years after ''Devdas'' (2002), alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansr ...

'', which was directed by Anil Mehta and which was also released in 2007. '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'', the third film of Shimit Amin, was released in 2009.

Filmography

Writer *''

'' (2000) *'' Company'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005) *''

'' (2006) *'' Chak De! India'' (2007) *''

'' (2007) *'' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) *'' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) Lyricist * ''

'' (2000) * '' Naach'' (2004) * '' Bluffmaster!'' (2005) * ''

Salaam Namaste ''Salaam Namaste'' () is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by first-time director Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fo ...

'' (2005) * '' Chak De! India'' (2007) *''

'' (2007) * '' Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007) * ''

Roadside Romeo ''Roadside Romeo'' is a 2008 3D computer animated romantic comedy film written and directed by Jugal Hansraj in his directorial debut., produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pic ...

'' (2008) * ''

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (), also known as ''RNBDJ'', is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Aditya Chopra and produced by him and his father Yash Chopra under their banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars ...

'' (2008) * '' Dil Bole Hadippa!'' (2009) * ''

Tere Bin Laden ''Tere Bin Laden'' () is a 2010 Indian satire (film and television), satire comedy film produced by Walkwater Media and written and directed by Abhishek Sharma (director), Abhishek Sharma. An ambitious young Pakistani reporter, who, in his des ...

'' (2010) * '' Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011) * '' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) * '' Befikre'' (2016) * '' Hichki'' (2018) * '' Andhadhun'' (2018) * '' 83'' (2021) * ''

Jayeshbhai Jordaar ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' is a 2022 Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Divyang Thakkar, and produced by Aditya Chopra and Maneesh Sharma under Yash Raj Films. The film stars Ranveer Singh in the titular role as the son of a tradition ...

'' (2022)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahni, Jaideep Living people Indian male screenwriters 1974 births Musicians from Delhi Indian lyricists Filmfare Awards winners Screenwriters from Delhi Hindi screenwriters Hindi-language lyricists 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian screenwriters