Babubhai Thiba (born 14 November 1950), is an Indian film producer and celebrity manager. He is primarily known for his work in

Hindi films Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Hollywood". The industry, producing films in th ...

. He is the father of

Mona Thiba Mona Thiba is a Gujarati film actress from Gujarat, India. She has also acted in Hindi and Bhojpuri films. She started her acting career in 2000. She married actor-politician Hitu Kanodia on 14 August 2014 in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ) ...

Early life and education

Babubhai Thiba was born in

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to a financially humble family. He completed his Master of Arts and diploma in Journalism and Mass Media Communication from

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

, Gujarat.

Career

Thiba came to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

in 1972. He has produced movies such as ''

Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare ''Dilwale Kabhi Na Hare'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language romance drama film directed by V. N. Menon and produced by Babubhai Thiba. It stars Rahul Roy, Prithvi, Nagma and Varsha Usgaonkar in pivotal roles. Plot Rahul and Vijay becomes friends, ...

'' and ''Dil Lagake Dekho''. In a career spanning over three decades, Thiba has worked in

Gujarati cinema Gujarati cinema, also known as Dhollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Gujarati language widely spoken in the state of Gujarat. It is based in Ahmedabad. It is one ...

and has produced movies such as ''Paraki Thapan'', ''Pankhi No Malo'' and ''Pooja Na Phool''. He also produced a TV serial, ''Mr Dhansukh'', which featured

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in a lead role and was aired on

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. Babubhai is the chairman of the Television Division and the treasurer of the

Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) is an association of film producers established in 1937. As a Nonprofit organization, non-profit organization, it functions as a film registration body and service to address issues for pro ...

(IMPPA). He is the National General Secretary of Shree Bhartiya Janta TV & Cine Kaamgar Sangh.

References

External links

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Babubhai Thiba official website
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