Elahe Hiptoola is an Indian film producer and former actress. Her credits include producer of ''

3 Deewarein 3 Deewarein () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime film written, directed, and co-starred by Nagesh Kukunoor. Juhi Chawla, Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, and Sujata Mehta form the rest of the cast. The film narrates the story ...

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Hyderabad Blues 2 ''Hyderabad Blues 2'' is a 2004 Indian drama film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Primarily shot in English, the film is a direct sequel to Kukunoor's earlier work ''Hyderabad Blues'' produced by Kukunoor, Devika Bahudhanam, and Elahe H ...

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Dhanak ''Dhanak'' (; ) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language children's road film A road movie is a genre of film in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Road movies often depi ...

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Early life and career

Elahe Hiptoola was born in

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and resides in

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

. Hiptoola frequently works with producer

Nagesh Kukunoor Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as '' Hyderabad Blues' ...

. Their collaborations include ''

Hyderabad Blues ''Hyderabad Blues'' is a 1998 Indian drama film written, directed, and produced by Nagesh Kukunoor. Primarily shot in the English language, the film explores culture clash from an Indian American's perspective, vacationing back home in Hyderab ...

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8 x 10 Tasveer ''8 x 10 Tasveer'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, and produced by Percept Picture Company, starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia. In the film, an Alberta-based forest ranger use ...

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''. In 2010, Hiptoola co-founded a cultural center called Lamakaan (a place without boundaries) in Hyderabad.

Personal life

Hiptoola was married to Vidyut Jaisimha, a son of cricketer M. L. Jaisimha; they divorced later. Several media reports since early 2000s have referred to her as director

's romantic partner.

Filmography

;As producer ;As actor

References

External links

* Indian film actresses Living people Actresses from Andhra Pradesh Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-bio-stub