Jaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who is known for his work in

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. He has written screenplays for films such as '' Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), ''Chak De! India'' (2007), '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) and '' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013). He won the

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and Filmfare Award for Best Story for ''

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'' (2002), and the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for '' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006). He also won the IIFA Award for Best Story, for '' Chak De! India'' .

Early life and education

Sahni was born and brought up in

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, India. He 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 Palash Sen, 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 Ram Gopal Verma. The second film written by Sahni and directed by Verma, ''

'' (2002), was nominated for eleven

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and won seven of them. Sahni then worked with

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in '' Khosla Ka Ghosla''. Since then he continues to work for

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, where he started as a screenwriter for the film '' Bunty Aur Babli'' directed by

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which was a box office success and a major breakthrough in Abhishek Bachchan's career. He then wrote the 2007 film '' Chak De! India'', directed by

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, who was also an assistant to Ram Gopal Varma before joining Yashraj films. The movie starred

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as the coach of Indian hockey team, and was loosely based on the real-life story of Maharaj Krishan Kaushik. He also wrote the screenplay for '' Aaja Nachle'', 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

Screenwriter *''

'' (2000) *''

'' (2002) * '' Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005) *'' Khosla Ka Ghosla'' (2006) *'' Chak De! India'' (2007) *'' Aaja Nachle'' (2007) *'' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) *'' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) Lyricist * ''

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

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'' (2005) - 1 song * '' Chak De! India'' (2007) *'' Aaja Nachle'' (2007) * '' Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007) * '' Roadside Romeo'' (2008) * '' Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Tere Bin Laden'' (2010) * '' Dum Maaro Dum'' (2011) * '' Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) * '' Befikre'' (2016) * '' Hichki'' (2018) * '' Andhadhun'' (2018) * '' 83'' (2021) * '' Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahni, Jaideep Living people Indian male screenwriters 1968 births Musicians from Delhi Indian lyricists Filmfare Awards winners Screenwriters from Delhi Hindi-language screenwriters Hindi-language lyricists 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian screenwriters