N. C. Sippy (22 August 1926 25 November 2001) was an Indian film producer and director who originally worked as a production manager,

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and presenter during his initial career span. He later worked as a producer and

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film director in several

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films in the

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. Sippy is known for his prominent films such as ''

Gol Maal ''Gol Maal'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and written by Rahi Masoom Raza and Sachin Bhowmick. It was produced by N. C. Sippy, with music by R. D. Burman. The film won several awards and was pr ...

'', ''

Satte Pe Satta ''Satte Pe Satta'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Raj N. Sippy and produced by Romu N. Sippy. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Ranjeeta Kaur and Amjad Khan in the lead roles with Sachin Pil ...

'', '' Chupke Chupke'', ''

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'', ''

Khubsoorat ''Khubsoorat'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film, directed and produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and written by Gulzar, Shanu Banerjee, Ashok Rawat, and D. N. Mukherjee. The film stars Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan and Di ...

'', '' Guddi'', '' Aashirwad'', ''

Padosan ''Padosan'' (, ) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film directed by Jyoti Swaroop and produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Pasher Bari'' (1952) based on a shor ...

'' and other Hindi-language movies most of which were directed by Hrishikesh Mukherji.

Early life

N. C. Sippy was born in

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and later in 1946, he moved to Bombay (now

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) where an Indian comedian-actor named Gope helped him in his career development. N.C, with the help of Gope, worked as a production manager. His first production film was ''

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'' (1958) which was directed by

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Career

Sippy's first production ''Talaq'' (1958) was the last one as he later decided to work as a producer in films like ''Bin Badal Barsaat'' (1963), ''Aashirwad'' (1968), and more. In 1971, Sippy and Hrishikesh Mukherji started working together in a film titled ''Anand''. Since then, their work had produced films such as ''Guddi'' (1971), ''Bawarchi'' (1972), ''Chupke Chupke'' (1975), ''Mili'' (1975), ''Gol Maal'' (1979), and ''Khubsoorat'' (1980). In 1998, when his wife died, he lost his voice and started communicating with his family and friends by writing notes. He died on 25 November 2001, in a private hospital in Mumbai.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1980) * ''

'' (1979) * '' Alaap'' (1977) * ''Mili'' (1975) * ''Chupke Chupke'' (1975) * ''

Bawarchi ''Bawarchi'' (translation: ''The Chef'') is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and produced by Mukherjee himself along with N.C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Released in India on 7 July 1972, the ...

'' (1972) * '' Mere Apne'' (1971) * '' Bombay to Goa'' (1972) * ''Anand'' (1971) * ''Guddi'' (1971) * '' Aashirwad'' (1968) * ''

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan ''Sadhu Aur Shaitaan'' () is a 1968 Hindi action comedy film, directed by A. Bhimsingh. The film stars Om Prakash, Pran in title roles, along with Mehmood, Bharathi, Kishore Kumar in lead roles. The movie is a remake of 1966 Tamil suspense-c ...

'' (1968) * ''

'' (1968) * ''Diwana'' (1967) * ''Bin Badal Barsaat'' (1963) * ''Sawan'' (1959) * ''Aas'' (1953)

Awards

* Filmfare Award (1972) -

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- ''

'' (1971) * Filmfare Award (1981) - Best Film - ''

'' (1980) *

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- Best Feature Film in Hindi - '' Aashirwad'' (1968)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sippy, N. C. 1926 births 2001 deaths 20th-century Indian people Indian film producers Indian film directors Hindi film producers Indian Sindhi people Filmfare Awards winners