Nilesh Dashrath Girkar is an Indian

scriptwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

who works for Hindi and Telugu films. He started his career writing for

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's ''

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''(2009). He has also written

’s '' Department'' (2012), ''

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'', and

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's ''

Ab Tak Chhappan 2 ''Ab Tak Chhappan 2'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film produced by Raju Chada and Gopal Dalvi. The film is directed by Aejaz Gulab and scripted by Nilesh Girkar. The film stars Nana Patekar in the lead role. It also stars ...

'' (2015).

Background

Girkar was born and brought up in Mumbai in a middle-class family, and was an avid Bollywood fan from childhood. Graduating in Physics from the University of Mumbai, he worked in Quality Assurance in a Medical Transcription BPO in Mumbai for a few years before quitting in 2008. After meeting

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on the set of '' Bollywood Ka Boss'' Filmy Gyan Quiz Show in 2008, he focused his career on screenplay writing. Before becoming a full-time

he had assisted Marathi Theater writer/director Devendra Pem for two years, working on his theatrical play '' Lali-Lila''. He also worked as an actor, back stage, and in various capacities in Marathi Theater for various one-act plays. He wrote his first script in the office while still working at the medical transcription firm. He got his first break at

's Dreamforce Enterprise with ''

'' in 2009. Girkar won a dispute with Ram Gopal Varma over his writing credits for the movie ''

''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Girkar, Nilesh Indian male screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Mumbai Suburban district University of Mumbai alumni Hindi-language screenwriters Telugu screenwriters Screenwriters from Mumbai