Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of
Excel Entertainment along with
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and singer who works in Hindi films. Born to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he established the production company Excel Entertainment, along with Ritesh Sidhwa ...
. His first film as a producer, ''
Dil Chahta Hai
''Dil Chahta Hai'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar in his directorial debut, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani under the newly formed Excel Entertainment banner. The fil ...
'', won the
National Award in 2001. Through his vision, Excel Entertainment now is one of the first major Indian production companies in the over-the-top (
OTT) content space.
Their first show ''
Inside Edge'' (2017) was nominated for Best Drama series at 46th
International Emmy Awards
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, followed by ''
Mirzapur'' (2018) and ''
Made in Heaven
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'' (2019).
His filmography covers a range of genres. ''
Dil Dhadakne Do'', ''
Gully Boy
''Gully Boy'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film directed by Zoya Akhtar, and written by Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby Films and E ...
'',
''Don'' &
''Fukrey'' to name a few.
Sidhwani expanded
Excel Entertainment's reach by establishing an exclusive division, Excel Media & Entertainment for web shows.
Their series ''
Dahaad'' competed at the
Berlinale International Film Festival, while ''
Bambai Meri Jaan'' made history as the first Indian OTT series to premiere internationally in
London
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.
Early life
Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a
Sindhi family in Mumbai, where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani and mother is late Leelu Sidhwani.
Personal life
He is married to Dolly Sidhwani, and the couple have two sons.
Filmography
Films
Web series
Awards
References
External links
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1971 births
Film producers from Mumbai
Living people
Indian Sindhi people