Vipul Amrutlal Shah (commonly known as Vipul Shah) is a film producer and director of

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films. He began his career with Gujarati theatre. He was part/director of a number of Gujarati dramas, some of which were well received by audience. He made his debut with Gujarati film '' Dariya Chhoru'' (children of the ocean) in late 90s, with JD Majethia as the lead. As of 2010, he has directed six Hindi films, four of which have starred

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. He is the producer of '' The Kerala Story''.

Career

Vipul Amrutlal Shah started his career on small screen with the soap opera '' Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka'', which aired on

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. The serial went on to become the longest running family drama with over 1000 episodes. Shah's directorial debut was Dariya Chhoru (Gujarati). He then made his debut in Hindi films with '' Aankhen'', which was based on his Gujarati play 'Aandhlo Pato' ("Blind Fold"). It was one of the five biggest hits of 2002. He then impressed the audience and critics in his next film '' Waqt: The Race Against Time'', which was again based on a Gujarati play 'Aavjo Vhala Phari Malishu' ("Good bye dear, will meet again"). It was also one of the highest-grossing films of 2005. His next two films, '' Namastey London'' and '' Singh Is Kinng'' did very well at the

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with the latter breaking all previous opening records in ''

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''. In 2009, he directed '' London Dreams'', starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin Thottumkal, which was an average grosser at the box office. His 2010 release, '' Action Replay'' starring

and Aishwarya Rai, was not well received. In March 2011, Shah announced his intention to make a sequel of his 2007 film '' Namastey London''. During the MeToo movement in India in 2018, he was accused of sexual harassment by Iranian actress Elnaaz Norouzi.

Personal life

He is married to actress Shefali Shah and has two sons. He studied in KC College, Mumbai.

Filmography

As director

As producer

Television

References

External links

* Hindi film producers Living people Hindi-language film directors Film producers from Gujarat Film directors from Gujarat Indian television producers Indian television directors 21st-century Indian people People from Kutch district 1967 births {{India-film-bio-stub