Sanjay Chauhan (screenwriter)
Sanjay Chauhan | |
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| Born | 1962 |
| Died | (aged 62) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Sanjay Chauhan (1962 – 12 January 2023) was an Indian screenwriter in Hindi cinema, most known for I Am Kalam (2011) for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Story.,[1] and Paan Singh Tomar (2012), which he co-wrote with Tigmanshu Dhulia[2]
Biography
Born and brought up into a Rajput family in Bhopal, where his father worked for the Indian Railways, while his mother was a school teacher, Chauhan started his career as a journalist in Delhi, before moving to Mumbai after he wrote crime TV series, Bhanwar for Sony TV in late 1990s.[1]
Chauhan died of liver disease on 12 January 2023, at the age of 60.[3]
Filmography
- Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003) (Dialogue)
- Dhoop (2003) (Dialogue)
- Siskiyaan (2005) (Screenplay)
- Say Salaam India (2007) (Dialogue)
- Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) (Screenplay & Dialogue)[4]
- Right Yaaa Wrong (2010) (Dialogue)
- I Am Kalam (2011) (Story and Dialogue)
- Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011) (Story & Screenplay)
- Paan Singh Tomar (2012) (Story & Screenplay) [5]
- Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013) (Story & Screenplay)
References
- ^ a b "The Twist In the Script". Vol. 9, no. 13. Tehelka Magazine. 31 March 2012. p. 58.
- ^ "Reviews Paan Singh Tomar". DNA. 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Paan Singh Tomar writer Sanjay Chouhan passes away at 62". The Times of India. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Maine Gandhi Ko is a masterpiece". Rediff.com Movies. 30 September 2005.
- ^ "Scripting a new story for Bollywood scriptwriters". Sify. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
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