Top 10 Screenplay Writers in Hindi Cinema
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Javed Akhtaris an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and poet. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan. He writes many Hindi songs and now is not performing as much. Ateist Javed Akhtar Got Attacked By Cyber Crime Protestors.- Writer
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Salim Khan was born on 24 November 1935 in Indore, Indore State, Central India Agency, British India. He is a writer and actor, known for Deewaar (1975), Sholay (1975) and Zanjeer (1973).- Producer
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Aditya Chopra is a successful writer, producer, director, master storyteller, a visionary and also the driving force behind creativity at Yash Raj Films. He became an avid film buff from his early childhood. At the age of 18, his own film career kicked off. He started working as an assistant to his father in CHANDNI (1989), LAMHE (1991) and DARR (1993).
Aditya Chopra made his directorial debut at the age of 23, with DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE (DDLJ) (1995) which is still running theatrically, after it was originally released on 20 October 1995 and created a landmark of being the longest running film in Indian Cinema. He won every conceivable award for this film, including 10 Filmfare Awards (highest for a film until that year) and the coveted National Award for the Best Film for providing Popular and Wholesome Entertainment.
His other directorial ventures include the highly successful films MOHABBATEIN (2000), RAB NE BANA DI JODI (2008) and also the feisty romance BEFIKRE (2016). The Chairman and Managing Director at YRF - Aditya Chopra's trend setting excellence over the years has elevated the production house to the position it holds today.- Director
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Basu Chatterjee was born on 10 January 1930 in Ajmer, British India. He was a director and writer, known for Sara Akash (1969), Rajnigandha (1974) and Swami (1977). He died on 4 June 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.- Writer
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Rajkumar Hirani is an Indian film director and editor. Hirani has directed five Hindi films, including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., Lage Raho Munnabhai, 3 Idiots, PK and Sanju, and all of which have been commercial and critical successes. Most of which have won several awards, including the national awards. Among his awards, include 11 Filmfare Awards. He is the founder and owns the production house Rajkumar Hirani Films.- Producer
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Anurag Singh Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. Kashyap made his directorial debut with as yet unreleased Paanch, with Kay Kay Menon as the lead. As a filmmaker, he is known for Black Friday (2004), a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Mumbai bombings, followed by No Smoking (2007), Dev D (2009), Gulaal (2009), That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). As a screenwriter, he wrote the scripts for the Filmfare Award-winning Satya (1998) and the Academy Award-nominated Canadian film Water (2005). He founded his film production company, Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. in 2009.- Director
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Sudhir Mishra was born on 22 January 1959 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a director and writer, known for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003), Calcutta Mail (2003) and Dharavi (1992).- Writer
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Producer, director, and writer of Indian cinema. Born on 7 June 1914 in Panipat, he graduated with a degree in literature. He was the author of about twenty books, some of which have been translated into various languages, and was a founding member of the Progressive Writers' Association. From 1938 onward, he traveled widely outside of India. In 1951, as a member of an Indian delegation, he went to China on an academic junket. In 1954-55, he visited various countries of Western and Eastern Europe (Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Poland, USSR). He was the owner of the film production and distribution company Naya Sansar in Bombay. Abbas wrote several films (Naya Sansar, Nai Kahani, Nai Duniya, Panna, etc.) before expanding his work into producing and directing.- Writer
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Juhi is among India's most coveted screenwriters. She started her career as a freelance illustrator with The Times of India. She has previously been the creative director at leading advertising agencies including McCann and Bates. She made her feature debut by writing the story, screenplay, and dialogues for the romantic comedy Vicky Donor directed by Shoojit Sircar. In addition to winning several awards for Best Story, she was also awarded the IRDS Film award for social concern for Vicky Donor. She continued to collaborate with Shoojit Sircar, writing dialogues for political thriller Madras Cafe, the screenplay for the comedy drama Piku, screenplay and dialogues for the feature October and the dramedy Gulabo Sitabo. Juhi received two National Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Dialogue for Piku, which starred Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Irrfan Khan. In 2017, she wrote the Hindi dialogues for the critically-acclaimed film The Song of Scorpions starring Irrfan Khan. Juhi has written the dialogues for The Sky is Pink, directed by Shonali Bose and starring Priyanka Chopra. She received the Filmfare award for Best Dialogues for the feature film Gulabo Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana, available worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. She has written dialogues for a feature script written by Sonia Bahl for Fox Star Studios, and most recently wrote the story for the popular Amazon Prime thriller Hush Hush. Juhi is currently developing a few films with leading production houses.- Music Department
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