Shailesh R. Singh

Shailesh R Singh
Shailesh Singh in 2017.
Born
Shailesh R Singh[1]

February 22
NationalityIndian
Notable workTanu Weds Manu (2011)
Shahid (2013)

Shailesh R Singh [2] is an Indian film producer known for his works exclusively in Hindi cinema. In his 12-year career span, he has produced both commercially & critically acclaimed films.

Career

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Shailesh R Singh has produced films like Tanu Weds Manu.[3] He has also produced films like Shahid, Madaari, Aligarh & Omerta. Shailesh Singh has supported & worked with filmmakers like Manish Jha, Bejoy Nambiar, Hansal Mehta and Aanand L Rai in their early professional days.[4]

In 2019, the films produced under Singh's production house, Karma Media And Entertainment & Paramhans Creations, are: Jabariya Jodi, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra,[3][5] and Judgementall Hai Kya, a black comedy starring Rajkummar Rao and Kangana Ranaut. Both are produced in association with Balaji Motion Pictures.[6]

An upcoming romantic film Hurdang directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhatt is being produced by him under his banner of Karma Media and Entertainment. The film features Sunny Kaushal, Nushrat Bharucha and Vijay Varma in the lead roles. The filming commenced on 6 July 2019.[7]

Filmography

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Year Film Cast

2006

Bas Ek Pal Juhi Chawla, Urmila Matondkar, Jimmy Sheirgill, Sanjay Suri, Rehaan, Yashpal Sharma
2008 Dil Kabaddi Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna, Konkana Sen Sharma, Soha Ali Khan, Payal Rohatgi
2011 Tanu Weds Manu R. Madhavan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Deepak Dobriyal, Swara Bhaskar
2011 Not a Love Story Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Nitish Sharma, Ajay Gehi
2013 Sixteen Izabelle Leite, Mehak Makwana, Wamiqa Gabbi, Highphill Mathew, Keith Sequeria, Rohan Mehra, Sumit Bhardwaj, Varun Jhamb
2013 Issaq Amyra Dastur, Prateik Babbar, Ravi Kishan, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Neena Gupta, Evelyn Sharma, Malini Awasthi
2013 Shahid Rajkummar Rao, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon, Prabhleen Sandhu, Prabal Punjabi
2016 Aligarh Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi
2016 Madaari Irrfan Khan, Vishesh Bansal, Jimmy Sheirgill, Tushar Dalvi, Nitesh Pandey, Sadhil Kapoor
2017 Simran Kangana Ranaut, Sohum Shah, Hiten Kumar, Kishori Shahne
2018 Omerta

Rajkummar Rao

2019 Judgemental Hai Kya Rajkummar Rao, Kangana Ranaut
2019 Jabariya Jodi Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra
2021 Thalaivi Kangana Ranaut[8]
2022 Hurdang Sunny Kaushal, Nushrat Bharucha, Vijay Varma
2023 The Lady Killer Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar
2023 Dedh Bhiga Zameen Pratik Gandhi, Khushali Kumar

Awards

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Shahid
  • National Film Award for Best Actor 2014 Rajkummar Rao
  • National Film Award for Best Direction 2014 Hansal Mehta
  • Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor 2014 Rajkummar Rao
  • Screen Award for Best Screenplay 2014 Hansal Mehta, Apurva Asrani, Sameer Gautam Singh
  • Screen Award for Best Dialogue 2014 Sameer Gautam Singh
  • Guild Award for K.A. Abbas Honour for Social Consciousness Through Cinema 2014
Tanu Weds Manu
  • Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent 2012 Krsna
  • Zee Cine Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2012 Swara Bhaskar
  • Guild Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role 2012 Deepak Dobriyal
  • Guild Award for Best Cinematography 2012 Chirantan Das
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
  • National Film Award for Best Actress 2016 Kangana Ranaut
  • Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue 2016 Himanshu Sharma
  • Guild Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role 2016 Deepak Dobriyal
  • National Film Award for Best Screenplay 2016 Himanshu Sharma
  • Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress 2016 Kangana Ranaut
  • IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role 2016 Deepak Dobriyal
  • BIG Star Most Entertaining Comedy Film 2015 Anand L. Rai
  • Screen Award for Best Comedian 2016 Deepak Dobriyal
  • BIG Star Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - Male 2015 Deepak Dobriyal

References

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  1. ^ "Producer Shaailesh R Singh: People in Chennai are excited to see Kangana Rananut as J Jayalalithaa". Cinema Express.
  2. ^ "Producer Shaailesh R. Singh: Never approached Vidya Balan for Jayalalithaa biopic | Hindi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. ^ a b Dedhia, Sonil (28 January 2017). "Shaailesh Singh: I choose subjects that touch the audience's hearts". eTimes by Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Taapsee Pannu may feature in Shailesh R Singh's cop drama, initially offered to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan". Showsha by Firstpost. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra starrer Jabariya Jodi starts rolling". Pinkvilla. Mumbai, India. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  6. ^ ""Judgemental Hai Kya is quirky!" – Kanika Dhillon". Kovid Gupta Films. 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  7. ^ "Sunny Kaushal, Nushrat Bharucha, Vijay Varma roped in for Shaailesh R Singh's Hurdang". Bollywood Hungama. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Kangana Ranaut starrer Jayalalitha biopic titled 'Thalaivi' starts rolling - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-01.