Tigmanshu Dhulia (born 3 July 1967) is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television.[1] He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film Dil Se.., the first Bollywood film to chart in the UK top ten, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival.[2] His directing career has also garnered international recognition with the biographical film, Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival.[3][4] and the thriller drama Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.[5]
Tigmanshu Dhulia | |
|---|---|
 Dhulia in 2012 | |
| Born | 3 July 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Paan Singh Tomar eventually went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2012.[6] Similarly, his sequel film Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns had gained critical acclaim.[7][8][9] He is also well known for his role as Ramadhir Singh in Anurag Kashyap's modern cult film Gangs of Wasseypur.[10] Dhulia holds a master's degree in Theatre from the National School of Drama.[11]
Early life and education
editDhulia was born and raised in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India,[12] where his father was a judge at the Allahabad High Court, while his mother was a professor of Sanskrit. He is the youngest of three brothers, one of whom later joined the Navy, while the other is a judge at the Supreme Court of India. He attended St Joseph's College, Allahabad, then Allahabad University where he majored in English, Economics and Modern History. After graduating in 1986 he took a master's degree in Theatre at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, completing the course in 1989.[13] His brother Sudhanshu Dhulia is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.[14]
Career
editIn 1990 he moved to Mumbai where he worked as casting director on the film Bandit Queen, a Phoolan Devi biopic. He was casting director for 1995's Stiff Upper Lips, in which he also had a cameo role as a stallholder,[15] and 2000's The Warrior, directed by Asif Kapadia. Dhulia started his career by assisting Pradip Krishen in Electric Moon (1992) and Ketan Mehta in Sardar (1993). Thereafter he turned to television, and during the 90s Dhulia directed and produced several television programs, including the six-part Krishna's Dream for UK Channel Four.[16] Kahani Ek Kanya Ki (1991) was written for Doordarshan, and Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge (1993), for BI Television, was set in an acting school. 1996's Just Mohabbat was the story of a boy's coming-of-age, and Naya Daur (1995) adapted a classic Hindi novel by Bhagwati Charan Verma for Zee TV.[citation needed]
Dhulia's 1999 series Star Bestsellers, a sequence of six 45-minute short stories ("Ek Sham Ki Mulaqat", "Fursat Main", "Hum Saath Saath Hain Kya", "Anekon Hitler", "Musafir", and "Bhawaron Ne Khilaya Phool"), won him popular recognition. His 2005 comedy Who Dus Din, for Star TV, satirised the Indian film industry, while Ek Duje Ke Liye, produced the same year and also for Star TV, was an adaptation of Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple. He also directed the TV serial 'Rajdhaani' for Starplus featuring Neha Dhupia.
He directed his first feature film, Haasil in 2003, a love story set among politicised students in northern India. The film was critically well received and has gained a cult following. Haasil was nominated for six awards (including best directorial debut) at the Zee Cine Awards, where it won for best screenplay.[17] His second film Charas: A Joint Operation was a thriller concerning drug cartels, shot in marijuana-growing regions of Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, Tigmanshu has come up with two films – the first one being Shagird which released on 13 May and the second one was Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster.[18]
Dhulia's film Paan Singh Tomar released on 2 March 2012 and won him wide critical acclaim including National Film Award for Best Feature Film. He has announced four other upcoming projects, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), Milan Talkies, Jai Ramji, Bullett Raja, and Sultana Daku.[19]
Recently he has been honoured with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television by Sandeep Marwah President Marwah Films & Video Studios.
Tigmanshu had also started production and directing a film titled "Showman" starring Govinda. He was a big fan of Govinda and dreamed of directing a film on him.[citation needed] The film has been abandoned.
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Director | Actor | Producer | Screenwriter | Casting director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Electric Moon | Yes | ||||
| 1994 | Bandit Queen | Yes | ||||
| 1995 | Bombay Blues | Yes | ||||
| 1996 | Tere Mere Sapne | Yes | ||||
| 1998 | Stiff Upper Lips | Yes | ||||
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2002 | Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai | Yes | ||||
| 2003 | Haasil | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Charas | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Family: Ties of Blood | Yes | ||||
| 2011 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Shagird | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 | Yes | ||||
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Yes | ||||
| 2013 | Bullett Raja | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Shahid | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Hero | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Manjhi - The Mountain Man | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Raag Desh | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Zero | Yes | ||||
| 2018 | Baarish Aur Chowmein | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Milan Talkies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2020 | Raat Akeli Hai | Yes | ||||
| 2020 | Yaara | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2022 | Holy Cow | Yes | ||||
| 2025 | Mr. I | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Television
edit- Krishna's Dream – (1993) – Channel Four
- Hum Bambai Nahin Jayenge – (1993) – BI Television
- Naya Daur – (1995) – Zee TV
- Ek Shaam Ki Mulakaat – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Bhoron Ne Khilaya Phool – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Anekoe Hitlers – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Fursat Mein – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Hum Saath Saath Hain Kya? – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Musafir – Star Bestsellers – Star Plus
- Yudh -(2014)- Sony TV
- Kuch Toh Hai Tere Mere Darmiyaan (2015) – Star Plus as himself
- CID (2018) - Sony TV
- Criminal Justice (2019) - Hotstar - Directed the show
- The Great Indian Murder (2022) Disney+ Hotstar - Director
- Garmi (2023) SonyLIV - Director
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Kahani Ek Kanya Ki | Unknown | |
| 2014 | Yudh | Minister | |
| 2018 | Rangbaaz | Ramshankar Tiwari | |
| 2019 | Fixerr | Yashpal Sahrawat | |
| 2021 | Tandav | PM Devki Nandan Singh | |
| Call My Agent: Bollywood | Himself | Episode: "In Loving Memory" | |
| 2023 | Kaalkoot | Mani Shankar Tripath | |
| Commando | Bakshi |
Awards
edit- National Film Award for Best Feature Film – Paan Singh Tomar – Director – 2013[20]
- Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay – Paan Singh Tomar – 2013
- Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay – Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster – 2012
- Best Director – Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster – 2012
- SAARC Film Festival
- Best Director – Paan Singh Tomar- June 2013
References
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- ^ "Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns in grand style". Rediff. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Hindustan Times. "Critics' review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns will overwhelm you". hindustantimes.com/. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "The Unreality of Wasseypur: Javed Iqbal". Kafila. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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- ^ "Irrfan is intense, irritating and never satisfied: Tigmanshu Dhulia". The Times of India. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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- ^ "Know Thy Judge | Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia". SCC Blog. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Stiff Upper Lips full cast and crew Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine at IMDB
- ^ "Nobody is a star today" Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, interview with Tigmanshu Dhulia,Rediff, 16 May 2003
- ^ Awards for Haasil Archived 8 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine at IMDB Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sahibbiwiaurgangster.com". Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Tigmanshu Dhulia moves on from Paan Singh Tomaar". Sify. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ "60th National Film Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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