Dinesh Vijan

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Dinesh Vijan
Dinesh Vijan promotes 'Cocktail' 03.jpg
Vijan in 2012
Born (1981-07-26) 26 July 1981 (age 43)[ citation needed ]
OccupationFilm producer
Years active2005–present
Organization Maddock Films
Spouse
Pramita Tanwar
(m. 2018)

Dinesh Vijan is an Indian film producer and founder of entertainment company Maddock Films. He has produced over 35 films under this banner. [1] [2]

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Early life & career

Vijan gave up his banking job in 2004 to pursue films. [3] In 2018, he married Pramita Tanwar. [4]

He has produced more than 30 films. Some of his notable productions include, Love Aaj Kal (2009), Cocktail (2012), Badlapur (2015), Hindi Medium (2017), Stree (2018), Luka Chuppi (2019), Bala (2019), Angrezi Medium (2020), Mimi (2021), Bhediya (2022), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023), Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024), Munjya (2024) and Stree 2 (2024).

Filmography

Films

YearTitleNotes
2005 Being Cyrus
2008 Hijack
2009 Love Aaj Kal
2012 Agent Vinod
Cocktail
2013 Go Goa Gone
2014 Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
Finding Fanny
Happy Ending
2015 Badlapur
2017 Hindi Medium
Raabta Also director
2018 Stree
2019 Luka Chuppi
Arjun Patiala
Made In China
Bala
2020 Love Aaj Kal
Angrezi Medium
2021 Roohi
Mimi
Shiddat
Hum Do Hamare Do
2022 Dasvi
Bhediya
2023 Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video
2024 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Murder Mubarak
Munjya
Stree 2
Sector 36
2025
Sky Force [5]
Chhava Post-production [6]
Param SundariFilming [7]
ThamaFilming [8]
TBATehranPost-production [9]

Television

Executive producer

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  2. "Hindi Medium sequel in the works as T-Series, Maddock Films sign multiple-movie deal". Firstpost.
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