Raaj Shaandilyaa

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Raaj Shaandilyaa
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Raaj Shaandilyaa in 2019
Born (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 38)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2007-present
Known for Comedy Circus
Dream Girl
Title M.D. & Chairman of ThinkInk Picturez Ltd. [1]
SpouseVershaa Kashyap
Website www.thinkinkpicturez.com

Raaj Shaandilyaa is an Indian television and Bollywood writer from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. [2] From 2007 to 2014, Shaandilyaa was a lead writer and content director for the Sony Entertainment Television series, Comedy Circus . Shaandilyaa began his career in 2006 and has written approximately 350 scripts for Krishna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri and approximately 200 scripts for comedian Kapil Sharma. [3]

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Shaandilyaa holds a 2013 record in the Limca Book of Records [4] for having written 625 scripts. In 2019, he made his directorial debut with the comedy film Dream Girl , which was a commercial success. [5]

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleDirectorWriterDialogue writerScreenplayProducerLyricsNotes
2007 Comedy Circus Yes
2015 Welcome Back Yes [6]
2016 Freaky Ali Yes [7]
2017 Bhoomi YesYes
2018 Bhaiaji Superhit Yes
2019 Jabariya Jodi Yes [8]
Dream Girl YesYesYesYesDirectorial debut [9]
2022 Janhit Mein Jaari YesYesYesDebuting as a producer [10]
The Great Weddings of MunnesYesYesYesYesYesweb series on Voot [11]
2023 Dream Girl 2 YesYesYesYesYes
2024 Luv Ki Arrange Marriage YesYesYesYes [12]
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala VideoYesYesYesYesYes

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