Ritesh Sidhwani

Ritesh Sidhwani
Sidhwani in 2016
Born	1973 (1973) (age 52) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	2001–present
Organization	Excel Entertainment
Known for	Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Spouse	Dolly Sidhwani
Children	2

Ritesh Sidhwani (born 1973) is an Indian film producer. He is the co-founder of Excel Entertainment along with Farhan Akhtar. His first film as a producer, Dil Chahta Hai , won the National Award in 2001. Through his vision, Excel Entertainment now is one of the first major Indian production companies in the over-the-top (OTT) content space.

Their first show Inside Edge (2017) was nominated for Best Drama series at 46th International Emmy Awards, followed by Mirzapur (2018) and Made in Heaven (2019).

His filmography covers a range of genres. Dil Dhadakne Do , Gully Boy , Don & Fukrey to name a few. ^[1]

Sidhwani expanded Excel Entertainment's reach by establishing an exclusive division, Excel Media & Entertainment for web shows. ^[2]

Their series Dahaad competed at the Berlinale International Film Festival, ^[3] while Bambai Meri Jaan made history as the first Indian OTT series to premiere internationally in London. ^[4]

Early life

Ritesh Sidhwani was born in a Sindhi family in Mumbai, where he received his education. His father is Chandan Tootaram Sidhwani and mother is late Leelu Sidhwani. ^[5]

Personal life

He is married to Dolly Sidhwani, and the couple have two sons. ^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Producer	Creative director	Executive producer	Film distributor
2001	Dil Chahta Hai	Yes	Yes
2004	Lakshya	Yes	Yes
2006	Don: The Chase Begins Again	Yes	Yes
2007	Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.	Yes	Yes
	Positive (Short Film)	Yes	Yes
2008	Rock On!!	Yes	Yes
2009	Luck By Chance	Yes	Yes
2010	Karthik Calling Karthik	Yes	Yes
2011	Game	Yes	Yes
	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Yes	Yes
	Don 2	Yes	Yes
2012	Talaash	Yes	Yes
2013	Fukrey	Yes	Yes
2015	Dil Dhadakne Do	Yes	Yes
	Bangistan	Yes	Yes
2016	Baar Baar Dekho	Yes	Yes
	Rock On 2	Yes	Yes
2017	Raees	Yes	Yes
	Fukrey Returns	Yes	Yes
2018	3 Storeys	Yes	Yes
	Gold	Yes	Yes
	K.G.F: Chapter 1				Yes
2019	Gully Boy	Yes	Yes
	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy				Yes
2021	Hello Charlie	Yes
	Toofan	Yes
2022	Sharmaji Namkeen	Yes
	K.G.F: Chapter 2				Yes
	Phone Bhoot	Yes
2023	Friday Night Plan	Yes
	Fukrey 3	Yes
	Kho Gaye Hum Kahan	Yes
2024	Madgaon Express	Yes
	Boong	Yes
	Yudhra	Yes
	Agni	Yes
2025	Ground Zero	Yes
TBD	Jee Le Zaraa†	Yes

Web series

Year	Film	Producer	Creative director	Executive producer
2017	Inside Edge	Yes		Yes
2018	Mirzapur	Yes	Yes	Yes
2019	Made In Heaven	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Inside Edge 2	Yes		Yes
2020	Mirzapur 2	Yes	Yes	Yes
2021	Inside Edge 3	Yes		Yes
2022	Eternally Confused and Eager for Love	Yes		Yes
2023	Dahaad	Yes		Yes
	Bambai Meri Jaan	Yes		Yes
	Made In Heaven 2	Yes	Yes	Yes
2024	Mirzapur 3 †	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBA	Dabba Cartel	Yes		Yes
	Andhera	Yes		Yes

Awards

Year	Film	Awards	Category	Ref.
2002	Dil Chahta Hai	49th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Hindi	[7]
		47th Filmfare Awards	Critics Award for Best Movie
2009	Rock On!!	55th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film in Hindi	[8]
2011	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Indian Television Academy Awards	ITA Scroll of entertainment
2012		7th NDTV Indian of the Year Awards	NDTV Entertainer of the Year
		57th Filmfare Awards	Best Film
			Critics Award for Best Movie	[9]
		Screen Awards	Best Film
		Apsara Awards
		Zee Cine Awards
		13th IIFA Awards	Best Movie
2019	Gully Boy	Screen Awards	Best Film
		Filmfare Awards
		Zee Cine Awards
		Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
		Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival	NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film	[10]
	Mirzapur	iReel Awards	Best Drama Series

References

1. "Ritesh Sidhwani elated to introduce Fukras on the 6th anniversary of 'Fukrey'!". The Times of India . 15 June 2019. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (27 October 2021). "Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Celebrate 20 Years of Excel Entertainment". Variety . Retrieved 28 May 2024.
3. "Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma's Dahaad becomes first Indian web series to compete in Berlin International Film Festival". Hindustan Times . 16 January 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
4. "Kritika Kamra on 'Bambai Meri Jaan''s international premiere: 'Signifies growing global appeal of Indian content'". Firstpost . 15 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
5. "Producer Ritesh Sidhwani's mother passes away, cremation to be held on Saturday evening at Santacruz Hindu Crematorium". The Times of India. 18 May 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
6. "Producer Ritesh Sidhwani is a proud papa for the second time". Bollywood Hungama . 4 October 2005.
7. "Dil Chahta Hai". Times of India. 24 July 2001.
8. "This week, that year: Abhishek Kapoor remembers his National". Mumbai Mirror. 27 August 2020.
9. "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara". Times of India. 15 July 2011.
10. "'Gully Boy' wins NETPAC Award at BIFAN in South Korea". Business Standard. 8 July 2019.

External links

• Ritesh Sidhwani at IMDb  
• Ritesh Sidhwani at Bollywood Hungama