Sumit Arora

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Sumit Arora
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Arora in 2023
Born
Meerut
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer, Screenwriter
Years active2007–present

Sumit Arora is an Indian writer, screenwriter and director who primarily works in Hindi films and television. [1] He has written for various TV shows, including Dill Mill Gayye (season 2) and 24. He also written dialogues for several films, such as Stree, 83 and Jawan. He won Star Screen Awards and Zee Cine Awards for Best Dialogue for Stree. [2]

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Career

Sumit Arora started his career with television and wrote dialogues for many TV shows like Chhoona Hai Aasmaan, Dill Mill Gayye (season 2). He then ventured into films and web series, writing for Selection Day, The Family Man, Dahaad and Guns & Gulaabs. [3] He has also penned dialogues for films like Stree, Ginny Weds Sunny, 83 and Jawan. [4] [5]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleNotesRef.
2007 Chhoona Hai Aasmaan [6]
2009 Bhaskar Bharti
2009-2010 Dill Mill Gayye
2013-2016 24
Sadda Haq [7]

Web series

YearTitleNotesRef
2018 Selection Day [8]
2018 Little Things [9]
2019-2021 The Family Man [10]
2023 Dahaad [11]
Guns & Gulaabs [12]

Films

YearTitleNotesRef.
2015 All Is Well [13]
2017White Shirt [14]
2018 Stree [15]
2020 Ginny Weds Sunny [16]
2021 83 [17]
2023 Jawan [18]
2024 Chandu Champion [19]
Deva [20]

Accolades

List of Sumit Arora awards and nominations
YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Filmfare Awards
2019 Best Dialogue Stree Nominated [21]
2022 83 [22]
2024 Jawan [23]
Filmfare OTT Awards
2023 Best Dialogue The Family Man Won [24]
Star Screen Awards
2019 Best Dialogue Stree Won [25]
Zee Cine Awards
2019 Best Dialogue Stree Won [26]

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