Dinesh Vijan | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Organization | Maddock Films |
Spouse | Pramita Tanwar (m. 2018) |
Dinesh Vijan is an Indian film producer and director who works in Hindi films as well as a few English Films. He is the founder of Maddock Films. [2] He gave up his banking job in 2004 to pursue films. [3] He has produced critically and commercially acclaimed films such as Stree , Hindi Medium , Luka Chuppi , Badlapur , Love Aaj Kal, Cocktail and Bhediya . [4]
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2005 | Being Cyrus | English | |
2008 | Hijack | Hindi | |
2009 | Love Aaj Kal | Hindi | |
2012 | Agent Vinod | Hindi | |
Cocktail | Hindi | ||
2013 | Go Goa Gone | Hindi | |
2014 | Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | Hindi | |
Finding Fanny [5] | English | ||
Happy Ending | Hindi | ||
2015 | Badlapur [6] | Hindi | |
2017 | Hindi Medium [7] | Hindi | |
Raabta [8] | Hindi | ||
2018 | Stree [9] | Hindi | |
2019 | Luka Chuppi [10] | Hindi | |
Arjun Patiala [11] | Hindi | ||
Made In China [12] | Hindi | ||
Bala [13] | Hindi | ||
2020 | Love Aaj Kal 2 [14] | Hindi | |
Angrezi Medium [15] | Hindi | ||
2021 | Roohi [16] | Hindi | |
Mimi [17] | Hindi | ||
Chutzpah [18] | Hindi | Web series on SonyLIV | |
Shiddat [19] | Hindi | ||
Hum Do Hamare Do [20] | Hindi | ||
2022 | Dasvi | Hindi | |
Bhediya | Hindi | ||
2023 | Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga | Hindi | Released on Netflix |
Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | Hindi | Web series on Disney+Hotstar | |
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke | Hindi | [21] | |
Jee Karda | Hindi | Web series on Amazon Prime Video | |
Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video | Hindi | [22] | |
2024 | Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya | Hindi | [23] |
Murder Mubarak † | Hindi | [24] | |
Tehran † | Hindi | [25] | |
Sector 36† | Hindi | [26] |
Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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2017 | Raabta | Hindi | Debut |
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Roohi is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy horror film directed by Hardik Mehta and produced by Dinesh Vijan under the banner Maddock Films. The film is the second installment in Maddock Supernatural Universe, the first being Stree, and is followed by Bhediya. It tells the story of a ghost who abducts brides on their honeymoons. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor and Varun Sharma. It was announced on 29 March 2019 and filming kicked off on 14 June 2019 in Agra. The film was set to release in June 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic in India interrupted production. The film was theatrically released in India on 11 March 2021. The film received negative reviews from the critics for its convoluted plot. Publications like The Indian Express named it as one of the worst Hindi films of 2021.
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Maddock Films Pvt. Ltd. is a production company founded by Indian producer and director Dinesh Vijan in 2005. The company has produced Hindi films such as Love Aaj Kal (2009), Cocktail (2012), Badlapur (2015), Hindi Medium (2017), Stree (2018), Luka Chuppi (2019), Bala (2019), Mimi (2021), Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2023), Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023) and Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024).
Hum Do Hamare Do is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Dinesh Vijan. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal and Ratna Pathak Shah. Aparshakti Khurana, Manu Rishi, Prachee Shah Paandya and Saanand Verma play supporting roles.
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