Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Vipul Amrutlal Shah at the launch of his new show Bhai Bhaiya Aur Brother
Born Kutch, Gujarat, India
Occupation Film director, Film producer
Spouse(s) Shefali Shah
Website Vipul Amrutlal Shah

Vipul Amrutlal Shah (commonly known as Vipul Shah) is a film producer and director of Hindi films. He began his career with Gujarati theater. He was part/director of a number of Gujarati dramas, some of which were well-received by Gujarati audience. He made his debut with Gujarati film 'Dariya-Chhoru' (means children of ocean) in late 90s, with JD Majithia in main lead. As of 2010, he has directed five Hindi films, four of which have starred Akshay Kumar.

Career

Vipul Shah started career on small screen with a soap opera Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka, aired on Sony Entertainment Television. The serial went on to become the longest running family drama with over 1000 episodes.[1]

Shah's debut film as director was Dariya Chhoru (Gujarati). This film was well-made. He made his debut in Hindi films with Aankhen, which was based on his Gujarati play 'Aandhlo Pato' (means Blind Fold). It was among the five biggest hits of 2002. He then impressed the audience and critics in his next film Waqt: The Race Against Time, which was again based on a Gujarati play 'Aavjo Vhala Phari Malishu' (means Come dear, will meet again). It was also one of the highest grossing films of 2005. His next two films, Namastey London and Singh Is Kinng did very well at the box office with the latter breaking all previous opening records in bollywood. In 2009, he directed London Dreams, starring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin Thottumkal, which was an average grosser at the box office. His 2010 release, Action Replay starring Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai, which was a flop.

In March 2011, Shah announced his intention to do a sequel of his 2007 film Namastey London.[2]

Personal life

He is married to actress Shefali Shah and has two sons.[3]

Filmography

As Director

Film Year Cast
Aankhen 2002 Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Paresh Rawal, Sushmita Sen
Waqt: The Race Against Time 2005 Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani
Namastey London 2007 Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Rishi Kapoor
London Dreams 2009 Ajay Devgan, Salman Khan, Asin Thottumkal
Action Replay 2010 Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

As Producer

Film Year Cast
Singh Is King 2008 Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif
Force 2011 John Abraham, Genelia D'souza, Vidyut Jamwal
Commando 2013 Vidyut Jamwal, Pooja Chopra
Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty 2014 Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha
Force 2 2016 John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha, Tahir Raj Bhasin
Commando 2 2016 Vidyut Jamwal, Adah Sharma
Untitled Project 2017 Tahir Raj Bhasin

References

  1. ↑ "Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka was the first Indian Television show to complete 1000 episodes". news18. 20 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vipul To Do 'Namastey London' Sequel". Times of India. NDTV. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Married to the 'boss'! Shefali Shah's waqt with Vipul!". Indiatimes.com Movies. 22 Apr 2005.
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