Tigmanshu Dhulia was born on 3 July 1967 and is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television.
19 Facts About Tigmanshu Dhulia
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Tigmanshu Dhulia wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film Dil Se.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia's directing career has garnered international recognition with the biographical film, Paan Singh Tomar premiered at the 2010 BFI London Film Festival.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia is well known for his role as Ramadhir Singh in Anurag Kashyap's modern cult film Gangs of Wasseypur.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia was born and raised in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, where his father was a judge at the Allahabad High Court, while his mother was a professor of Sanskrit.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia is the youngest of three brothers, one of whom later joined the Navy, while the other is a judge at the Supreme Court of India.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia attended St Joseph's College, Prayagraj, then Allahabad University where he majored in English, Economics and Modern History.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia's brother Sudhanshu Dhulia is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia was casting director for 1995's Stiff Upper Lips, in which he had a cameo role as a stallholder, and 2000's The Warrior, directed by Asif Kapadia.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia started his career by assisting Pradip Krishen in Electric Moon and Ketan Mehta in Sardar.
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Thereafter he turned to television, and during the 90s Tigmanshu Dhulia directed and produced several television programs, including the six-part Krishna's Dream for UK Channel Four.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia's 2005 comedy Who Dus Din, for Star TV, satirised the Indian film industry, while Ek Duje Ke Liye, produced the same year and for Star TV, was an adaptation of Neil Simon's play The Odd Couple.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia directed the TV serial 'Rajdhaani' for Starplus featuring Neha Dhupia.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia directed his first feature film, Haasil in 2003, a love story set among politicised students in northern India.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia's second film Charas: A Joint Operation was a thriller concerning drug cartels, shot in marijuana-growing regions of Himachal Pradesh.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia has announced four other upcoming projects, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns, Milan Talkies, Jai Ramji, Bullet Raja, and Sultana Daku.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia had started production and directing a film titled "Showman" starring Govinda.
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Tigmanshu Dhulia was a big fan of Govinda and dreamed of directing a film on him.
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Apart from directing and acting in films, Tigmanshu Dhulia has now become a well-known YouTuber.