Ramesh Sippy

Ramesh Sippy

Directing
1947-11-24
Karachi, Pakistan

Biography

Ramesh Sippy (born 24 November 1947) is a Pakistani film director and producer, best known for directing the popular and critically acclaimed film Sholay (1975). He is a winner of the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2013.

Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles

#1Angry Young Men

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes as Self

8.3 / 10
Documentary

Angry Young Men is the story of Salim-Javed, legendary screenwriters of 1970s Hindi cinema. Together, they created the archetype of the Angry Young Man - a brooding anti-hero who captured the imagination of an entire nation with his rage, defiance, and quest for social justice. Like the character they created, Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, two outsiders to the Hindi film industry, defied all odds, questioning the position of writers and demanding recognition as much as the reigning stars of that time. Their break-up made headlines for many years and Indian cinema never saw a cultural collaboration as powerful again. This is a personal and candid account of their lives, their writing and their legacy.

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#2Ekk Deewana Tha

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m as Director (Himself)

4.6 / 10
Romance

Sachin is an engineering graduate from a middle class Mumbai family, but his passion is for the world of cinema. He is dreaming and planning for a future as a director, when he sees Jessie. It is love at first sight for Sachin. However, Jessie is from a strict Malayali Christian family, and her parents would never approve of their romance. The other problem is Jessie insists that she doesn't want a romantic relationship, but wants only to be friends. Of all the girls in the world why did Sachin have to fall for Jessie?

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#3Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m as Self

5.2 / 10
Documentary

Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boom and its movie stars are treated like deities. Today their fame stretches across the diaspora, in what has become a truly global industry. As Indian cinema celebrates its centenary, Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to get under the skin of the Indian movie business as never before. From young hopefuls in the slums of Mumbai to superstars like Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan, he meets the stars of the silver screen and the people behind the scenes - legendary producers, directors, musicians and choreographers - exploring the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made.

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#4Celluloid Man

Movie - 2012, 2h 15m as Self

7.0 / 10
Documentary

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.

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#5Shahenshah

Movie - 1953, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10

Prince Rashid fights to regain his kingdom

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#6Follow That Star - Amitabh Bachchan

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

Documentary on mega star Amitabh Bachchan by Nasreen Munni Kabir with interviews by Ramesh Sippy, Prakash Mehra, Manmohan Desai, Mukul Anand and Javed Akhtar

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