Umesh Shukla

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{{Infobox person
| name = Umesh Shukla
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| occupation = Actor, director, writer
| yearsactive = 2009–present
}}

'''Umesh Shukla''' is an Indian director who works in [[Bollywood]] films. He is best known for his work in the critically acclaimed [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Oh My God (2012 film)|Oh My God]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Umesh Shukla|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/topic/umesh-shukla|access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with [[UTV Motion Pictures]]' and [[Bindass]]' presentation ''[[Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge]]''. Shukla's's latest release is ''[[102 Not Out (film)|102 Not Out]]'' featuring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Rishi Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Asin to romance Abhishek Bachchan in Mere Apne |newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/asin-to-romance-abhishek-bachchan-in-mere-apne/1152793/|access-date=1 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=26 November 2013|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2242248/Bhushan-Kumar---Umesh-Shuklas-next-titled-All-Is-Well|title=Bhushan Kumar – Umesh-Shuklas next titled All Is Well|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203005019/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2242248/Bhushan-Kumar---Umesh-Shuklas-next-titled-All-Is-Well|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

As an actor, he is known for his villain role in [[Mithun Chakraborty]]' s ''[[Yaar Gaddar]]'' where he played the governor and his [[alter ego]] Sheila (the governor's wialso acted directed in many Gujarati plays. He is also well known as a director for Gujarati Play (natak), Kanjee Viruddha Kanjee.

==Filmography and TV work==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Movie title !! Role !! Notes
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|| 1994 || ''[[Yaar Gaddar]]''|| bank chairman Kana /his wife Sheila||
|-
|| 1996 || ''[[Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi]]'' || Actor ||
|-
|| 1997 || ''[[Zabaan Sambhalke]]'' || Actor || Television series
|-
|| 1998 || ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]'' || Actor ||
|-
|| 1998-2001 || ''[[Hum Sab Ek Hain|Hera Pheri]]'' || Caller ||
|-
|| 2003 || ''Raja Bhaiya''|| Vicky ||
|-
|| 2003 || ''[[Kucch To Hai]]'' || Dialogue writer ||
|-
|| 2004 || ''[[Kis Kis Ki Kismat]]'' || Actor ||
|-
|| 2005 || ''[[Bachke Rehna Re Baba]]'' || Dialogue, writer, screenplay, story ||
|-
|| 2007 || ''[[Fool N Final]]'' || Writer ||
|-
|| 2009 || ''[[Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge]]'' || Director, writer, dialogues ||
|-
|| 2012 || ''[[Oh My God (2012 film)|Oh My God]]'' || Director, screenplay ||
|-
|| 2015 || ''[[Gopala Gopala (2015 film)|Gopala Gopala]]'' || Story || Remake of Oh My God
|-
|| 2015 || ''[[All Is Well (2015 film)|All Is Well]]'' || Director ||
|-
|| 2018 || ''[[102 Not Out]]'' || Director ||
|-
|| 2019 || ''[[Modi: Journey of a Common Man]]'' || Director || Web-series
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1084488}}
{{National Film Award Best Screenplay}}

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